Tuesday, October 19, 2010

The Drivers Steering Motorola's Comeback

Motorola has been struggling for years to recapture its greatness. Suddenly, it seems to be on the right track, thanks to working with Google's Android operating system and Verizon Wireless. There are so many issues to consider, but the main question today is what are Motorola's plans for the next few years, and what are the chances it could be on the verge of a longer-term recovery?
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In-Stat: Over 2B Bluetooth devices to ship by 2013

Bluetooth technology has made its way past mobile handsets to other devices such as mobile PCs, automotives and industrial and medical equipment, thus boosting its overall adoption rate, a new study reveals.
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RIM officially introduces the BlackBerry Style

RIM announces the BlackBerry Style, the second ever BlackBerry to ship with BlackBerry OS 6. It is a Sprint exclusive at launch. Originally posted at Dialed In
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Verizon iPad in Stores on October 28, 2010

Verizon Wireless and Apple today announced that iPad will be available at over 2,000 Verizon Wireless Stores nationwide beginning Thursday, October 28. Verizon Wireless will offer three bundles, all featuring an iPad Wi-Fi model and a Verizon MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, for a suggested retail price of $629.99 for iPad Wi-Fi 16GB + MiFi, $729.99 for iPad Wi-Fi 32GB
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BlackBerry Style 9670 flip phone available Oct.31

RIM is coming out with a flip phone sporting a full QWERTY keyboard, the new BlackBerry 6 operating system and features that include a 5 megapixel camera with flash and video recording and built-in GPS.
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HP unveils Palm Pre 2 and Web OS 2.0

Hewlett-Packard Co. unveiled the Palm Pre 2 and an upgraded version of Palm's WebOS smart phone operating system Tuesday. The Palm Pre 2 and the updated operating system, officially dubbed HP WebOS 2.0, are the first new product releases since...
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Samsung Brings True Mobile Broadband Services to 4G World 2010

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading provider of advanced mobile technology, highlights the excellence and time-to-market advantages of its 4G mobile products through WiMAX 2 demonstrations based on IEEE 802.16m and LTE (Long Term Evolution) at 4G World 2010 in Chicago. At the conference, Samsung is demoing Full-HD 3D video streaming and 16 Full-HD videos streaming ...
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Culturally Inspired Mobile Phone Games Help Chinese Children Learn Language Characters


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Archaeological survey needed before Lower Towamensing can connect to ski area plant

An archaeological survey is the next step Lower Towamensing Township must take before it can connect to the Blue Mountain Ski Area wastewater treatment plant.
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Samsung Apps' Celebrates its First Anniversary


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Four New Jersey Students Named Verizon Wireless Hopeline Scholars

WARREN, N.J., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Four students of Rutgers University School of Social Work have been named 2010 Verizon Wireless HopeLine® Scholars, including Jennifer Alles, Tamara Davis, Alberto Olarte and Janina Tauro. Funded by a $100,000 Verizon Wireless grant , the Verizon Wireless HopeLine Scholarship Fund was created in conjunction with the Center on Violence Against Women ...
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Talk about going viral: Touch-screen devices can harbor germs

Keep those grimy, germ-infested hands off that iPhone . Who knows where those fingers have been?
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Sprint gets Style, the new BlackBerry flip phone

Research In Motion has announced the latest edition to its BlackBerry flip phone line. The BlackBerry Style 9670 will come with a full QWERTY keyboard, a 5MP camera capable of recording video, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi connectivity. The smartphone will not only be exclusive to Sprint in the U.S., but the first one offered by [...]
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HTC Gratia Android phone outed (full specs)

HTC ‘s newest Android phone has been revealed, the HTC Gratia, though given it appears to be a European version of the HTC Aria they’re not making a huge fuss over it. Packed into a compact chassis is Android 2.2 Froyo, a 5-megapixel camera and HTC Sense; there’s also a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen and 600MHz Qualcomm processor, along with dualband 900/2100 HSPA/WCDMA and WiFi b/g. Connectivity ...
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THQ in Extended Agreement on UFC Games

