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Sony unveils its PS3 motion controller – Move
Sony unveiled Move, its motion controller, at a press conference during GDC in San Francisco on Wednesday. SAN FRANCISCO–Sony on Wednesday unveiled Move, its motion-sensitive controller. A small device that looks like a microphone–but with something on top of it that looks like a ping pong ball with...
PS3 Gets All 6 Major Studios for HD Movies download service
PS3 has become the first console to sign up with all major Hollywood Studios to deliver high definition movies download service, Other than its own Sony Pictures, Sony has signed up with Disney, Fox, Paramount, Universal and Warner for releasing new HD movies on the PSN, all you...
Twitter to block malicious links
Twitter is launching a new service designed to stop users of the social-media site from getting duped by phishing links that steal their login credentials and other attacks. The company will route all links submitted to the site through a filter created to catch links that lead...
Location-Sharing from Facebook
The biggest social network on the web — that’s Facebook, by the way — is getting ready to unveil a location sharing service of its own, according to a report Tuesday. Citing unnamed sources, The New York Times’ Bits blog says there will be two components, “a...
Google has announced a new geocoding web service app authors can use to better plot locations on a map. The new Google Geocoding Web Service includes some enhanced capabilities that not only make it possible for app developers to provide more accurate and granular locations in their...
Intel 8-Core Nehalem-EX based Xeon server CPU coming soon
Back May last year Intel announced the Nehalem-EX Octal Core processor, but later this month the monster server CPU is set to hit the market. The company hyped the new Nehalem-EX-based Xeons processor to be the “single greatest generational jump in its history”. Hit on the...
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REVIEWS: TomTom for iPhone v1.3 with HDTraffic
Will this get you out of a jam? We aren't normally in the game of reviewing software revisions for an?iPhone app, after all, there is no point wasting your time to tell you about some bug fixes or stability updates ... snooze. So why are you reading? Because?TomTom for iPhone?v1.3 is actually...
NEWS: Vodafone UK getting HTC Desire
Operator confirms Legend exclusive The HTC Desire is turning out to be the mobile equivalent of the village bike - every operator's getting a ride. The latest to announce UK availability for the handset is Vodafone. The network had previously only said it'd be coming to Europe. Interestingly, that means that...
NEWS: Tweetsii launched by GyPSii
Access local tweets, along with other nearby data GyPSii has announced the launch of Tweetsii - an iPhone app that lets you see who's tweeting nearby, and also access information on what there is to see and do in any particular area. Tweetsii hooks in to other location-based networks like Foursquare and...
NEWS: Green Day Rock Band gets release date
Wake me up when 8 June ends Harmonix may have just announced Rock Band 3, but before that arrives there's the small matter of Green Day Rock Band for the company to contend with. The title, which we first heard word of back in December, will be arriving on shelves on...
NEWS: Google Wave gets extensions
Install and uninstall new functionality In Summer 2009, Google launched Wave - a communications platform that seemingly everyone in the world clamoured for an invite to, then abandoned when they actually got an invite due to the platform's slow, slightly buggy and confusing nature. But the search giant has just added new...
NEWS: Sony HX903 3DTV priced and dated in UK
Check out the new 3D ready model in Harrods and Currys Sony's 3D Ready TV, the Sony BRAVIA HX903,?has gone on pre-order for those who want to make sure they get one when it comes out in June. Although Sony has been cagey to requests as to a price and release...
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The Seattle Times argues that while communication and gaming gadgets have convenienced and connected us in ways never before possible, they may also be......
Popweekly: Digest for 03.15.10
Pretty "Red-shirt" protester, Bangkok Protesters Surge Into Bangkok, Urging New Election Convoys of farmers in pickup trucks and busloads of families wearing the......
A branded short film for The Generic Man by Industry Films and Citizen Jones. From their description: Written and directed by Jonathan Bensimon......
Small pieces, loosely joined. Nokia patents the first self-charging phoneA World Without Signs. Does the advent of GPS mean we'll no longer need......
In my work I derive huge satisfaction from creating discrete shape and color palettes and then writing algorithms that assemble the pieces into......
