Novatel Wireless today announced that Pannon, one of Hungary’s leading mobile operators, is the first Hungarian operator to launch Novatel Wireless’ MiFi 2352 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot. For those of you that don’t know/remember, the funky little MiFi takes a 3G SIM card, and creates a mobile network connection, then spews out a WiFi connection locally…
CoPilot Live iPhone app update – also top grossing app on Apple App Store
ALK Technologies have just released another update to their hugely popular navigation app for the iPhone. The latest update brings a number of improvements, including enhanced GPS performance as well as iPod controls within the application. This means that users can now control their iPod through the CoPilot Live application, making the application even more…
Apple iPhone takes third place in Q3 global smartphone sales
There’s no denying the almost magical draw of the iPhone and the world of good it’s done for Apple’s bottom line. A new report from Gartner today backs up that notion with data that has the Apple iPhone accounting for 17.1% of global smartphone sales in Q3 2009. That figure puts Apple in the No.…
T-Mobile’s plan to go big with their 3G network
T-Mobile is something of an underdog in the US wireless ecosystem. Going by subscriber counts, T-Mobile trails Verizon, AT&T and Sprint as the No. 4 US wireless carrier. That apparently isn’t going to cut it for T-Mobile. The carrier has announced plans to go big with their 3G network, in an effort to close the…
NaviComputer brings offline GPS maps to your Windows Phone
Any smartphone worth its salt these days comes packing an integrated GPS receiver that allows you to pin-point your location on, say, a Google Map. But, GPS mapping on a smartphone has a critical Achilles Heel – the handset needs an active wireless data connection to pull down map data. Without map data, the GPS…
Vuzix Launches Stylish New Wrap Video Eyewear
Vuzix Corporation has officially launched its new line of sunglasses-styled Wrap video eyewear products across Europe. For those of you that are not familiar, eyewear is an accessory that connects to your (mobile) device, and displays video outputted from it – think two small screens in the glasses that give you a virtual 44-67″ inch…
NTT DoCoMo shows off modular handset with display, keyboard and projector!
My buddy Ron over at picoprojector-info.com has come across a new NTT DoCoMo device that is packing some serious goodies! The handset is called the “Separate Keitai F-04B” (made by Fujitsu, and can be separated into a display unit and a keyboard unit. The two can communicate via Bluetooth, and when they are connected they…
Soundbiter is a nice easy way to record audio on the iPhone
RadioWeave has released Soundbiter, an iPhone and iPod touch app that makes it easy for users to capture and instantly share short-form audio content. When the app is running, Soundbiter is always recording, continually saving the last 60 seconds (or preset length) of audio until the user presses its one giant button. Then – bite!…
“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” coming for iPhone (very) soon!
Two Tribes and Chilligo are just putting the finishing touches to the game “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”, and it appears to have some pretty gorgeous visuals. The game will be available to download from Apple’s App Store in November 2009, packing a good set of features too: Alternative storyline focusing on Scrat’s journey.…
3M lowers the price of their pico projectors
You might be wondering what a pico projector is, or alternatively you may have a very good idea – however, for those of you that are not au fait, these little (being the operative word) bad boys are a miniaturised version of the old desk projectors we used to know and love at school. However,…