One of the major points the iPad, nook, and other e-book readers have on the Kindle is their touchability. Sure, you don’t need it to read books, but it’s nice if you like interacting with things
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Amazon snaps up touchscreen company – Kindle Touch coming soon?
Not only does Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team (or SAHDMT for short) does have one of the greatest names I’ve heard a video game developer ever have, but they also have combined the fun of kicking a soccer ball around with the fun of brutally murdering zombies. With that in mind, and my years of killing virtual zombies, I decided to take their flagship title, Pro Zombie Soccer , for a spin
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Hands-On Preview: Pro Zombie Soccer for iPhone (with Video)
During ARM’s Q4 2009 and full year 2009 earnings call today ( 22 page transcript ), ARM CEO Warren East showed a sneak peak of the company’s roadmap for 2010 and the bit that stuck out for us mobile phone geeks was the ARM Eagle. Based on the same ARM v7 architecture that the Cortex A8 and Cortex A9 share, the Eagle is said to take ARM’s application processors “onto yet another level of high performance”. We’ve yet to see any Cortex A9 powered devices hit the market yet, and while Will did get a chance to play with some early A9 powered NVIDIA Tegra 2 tablets , they were far from final
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ARM Eagle: You thought the Cortex A8 and A9 was fast? Wait until you see the Eagle flying!
Vodafone UK has launched a new online business centre, which brings information on its full range of mobile, fixed and unified communications offerings together in one place – as part of the business pages on vodafone ( NYSE: VOD ).co.uk. To make it even easier for business customers and partners, the new site has also been redesigned so that it is segmented according to three types of customer: small business, medium and large business and public sector. Every section has the same consistent design, which should ensure quick and intuitive navigation for customers – however, the small business section has been the focus of the first phase of the business site’s development.
Vodafone UK has announced that its Vodafone ( NYSE: VOD ) Secure Remote Access solution has been awarded the CESG Claims Tested Mark (CCTM) certificate by CESG, which is the information assurance arm of GCHQ. For those of you that aren’t familiar with GCHQ, they are the boffins behind intelligence in the UK – so an OK from them is a BIG OK! Vodafone UK has become the first UK mobile operator to receive the CCTM mark, which verifies the claims companies make for their security solutions for data confidentiality, integrity and availability in the modern government IT environment. The CCTM certificate means that UK public sector organisations, including those in local authorities, the National Health Service, education, criminal justice, policing, Central Government and the Ministry of Defence, can now recognise Vodafone Secure Remote Access v2.8 as a solution that has had independent assurance testing, under CESG governance. Vodafone Secure Remote Access helps organisations to protect their networks, devices and data – principally by ensuring staff comply with IT security policies when away from the office
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Vodafone is first UK Operator to be awarded Government quality mark for remote worker security solution
LG is probably feeling good right now, now that their devices have official 4G certification in Japan. Right now, LG, the South Korean company isn’t releasing a 4G handset just yet, but they will be releasing a 4G compatible modem. In the meantime, NTT Docomo, Japan’s biggest cell phone carrier, will probably have their 4G line through the country by December.
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LG first to bring 4G to Japan
Anyone that regularly reads IntoMobile will know that I think the Groovemaker range of Apps are awesome – sitting in a perfect niche between recreational music, and professional music production – they are kinda like the guitar hero of mobile music production, but there’s real productivity in here too – it’s no game! Recently, IK Multimedia, the creators of Groovemaker, released ‘Groovemaker Reggae’ – I’m now writing down my thoughts on the App, having used it quite extensively! More after the jump… Download, loading, and opening tracks Groovemaker isn’t the smallest of apps, but then again it’s got an fair amount of file-weight since it includes lots of really high-quality apps. I used iTunes on the Mac and then synced the iPhone as the fastest route to getting Apps installed.
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Usage review: Groovemaker Reggae for iPhone/iPod Touch
Nokia ( NYSE: NOK )’s Cseries and Xseries rang of devices was discovered by Aleksi Moisio, writing for Finnish news site Digitoday, way back in July of last year . We all know about the Xseries, such as the X6, the first Nokia smartphone with a capactivie touch screen, and the Nokia X3, a lesser known, but highly important music phone for emerging economies. They were announced back in early September 2009
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Photos: Nokia C5 leaks [2.2 inch screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, Symbian powered]
One of the juicy tidbits that found its way into the latest Nexus One update was the synchronization of starred items in Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ) Maps between mobile and desktop. Happily, Google is offering this update to all Android users in Google Maps for Mobile 3.4. If you’ve used GMail at all, you’ll be familiar with the concept of starring – it’s basically a flag that lets you access items later quickly.