Aurumania Gold and Crystal Bike
Made by Scandinavian design company Aurumania, this hand-built track bike is plated with 24-carat gold and adorned with more than 600 fine Swarovski......
Geographically challenged
Will a new iPhone bring more innovative location services in 2010?
I stumbled across this brief but interesting PC World article recently, which covers a possible ’sighting’ of an iPhone 3.0 in the wild. Whilst purely conjecture, it does open up the possibility that we’ll see a new iphone device ship this year that will come with more out-of-the-box location based...
Interview: Mobilizy’s Mark Kramer on establishing Wikitude as a mobile augmented reality platform
In this second interview of the mobile AR industry series, I interview Mark Kramer from Mobilizy. Some of you would already know them from the release of their leading mobile AR browser, Wikitude world browser, currently available for the Android platform and soon coming to an iPhone and Symbian device...
Interview: SPRXmobile’s Maarten Lens-Fitzgerald on augmenting your reality with Layar mobile
Maarten Lens-Fitzgerald was kind enough to give me some of his time to answer questions about their ground-breaking mobile augmented reality application Layar (currently available for Android devices) and where his company SPRXmobile is heading strategically. Given the sheer volume of media attention Layar has received lately, I’m extremely grateful...
iphone OS missing critical enabler of augmented reality apps
Update: With the release of OS 3.1 beta 2, Apple appears to have now opened up the camera API. Good news! A host of the most promising names of mobile augmented reality software development have banded together to create an online petition to Apple via AR blog Games Alfresco titled, “Open...
Layar – the world’s first augmented reality browser
It’s a nice headline isn’t it? Hats off to the people at SPRX mobile and their Layar application for being the first to open up augmented reality beyond displaying domain specific information on a heads-up display and for becoming an open platform for attaching and consuming real-world location based information....
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Super Bowl 2010 Commericals – Mobile Hits & Misses
I love the Super Bowl! Well, actually I just love the snacks and the commercials, but you get the picture. This is my second annual video analyzing the mobile ads of the Super Bowl. In this video (that I edited myself and am admittedly not a professional video editor) I...
Mobile Hit or Miss – NBC Olympics vs. QuickBooks
Mobile Hit or Miss is a regular column at Mobile Marketing Profits. In it, I discuss a mobile marketing hit or a mobile marketing miss (sometimes both). Of course I applaud every company who does anything with mobile so some of the misses are actually hits too. You’ll see what...
Podcast Interview: Kim Dushinski on Mobile Beyond
I was interviewed last week by Brian Prows of Mobile Beyond for his excellent mobile marketing podcast. He interviews a lot of great people in mobile, like Michael Becker and Mickey Alam Khan, and I was glad to do the interview when he asked. Brian asked a lot of great questions...
Kim Dushinski Named on Mobile Women to Watch 2010
I am so honored to be included on Mobile Marketer’s Mobile Women to Watch List for 2010. It is so exciting to be listed with other “achievers who have already left their stamp on mobile marketing.” There are some seriously awesome women on this list, like Laura Marriott, who is the...
Mobile Marketing after the Recession
Tomi Ahonen wrote an excellent piece called What happens to mobile advertising when economy comes back? that combined with a MediaPost article by Sarah Mahoney about retailers’ Black Friday plans has got me thinking about the future of mobile marketing. Ahonen’s point is that once the economy comes back to...
What is Mobile Marketing Anyway?
The Mobile Marketing Association redefined “mobile marketing” this week at the Mobile Marketing Forum in Los Angeles. Here’s the new official definition: “Mobile marketing is a set of practices that enables organizations to communicate and engage with their audience in an interactive and relevant manner through any mobile device or network.”...
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mocoNews Quick Hits 03.12.2010
» Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) is working on a multi-fold device to be your cellphone, browser, apps interface, TV and of course, alarm clock. [GoRumors] » American Airlines enables fliers to check in via mobile barcodes. [Phone Scoop] » Clearwire’s chief commercial officer talks up WiMax. [GigaOm] » Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Apple (NSDQ:...
Nokia Aims New Smartphones At U.S.
