There’s nothing like a little website-leak to get our juices flowing. Engadget Mobile got their hands on some juicy details for Sprint’s upcoming WiMAX-based XOHM Mobile Broadband service and we’re rearin’ to get a chance to test the high-speed wireless service! We’ve been waiting for Sprint to go live with their XOHM service for ages…
Chinese handset maker turns Nokia’s slider patent into reality
Back in December of last year we wrote about Nokia’s weird-looking slider patent with rotating camera on top of the device. While we’re still waiting to hear anything more concrete from Espoo, certain Chinese handset maker cloner decided to use the idea and make the device before Nokia does. As you can see from the…
M2E power aiming for 2009 release of motion-powered chargers
What do you do when your out in the middle of nowhere without an electrical hookup in sight? Well, if you’re lucky enough to have some decent sunlight, and a solar-powered charger, then the answer is obvious. But, if solar-powered juice-packs aren’t your style, M2E could have just the thing to fit your needs. M2E…
Authentec’s breakthrough biometric fingerprint sensors
I’ve written about Authentec’s biometric fingerprint sensors before (here and here), so it’s nice to be able to follow-up on stories from time to time. The latest from Authentec is that their biometric sensors are now diverging in to other, cutting-edge uses and applications – for example: Fingerprint Sensor with Touchpad – As consumers are…
GSMA: Mobile broadband to hit 100Mbps actual speeds before landlines
Since when did wireless data speeds leap-frog over fixed-line broadband speeds? Apparently since the GSMA started taking notes on the various 4G LTE test currently underway around the globe. “Tests show LTE can produce speeds up to 186 Mbps,” said GSMA director of technology Dan Warren, but only in the most ideal of conditions (read:…
The solar-powered mobile phone case/necktie is here!
Now this is just the kind of convergence we’ve been waiting for! The solar-powered necktie might not exactly be the idea in mobile convergence, but with photo-voltaic cells woven in to the necktie’s fabric and a pouch to hold your mobile phone, the solar-powered necktie is the epitome of “geek-chic.” Or maybe just “geek.” The…
Chinese 3G still waits for mass adoption
It’s not a secret Chinese 3G aka TD-SCDMA isn’t delivering the numbers expected. According to China’s CCID Consulting, the number of TD-SCDMA subscribers is expected to reach 2.31 million by the end of this year, falling substantially short of the optimistic projection of 20-50 million subscribers. Since launching the service in early April, China Mobile…
Lenovo P960 has fingerprint biometrics security and that’s about it
Lenovo has recently launched a new mobile phone – P960. Specs wise, there’s nothing special about the device — it has a dual-band GSM/GPRS radio on board, 1.3 megapixel camera, 2.8-inch touchscreen, and a microSD memory expansion slot. However, what sets the P960 apart is the presence of fingerprint biometrics security powered by Atrua Technologies.…
Digia integrates Chinese 3G to Nokia S60 platform
Digia recently announced that it has successfully integrated TD-SCDMA, aka Chinese 3G, to Nokia S60 platform using Digia Telephony solution earlier created for GSM and WCDMA. The solution was demonstrated in Beijing, China using TD-SCDMA/EDGE modem by ST-NXP Wireless and T3G Technologies as well as China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA 3G network. Commenting on the announcement, Digia’s…
Amazon’s Kindle is selling very well indeed!
Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney is saying that Amazon.com will sell nearly 400,000 Kindles this year, which could build up to account for 4% of Amazon’s total revenues, projected in to 2010. Okay, it’s not a Mobile phone as we know it, but it represents one of the splinter technologies that may end up partly or…