Palm Releases New Update for Palm Pre webOS
Palm has announced the availability of a new firmware update for the Pre, taking webOS to version 1.0.3. Palm has released a new update for the Palm Pre webOS. The total size of the update is 13MB and can be downloaded over WiFi or EVDO. There have been reports of speed and signal strength improvements. [...]
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Smartphones Class Devices Gets Flash Player 10
There are some good news for users on Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile, or webOS-powered handsets. Adobe announced that it will be bringing Flash Player 10 to smartphone class devices to enable the latest web browsing experience. Preparation is is on the way to release the beta version of the Flash Player 10 for smartphones by [...]
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One Million iPhone 3G S Units Sold in a Weekend by Apple
In a press released by Apple, the company announced that it has sold over one million iPhone™ 3GS models through Sunday, June 21, the third day after its launch. This figure beats analyst expectations by 500,000. This new revelation by Apple hots up the competition with its closet rival, AT&T and some are anticipating that [...]
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Nortel Networks Agrees to Sell CDMA Business and LTE Assets to Nokia Siemens
In a deal worth $650 million, Nortel Networks has agreed to sell its CDMA business and LTE assets to Nokia Siemens Networks, a move that would definitely increase Nokia’s presence in North America. There have been some positive reactions to this latest development in the inudstry, executives from Verizon, Sprint, and Bell Mobility have expressed [...]
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Verizon Introduces the Pantech Escapade WP8990VW
There is a new mobile phone being linked with Verizon, Pantech Escapade WP8990VW, which is bringing world roaming to more affordable handsets but it has not yet been officially announced. The device is made in the clamshell form factor and it will be released in the Verizon USA operator. The device supports CDMA network phone [...]
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Nvidia Chooses Windows CE Over Android on Netbooks
Nvidia Inc. sees more immediate promise in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows CE over Android for ARM-based netbooks because of its maturity compared to Google’s operating system. Mike Rayfield, general manager for Nvidia’s mobile business unit, said Nvidia preferred Microsoft’s Windows CE over Android because of CE’s maturity. He said Android currently has a rough user interface. [...]
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T-Mobile Announces the Launch of myTouch 3G
MyTouch 3G is T-Mobile second Android phone that the company would be releasing in the USA. T-Mobile is touting the ways in which the myTouch 3G, and by extension the Android experience, can be personalized, noting that users can customize wallpapers, menus and icons. The myTouch 3G is one of three other Android-based phones that [...]
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FCC may Investigate Exclusive Deals Between Phone Makers And Carriers
According to the news made available by The Wall Street Journal, the Federal Communications Commission plans to investigate the exclusive arrangements between wireless carriers and cell phone makers to decide if they are fair for consumers. This was announced by Julius Genachowski, whose nomination as FCC chairman was approved by the Senate committee. He stated [...]
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Opera Unveils Latest Web Browser for Smartphones
The Opera Mobile 9.7 is a new version of Opera’s web browser and its latest software released for Windows Mobile smartphones. The newly released public beta features Opera Turbo, the company’s compression technology that offloads Web page rendering to Opera servers. Simply put, the Turbo is Opera server based solution so you now can get [...]
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Chip maker ARM to Release Multi-core Processors for Handsets in 2010
According to a report made available by CNET, Chip maker ARM has announced that arrangement is underway for the company to start shipping multi-core processors for mobile phones in 2010. Speaking in a phone interview, ARM Wireless Segment Manager James Bruce told the publication that mobile phones will begin shipping with dual-core Cortex-A9 processors, the [...]
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