Month: February 2008

“Orange Spain and Research In Motion (RIM) today launched the BlackBerry Professional Software in Spain, a new wireless communications and collaboration solution specifically designed for small and medium businesses that manage their own mail server and want to access office information whilst on the move.The BlackBerry Professional Software tightly integrates with the leading email servers on the market and is based on the core functionality of the best-in-class BlackBerry Enterprise Server software used by governments and large organizations worldwide. BlackBerry Professional Software has been optimized and tailored to meet the specific needs of smaller organizations with up to 30 wireless users.Key features and benefits of BlackBerry Professional Software include: Small IT Footprint – Installs on the same server as the existing company email system, thus saving customers the cost of additional hardware and operating system licenses. Simple, Quick Installation, for which no integration project is necessary – A Pre-install Assistant programme performs a technical assessment of the environment and provides a recommended configuration making installation fast and easy with little or no requirement to determine configuration settings. Easy and Efficient Management – Simplified BlackBerry Manager Interface provides the mail administrator with a unique and intuitive interface to the most common service management tasks, such as adding or deleting a user. IT policies are also easy to set up with pre-defined IT policy templates. Support for the Leading Email Systems – Provides tight integration with Microsoft Exchange or IBM Lotus Domino, allowing a full complement of synchronized wireless services including access to email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks. Advanced Security – Utilizes the same certified security architecture and encryption system as the Common Criteria certified BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which is trusted and accredited by more organizations around the world than any other wireless solution. Support for Value-Added Applications through BlackBerry MDS (Mobile Data System) – Provides customers with the ability to extend internal applications to mobile employees and use any of the thousands of third party applications developed for the BlackBerry platform.” More here:

“As I said earlier, for more then a year since Nokia N95 was announced, nobody was able to produce something to at least match N95 feature set.Well, finally we may have a real N95 challenger in the upcoming Samsung G810 handset, that, according to Mobil.cz, should be announced during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, next week.It seems that with Samsung G810, Korean handset maker took everything that made Samsung G800 cameraphone so cool, and added the missing features,Samsung G810 specs include: GSM/UMTS/3.6 Mbps HSDPA connectivity Symbian 9.2 OS with S60 3.1 UI 2.6″ 262K Color QVGA TFT display 5 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom, anti-shake, face recognition, macro mode, autofocus, etc; 150 MB of memory and microSD memory card slot GPS navigation Wi-FI b/g Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, USB 2.0 (microUSB connector) 1200 mAh battery Dimensions: 104x52x9x18 mmWith an expected retail pricetag of 580 Euro, Samsung G810 will indeed be competing directly with Nokia N95/N95 8GB. And 5 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom might just make G810 a worthy consideration.But, of course, Nokia had more then a year to work on a new handsets, to follow through on innovations N95 brought. So lets see how that battle develops.” via unwiredview.com

“Our best seller arrived in your BlackBerry RIM phones! (Eg: Curve, Pearl, 8800 etc.) and its here to stay! Nice graphics with millions of colors, variety of sounds, 5 different modes of gaming!PaintBall 2 is the successor of our best seller, original, ball-sucking game, developed in a way that we can guarantee it will keep you hours and hours on your PDAphone!FEATURES:* Supports all latest devices.* 16bit crystal clear graphics!* Full screen graphics!* Frame by frame smooth animation* Speed control * Roller navigator support* Rich Sound effects (Only if device support it)* Vibration in game (Only if device support it)* Export Hi-Scores to internet * 3 different ball styles” Check this GREAT game here:

