Palm showed off 3D gaming on the Pre with the help of EA Mobile. Check out Sims and Need for Speed live demos from Palm's CES press conference.
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07Jan
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07Jan
The PhoneDog crew was on-site at the Motorola event, where the Backflip was formally announced. Though there's not a specified carrier at the moment, the device will offer a 3.1-inch touchscreen, Android v1.5, and 5.0-megapixel camera. Check out the video, and sound off here and in the PhoneDog forums with your comments!
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07Jan
Palm just wrapped up their CES 2010 press conference. The big news: Lots of webOS enhancements and two new Verizon exclusive devices:
- Pre Plus and Pixi Plus hit Verizon as exclusives on Jan 25. No pricing announced.
- Pre Plus: 16GB internal memory, slight redesign including no more front-panel navigation button, and Touchstone-compatible back plate standard
- Pixi Plus: Now with Wi-Fi
- Pre Plus and Pixi Plus feature mobile hotspot app: Use the phone as a mobile WiFi router to tether up to 5 devices to your 3G data stream
- Sprint users, you get none of the above :-(
- webOS 1.4 hits in Februrary, will feature video capture/share for all webOS devices
- Flash 10 plug-in coming to webOS devices soon.
- 3D gaming on Pre (only) shown off by EA Mobile. First 3D games available now in app catalog.
- webOS development kit open today, plug-in development kit (PDK) coming soon
- Pre and Pixi now on SFR France
- NOTHING mentioned about webOS on AT&T. Hmm.
- A new line of colorful backplates is available for Pixi. Including an orange one just for me :-o
Bad news for Sprint and Apple, but more for Sprint since we all know Apple's just biding their time before the inevitable iPhone/iPhone OS version four announcement later this year, and they'll find a way to deal with the Flash business. Sprint, on the other hand, now has last year's webOS devices that don't get the mobile hotspot app that the new Verizon phones get. Sprint's Pre lacks the new design and double-up memory of Pre Plus, and Sprint's Pixi lacks Wi-Fi while Pixi Plus on VZW has it. And the beat goes on …
We'll have hands-on with the new Palm phones for you real soon. Stay tuned!
in the meantime, what say you? Will Palm's new Plus phones on Verizon spell the beginning of something big for webOS?
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07Jan
As rumored many months ago when the Dell Mini 3 was but a twinkle in our eye, the device was officially announced this morning - and as expected, it's headed to AT&T. Coming in the first half of 2010, the device is expected to offer a 3.5-inch 640x360 display, Bluetooth, 3.0-megapixel auto-focus camera with flash, microSD, and GPS.
An Android device confirmed on AT&T - finally! Fantastic news for Android fans eagerly awaiting a device on AT&T.
Via Engadget
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07Jan
Sony Ericsson isn't announcing any new products at CES, but that didn't stop the kids at GSMArena.com from getting a pic of what might just be the rumored Xperia X10 mini, codenamed "Robyn." The device is said to be an Android device smaller in size and - I'd assume - capacity than the X10, and it may come in a range of color choices. If, you know, it's real.
But it looks real in the pic, right? And those pink, green, and white backplates shown on GSMArena look real, too, don't they? Hmm. I'll see if I can get anything out of my SE peeps about the X10 mini when I meet with them later on here in Las Vegas.
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07Jan
Noah is at the CES Palm press event right now: 2PM EST. Follow his twitter updates below! UPDATE: Live coverage ended at 3PM EST. You can still follow Noah's live twitter updates from this post for his up to the minute thoughts from CES Las Vegas 2010.
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07Jan
A New Year means a fresh start. We’ve had a quick flick through one mobile manufacturer’s New Year’s resolutions… Save the environment, lift spirits, improve productivity and contribute to a healthy lifestyle, these are the four challenges Nokia has set itself in 2010. However, this is no ordinary resolution, because Nokia are seeking out international talent to help them on their mission to ‘make a difference in peoples’ lives’.Calling All Innovators 2010 is a contest for international application developers. Nokia is on the lookout for inspirational applications that will fall into one of four categories:
Eco / Being Green: It’s pretty self-explanatory; applications that will help save the planet or have an eco-friendly use.
Productivity: This covers any applications that will help people in their daily lives, such as utilities, business or personal finance apps.
Life Improvement: Again, the title speaks for itself. Basically any apps that will help improve the life of the mobile user, particularly those in developing countries. These could be educational and agricultural tools, or health apps that will help people in remote locations.
Entertainment: The ‘just for fun’ category. Applications that ‘bring out your inner rock star’, cool multimedia features including games, music and well anything entertaining.
In keeping with the resolutions, Nokia has also teamed up with Sesame Workshop, the guys behind Sesame Street to encourage developers to create and offer applications to teach early literacy on Nokia devices to communities around the world. Let’s hope other manufacturers follow suit and something perhaps even more exciting, the possibility of Big Bird showcasing Nokia’s next device…it could happen!
Post from Dial-a-Phone, UK's no. 1 for Mobile Phones.