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Star Syncing Comes to Google Maps on Android
AT&T ( NYSE: T ) has just announced a new mobile app developer contest that is offering a sizable $40,000 prize pool for developers that enter the contest. The AT&T Open Call – Apps For All! contest is a re-imagining of the Fast-Pitch Platinum Awards, so if you’ve dabbled in that contest, you’ll be familiar with this contest.
The only thing keeping your Nexus One from laying the smack-down on Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL )’s iPhone is this small software update that Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ) and T-Mobile ( NYSE: DT ) are sending over-the-air (OTA). Packed inside an update no more than a couple dozen megabytes lies the power to enable multi-touch pinch zooming on your N1
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Force update your Nexus One with multi-touch pinch zooming
Along with the figure skating, ice hockey and snowboarding, another event will compete for attention at the Winter Olympics in Canada this month. A Canadian company has created what it calls the “largest thought-controlled computing installation.” It’s an experiment that lets visitors to the Olympics use their brainwaves to control the lights at three major landmarks in Canada, including Niagara Falls.
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Winter Olympics to Demo Thought-Controlled Lighting
Nokia ( NYSE: NOK )’s Ovi Maps with free navigation has been downloaded over 1.4 million times in only 7 days. As of 31 January 2010 the top five countries downloading the new version of Ovi Maps were: China, Italy, UK, Germany and Spain. The top five most popular Nokia devices installing the download were: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia N97, Nokia 5230 and Nokia E72
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Brief: Nokia Ovi Maps with free navigation reaches 1.4 million downloads in 1 week
Now if you are not able to decide between a QWERTY or touchscreen phone, Sony here gives you both with their new Aspen hybrid. This high-end phone gives you the tactility of mechanical keys and also the enhanced usability features of a touch-enabled screen. It runs on latest Windows Mobile OS and features include a 3.2 megapixel camera, and a wide range of multimedia and built-in social media features
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Sony Ericsson Aspen
Today Cellular South announced that it has fully acquired Corr Wireless. According to Cellular South, Corr will continue to operate under the Corr brand, though Cellular South will gradually introduce its own products and services through Corr’s retail outlets.
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Cellular South Finalizes Corr Wireless Buy
While talk of a Verizon-capable iPad incorrectly persisted for months, it was AT&T’s willingness to offer inexpensive no-contract data plans that sealed the deal with Apple, a new report claims.
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AT&T outbid Verizon with cheaper Apple iPad data plans – rumor
Though it has great future potential, Apple’s newly announced multitouch iPad will see a moderate sales start, and most purchases will be at the cost of iPod touch sales, a new analysis has projected.
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Apple seen moving 2M iPads in 2010 before sales ‘catalyst’ emerges
Verizon Wireless and Motorola today announced the availability of Motorola Devour in March. Motorola Devour will be the first Verizon Wireless phone to feature Motoblur, Motorola’s unique Android-powered content delivery service created to make wireless phones more personal and customizable. The Motorola Devour comes with a 3.1-inch capacitive touch screen, bluetooth and will be bundled with a 8GB microSD card
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Motorola DEVOUR Brings MOTOBLUR To Verizon Wireless 3G Data Network
Sony Ericsson introduced its communicator called Aspen, an eco-friendly Windows Mobile smartphone –is made from recycled plastics and consumes less energy. Initially known as Faith, it also integrates a 2.4-inch touch screen display, built-in QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and high-speed HSDPA Internet. The Aspen runs Microsoft’s new Windows Mobile 6.5.3 platform, allowing users to open and edit Office files, browse the Web, send emails and deal with social networking sites
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Sony Ericsson unveils Aspen, eco-safe Windows Mobile phone
Last month, we took a first look at Panasonic’s Micro Four Thirds (M4/3) GF1, a small camera with interchangeable lenses and a big sensor. That post, detailing the performance and features , got a lot of comments, so I thought it might be a good idea to relay my thoughts after using the camera rather a lot over the last few weeks
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A Month With the Lumix GF1, And Why I No Longer Use The Nikon D700
Today Bitstream announced that version 1.7 of its Bolt mobile browser will add the ability to run widgets. According to Bitstream, the widgets will be installed directly into the Bolt browser, and users will be able to access their ..
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Bolt Browser Pledges Widget Support in Version 1.7
Days after Macmillan essentially forced Amazon to accept higher prices for its Kindle e-book titles, Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., said his publishing company HarperCollins is also in talks to increase titles beyond $9.99.
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Apple iPad deal pushes another publisher to renegotiate with Amazon