MeeGo gets wide support, features and UI shots show up
The Linux Foundation announced that MeeGo (the new platform resulted by merging Intel’s Moblin with Nokia’s Maemo) has received support from many companies from a wide range of sectors. The companies are: Acer, Asus, Asianux, Amino, BMW Group, CS2C, Collabora, Ltd., DeviceVM, EA Mobile, Gameloft, Linpus, Hancom, Maemo Community Council, Mandriva, MontaVista Software, Metasys, Miracle, [...]
Motorola posts Android 2.1 upgrade timeline for its smartphones
Unlike other manufacturers (i.e. HTC or Samsung), Motorola has posted a timeline with details on future software upgrades for its Android smartpohnes. As you may already know, Android 2.1 updates for the Verizon Droid and for the Milestone are already rolling out. Next, Motorola is planning to bring Android 2.1 to the Cliq and Cliq [...]
Nokia Ovi Store now serves more than 1.6 million downloads per day
The Nokia Ovi Store (which was recently redesigned and slightly enhanced) is currently serving more than 1.6 million downloads daily, says Bill Perry, senior Services Marketing Manager for Forum Nokia. Ovi Store includes content from publishers from more than 80 countries worldwide – one the most successful publishers being game developer Digital Chocolate, which recently [...]
Palm in talks with Huawei for acquisition?
Palm has put itself up for sale, and we’ve already heard that it may be acquired by Lenovo. However, it looks like Palm is in talks with another giant Chinese company – Huawei. According to Reuters, Palm and “Huawei’s investment bank” had preliminary discussions in February. The companies haven’t reached any agreement until now, and [...]
HTC interested in making its own mobile OS
HTC, which makes some of the best Windows Mobile and Android smartphones on the market, may follow Samsung’s path and develop its own mobile operating system. According to Bloomberg, HTC CFO Cheng Hui-ming recently declared that the Taiwanese company “continues to assess” having its own OS, which would require “a few conditions to justify.” What [...]
2011 iPhone to feature 8MP photo camera from Sony?
Ok, I know that Apple didn’t even announce the 2010 iPhone, but it looks like the Cupertino company is thinking ahead and already has plans for its fifth-generation iPhone, which will presumably be launched in 2011. Analyst Ashok Kumar is (again) claiming to have some inside info – he’s quoted by The Street as saying [...]
Intel brings Android to Atom-based smartphones
Since Intel and Nokia have teamed-up to work on MeeGo, one may think that Intel won’t need to consider checking out other mobile platforms. However, Intel (like many other major companies out there) is really interested in Google’s Android. So interested that it has ported Android – a platform initially designed for ARM devices – [...]
Verizon HTC Incredible full specs show up
We still don’t know when exactly the HTC Incredible will be launched by Verizon (the carrier’s awfully quiet about it), but this should happen really soon – maybe on April 25 or April 29. Until then, you may be interested in the complete list of specs for the Incredible, which has just appeared on the [...]
Iron Man 2 to boost LG Arena Maxx LU9400 sales
Officially announced at the beginning of March, the LG Arena Maxx LU9400 will be out in South Korea at the end of April – at the same time with the debut of Iron Man 2 in the country. Like it did in 2008 when the first Iron Man movie was released, LG has partnered with [...]
Telstra brings the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 to Australia
Already available in Europe and Japan (and announced for Rogers in Canada), the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will also be launched in Australia, via Telstra. The X10 will be introduced by Telstra on May 4, coming as the carrier’s second Android smartphone – after the HTC Desire, which will probably be out this month. Telstra’s [...]
Sony Ericsson Zylo and Spiro Walkman phones introduced (video)
The same day Nokia announced the C3, C6 and E5, Sony Ericsson introduced two new Walkman phones (both sliders): Sony Ericsson Zylo and Sony Ericsson Spiro W100. Sony Ericsson says that the Zylo and Spiro “provide consumers with the best music experience they have come to expect from Walkman phones but go one step further [...]
Nokia C6, C3 and E5 messaging phones announced (video)
Nokia’s “Everyone Connect” event was not about the N8 after all, but about no less than three new messaging phones: Nokia C6, Nokia C3 and Nokia E5 (previously known as Nokia Mystic). All three new handsets feature full QWERTY keyboards and are “designed to put better messaging and social networking tools in the hands of [...]
Apple finally approves Opera Mini for iPhone (after 20 days)
Whether you expected it or not, today Apple has approved Opera Mini for iPhone and iPod – 20 days after the browser has been submitted to the App Store. Opera suggests that Opera Mini is quite faster than the iPhone’s native Safari browser, even on 2G networks. Moreover, the company says that browsing the Web [...]
Moto’s square Android phone to be called Motorola Twist; specs show up
Earlier today, we’ve seen an unusual Motorola Android phone without knowing its name and without having too many details about its specs. Luckily, Android-France has published a leaked screenshot that suggest the handset measures 67 x 67 x 15.8 mm (when closed) and it’s called Motorola Twist (yup, just like Verizon’s Nokia Twist). As for [...]
Vodafone opens 360 app development via JIL
Vodafone (one of the two carriers that will launch Microsoft’s new Kin phones) has recently announced that developers can now publish mobile applications for its 360 platform, through the JIL (Joint Innovation Lab) website. Published apps will be available on Vodafone phones across Europe, via Vodavone 360 Shop. Apps approved for the Vodafone 360 Shop [...]
T-Mobile myTouch Slide with Android 2.1 in hands-on photos
The unannounced HTC myTouch Slide (which should be available at T-Mobile USA soon) has appeared in two new hands-on photos, which confirm the fact that the smartphone runs Android 2.1. The new handset should also feature a 320 x 480 pixels touchscreen display, full QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad, 3.5mm headset jack, MicroSD card support, 1300 [...]
Microsoft hints at Kin phones’ prices, lets you win 50 of them
About two hours ago, Microsoft has officially announced Kin One and Kin Two – its newest Windows Phones that will be available via Verizon and Vodafone. While Microsoft unveiled many details about the two handsets, it didn’t say how much they will cost. Well, I don’t know how many of you noticed this, but Microsoft [...]
Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two now official, will be launched by Verizon and Vodafone
As expected, today Microsoft has announced its two Pink Project phones, initially known as Turtle and Pure. The official and final names of the handsets are Kin One and Kin Two. Both phones are manufactured by Sharp and are targeted at social networking users. They come with a new homescreen called Kin Loop. Kin Loop [...]
Google Android tablet, Nokia e-reader in the making?
Now that Apple has proven a tablet computer can be successful (the Cupertino giant sold more than 450,000 iPads since launch), other big companies are considering making their own tablets. Last week, we told you about a possible Nokia tablet with Windows 7, and now new rumors are showing up, suggesting that Google is also [...]
Dell Mini 3T1 – Dell’s second Android smartphone?
Dell’s second Android smartphone (after the Mini 3i – aka Dell Aero for AT&T) might be the Dell Mini 3T1, which has just appeared in China. The Mini 3T1 doesn’t look as good as the 3i / Aero, but that’s because Dell has probably designed it as a low-end, affordable device. The 3T1 features TD-SCDMA [...]