At its booth at the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, E-TEN has showcased two new products that mark a change in track for Pocket PC Phones – from productivity and communications tools for mobile professionals to always-on-hand entertainment and connectivity devices designed for the modern web-enthusiast.”With the growing popularity of blogging, instant messaging, and social networking, as well as online services such as Google Maps, it’s no longer just professionals who need to maintain constant access to the Internet, consumers are wanting to spend more and more time online too.” commented CEO Simon Hwang, “To this end, E-TEN has harnessed our mobile technological expertise and the power and versatility of the Windows Mobile platform to create a range for feature rich, portable, Internet-ready phones, that put the focus on fun and entertainment.”The Glofiish V900 is E-TEN’s first Pocket PC Phone to feature mobile TV. With major events such as UEFA Euro 2008 and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games scheduled this year, there are sure to be events that people just don’t want to miss, and thanks to the V900’s support for DVB-H, DVB-T, TDMB and DAB broadcasting standards, they won’t have to. V900 also offers the benefits of VGA display and all-in-one connectivity solution comprising of HSDPA, GSM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. Along with the Glofiish V900 E-TEN will debut its newly developed touch-based user interface. The V900 is scheduled to launch in the second half of the year.The Glofiish M810 is a sleekly portable, HSDPA, Wi-Fi b/g and GPS ready handset, designed to help the new breed of bloggers, podcasters, video makers, and chatters, stay online and updated wherever they are. A full QWERTY keyboard makes blogging, text messaging and chatting quick and convenient, while a 2-megapixel auto-focus camera is great for capturing pictures or video that can be uploaded easily to a web-album or video sharing site. Finally, built-in JAVA support allows fun mobile games to be downloaded and played anywhereThe M810 and V900 will be on display at the E-TEN booth (Hall 2, 2A126) during 3GSM (February 11-14) along with a showcase of other Glofiish products, including the recently released M800 and X650, designed to satisfy the demands from a variety of market segments.

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. and the world’s leading GPS manufacturer, today announced its entrance into the mobile phone market with the nuvifone, an all-in-one, sleek and slim, touchscreen device that combines a premium phone, mobile web-browser, and cutting-edge personal navigator. The nuvifone is a work of art in features, design and functionality and is destined to transform how individuals connect, communicate and navigate their life.“The nuvifone is an all-in-one device offering unmatched integration of utility and function in a single mobile device,” said Cliff Pemble, Garmin’s president and COO. “This is the breakthrough product that cell phone and GPS users around the world have been longing for – a single device that does it all.”The nuvifone is an innovative mobile phone that has a wide range of advanced yet easy-to-use features. The all touchscreen device is the first of its kind to integrate premium 3.5G mobile phone capability with an internet browser, data connectivity, personal messaging, and personal navigation functions in one device. When powered on, the 3.5-inch touchscreen display reveals three primary icons – “Call,” “Search,” and “View Map” which allow the user to effortlessly master the nuvifone’s functions. The nüvifone is the ultimate multi-tasker. Calls are easily initiated by tapping the “Call” button and selecting a name from the contact list or by using the on-screen keypad. When the user is trying to juggle talking on their phone while entering their vehicle to start a trip, the nüvifone makes the transition simple. When the nüvifone is docked onto the vehicle mount, it automatically turns on the GPS, activates the navigation menu, and enables hands-free calling so that the user never misses a beat in the conversation and is able to begin routing to their destination with ease. Customers familiar with Garmin’s industry leading nüvi product line will feel right at home using the nüvifone’s personal navigation features. It includes preloaded maps of North America, Eastern and Western Europe, or both, and allows drivers to quickly find a specific street address, establishment’s name or search for a destination by category using the nüvifone’s built-in database with millions of points of interest. Turn-by-turn, voice-prompted directions guide the user to their destination. If they miss a turn along the route, nüvifone automatically recalculates a route and gets them back on track, speaking the names of the streets along the way. The nüvifone is Garmin’s first device to include Google local search capability, which harnesses the vast point of interest information available from the world wide web. Nüvifone users can search for locations like “coffee shops” and Google will sort the results based on the user’s current location and relevance. Information provided by Google includes a web-based rating so that users can select the most appropriate destination and route directly to it. In addition, the nüvifone includes a web browser incorporating premium features and touchscreen operation for an optimum mobile browsing experience. The nüvifone also includes personal messaging functions, including email, text, and instant messaging. For the ultimate in safety, the “Where am I?” feature lets users touch the screen at any time to display the exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and gas stations. The nüvifone also helps drivers find their car in an unfamiliar spot or crowded parking lot by automatically marking the position in which it was last removed from the vehicle mount. In addition to navigation, the nüvifone includes access to Garmin OnlineTM, an online service offering constantly-updating information such as real-time traffic, fuel prices, stock prices, sport scores, news reports, local events and weather forecasts. The nüvifone also includes numerous mobile entertainment applications. The built-in camera allows individuals to take a picture that will automatically be tagged with the exact latitude and longitude reference of where the image was taken. The user may then save the image so they can navigate back to the location, or email the image to a recipient who can navigate directly to the location. The nüvifone also provides direct access to millions of geo-located landmark and sightseeing photographs available through Google’s Panoramio picture sharing site. The Panoramio photo search feature enhances the enjoyment and adventure of sightseeing in an otherwise unfamiliar location. Other multimedia functions of the nüvifone include a built-in video camera, MP3 and MPEG4/AAC. Garmin anticipates that the nüvifone will be available in the third quarter of 2008. Specific details about pricing and sales partners will be announced in the future. Additional information about nüvifone is available at www.garmin.com/nuvifone.

