Swype, the new rapid touch screen input method developed by the guy who invented T9, recently recieved some funding from Nokia and Samsung. Swype only works on one device right now, the Windows Mobile powered Samsung Omnia II on Verizon, but Greg Kumparak from Mobile Crunch managed to get his hands on a beta copy…
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Windows Mobile’s First Augmented Reality App Points to Cities Far Away
Up until now, Android and iPhone have hogged all of the augmented reality glory, but Windows Mobile is starting to get a taste of the action too. Korean developer HyongaSoft has cooked up ompass World Cities, which primarily points you in the direction of select cities, and, once you’re in them, points of interest like…
Swype, touch screen rapid input made by the creator of T9, gets $5.6 million from Nokia and Samsung
Swype, which is a new way of inputting text based on drawing on a touch screen display that was created by the guy who invented T9, Cliff Kushler, just got $5.6 million in a second round of funding from Nokia Growth Partners, Samsung Ventures and Benaroya Capital. Swype has been in development for 7 years,…
Quick Review – Snowboarding TnT for the iPhone iPod/Touch
The other day I posted on ‘Snowboading TnT’, which has been re-released with some whizzy new motion-sensing (accelerometer) code in it, to make the most out of the game. Well, I’ve had some time to play it now (one of the benefits of being an insomniac – you have loads of time to play-test games!), and…
Another Motorola Sholes sighting, this time from China
The Motorola Sholes tablet rumors have been coming hard and fast these past few days. We were first tipped off to a slate-based Sholes, which is believed to be a Motorola Droid variant, in a leaked product road-map. Then we were given our first glimpse of the keyboard-less Motorola Sholes tablet in leaked images that…
Android-Packing Samsung Saturn Handset En Route to China
A few new Samsung handsets bearing the Anycall branding have made an appearance, one coming “with Google”. The Android i6500 Saturn we know very little about spec-wise, beyond having Wi-Fi. Another handset, the SCH-i889, popped up alongside the Saturn, however, and is a little more well-known: 3.5″ AMOLED 320 x 240 touch display, 3 megapixel…
Samsung unveils i8910 HD Gold Edition
Samsung has prepared a special version of its powerful OmniaHD i8910 smartphone just in time for holidays. It’s the i8910 HD Gold Edition, which as you can guess for yourself, comes with few gold accents that make the Symbian S60-powered device look more expensive. Aside from the updated color, you also get a TV-out cable…
Rogers Sues Bell Over Network Reliability Smack Talk
Wow, it’s getting messy between the carriers in Canada. Not too long ago telus slapped Rogers with a lawsuit for claiming to be Canada’s most reliable network (for which Rogers is still waiting for their appeal to be heard). Now Rogers is wheeling around and nailing Bell with a suit in British Columbia for the…
Bell Mobility MiFi Now Available
As expected, Bell’s mobile Wi-Fi hotspot is now available for $99.95 on a three-year contract. The Novatel MiFi 2372 can hit speeds up to 7.2 Mbps thanks to Bell’s new HSPA network and share the connection between up to 5 devices, it’s just too bad it doesn’t support the 21 Mbps that HSPA+ is bringing…
Bell to Join the Android Party with Samsung Galaxy
Bell’s inagural HSPA lineup had lots of new toys, but telus was drawing a bit more attention with the HTC Hero. Luckily for Bell, Android will be one less leg-up the competition will have, as they’re getting the Samsung Galaxy I7500, according to this promotional poster. The Galaxy has been traipsing around Europe since launching…