Archive for January, 2008

Nokia’s virtual keyboard patent application - forget on-screen keyboards, try on-desk keyboards

The problem with a full touchscreen handset is that there’s usually little room to ergonomically fit a physical QWERTY keyboard alongside the display. Nokia is working ’round-the-clock to bring S60 Touch to market, and it looks like they’re also working to develop a suitable keyboard solution.
This here patent application, titled “Mobile device with virtual keyboard,” […]

American Airlines launches mobile website

Jet-setters looking to quickly check in and manage their American Airlines itinerary can rest easy. American Airlines has recently launched a mobile version of their website that allows travelers on-the-go to check their flight status, itinerary, check-in, etc. directly from their mobile phone.
Of course, you’ll need access to a web-browser to access the American Airlines […]

Dell: Not working with Google on new handset - no hardware to show off at Mobile World Congress

We love a good rumor. But, if there’s one thing we love more, it’s the back and forth between the blogosphere and spokespeople that these rumors generate. Following on rumors that Dell and Google are working together on a mobile phone, a Dell spokesperson has denied that Dell has no hardware to debut at the […]

HP iPAQ 210 finally hits the market after delays

It’s been a long-time coming, but the sleek HP iPAQ 210 Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional handset has finally hit the market. This WinMo jobby from HP has seen delays that would make Microsoft cry, so it’s good to see that it’s available.
With a glorious 4-inch 480 x 640 touchscreen display, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, WiFi […]

MTV use Flixwagon software on N95s to cover Super Tuesday…

 
MTV today announced that it is using Flixwagon’s mobile broadcasting technology to equip an army of street team citizen journalists with the capability to deliver the first-ever live “mobile-to-Web” video broadcasts from polling stations, caucuses, candidate rallies and everywhere young voters will congregate on during February 5th’s Super Tuesday event. You can find the press […]

Official: Motorola considering getting rid of its mobile phones division

Motorola, which made the one hit wonder RAZR and has been in slump ever since, has admitted that they’re considering splitting the company up to separate the bleeding phones division from the rest of the company. According to Reuters Motorla is said to be considering:
“structural and strategic realignment of its businesses to better equip its […]

O2 and Endemol create ‘cell’ - mini Mobile TV series!

O2 has teamed up with Endemol to create a 20-Episode TV series called ‘Cell’, which has been made exclusively for Mobile. It starts off tomorrow, with 3 episodes coming per week at 50p each, or a package deal for £3.50.You have to be an O2 sub, and from NOW, you can text ‘cell’ to 2020 […]

Nokia set to demo S60 Touch UI at Mobile World Congress 2008

We’ve seen some simple demonstrations of Nokia’s S60 Touch interface before, but Nokia’s going to really kick things up into high gear with their full-on S60 Touch demo at Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona (MWC). According to the official Symbian Series 60 blog, Nokia will be showing off some added Touch UI features at […]

Verizon Wireless may have to refund up to $1 billion for “illegal ETF”

We all hate Early Termination Fees (ETF), that much is undisputed. What is disputed is just how legal it was to charge 70 million of its former customers an ETF.
Well, former Verizon Wireless subscribers that got burned with an ETF will be happy to hear that an arbitrator has cleared the way for a class-action […]

Must Listen: 1 hour of Niklas Savander at Capital Market Days

When Nokia published a press release talking about how they plan to purchase Trolltech and how doing so will strengthen both S60 and S40, it immediately dawned on me that I heard this somewhere before. I couldn’t quite put a finger on it, until now that is. During Nokia World there was an event called […]

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