Super Cellphone Deals & News: Jul 21, 2010

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Andy Plesser: Verizon Wireless Readies App Developer Support for Android

Games and Navigation Driving Rapid Gyroscope Growth in Mobile Handsets

The market for gyroscopes in mobile handsets is forecast to grow by 150% between 2010 and 2011 according to a new study from IMS Research.
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Verizon Wireless Pushing Software Update to LG Ally

Verizon Wireless has indicated via its support pages that a software update is being distributed to the LG Ally Android phone. Firmware version VS740ZV8 helps improve the QWERTY keyboard's performance; improves alerts; speeds the camera and message apps; adds ... (follow link to read)
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Google: Android 2.1 running on 55.5 percent of Android smartphones

Today Google published data suggesting that 55.5 percent of all Android smartphones are running the Android 2.1 (Eclair) version of the Android OS. Android 2.2 (Froyo) accounts for 3.3 percent, Android 1.6 (Donut) is on 22.1 percent, and Android 1.5 (Cupcake) 18.9 percent. The numbers were culled from 2 weeks of Android Market data ending on July 15, 2010. Read the full story here.
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Games and Navigation Driving Rapid Gyroscope Growth in Mobile Handsets

The market for gyroscopes in mobile handsets is forecast to grow by 150% between 2010 and 2011 according to a new study from IMS Research.
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Android OS fragmentation improving

Mashable Developers targeting the rapidly growing Android smart phone market got some good news Tuesday: for the first time more than 55 percent of the devices in use are running on the 2.1 version of the smart phone OS . However, nearly 20 percent are still using Android 1.5, which Stan Schroeder describes as "quite obsolete."
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro

Keyboard gives the edge? Review Sony Ericsson reckoned it was on to a winner with its impressive Xperia X10 handset, which in one swoop helped us to forget the pain of flawed Xperias past. Then it squeezed the formula into the tiny palm-sized X10 Mini - reviewed here - which offered smart functionality in a handbag-sized package.â€¦
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Android OS fragmentation improving

HTC, Motorola, Samsung pile in against Apple

HTC said its phone model named by Apple chief executive Steve Jobs as having antenna signal problems received 35 times fewer complaints than for the iPhone 4.
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Sony Ericsson to offer Vivaz S60 Symbian smartphone in light pink

Sony Ericsson has announced it will soon offer its Vivaz phone in light pink. The company also stated the phone will be available in select markets at the end of this quarter. The Vivaz phone is equipped with an 8.1 megapixel camera, GPS support, WiFi, an 8GB microSD card, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with a 540 x 360 resolution. Read the full story here.
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Verizon's LTE Network: November 15th

Big Red may be ready to do battle with Sprint's 4G network way ahead of schedule. We expected to see their LTE network go live at some point in 2011, but now news from Engadget puts the launch at or around November 15th. Initially, the network will be limi...
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LG 50PK950

LG's PK950 series plasma TV competes well against the picture quality of flagship models from other manufacturers.
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Motorola Will Replace Flickering Droid X Phones

Motorola acknowledged Wednesday that a "very small number" of Droid X phones have experienced flickering screens, and that customers could contact either Verizon or Motorola for a replacement.
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Thanko's Bluetooth earpiece / wristwatch for the on-the-go, shameless tech professional

Thanko has given us much joy over the years, from e-cigarettes to necktie / spy cameras . But the Bluetooth Headset Wristwatch? Hell, this one looks almost useful: your watch can be popped out of the wristband to do double duty as a Bluetooth earpiece. Charging for two hours via USB will give you around four hours of operation, depending on whether you're using it to make calls or listen to ...
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Symbian, Nitobi join on mobile phone app dev

Smartphone platform provider Symbian Foundation is joining forces with mobile framework builder Nitobi on Monday in an effort to simplify application development for Symbian devices.
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Windows Phone 7 in depth: A fresh start

Windows Phone 7 is a clean slate that Microsoft can use as a foundation to build something entirely new, and it's not like any other phone you've used. Microsoft - Slate - Windows Phone 7 - Operating system - Microsoft Windows
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Gunze Plans to Sell 22-Inch Touch Screen Panel This Year, Nikkei Reports

Gunze Ltd., a Japanese maker of touch screens, aims to sell 22-inch panels on which users can enlarge or reduce images with two fingers by the end of this year, the Nikkei newspaper said, without saying where it obtained the information.
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Verizon Wireless Pushing Software Update to LG Ally

Symbian, Nitobi join on mobile phone app dev

Smartphone platform provider Symbian Foundation is joining forces with mobile framework builder Nitobi on Monday in an effort to simplify application development for Symbian devices.
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Sony Ericsson Launches New Look YouTube Channel

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - July 21, 2010) - Sony Ericsson has announced the launch of a new-look Sony Ericsson YouTube page, with new features designed to improve its appeal and usability to new and existing customers.
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Sony Ericsson Rationalises UK Offices

Sony Ericsson has confirmed that it will be centralising its UK and Ireland operations at its global head office, also based in the UK. The company's office in Farnborough will close next January and around 45 staff will be offered a transfer to the London office.
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Matias Bluetooth Folding Keyboard

