November 11th 2008 |
It is unique strategy in trying to sell a cell phone with a person completely impossible to understand over the phone; but AT&T and Samsung figuredWireless and Mobile News show this funny video of Ozzy Osbourne. Samsung Mobile has teamed up with OZZY OSBOURNE to promote the Samsung Propel QWERTY slider phone
No one can understand poor Ozzy’s mumblings, not even the barista at the coffee house. So Ozzy texts him is order, “Black Coffee.” The taxi driver can’t understand Ozzy, so he texts the cabby his destination. Even Ozzy’s therapist finds Ozzy’s text message disturbing. See the video here
November 11th 2008 |
Navigon, the leader in the navigation market,  introduced its latest portable navigation device.The Navigon 8100T GPS navigator offers a 4.8-inch wide screen, and an extraordinary navigation experience with the Panorama View 3D. The 3D experience relies on a built-in accelerator that uses NASA’s terrain data to create digital elevations on the screen. This will offer users the ability to go through different landscapes with rolling hills and elevations, and give them a real taste of their surroundings.
The Navigon 8100T offers free Real-Time traffic updates for life that automatically alerts the driver about traffic conditions ahead and provides re-routing with the touch of a button. The rest of the innards are standard fare with Bluetooth hands-free calling, voice entry, Zagat restaurant ratings, and the ultra road trip buddy, with the Exit Guide that lets you search upcoming exits for restaurants, gas, and so on. The 8100 even receives a new windshield mount with a one-click mount and an integrated charger. The new unit drops sometime this month with a respectable MSRP of $599. Sexy.
November 11th 2008 |
After targeting the market for virtualizing servers and clients, VMware has now set its sights on mobile phones, announcing Mobile Virtualization Platform (MVP) on Monday. The thin layer of software ultimately will be embedded in phones, allowing one device to support two or more operating systems. Imagine a phone that sports both Google’s Android OS and Windows Mobile. Or a phone that can handle your work contacts and applications, but switch to a personal profile after-hours.
This virtual machine may be a compelling technology for handset makers and carriers. It could enable them to bring phones to market with fewer headaches, allowing a single software profile that works regardless of hardware and operating system. Unlike the PC market, which is based on generally accepted standards, the mobile phone market has hundreds of different hardware and software combinations for phones. The other benefit for consumers is ease in upgrading to a new phone. “With virtual environments, they can copy the virtual machine files over to the new phone and get up and running quickly,” Krishnamurti said.
November 11th 2008 |
O2 today exclusively unveiled the XDA Zest, adding another Xda phone to its expanding range of O2 branded handsets. O2 hopes the Xda Zest will encourage first time PDA users to swap from conventional handsets and “experience the benefits of using a fully featured PDA without being tied into a minimum term” O2 has unveiled the Xda Zest to be made available on Pay&Go, as well as on Pay Monthly.
Combining great looks with superior functionality the Xda Zest boasts built-in Wi-Fi and HSDPA for fast connection to the web on the move. The latest O2 own-branded handset also has a 3 mega pixel camera combined with an mp3 player and FM radio. Made for O2 by Asus, the Xda Zest comes with a free 2-week CoPilot satnav trial with full UK and Ireland GPS mapping. Running Windows Mobile 6.1, users will have access to their email using Mobile Outlook, as well as the capability to view and edit Microsoft Office documents in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. O2 Xda Zest will be on sale in O2 stores and online at o2.co.uk from 17th November 2008. It will be available on O2 Pay&Go priced at £249.99 and for free on certain O2 Pay Monthly contracts.
November 11th 2008 |
The full specs of AT&T’s version of the HTC Touch Pro has shown up on the HTC WIKI, HTC’s semi-official user support outlet. Along with the Sprint Touch Diamond and the Sprint Touch Pro, the Fuze on AT&T represents the latest generation of Windows Mobile smartphones. It’s a mix of a few things: A slick, modern UI in TouchFlo 3D, a screen that finally gets beyond QVGA with 640×480 resolution, a smaller, compact size, more capacious memory, a default browser that isn’t flat-out embarrassing, and a processor that able to keep up with it all. While all of these increases can fairly be called evolutionary instead of revolutionary, they do add up to a qualitative change.
Read the full specs below after the break.
Processor: Qualcomm MSM7201A, 528MHz. The MSM7201A has become the go-to processor for many of the latest Windows Mobile devices (especially those made by HTC). While there have been questions of “GPS Lag†with the chipset, overall it’s a very powerful and very snappy proc. I find that it has a decent good mix of power and battery life (especially on the Treo Pro), and the Fuze is no exception (more on the battery life below). [Read More...]