It’s long been known that Nokia’s had a hard time selling its popular devices in the U.S. But its latest smartphones coming have a series of enhancements that it hopes will make it more competitive. The phones will run the latest version of the open source operating system, “Symbian^3,” which was...
Early adopters take note: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is taking pre-orders for the iPad at 5:30 a.m. Pacific on Friday. Last week, Apple announced that March 12 was the magical day for per-orders, but never specified a time. Now, it has been confirmed that electronic ordering will begin bright and early,...
FCC Releases Apps To Independently Test The Speed Of Wireless Networks
Looking for real-time data of its own, the FCC (yes, the regulatory body in Washington, D.C.) has released a mobile app for iPhone and Android. Don’t worry, the feds aren’t interested in listening to your phone conversations, rather they say the purpose of the app is to provide “Americans with...
mocoNews Quick Hits 03.11.2010
» Why retailers shouldn’t get caught up in the mobile barcode hype. [MediaPost] » In China, Motorola’s Android smartphones will be loaded with Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Bing. [PCWorld] » The Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre, which launched in January for $150, is now $30 at Walmart. [Electronista] » MetroPCS could be open to a...
Verizon Wireless Bringing First 4G Phones To Market In Mid-2011
If you are holding out for a 4G phone for your next purchase, don’t bother. Verizon Wireless will not have its very first 4G handset until mid-2011. While that’s about six months earlier than the company had said before, that’s still far enough away to burn through another contract, especially since...
Mobility Site
CoPilot Live gets updated again, gains local search and Facebook
CoPilot Love received another update today and it’s a pretty decent step up. This new version gives us: • Local search now included free • US and Canada full map updates • Lane Assist and ClearTurn for improved guidance and a more realistic display at complex intersections. • Facebook status updates including location, destination,...
A NEW YouTube Mobile Application
YouTube has a NEW free Mobile Application so that YouTube videos play easily and quickly on Windows Mobile or Nokia S60 phones. Speed: Fast start-up and video loading Video Quality: Videos play at high-quality and smoothly, even in weak coverage areas WiFi: Streams over WiFi netowrks It is a nice interface...
Our very own Chris H. received this photo from his T-Mobile source, and looks like his source has his hands on the T-Mobile branded HTC HD2! He didn’t have much to say about it, except it feels exactly like the unlocked HD2. The HD2 is rumored to be released on...
Microsoft: Not going to upgrade the HD2 to Windows Phone 7
Wondering if your HD2 can run Windows Phone 7? Some rumors are saying that the HD2 WILL get updated, but ZDNet received a statement from a Microsoft mobile spokesperson: “For Windows Phone 7 Series we are enforcing a strict set of hardware requirements to ensure a consistently great experience for end-users and...
Getting used to the Nokia n900
I have now used the Nokia n900 as my primary device for about six weeks. I figured it’s about time for me to post what I’ve been doing with it. I will not attempt an exhaustive review for MobilitySite.com as "Chris H" has already done a Nokia N900- Hands-On and...
Motorola Devour, Unboxing and 1st Impressions
Verizon’s newest Droid is coming real soon. It’s the Motorola Devour. It is very similar to the Motorola Droid, but this one is running a slightly older Android build (1.6), a weaker camera, and the screen isn’t quite as nice. The main differences are that the Devour is running MotoBlur,...
MobileViews Blog
Nexus One Firmware 2.1-Update1 Pinch-to-Zoom Feature Video Demo
Demonstration of pinch-to-zoom gesture feature working on a U.S. Nexus One with the Android 2.1-Update1 firmware update applied. ...
Testing WordPress 1.0 for Android
Test post with photo using WordPress 1.0 for Android on a Nexus One ...
Nokia N97 + Neurosky Bio-sensor + Maze Game = ?
Video courtesy of Webseed Found this item over on Engadget… Nokia N97’s Brain Maze requires steady hand, typical mind-control equipment But, I can’t see I see any “mind control” involved after watching the video demo. All the navigation is done through hand motion. The mind control part is supposed to be “thinking in...
Intel AppUp Webpage Browser Hostile?
