Iris Browser for Windows Mobile hits final preview. The final preview of Iris browser for WinMo has been announced by Torch Mobile, version 1.0.13 is now available for WinMo smartphones.
This release features primarily stability fixes and improvements on memory usage, network stability, and rendering quality, including fixes for Asian language sites.
Iris Browser for Windows Mobile also includes two major new features: page overview, and single-column (MDR) mode.
(via torchmobile)
Joikusoft + FON for Mobile Wi-Fi HotSpot Software. Joikusoft, the mobile software development house, maker of the mobile Wi-Fi HotSpot software JoikuSpot, announces a collaboration with FON, the world’s largest WiFi community. FON and Joikusoft are releasing an exclusive version of Joikusoft’s mobile hotspot solution, named FonSpot. FonSpot turns a mobile phone into a Wi-Fi HotSpot, enabling any laptop, iPod Touch, internet tablet or other Wi-Fi device to connect to the Internet using any compatible mobile phone as a secure high speed Internet gateway. Continue reading ‘Joikusoft + FON for Mobile Wi-Fi HotSpot Software’
O2 offers Home + Mobile Broadband. A joint mobile and fixed broadband deal has been offered by O2 for its customers.
The joint offer is available for customers signing up to O2 Mobile Broadband between 1 August and 31 October 2008 who live within the O2 Home Broadband network – approximately 60 per cent of the UK population. The deal is also available to existing O2 Mobile and Home Broadband customers. Customers wanting to upgrade to a higher speed package or not covered by O2’s broadband network will receive a £7.50 per month discount on their chosen plan for 12 months.
(via macworld)
Nokia 8208, 3608 CDMA leaked. Two new Nokia phones has been revealed for CDMA networks, Nokia 8208 and Nokia 3608. Both handsets target North American market. Nokia 8208 features a dual-sliding form factor like the N95 and N96 smartphones have. This mobile phone suits mobile internet fans with its 3G connectivity and EV-DO Rev A. The 8208 model has also a 2.2″-inch QVGA screen, 3 megapixel camera, GPS, FM Radio, dedicated music keys, standard 3.5mm audio jack, and of course the microSD slot. Unlike the 8208, Nokia 3608 is only a low-to-mid range clamshell, sporting two screens (main display is 2-inch 176×220 pixels), 1.3 megapixel camera, GPS receiver, FM radio, external touch-sensitive music keys, and a microSD memory slot.
(via mobileburn)
Mobile Internet subscribers to 1.7 billion by 2013. According to new study by Juniper Research, Mobile web users will rise driven by New Web 2.0 collaborative business models. The number of subscribers using mobile Internet services will rise from 577 million currently, to top 1.7bn by 2013, spurred by demand for collaborative applications known collectively as ‘web 2.0’, and greater 2.5/3G penetration. Continue reading ‘Mobile Internet subscribers to 1.7 billion by 2013′
.jpg)
HTC New Mobile Internet Device (MID). Market sources in Taiwan indicated that HTC is developing new MID (Mobile Internet Device) products, using Intel’s Atom and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset platforms. New devices are likely to be unveiled in the second half of 2008. According to HTC’s President and CEO, Peter Chou, they will continue to focus on “Internet experience through mobile devices” but will also adjust its deployment of UMPC products (HTC Shift). The reason for the change in their UMPC strategy is the rise of small and affordable laptop computers like the Asus eeePC, which people buy more.
(via digitimes)
Mobile Broadband for ‘Free’ next year. A broadband comparison site has claimed, Mobile broadband could be bundled with standard contracts as early as 2009. According to Top 10 Broadband, If the current rate of price-cutting continues, mobile broadband will soon be perceived as free of charge. “It is only a matter of time before mobile broadband modems are offered for free with mobile phone packages,” said Jessica McArdle, a spokeswoman at Top 10 Broadband. In another analogy, they say that the uptake of mobile broadband (dongles) is at the same sort of rate as it was for mobile phones in the early 1990s.
(via vnunet)
LG Prada with HSDPA for NTT DoCoMo. A full touch screen mobile phone, “PRADA Phone by LG”, was just announced by NTT DoCoMo to be marketed for the Japanese cellphone users. The PRADA concept is faithfully represented in a special leather case, accessories and custom-tailored screen graphics that accompany the handset.
LG Prada features include an intuitive, full-size touch screen with vibration touch to improve usability. This function activates whenever users touch screen icons to make a call, use e-mail, take and view photos or listen to music. The 2 megapixel camera is equipped with a German-made Schneider-Kreuznach lens and auto-focus capability. Continue reading ‘LG Prada with HSDPA for NTT DoCoMo’
TOKYOPOP + GoComics for Mobile Manga. GoComics is working in partnership with TOKYOPOP - America’s most prolific and fan-friendly manga publisher - to bring manga content to mobile phones across North America and throughout the world. TOKYOPOP will be featured in the newly expanded GoComics mobile comics and manga offering — available through the mobile web or in the GoComics Mobile Manga + Comics application. Continue reading ‘TOKYOPOP + GoComics for Mobile Manga’
RECENT COMMENTS
RSS