Archive for April 12th, 2008For those of you who have tuned out the golf world, the most prestigious tournament in golf, The Masters, is this weekend. To mark its 72nd year, Augusta is turning up the heat on its online presence. With partner IBM, Augusta National is offering a rich on the internet experience for golf … source Tech news blog
Few days ago we posted a screenshot of Nokia N810 World wide web Tablet running Google's Android OS. No huge deal, even before Android, the N810 used Linux as an operating system. And now, the folks of XDA-Dev community managed to make Google's OS singing along HTC TyTN II. Ideal of all, Android runs as an .EXE on top of the Windows Mobile shell, making us think we could see Google's OS hitting each major smartphone platform at some point. Not that Google will try to do that, hackers will. Hmm. If it's possible to make Android run as a .EXE on Windows Mobile, maybe someone could port it to .SIS file and bring it to Symbian world. Just an idea, I've no clue whether that's possible or not… [Via: Boy Genius Report] —
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Tritton launches new Bluetooth accessories - AX Micro headset, AX Visor car kitPosted by: admin in Mobile
Not that known manufacturer of the Bluetooth mobile phone accessories Tritton recently launched two new products - AX Micro headset and AX Visor vehicle kit. The first one is a comfortable, mono headset with “sleek micro design” that incorporates a design with flexible finger grips that rest on the inner rim of the ear, ensuring “extreme ease of wear and stability.” The AX Micro's should provide users with up to 5 hours of talk and 150 hours of standby time. It's already available through Tritton's network of on the web and offline retail partners at MSRP of $59.99. The other accessory is designed for those who frequently drive to their job. The AX Visor can work either in “car mode” or “speakerphone mode.” In “car mode” the unit will activate the unidirectional microphone, while in “speakerphone mode” the omnidirectional microphone is used. The Bluetooth accessory has an OLED screen for displaying caller IDs, battery that can power-up the device for up to 15 hours of talk and 400 hours of standby time, as well as ability to be charged either via AC/DC adapter, cigarette jack or a USB port. Again, the AX Visor is already available through Tritton's partners at MSRP of $119.99. More information is available on Tritton's website. —
Oops!… They've did it again… A certain Chinese handset “maker” have managed to clone the HTC Touch Dual to perfection. As you can see from the image above, it's hard to tell whether the device is actually fake. Details like the icons at the bottom of the screen and “HY” sign on the back are there to remind everyone this has nothing to do with HTC's original smartphone. Specs wise, the fake Touch Dual is a dual-band (900/1800MHz) GSM phone which sports such things as 2.6″ 16 million color QVGA touchscreen, 1.3 megapixel camera, FM radio, NES emulator, media player and a microSD card slot. As for the size, it measures 108
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GPS PDA Phone Airis T482 coming soon to France, other countriesPosted by: admin in MobileThe GPS PDA Phone Airis T482 is ready to hit the mobile market of France within the next few days. The device will sell for 424 EUR with France-only maps or for 478 EUR with Europe wide coverage. Details about the specs are still kinda sketchy, and so far we can confirm only such things as:
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HKC enters the Windows Mobile smartphone market with launch of two dual-SIM deviPosted by: admin in Mobile
Hong Kong based HKC (no it's not a typo) launched the world's first Windows Mobile smartphone with two SIM card slots, allowing savvy users to make and receive phone calls on two networks while doing their usual “Exchange thing.” Two models were announced — W1000 which is equipped with one GSM and one CDMA SIM slot, and G1000 that comes with to GSM slots. Aside from boasting two SIM slots, the both devices also sport 200MHz Qualcomm CPU, 256MB ROM and 64MB RAM, 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen, 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth support, and a standard microSD slot. On the down side, the lack of 3G radio and WiFi is a dealbreaker for many people, myself included. In addition, faster CPU and more RAM are a must these days, especially for the resource hungry Windows Mobile. Not to mention, 3 megapixel camera and a VGA screen are also cool to have on board, but something's gotta give, I guess. Let's hope HKC's next smartphone will include all the things I just mentioned. Then we might have a true winner! In the meantime, check out the short demo video after the jump. [Via: SlashPhone] —
Goldstriker keeps pushing various luxury versions of Apple's handset. Lately we've spotted the gorgeous red grain leather version, made by their chief designer Stuart Hughes. Only 250 of these will be made, so it's wise to take your place on time. The red grain iPhones will begin selling from the end of this months for $1,800. Not cheap, and not for everyone. Finally, if you don't dig the red leather, Goldstriker stated they'll also release the device in other colors like ivory, black and more… [Via: textually.org] —
UK: Tesco, the (primarily) food-retailing superstore, which also happens to run an MVNP, has been trialling a WAP advertising portal since May 2007 - Tesco says access to the portal has been growing, resulting in 300,000 unique visitors in December 07. The Ads were delivered as “traditional” banner Ads with a click-through, and included brands such as ITV, Nivea and Teletext. Interestingly, Tesco said it's demographics include a big segment of female household “budget owners”, with an average age of 36 - this apparently means that for advertisers with products that are “fast-moving consumer goods such as toiletries and cleaning products”, it is a good target audience. The survey that Tesco commissioned apparently showed that “more than half (60 per cent) of portal users are female and the same percentage stated they visit the portal at least once a month, while 69 per cent claimed they would click on a relevant advert.” These stats seem to fly in the face of typical Mobile Internet access - either Tesco know something we don't, or they have the most M-Internet-savvy user-base I've seen in some time! [Via: Silicon.com] —
UK: Tesco, the (primarily) food-retailing superstore, which also happens to run an MVNP, has been trialling a WAP advertising portal since May 2007 - Tesco says access to the portal has been growing, resulting in 300,000 one-of-a-kind visitors in December 07. The Ads were delivered as “traditional” banner Ads with a click-through, and included brands such as ITV, Nivea and Teletext. Interestingly, Tesco said it's demographics include a huge segment of female household “budget owners”, with an average age of 36 - this apparently means that for advertisers with products that are “fast-moving consumer goods such as toiletries and cleaning products”, it is a good target audience. The survey that Tesco commissioned apparently showed that “more than half (60 per cent) of portal users are female and the same percentage stated they visit the portal at least once a month, while 69 per cent claimed they would click on a relevant advert.” These stats seem to fly in the face of typical Mobile World wide web access - either Tesco know something we don't, or they’ve the most M-Internet-savvy user-base I've seen in some time! [Via: Silicon.com] —
Virgin Trains is working with Vodafone to add retransmitters for 2G/3G to 52 of the trains on their fleet - boosting signal strengths for customers. The project, which is due to finish in November, has apparently seen a 60% increase in successfully finished calls. At the same time the carrier is also urging business users to be careful in using the train as a simple extension of their office and discussing confidential matters - apparently 70% of those in 2000 person survey said they had discussed business in public carriages, 20% said they had talked about business-critical subjects, and 15% said they had mentioned confidential information. However the most worrying stat of all was that 26% of people admitted to following up on business leads overheard in other people's conversations!! [Via: SlashPhone] —
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