Archive for April, 2010

Nokia 5230 Nuron Quietly Impressing T-Mobile Users

Released for T-Mobile, the Nokia 5230 Nuron is one of those smartphones that continues to earn accolades within the media despite a nice affordable entry cost (free in many cases, with service).

Appealing to users on the go, the Nuron comes with apps and maps with turn-by-turn directions and free Ovi Map navigation software. Users can browse the Web on its large 3.2-inch touch screen display with vivid 16.7 million colors or browse Lonely Planet guides to find new places to eat, concerts, …


Nokia’s First Symbian 3 Handset On Its Way

Aside from just the cool way of abbreviating the name "Nate", it appears the code N8 is about to have new significance in the smart phone realm. In fact it now applies to Nokia's first handset running the highly anticipated Symbian 3 operating system.

N8 is set to feature a 12.0-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and a Xenon flash to capture photos and record DVD-quality videos (with Dolby Digital Plus surround sound through an HDMI connection).

Perhaps most exciting is that …


PKI SECURE MOBILE SOLUTION Comes to Blackberry

While RIM has been working steadily to gain ground on Apple's iPhone presence in the business user smart phone sector, the hardware has traditionally been held back by limitations in the Personal Identity Verification department… Until now.

For mobile professionals whose organizations have issued credentials for Personal Identity Verification (PIV), PIV-Interoperable (PIV-I), PIV-Compatible (PIV-C), and other smart cards, many mandatory digital transactions become impossible on a BlackBerry smartphone (without some way to link or embed a smart chip and credential to the phone). …

Cricket, Lies, and….Content Management

They say nothing unites us Indians more than Cricket. Mash that up with Bollywood, big money, politics, as well as sleaze, and you get the multi-billion dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) — an irony given that India is a land of Mahatama Gandhi.
The l…

FatWire Community and Gadget Servers

FatWire recently announced two new products — “Gadget Server” and “Community Server” — both aimed at website visitors. Community Server provides user-generated content services such as blogs, ratings, reviews, and comments. Gadget Server allows you t…

RIM Releases Two New Smartphones

In the competitive smartphone industry, near constant innovation is a must to keep the edge. To that end Research in Motion (RIM) has unveiled the Bold 9650 (shown in photo) and Pearl 3G; two new devices aimed at defending the firm's crumbling market share against threats like the Apple iPhone.

Each of the two new handsets will feature full QWERTY keyboards, optical trackpads, 3.2-megapixel cameras, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and high-speed Internet. The Bold runs on both CDMA and GSM 3G networks in …


Seen that? – Mobile Opportunities: London

Mobile Opportunities: London The Mobile Technology Weblog Platinum value reader (sorry, stole the joke James) Ben Godfrey sent us this precis of Mobile Opportunities, an event held about 10 days back at Simmons and Simmons in London. I recommend a read …


Seen that? – No Middle Market for US 3G?

No Middle Market for US 3G? The Mobile Technology Weblog eMarketer has reviewed a new report and forecast by the Yankee Group regarding the future of 3G in the US. According to Yankee, by 2008, only 14% of US mobile users …


Seen that? – No Middle Market for US 3G?

No Middle Market for US 3G? The Mobile Technology Weblog eMarketer has reviewed a new report and forecast by the Yankee Group regarding the future of 3G in the US. According to Yankee, by 2008, only 14% of US mobile users …


Seen that? – No Middle Market for US 3G?

No Middle Market for US 3G? The Mobile Technology Weblog eMarketer has reviewed a new report and forecast by the Yankee Group regarding the future of 3G in the US. According to Yankee, by 2008, only 14% of US mobile users …