Jul 21, 2008

LG Electronics (LG) announced that it sales of these touchscreen phones reached 7 million units at the end of the second quarter. This comes just five quarters after LG launched the world’s first full touchscreen handset, the Prada Phone by LG.
Of LG’s touch-based phones, the Viewty, a professional-level camera phone, is its top seller, surpassing 2 million units. The phone’s popularity lies in its sharp 5.0-megapixel camera and easy touchscreen …
Jul 20, 2008

Nobody knows how to play with the media more than Apple does, even when a bad news can damage their profits Apple turns it into good news and generate more positive buzz than bad.
Take for example the recently launched iPhone 3G, with bigger demand than devices to supply the impressive costumers reception for the new smartphone, but was it badly planned by Apple or a maneuver to generate buzz?
I believe …
Jul 14, 2008

Funambol Inc. today announced the availability of its new free Funambol plug-in for the iPhone. The Funambol plug-in enables users to easily and freely sync their address book from an older phone to an iPhone 3G over-the-air. It also enables users of the iPhone 3G (as well as original iPhones and iPod Touches that have been upgraded to 2.0) to wirelessly back up their contacts for free, and …
Jul 12, 2008

Toyota Motor Sales Inc. currently offers integrated Bluetooth® hands-free wireless systems in 15 models and will make it available on the all-new 2009 Venza when it goes on sale this fall.
With more states enacting laws that prohibit driving while talking on handheld cell phones, the Bluetooth® hands-free systems connection between certain Toyota models and most Bluetooth®-enabled mobile phones provide an easy wireless solution. Built into optional Toyota onboard DVD navigation …
Jul 8, 2008

Motorola Inc. today launched in China the latest members of its popular PDA series – MING A1600, MING A1800 and MOTO A810. The highly-anticipated next generation MING A1600 and A1800, both of which feature stand-alone GPS and a full-package of productivity and multimedia functions, along with the chic entry-level MOTO A810 further expand Motorola’s line of PDA handsets and will continue the company’s leadership in China’s PDA handset market.
“As the …
Jul 7, 2008

The clock is ticking and the launch day for the new iPhone 3G is coming faster, people are making lines in front of some Apple Store waiting to get their hands on the shiny gadget.
Expect this week some stupid announcements from Apple’s rivals, price reduction, introduction of new models that aren’t ready to ship in 6 months, but the …
Jun 24, 2008

Starting today, convergence craving consumers across the United States can set their sights on the newest Nokia Nseries device to hit American store shelves, the Nokia N78. Combining advanced mobile features such as integrated A-GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and high-speed HSDPA connectivity on North American 850/1900 MHz networks, the Nokia N78 is perfect for enjoying new Nokia services such as Nokia Maps and …
Jun 24, 2008

AT&T Inc today announced a suite of content delivery and digital media solutions to help companies package, deliver and distribute video and rich multimedia Web content across their networks to the three screens that are core to AT&T’s multimedia strategy — the computer, the television and mobile computing devices such as the iPhone and the BlackBerry®.
AT&T’s Digital Media SolutionsSM portfolio includes content distribution and management, broadcast video and …
Jun 23, 2008

Forbes’ Brian Caulfield took some time and examined the iphone from a different perspective, looking for what could make the iPhone a total dissapoinment. Caulfield named 7 of what he considers the bigger drawbacks of the little and cute iphone:
Here they are:
The Cost
No Flash
No Replaceable Batteries
Video Recording
No Cut-And-Paste
No Multimedia Messaging Service
No Voice Dialing
Cost
Apple wants to reach a bigger audience, AT&T can help, but in the end a two …
Jun 18, 2008

Motorola, Inc. today announced that its Multi-Net Mobility™ solution can now be configured and managed remotely over a wireless data network and now allows wireless devices to access a virtual private network and back-office applications from “hot spots” outside a vehicle.
Motorola Multi-Net Mobility, based on the standard Mobile IP protocol, provides end-to-end data encryption for text, image and video applications while operating across a variety of public and private networks, including Motorola’s MOTOMESH™, ASTRO® 25 Integrated Voice …
Jun 17, 2008

With a thousand eyes watching, Apple has unveiled the long-awaited second generation of its iPhone at the annual developers’ conference (WWDC2008) in San Francisco on June 9.
With support for faster 3G wireless networks, the new iPhone has attracted fervent interest from consumers, and will undoubtedly increase the Corporation’s degree of internationalization. In the past three years, Apple’s Local market has had 48% share of its whole sales, European market 22% compared.
Expanding brand and product lines as …
Jun 17, 2008

Sierra Wireless today announced two new additions to the company’s embedded module product line – the MC8790 and MC8790V embedded modules for HSPA networks. The Sierra Wireless MC8790 and MC8790V HSPA modules will offer a more cost-effective solution for OEM customers, while still providing the extensive feature set and high-end functionality that Sierra Wireless customers have come to expect from the company’s embedded modules.
The MC8790 is designed for OEMs integrating mobile broadband capabilities into notebook computers, fixed …
Jun 12, 2008

Now that the iPhone is turning itself in a real threat to PSP and Nintendo DS, Apple should seriously consider entering into the full time game development to provide amazing games to the new mobile gaming platform.
To become a mobile game developer Apple should consider to two different approaches:
1. Create a Mobile Gaming Division
It’s not an easy task to find good game programmers grazing on the pasture. All major game developers are hunting down every creative …
Jun 4, 2008

AT&T today announced a more than 20 percent increase to the top end of the company’s typical 3G network downlink speed range and a 50 percent increase to the top end of the typical uplink speed range for wireless laptop card customers¹. The upgrades are results of recent network enhancements, including the deployment of High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) technology across all existing 3G markets before the end of June.
AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband network is available …