I wanted to try the Intel AppUp beta for Windows 7 netbooks. So, I pointed my Google Chrome browser at… http://www.intel.com/Consumer/Products/appup.htm This resulted in partially rendered web page and Chrome attempting to use all available processor resources. I had to use Windows Task Manager to terminate Chrome. Next up was Firefox. It rendered...
Nexus One Indoor Video Sample – Quick Adjustment to Changing Light Conditions
The overall quality of still photos and videos recorded using my Nexus One continues to impress me. This video was recorded at 4:10pm in a a room with windows. I started the recording with the room lights turned off. Then, I turned the lights on and panned across the room to...
Google Nexus One Video Samples
Received my Google Nexus One Android phone a few hours ago. The video sample above was transcoded (by Google) from the original 3gp file recorded on the Nexus One. The video sample below is a video recorded using the Qik for Android app. ...
Engadget Mobile
Sony Ericsson Vivaz available on Vodafone, Satio looks on with envy
If you don't have a need for a physical keyboard -- or you're just not willing to wait long enough for the Vivaz Pro to come to market -- then you might want to take a gander at Sony Ericsson's plain-Jane Vivaz now that it's available from Vodafone in the...
We here at Engadget Mobile tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the...
Sprint picks up ESPN Mobile TV programming
Sprint got punked a bit when Verizon swooped in and scored mobile programming from the NFL, but they were awfully quick to hit back today with the announcement that they've just added ESPN Mobile TV into the Sprint TV mix -- granted, they're just playing catch-up to Verizon's VCAST TV...
TeliaSonera already upgrading LTE network, 'practical speeds' of up to 80Mbps promised
There's no rest for the wicked -- and perhaps nothing in the world of wireless describes "wicked" better than Nordic carrier TeliaSonera, which holds the distinction of having deployed the world's first commercial LTE network last year. Thing is, the network's been taking a little heat for being effectively no...
Vodafone's Wayfinder is first victim of free smartphone navigation services
Back in January 2009, as Vodafone was preparing to close a £20 million ($30 million) deal to buy Swedish mapmaker Wayfinder, it was seen as a bold move from a carrier intent on entering the apparently lucrative market for location based services. Fast forward to the present day -- past...
First Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series devices to boast 480 x 800 pixel displays, HD2 owners sigh
Even though Microsoft's big MIX event is still days away, the Windows Phone 7 Series development platform is already pretty well defined. It's also clear that Microsoft wants to keep things tidy for developers by requiring all WP7 phones to meet a certain base-level spec. Now, thanks to a post...
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Modu Going On Sale In Australia And Heading To?
Modu has partnered a retailer store in Australia, Mobicity to sale the Modu device for 150$ and 50$ for the jackets. This partnership comes ofter the launch of Modu in 8 countries including Philippines, Brazil, India and more. According to the Israeli newspaper Calcalist the company sales are increasing and it is...
Tjat Signs Bug Deal with Qualcomm
How do you get your e-mail on your cellphone? You probably don’t, because moving e-mail onto phones is a hassle. Gmail has a client for most phones, but what if you want to use a POP account? And what about instant messaging, and all the rest of the communication tools we...
Tunewiki Present The Musical “Twitter”
As you have already noticed we hold great respect for the social music player Tunewiki. As long as a music player Tunewiki works like a charm, one click and you can watch the song video clip, and the revolutionary auto lyrics display. But the social features where less intimate and except for...
The Modular mobile manufacturer seems to deliver more lay-off stories than sales stories. The low sales rate in the Philippines and the unsuccessful attempts to raise more money led the company to lay-off about 100 workers almost half of the company. Who even remember what lay-offs cycle this one is. Although the...
Communitake Disclosed A Deal With Israeli Operator Pelephone
Providing support to mobile subscribers was always a challenge. The devices’ complexity was not a problem but most users did not know how to solve the problems with their devices and had to go to a service center in order to fix settings related issues with their device. Operators created...
When Google was building its mobile operating system, I am sure it wanted that unfamiliar or small device manufacturers will adopt its OS. Modu, the Israeli mobile device manufacturer, launched their first device with a closed simple OS. It was in part due to development resources and time constrains and of...