The $100 Matias Folding Bluetooth keyboard would make a good sidekick for the Apple iPad and other portable computers; however, its unforgivable design missteps and an oversize footprint make it clumsy and awkward. You should pass this by and spend less to get the official Apple Wireless Keyboard.
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Blackberry rejects Apple's signal loss claim

WASHINGTON -Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has fired back at Apple over its claim that all smartphones suffer signal loss when held in a certain way.
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Nokia ties up with Tata DOCOMO

Nokia India today announced that it has tied up with Tata DOCOMO to offer 'Nokia Ovi Life Tools' to a larger base of consumers in rural and semi-urban India.
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Supreme Court approves GPS use in stalking case

MADISON A judge properly authorized police to place a GPS tracker on a stalking suspects car, a divided state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
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T-Mobile USA Expands its HSPA+ Coverage

T-Mobile USA has announced the continued expansion of its HSPA+ network to more than 85 million Americans, and said that it is on track to deliver HSPA+ speeds in 100 major metropolitan areas with backhaul in place, covering 185 million people in the U.S. by the end of this year.
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HTC Phone Has Fewer Complaints Than iPhone

HTC Corp. said one of its phones named by the Apple Inc. as having antenna signal problems received 35-times less complaints than for the iPhone 4.
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Samsung intros 1TB drive for notebooks, other gadgetry

Samsung Tuesday announced its new 1TB Spinpoint MT2 2.5-inch internal hard drive.
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Feel the magic of VAIO in a touch

The new VAIO J Series is the all-in-one PC that everyone will love to have. The VAIO J Series makes use of intuitive touch operation on a full HD display, making interactive communication and entertainment available for the family. Have fun, share the excitement, and keep in touch with your loved ones.
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Matias Bluetooth Folding Keyboard

Samsung Vibrant First-look Review

The Samsung Vibrant is T-Mobile's latest high-end Android OS smartphone. Antoine Wright brings us his initial impressions of a mobile with a large touchcreen, a fast processor, 16 GB of internal storage, and a range of other features.
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Motorola Droid X Sold Out? Not Necessarily

Verizon's Motorola Droid X may be sold out in most places, but you can get your hands on one right now -- if you know where to look. Droid - Motorola - Verizon - Android - Smartphone
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Samsung Vibrant First-look Review

Motorola sells wireless supplier unit

NEW YORK -- Motorola Inc. said Monday that it is selling most of its wireless network division to Nokia Siemens Networks, a Finnish-German joint venture, for $1.2 billion as part of a planned breakup of the company.
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Verizon Wireless Pushes V CAST to BlackBerries

Today Verizon Wireless announced that BlackBerry devices on its network will now have access to its V CAST services. BlackBerry customers using BIS (BlackBerry Internet Services, for consumers) will notice the addition of a V CAST icon in the ... (follow link to read)
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T-Mobile to try again in Bridgewater with cell tower

BRIDGEWATER â€" T-Mobile Northeast has submitted an application to construct a 125-foot monopole with telecommunications antennas on property owned by the Green Knoll Fire Company at 606 North Bridge St. The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hear the cell phone...
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Samsung Galaxy S i9000 Review

The Samsung Galaxy S is among the most anticipated Android phones to date. So after using the handset for over a week, Iâ€™m handing down my verdict. Check out the full review of the Samsung GT-i9000 after the jump. At first sight, the Samsung Galaxy S would not really catch a lot of attention except [...] Related posts: Samsung Galaxy S i9000 price, 1st impressions When the handset was shown to ...
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Motorola Droid X Sold Out? Not Necessarily

Verizon's Motorola Droid X may be sold out in most places, but you can get your hands on one right now -- if you know where to look. Droid - Motorola - Verizon - Android - Smartphone
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Mobile baseball adds 5 local products

The University of Mobile baseball team announced the addition of five JUCO players for the 2011 season. Jefferson Davis C.C. products Ryne Phillips and Michael King will head to Mobile along with Lurleen B. Wallace C.C. products Jeremy Williams, Ryan Waltman and Blake Hanson.
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T-Mobile USA HSPA+ network overtakes rivals with 4G speed reach

â€œYou snooze, you loseâ€ may not be the most eloquent way of putting it, but Sprint CEO Dan Hesse knows that the longer it takes to get customers onto shiny devices like the EVO 4G , the more chance his carrier rivals have to overtake him in high-speed mobile networks. T-Mobile USA has just announced that their HSPA+ network is now the most pervasive in the country, currently covering more than ...
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Feel the magic of VAIO in a touch

Apple Multi-Touch Appears Ready To Tickle The Desktop

In front of me right now there's an enormous 27-inch screen with another 24-inch screen connected to it for use as a second monitor. This massive amount of screen real estate is nice for everything from blogging to watching streaming movies. And yet, I find myself using this set up less and less and instead favor my 15-inch laptop. Why? Simply because I prefer using a multi-touch trackpad to ...
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Verizon Wireless launches V CAST Apps storefront for BlackBerry smartphones

Today Verizon Wireless announced that its V CAST Apps store front is now available on most BlackBerry smartphones. The software is currently available on the BlackBerry Bold 9650, the Storm 2 9550, the Curve 8530, and the Tour 9630. Verizon Wireless will roll out V CAST Apps to the Storm 9530 and Cure 8330 in the coming weeks. Read the full story here.
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