Archive for July, 2008

New Windows Live Client for Windows Mobile smartphones released

Although Windows Live and Windows Live Messenger come pre-installed on most Windows Mobile smartphones, some carriers sell these devices without the two mentioned apps on board.
To tackle this problem and enable users who do want to use Windows Live services on their smartphones despite carriers’ restrictions, Microsoft has released a new Windows Live client for […]

AdMob announces new iPhone 3G advertising solutions along with $1 million iPhone developers fund

AdMob announced that it has launched a global iPhone ad marketplace with new iPhone-optimized interactive advertising formats. The new ads include Brand and Performance formats that will function in both the browser environment as well as native applications built for the iPhone. In addition, the mobile ads company unveiled a developer program as well as […]

Palm purchased 3 companies last year, didn’t bother telling anyone!

Palm, and every other company that is publicly traded, has to file a document called the “10-K” which goes to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Palm’s 2007 10-K was recently published and it looks like they purchased 3 companies.
None of them were named, 2 were purchased in February 2007, one handles user interface development, the […]

Amosu Ultimo Diamond - World’s Most Expensive iPhone

And it’s not even an iPhone 3G! The connoisseurs of tacky and the kings of gaudy at Amosu figured the uber-rich don’t pay much attention to the latest technology to hit the mobile phone market. They’ve crafted the Amosu Ultimo Diamond, sporting 1,179 diamonds weighing in at a whopping 16.18 karats. 
The result - the world’s […]

Verizon Wireless divest some assets to complete the planned Alltel acquisition

Verizon Wireless will divest some assets to meet Department of Justice approval so it could continue with its intended purchase of Alltel. The CDMA carrier agreed to sell off 85 markets across 18 states, where its services overlap with Alltel’s.
Affected areas include North Dakota and South Dakota as well certain areas in California, Colorado, Georgia, […]

Chinese 8 megapixel camera phone - X908

Samsung may have the INNOV8, Sony Ericsson C905, but Chinese handset makers aren’t sleeping as well. Recently, we’ve spotted the China-made X908 phone with 8 megapixel camera!
Now, I wouldn’t expect it to actually compete head to head with Samsung nor Sony Ericsson’s offering in terms of image quality, however considering that you’ll be able to […]

Stanford to offer “iPhone Application Programming” course

We all know how Apple is popular these days and it doesn’t surprises to see many of the well established institutions trying to affiliate themselves with Cupertino boys.
That being said, we’ve just found out Stanford will be offering a course in the Autumn entitled “iPhone Application Programming.” Apparently, the course will be taught by one […]

Palm Treo 800w to get Bluetooth voice dialing

Good news for the Palm Treo 800w owners. Soon you’ll be able to call people using nothing but your voice and a Bluetooth headset. Here’s what Palm says about it:
Palm Treo 800w Voice Dialing Over Bluetooth will be available soon as a download from this web page. Please return to this page in the coming […]

Skyfire hits Symbian, at least for select beta testers

The awesome mobile web browser Skyfire is now available to select Symbian beta testers. We haven’t signed up on time and we’re not on list. However, it appears only those testers residing in the U.S. are allowed to get a sneak peak of what seems as the next best thing since slice of bread.
From what […]

Blackberry Curve Sunset hitting T-Mobile on August 4th?

Blackberry Curve in sunset color will reportedly hit T-Mobile’s offering within a week. Specs wise, the device remains the same, differentiating itself only by its color. That by itself would be a reason enough for decent sales a year ago. However, with the Bold release around the corner, one could think will anyone actually pick […]

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