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Last Flight Halloween Comic Strip
Our comic strip that was published exclusively by IGN.com last week. Enjoy. Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
Last Flight Halloween Comic Strip
Our comic strip that was published exclusively by IGN.com last week. Enjoy. Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
Listened to my father and gave up "stupid games development" to do something "serious", srsly. See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
Listened to my father and gave up "stupid games development" to do something "serious", srsly. See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
I've read today that games PR/Managament/Marketing don't know a thing about games and/or geek culture. Dudes, we've been there, we've done that.Srsly See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
Was on my way home and thought it looked quite cool: such a big ship in the centre of London. [] See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
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Nokia C6 allegedly shows up – it’s a QWERTY touchscreen phone
Less than two weeks ago, Nokia officially introduced the Nokia C5 as its first Cseries phone. The second Cseries handset might be the Nokia C6, which has allegedly appeared in a rendering suggesting that it’s definitely not the Nokia Mystic, as initially believed. Said rendering shows a touchscreen phone with a...
Qualcomm patents mobile device with multi-fold display
Qualcomm has filed a patent for a mobile device that should feature a multi-fold display. The device should allow users to fold and unfold it, transforming it from a phone into some sort of a tablet, and even into a TV-like set. Qualcomm’s multi-fold device features a “processor configured to execute...
Cheaper version of Google’s Nexus One to be launched in India?
Here’s a rumor that, if true, might make a lot of customers happy: a cheaper Google Nexus One could be in the making for India and other emerging markets. According to Techtree, the cheaper Nexus One will be slimmer than the original (which is really thin itself at only 11.5mm) and...
First Nokia vs Apple trials to take place in 2012. Nokia apparently wants $1.3 billion from Apple
The Nokia vs. Apple legal battle over patents won’t be over anytime soon. It looks like the first actual trials will start only in 2012, when a U.S. court should decide which company infringed which patents. According to Reuters and some unmentioned analysts, Nokia seeks damages in cash of up to...
Google Nexus One shows up at Vodafone UK’s website
Last time we’ve heard about Vodafone UK’s Google Nexus One, the smartphone was scheduled for an April release. However, it looks like Voda’s British customers might be able to buy the Nexus One starting this month, as the handset has just appeared on the carrier’s official website. Of course, the Nexus...
iPhone 4.0 OS to finally enable multitasking?
Apple is expected to introduce iPhone 4.0 OS sometime this summer – when a new iPhone model (possibly called iPhone 4G) should also be launched. We’ve already reported about some features that might come with iPhone 4.0 OS, like new syncing capabilities, “multi-touch gestures OS-wide” and graphical enhancements. But one of the...
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iPhone developer HootSuite has acquired fellow developer Swift App in order to secure future development of their applications for Google’s Android platform. The announcement follows shortly after... ...
GDC: Unreal Engine Ready for WebOS
While we wrote about the unveiling of Unreal Engine 3 for the iPhone last Wednesday, Palm has now surprised us with the announcement that WebOS will also support UE3 based mobile games. The... ...
iPhone to Allow Multitasking in OS 4.0?
While iPhoneOS 3.2 hasn’t even been rolled out, the first rumors about iPhone OS 4.0 have started to surface. The biggest update? The iPhone will finally allow multitasking and thus, become a real... ...
GDC: PocketGamer Award Winners
Though the Pocket Gamer Readers’ Choice Awards are still running, Pocket Gamer has announced the winners in all other categories at their Awards Night this week. The Pocket Gamer Awards 2010: iPhone... ...
Unity Technologies has released version 3 of their Unity 3D SDK. The new version of their SDK will not only add support for Sony’s Playstation 3, but also for Google’s Android platform. In version... ...
Palm Opens Up WebOS with their PDK
Though Palm’s WebOS SDK offered very limited possibilities for app and game development, the company has now announced their PDK, Plug-In Developer Kit which will change all that. With the PDK,... ...