“Hitachi has started implementing e-paper technology in mobile phones. One of the models (W61H) will be launched by au KDDI operator. This is a clamshell phone with the outside panel coated with an e-paper display. Such displays feature high contrast and consume no power to show info. The developers took advantage of it and used the external display of the W61H as a kind of interchangeable jackets supporting animation.In addition to the e-paper display the W61H has other advantages: it features an internal hinge TFT-display, wireless payment services support, “one-segment” TV broadcasting and a 2-megapixel camera with direct printing interface.The short specs of Hitachi W61H:
Dimensions: 51x107x16.9 mm
Weight: 137 g
Main display: 2.8” widescreen ISP, 240×400 pixels, 260K colors
External display: 2.7”, e-paper
Camera: 1.97-megapixel
Memory: about 100 MB onboard, microSD cards (up to 2 GB)
Digital TV – “one-segment” format
Payment services
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Lenovo, a Chinese maker of PCs, smartphones and communicators running Windows Mobile is about to pull out from this market. Its Mobile unit will be bought out by Hony Capital Fund, which is a part of Legend Holdings (that owned over 42% of Lenovo Group as of May 31, 2007). For the most part, Lenovo’s devices are known on the native market and haven’t seen much success world-wide. The year of 2007 clocked out at 134 million Yuann losses for Lenovo Mobile, which was the reason why the HQ decided to get rid its unsustainable business for 100 million USD and devote itself solely to desktop PCs and laptops, which is the chunk it bought from IBM back in 2004.” via mobile-review.com

“We already know pretty much what to expect from Windows Mobile 6.1, but we thought you WinMo fans would like to see more screenshots of Windows Mobile 6.1.Again, here’s what to expect from WinMo 6.1: Threaded SMS text messages Speedier, faster, quicker – however you put it, WM6.1 should work better Internet Explorer now lets you define a homepage, and also zoom in and out using a nice and clean interface Microsoft Office will includes One Note Copy / Paste Domain Enroll in Settings (Enrolling in a domain will connect your device with company resources.) New home screen (pan left and right to check out missed calls, notifications like email, sms, etc.) Change Master Security Code Added text input settings Recent Programs when pressing Start menu When you compose an email, or SMS, and start typing the name of the contact in the “To:” field, the contact names finally pop up like Windows Mobile Professional! New “getting started” application to ease new users into the setup process Improved Task Manager” More photos here:

The Web has seen a couple of screenshots which are, as the source claims, nothing less than the new user interface codenamed Manila brought about by HTC. We have can’t tell for sure whether this information is 100 percent correct or true, but the it has been reported that this UI is the next stage of the company’s very own TouchFLO’s development, and just like the predecessor it works with touch-display enabled communicators, allowing for finger based navigation. Also it is said the new UI version will come implemented in HTC-branded devices towards the end of this year. Unfortunately, no more cues about the Manila are available as of today.