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07Jan
American Windows Mobile users, rejoice, for the mighty HTC HD2 is coming to your land. T-Mobile and HTC announced that the massively large, thin, and fast capacitive touch smartphone that I fell head-over-heels for last month is coming to the US as a T-Mobile exclusive this Spring. More on the freshly minted T-Mo HD2 product page.
HD2 is the first ever Windows Mobile phone with a capacitive display, and the massive 4.3" size of its screen combined with the device's sleek shape and thin profile made it the first WinMo phone I've gotten all lusty about in quite some time. HTC Sense worked wonderfully on the unlocked GSM version of the device I demo'd, thanks in large part to the zippy 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor running under the hood. Frankly, using HD2 felt more like having a tablet computer in my hand than any mere phone. Then again, whenever I had to dig past HTC Sense to use WinMo, I was brought somewhat back down to Earth.
Power users who want/need Windows Mobile should, quite honestly, love this device provided that HTC and T-Mobile are able to iron out a few minor kinks I encountered on the demo I used. And when T-Mo gets that 7.2 Mbps HSDPA network rolled out across the country? Look out.
Check out my hands-on video with HD2 for more on this beastly smartphone.
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07Jan
HTC today launched the Smart which, ironically enough, is a dumbphone. You wouldn't expect a plain Jane dumbphone from HTC, though, and Smart certainly looks to be a little more than your average voice-and-text machine.
The device, which will be available this Spring in Europe and Asia, features HTC's Sense user experience running atop the Qualcomm Brew Mobile Platform, not Android or Windows Mobile as with other HTC Sense devices. The idea is to bring an afforable smartphone experience to the masses, as the press release attests to:
HTC Smart begins with a friendly, compact touch design and integrates an intuitive user experience that is centered around HTC Sense, an HTC design philosophy that puts people at the center by focusing on three core areas: Make It Mine, Stay Close and Discover the Unexpected. HTC Smart enables personal customization of each person’s own phone experience. It also provides a quick and easy way to see what friends are up to via various social networks as well as quickly communicating over the phone, through text messaging or e-mail.
No word on whether or not U.S. consumers will ever have the opportunity to, um, Get Smart.
More on HTC's Smart product page.
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07Jan
Following the ever-popular app store trend, Nokia has announced the availability of the Ovi Store for select AT&T devices. The store will be available on the Nokia Surge, Mural, E71x, 6650, 6555, and 6350. What's more, users will have the ability to download content and charge it to their AT&T bill.
My take? It's great news. In today's world, app stores can make or break a manufacturer, and it's nice to see Nokia get into the game and open up the Ovi store to retail (mainstream) consumers. That being said, they've got a lot of work to do to keep up with the other app stores (Palm's App Catalog, Android Market, and to a greater extent, the Apple App Store).
If you're up for reading the full press release, it can be found below.
OVI STORE BY NOKIA DELIVERS CONTENT AND APPLICATIONS WITH CONVENIENT BILLING TO AT&T CUSTOMERS
AT&T customers using select Nokia devices can now download numerous pieces of content through Ovi Store with convenient automatic billing
White Plains, NY – January 6, 2009 – Today, Nokia and AT&T announced that Ovi Store by Nokia is now available to AT&T customers using the following Nokia devices – the Nokia E71x, Nokia Surge, Nokia Mural, Nokia 6650, Nokia 6555 or Nokia 6350 – with more devices to come. These AT&T customers will also be able to download free and paid content from Ovi Store with the convenience of charging their paid content purchases directly to their monthly AT&T bill.
To get started, AT&T customers with these select Nokia devices* can simply visit store.ovi.com from their device browser to begin downloading personalized content, like apps, games, ringtones, productivity tools, movie trailers and more.
· Step one: go to store.ovi.com from your Nokia device from AT&T
· Step two: once at store.ovi.com you will be prompted to download the Ovi Store application
· Step three: enjoy great content and applications for your Nokia device with AT&T.
"Nokia is happy to bring the exciting content available through Ovi Store by Nokia to AT&T customers in an easy way with a convenient billing solution,” said David Petts, Vice President and General Manager, AT&T account, Nokia. "Ovi Store provides consumers with mobile content and applications from some of the most recognized developers and publishers from around the world, and we are now thrilled to deliver compelling content to AT&T customers with a payment solution that simplifies access and use.”
Ovi Store is Nokia’s one-stop-shop for free and paid content, with support for a range of device types from smartphones to feature phones. Globally, an estimated 50 million Nokia device owners, in more than 180 countries, across more than 100 Nokia device models, have access to Ovi Store in 30 languages.
Many of the content industry's biggest names along with independent application developers are distributing their media, applications and games through Ovi Store by Nokia. Content providers and application developers interested in distributing their content through Ovi Store should visit publish.ovi.com<http://publish.ovi.com/>.
* Nokia E71x, Nokia Surge, Nokia Mural, Nokia 6650, Nokia 6555 and Nokia 6350
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Nokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world’s leading maker of mobile devices. Today, we are connecting people in new and different ways - fusing advanced mobile technology with personalized services to enable people to stay close to what matters to them. We also provide comprehensive digital map information through NAVTEQ; and equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
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