Boy Genius Report
Google Shopping adds local inventory search to your mobile
Have an Android, iPhone, or webOS smartphone? Find yourself shopping at Best Buy, Sears, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, and West Elm todos los dias? Well, Google has got a new feature for you. Google is officially launching an updated version Google…...
BlackBerry 9900/9930 slider hitting Sprint?
One of our solid connects told us some pretty interesting information regarding the BlackBerry slider device. According to them, the device actually failed in early diagnostic testing a whopping 4 out of 5 times (which is supposed to be extremely…...
Verizon Wireless to require enterprise level data plan for BESX access?
A leaked Verizon training memo reveals how Big Red will be dealing with those who have plans to connect their BlackBerry to a new BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express (BESX); it is going to cost you a little extra. The memo…...
Yet another round of BlackBerry slider pics
And just like that, today we have the third photo leak of the mysterious BlackBerry slider. Unlike the first time we saw it but much like the second, the device has been placed next to a Curve 8900 for the…...
Root access obtained for TELUS MILESTONE
In our review of the TELUS MILESTONE we lamented Motorola’s decision to digitally sign the bootloader which makes rooting quite difficult. Thankfully, over the past couple of days there has been a lot progress within the Android community and root…...
Nokia vs. Apple court date set for mid-2012
For those that are not up to speed, here is the Reader’s Digest® version of the Apple and Nokia legal saga. Nokia sued Apple, Apple sued Nokia, the ITC got involved, and here we are. A U.S. court date to…...
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iPad Alternative Lists Are Popping Out All Over
The hype surrounding iPad pre-order day is over. That will eventually make way for the hype that will come as we head to the April 3 delivery date. Already we’re seeing some new information (some of which has been released by Apple) on the iPad’s features and capability. But in...
Looks Like I’m the Designated GBM iPad Guinea Pig
Today was iPad pre-order day and from the sound of things around the Interwebs, Apple is doing quite well. Although nothing is confirmed by anyone I’m seeing reports of brisk sales and hearing reports that folks who may be reserving for pickup in an Apple Store might be waiting a...
iPad swaps mute switch for screen lock
Jim Dalrymple at The Loop spotted a small but important change to the iPad’s hardware functionality: the switch previously set for mute has been changed to a screen lock. Seems trivial, but I suspect this will soon become a standard feature for any tablet with accelerometer-based screen rotation. I like accelerometer-based...
PadNotes to turn your iPad into a notepad
I regret banking on lack of inking as my reason to not get the iPad. I’ve already been shown that ink on the small iPhone screen can look good. Now there’s a video demo of an app called PadNotes that shows how it might work on the iPad. You hear...
Are You Pre-Ordering an iPad Today?
In our recent poll asking where you plan to spend your Tablet allowance only 16% of those responding said they were purchasing an iPad. So, in just a few minutes (8:30EST) the floodgates open and Apple begins taking pre-orders. If you’re in that 16% are you pre-ordering today? Let us...
JooJoo Specs Revealed by the FCC
Despite the fact that FusionGarage hasn’t bothered to let anyone in on what chips are running the JooJoo Tablet, we can now say, thanks to the FCC, that it will be sporting Intel Atom N270 and NVidia Ion Graphics. Yep, the FCC spilled the beans. Intriguingly enough with the JooJoo relying...
MobileCrunch
What type of phone should a George Costanza buy?
As luck would have it, I'll be in the market for a brand-new phone in the coming weeks. Terribly exciting, yes. But there's a bit of a problem: the two "biggest" phones out there, the iPhone and all those Android-based ones, rub me the wrong way. Longtime readers will know...
Video: The HTC HD2 might not run Windows Phone 7, but it can run Windows 95!
We know what you're thinking. "Man! Now that Microsoft has confirmed (and re-confirmed) that the HD2 won't be getting an (officially endorsed) upgrade to Windows Phone 7, I can only hope that it will some day be able to run a desktop OS from fifteen years ago!" Well, friend, that day...
Rumor: Verizon BlackBerry Tour to get Push-to-talk soon, New BlackBerry in May?
Boy Genius tends to know what he's talking about when it comes to BlackBerry leaks - so when he says hes got some new details, we tend to believe him....