Mobile Linux company, Azingo, formerly Celunite, today announced Azingo Mobile, a comprehensive suite of open mobile software and services designed to help companies deliver web 2.0 applications, music, video, vivid graphics and more to a wide range of mobile phones. Leveraging the economies of open source innovations and based on LiMo and its Ecosystem, Azingo Mobile provides a less costly and more flexible platform for designing and deploying mobile devices. The platform will be demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, (Azingo booth 2.1D57 and LiMo booth 8B135), Feb. 11-14, 2008.Available for immediate licensing, the Azingo Mobile platform enables handset manufacturers and operators to leverage a rich suite of “out of the box” mobile applications that “plug-in” to a comprehensive and pre-integrated open mobile middleware framework and kernel. Supported by a powerful SDK and development tools, Azingo Mobile lets OEM, operators and ISVs build and customize innovative services and user experiences. Azingo Mobile’s one-stop-shop approach reduces development costs, shortens the time to bring new handset designs to market, and enables lower cost phones offering the latestmultimedia and UI innovations.Guido Arnone, director of terminals technology at Vodafone said: “We welcome Azingo’s mobile Linux platform to the LiMo Foundation. Azingo Mobile’s ability to provide lower-cost, Internet-enabled mobile phones helps support LiMo’s goal to create a true mass-market platform and surrounding ecosystem that will deliver compelling handsets and rich user experiences.” “Azingo Mobile has received significant interest from the industry’s leading handset manufacturers and operators,” said Mahesh Veerina, CEO of Azingo. “Our product is offered on 13 different hardware platforms from seven of the industry’s leading silicon providers. Azingo technology is a core component of the LiMo Foundation common integration environment and our support of LiMo specifications ensures that devices powered by Azingo Mobile will contribute to the growth and unification of mobile Linux.”About Azingo MobileAzingo Mobile includes all of the software, development tools, documentation and training required to design and commercialize new mobile phone products. Azingo Mobile platform applications are organized into four suites: Azingo Mobile Entertainment, Azingo Mobile Internet, Azingo Mobile Productivity and Azingo Mobile Communications. Azingo Mobile Entertainment provides music and video players, a photo gallery and more. Azingo Mobile Internet includes a variety of personalized mobile web 2.0 applications and content, RSS notifications and a feature-rich mobile browser. Other Azingo Mobile features include: Highly Configurable User Interface – Enables quick creation and deployment of several mobile phone models with unique user interfaces and capabilities. A convenient Quickbar rapidly launches any application from any screen using five-key navigation, keyboard, touch-screen and virtual keyboard interfaces. Complete internationalization, localization, multi-lingual text input, bi-directional text rendering, scalable fonts, editable themes, animations and transitions are also supported.Home Screen Customization – Provides an easy-to-design and configure Home screen that includes dynamic content from web and phone data sources. Operators can design and offer branded, integrated services for personalized experiences that offer RSS notifications for news, stocks, blogs, promotional offers, shopping and more.Mobile Internet – Uses widget run-time technology to deliver mobile web 2.0 experiences that include applications, games, graphics, animated wallpaper, themes and more.Multimedia – Plays or streams music and video normally found only in expensive, high end smart phones, on lower cost phones. Supports integrated ring-tone management, MIDI, audio, video, image and speech codecs, camera services, hardware acceleration and more.Customizable/Turnkey – Can be integrated to new handset and chipset designs. Azingo’s professional engineering services team can deliver market specific solutions, including creating operator-specific branded service applications.Azingo is privately-held with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Visit www.azingo.com.