Social and mobile apps for UFC-based video games will be made available to players under an extended licensing agreement between game publisher THQ Inc. And Zuffa LLC.
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Culturally Inspired Mobile Phone Games Help Chinese Children Learn Language Characters


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Talk about going viral: Touch-screen devices harbor germs

Researchers: Mobile phones hold 18 times more bacteria than a restroom flush handle.
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Sanyo Zio SCP-8600 (Sprint)

Sprint's Sanyo Zio will pale in comparison with Sprint's other Android handsets, but it offers functional features and serviceable performance at an affordable price.
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Bose enters single-ear Bluetooth headset market with expected swagger and price tag

"It's not every day you see a company release a Bluetooth headset " is something we'd like to say, but alas, it was not meant to be. Bose is the latest, launching what it claims is its first single-ear Bluetooth headset. The aural implant carries the family name and touted audio quality / proprietary technology, but functionality-wise, it's not much different than your run-of-the-mill earpiece ...
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LG Electronics Selects LG-Ericsson Unified Communications to Connect its 80 Offices Worldwide

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics will roll out Korea's largest-ever enterprise network project by delivering unified communications (UC) to 30,000 employees worldwide, using LG-Ericsson iPECS enterprise communications solutions to leverage the most advanced telecommunications technologies currently available. The project aims to lower telecommunications costs and ...
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Review: Despite its bulk, G2 phone gets it right

Review: T-Mobile's G2 is the first phone that operates over the carrier's souped-up version of its existing 3G cellular network â€" which is meant to make such tasks as downloading apps, streaming videos and surfing the Web much zippier.
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Verizon Wireless adds 3G to its Network Extender

Verizon Wireless is planning a new version of its femtocell that adds 3G data access. Originally posted at Dialed In
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Lone Android dev 'almost brought down T-Mobile'

See? Do you see how dangerous net neutrality is? T-Mobile USA told the FCC that having an open network caused it severe overloading and network degradation, thanks to one incompetent Android developer.…
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Sprint 4G coming to New York, L.A., San Francisco

Residents of the two largest U.S. cities will finally be able to tap into Sprint Nextel's 4G wireless network soon.
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Nokia Reported Rapidly Losing Market Share in India, Apple Poised to Steal More

How the mighty have fallen: A new study from IDC says Nokia's rapidly losing market share in the massive Indian cell phone market. Nokia says "humbug" and suggests it's all fine. But with Apple rumored to be sweeping in, Nokia's woes seem poised to worsen. IDC's key finding is that Nokia's market share in the overall Indian cell phone space has tumbled, very quickly, from 54% at the end of 2009 ...
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T-Mobile USA Completes President and CEO Transition to Philipp Humm

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced the completion of its senior leadership transition by confirming Philipp Humm as president and chief executive officer. Humm succeeds Robert Dotson, former president and CEO, who moves to vice chairman of the T-Mobile USA Board. The company also re-aligned several executive leadership roles, with all transitions effective Nov ...
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The Android IM App That Brought T-Mobile's Network to Its Knees

Wireless network operators face difficulties in this new world of smartphones.
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LG Optimus One

Thailand's first smartphone to launch with android 2.2
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Do We Really Need 4G?

Sprint just expanded its fourth generation (or "4G") high-speed cellular network in cities across the country. But do you want the service -- or even need it?
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Nokia outs C5-03 touch phone on Symbian^1

And when we thought Nokia’s all out with their new Symbian^3 OS, they’ll surprise us with this Nokia C5-03 running on Symbian^1 with a resistive touch screen. The Nokia C5-03 looks like a cross between the Nokia 5800 XM and the Nokia C6-01, only a cheaper and dumbed-down version. Nokia C5-03 specs: 3.2″ resistive screen [...] Related posts: Nokia Touch Phone rumors are true Others are calling it ...
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A misguided rebuttal to Steve Jobs' Android attack