$200,000 BlackBerry takes gaudiness to a whole new level
If I lose my phone, it's a bad day. If this guy loses his phone, he just lost the equivalent of a CEO's salary....
HTC Tattoo to get the bumpgrade to Android 2.1?
The Tattoo might have been designed to be dirt cheap, but that doesn't mean HTC doesn't love it as much as the rest of their phones. French Android site Frandroid shot a note to HTC to see whether or not the Tattoo would be getting the Android 2.1 treatment. Their response?...
So you've been using your iPhone for a couple months or years now. You might be addicted to your iPhone. Even if you're not addicted, chances are that you have a stock of applications on which you rely heavily. Without a doubt, the single most useful application on my iPhone,...
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Why Adobe Should Change its Mobile Strategy (again)
[Where is Adobe really heading with Flash in mobile? Guest blogger Guilhem Ensuque deconstructs Adobe’s recent AIR and Flash mobile strategy and argues why Adobe should go back to the drawing board] Seen from the outside, Adobe’s mobile game plan is......
The Wintel future for mobile: a wake up call for network operators
[The PC-esque commodisation of the mobile industry has been prophesied many times before, but never before has it become so lucidly clear. Research Director Andreas Constantinou uncovers the dynamics of the mobile industry that will lead to a Wintel future,......
Demolition Derby in Devices: The roller-coaster ride is on
[The economic realities will lead to a roller-coaster ride that will shake up the mobile industry. Guest blogger Richard Kramer talks about the impending price war, the implications for industry growth, and how this will alter the landscape of device vendors......
2010 in review: Under-the-radar trends at Mobile World Congress
[Following a week of frantic announcements and marketing hype at MWC 2010, VisionMobile's Research Director, Andreas Constantinou looks at what really matters - the under-the-radar trends that will make the biggest impact in the next two years] The annual Mobile World......
MeeGo: Two (M)onkeys don’t make a (G)orilla. But they sure make a lot of noise
[What is behind the announcement of Meego operating system by Nokia and Intel? Guest blogger Thucydides Sigs deconstructs what Meego means and its importance to the mobile industry] How much substance is behind the noise of Nokia’s and Intel’s announcement of......
Location 101: breaking down the market for location-based apps
[People have got location all wrong, argues guest blogger Jane Sales, co-creator of flook. Rather than treating the market for location-based applications as a single monolithic entity, Jane breaks it down into use-case-driven segments and makes it concrete by showing......
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Flash Player 10.1 – Camera support with PhoneGap
Some of you will remember my earlier blog posts in August 2009 on the HTC Hero, the first Android device to ship with Flash. The goal of the Android experiment was to learn about the Android SDK, the development process and discover how Flash was enabled in the context of...
As part of a recent video recording session I created a Geolocation API example, this was to demonstrate just how simple it is to add Context-awareness to your applications. Now context-awareness is something that I know quite a bit about, it was actually the subject of my dissertation. Back then...
Helisso – A Packager for Symbian devices
As some of you know, learning about AIR, AS3, Flex, Flash Catalyst, Flash Builder has been my side-project for a few months now. As I mentioned in a previous post, it is essential to prepare for the future and invest now in learning new skills. For me, the best way to...
Flash Player 10.1 – Installations and updates
Flash Player 10.1 will become available in the first half of 2010 for all supported platforms. In fact, the desktop beta 3 is already looking incredible and proving to be a huge hit with developers testing their content. One of the most important parts of our work with our Open Screen...
Acrobat Connect Pro is now on the AppStore
One of the tools that I use almost every day at Adobe for screensharing, video conferencing and presentations is called Acrobat Connect Pro. It has been around for quite some time and today it’s used globally by organizations to help reduce the travel burden, as well as enabling teams to...
Battery Performance with Flash Player 10.1 on Nexus One
It appears that there has been some confusion from the community at large surrounding battery performance. This was caused by my colleague Michael Chaize publishing an amazing video of Flash Player 10.1 demos on Vimeo. Bloggers from Daring Fireball and Macgasm have spent a little more time than expected studying...