Archive for May, 2010

Motorola Says Two New Droid Phones Coming in July

Motorola has confirmed plans to launch two new Android-based smartphones for the Verizon Network in July as well as plans to release a new version of its MotoBlur user interface later this year, in an attempt to distinguish its brand and turn around its struggling business.

Motorola is relying largely upon the success of Google's Android operating system and promotional help from Verizon for its turnaround efforts, literally axing other platforms in its line to focus exclusively on developing high-end devices like company's …

New App Provides Instant Notification of Car Speed and Acceleration Violations

All parents worry about the day their children take to the streets in an automobile but thanks to a new iPhone App, good behavior is going to be a lot harder to fake.

No news is good news for parents (or businesses) who install this amazing new application on their teenagers (or employees) iPhone.

A new app called Safe Driver Program created by Chet Karella of Dangerous Decisions takes advantage of the internal GPS locator systems and accelerometer combined with the incredible …

Garmin GPS Handset for T-Mobile Only Weeks Away

T-Mobile users have cause for celebration as the carrier has confirmed plans to sell the Garminfone, a Google Android-based phone with Garmin's proprietary global-positioning navigation software, starting June 9 for $200.

The Garminfone's feature set will include a 3.5-inch touch screen display, 3.0-megapixel camera, high-speed 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity and a car mount for automobile use.

Developed with PC maker Asustek, the Garminfone gives consumers voice-guided and on-screen directions with automatic re-routing, real-time traffic warnings, weather and gas prices and even an …

LG Fathom Global Phone Coming to Verizon

Verizon has finalized plans to market the LG Fathom, a Windows Mobile smartphone with a touch screen display, slide-out keyboard and global roaming capabilities, next week for $150 with a two-year contract.

The Fathom is set to feature a speedy 1GHz processor and Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile 6.5 software for access to Office Mobile apps to view and edit document, send and receive email and chat on AOL, Windows Mobile and Yahoo clients.

It also boasts a large 3.2-inch touch screen display …

Google’s Revised Android Operating System Launches

It's common knowledge that the smartphone industry demands constant innovation to keep an edge over the competition. To that end Google has introduced a new version of its Android mobile operating system, called "Froyo," which aims to target many common complaints with the current software.

The new build includes new features such as hardware acceleration of video and smooth navigation of Flash-enabled Web sites. With a few exceptions, a majority of smartphones on the market today have been limited in terms of displaying …


Samsung’s New Operating System Coming Soon

Much to the delight of tech fans around the world, Samsung has confirmed that it will begin selling high-end phones based on its proprietary Bada mobile operating system in the coming weeks.

In effort to gain ground against rivals Apple and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion in the fast-growing smartphone market, Bada (which means ocean in Korean) is at the heart of the push. Using a touchscreen interface known as TouchWiz, Bada users can tap, swipe and drag items across the screen.



Samsung’s New Operating System Coming Soon

Much to the delight of tech fans around the world, Samsung has confirmed that it will begin selling high-end phones based on its proprietary Bada mobile operating system in the coming weeks.

In effort to gain ground against rivals Apple and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion in the fast-growing smartphone market, Bada (which means ocean in Korean) is at the heart of the push. Using a touchscreen interface known as TouchWiz, Bada users can tap, swipe and drag items across the screen.



Joomla! Upgrade – Pros and Cons

More than two years after it’s last major version was released, the Web CMS project Joomla! has announced the beta version of its next major release (1.6).
For an open source project, that’s a lot of time between two versions. There have also been conc…

Back Ache- There’s Even an App for That!

Just when you thought there was an App for everything under the sun, Smart Health Software (SHS) comes along and proves that there was one particular demographic yet awaiting a little App-love. No small niche' market this, either as more than 25 million people worldwide suffer from back pain and approximately 80 percent of Americans will be affected at some point in their lives!

Enter Pain Free Back, the first interactive app designed to provide individuals with a diagnosis and treatment for lower …


HTC’s 4G EVO Coming Soon to Sprint

Sprint's getting excited and hopes its customers are too for HTC's forthcoming EVO, which will be the first smartphone to run on the carrier's high-speed fourth-generation network (4G).

The Evo will boast speeds of 3 to 6 megabits a second, up to 10 times faster than traditional 3G networks using next-generation WiMax technology, run by partner Clearwire.

Spec wise we're talking about a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, runs on Google's Android 2.1 software, a 4.3-inch touch screen, which is 30 percent larger than …