It seems Apple's criticisms inspired Andy Rubin, Google's Android chief, to tweet a response. But preaching the open-source gospel isn't the right answer. Originally posted at Deep Tech
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Lexmark Goes Touch-screen Happy With New Business Printers

Just in case you needed any more proof that touch screens are going about as viral as a talented cat on YouTube, Lexmark on Tuesday announced a dozen new...
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Fashion Rubber Silicone Case For iPhone 3G 3GS


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HTC Gratia Android phone outed (full specs)

HTC ‘s newest Android phone has been revealed, the HTC Gratia, though given it appears to be a European version of the HTC Aria they’re not making a huge fuss over it. Packed into a compact chassis is Android 2.2 Froyo, a 5-megapixel camera and HTC Sense; there’s also a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen and 600MHz Qualcomm processor, along with dualband 900/2100 HSPA/WCDMA and WiFi b/g. Connectivity ...
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Sanyo Xacti CA100 review

Full review: Full HD waterproof camcorder Posted by Gavin Stoker
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Xperia X8 in RP market now

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has launched its newest touch-screen smartphone at a price that puts this new gadget and its mix of business, leisure and security functionalities within affordable reach of a younger set of consumers and small business owners.
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Big things ahead for Nokia

NOKIA Philippines is expecting “big things” from its latest and highly anticipated Nokia N8 smartphone. At the launch of the Finnish telecom powerhouse’s three latest smatphones-E7, C7, C6-0-last week, the number one mobile phone brand in the country said those who have placed a pre-order of the Nokia N8 will be the first to receive the latest entertainment smartphone on October 23, with broad ...
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Widevine to Provide Adaptive Streaming and DRM for LG Electronics

Global Agreement Makes Widevine's Video Optimization and DRM Platform Available on More LG Devices, Worldwide
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Inovisi Infracom Spends $30 Million On A Stake In Mobile Games Startup Ozura

Telecom infrastructure company Inovisi Infracom has acquired a stake in mobile internet social network game developer Ozura World for $30 million . In return, Inovisi will sell telecom infrastructure services for Ozura's mobile social platform Fonwar . According to Ozura's most recent report, its Fonwar IM software has over 16 million users as of June 2010 - and it anticipates this audience to ...
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Widevine to Provide Adaptive Streaming and DRM for LG Electronics

Global Agreement Makes Widevine's Video Optimization and DRM Platform Available on More LG Devices, Worldwide
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HTC Gratia Android phone outed (full specs)

HTC ‘s newest Android phone has been revealed, the HTC Gratia, though given it appears to be a European version of the HTC Aria they’re not making a huge fuss over it. Packed into a compact chassis is Android 2.2 Froyo, a 5-megapixel camera and HTC Sense; there’s also a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen and 600MHz Qualcomm processor, along with dualband 900/2100 HSPA/WCDMA and WiFi b/g. Connectivity ...
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LG-Ericsson Gets LG Electronics Unified Communications Pact

LG-Ericsson Gets LG Electronics Unified Communications Pact
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Lexmark Goes Touch-screen Happy With New Business Printers

Just in case you needed any more proof that touch screens are going about as viral as a talented cat on YouTube, Lexmark on Tuesday announced a dozen new...
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Nokia Siemens Denies Lingering Ties To Iran Surveillance

The company is still paying for the political sins of a business it no longer owns.
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HTC 7 Mozart Windows 7 Phone : Official Specifications, Details

On to our 2nd HTC Windows Phone 7 handset. Crafted from a singular piece of anodized aluminum, HTC 7 Mozart must feel great in the hand (just like HTC Legend , which flaunts a similar unibody design aesthetic). Solid, slim and smart HTC 7 Mozart sounds as good as it looks as it integrates SRS WOW HD and Dolby Mobile for high-fidelity virtual surround sound experience. Also, with Microsoft Zune ...
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Palm Pre 2 Details Start to Slip Out

The phone is expected to have a 1GHz processor and 512 MB of RAM, which puts it on the par with the iPhone 4 and is a big improvement over its predecessor.
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