Archive for February, 2010
Palm releases WebOS 1.4, adds video capture, Flash 10.1 plug-in
Daren Darrow, CNET, 2/28/2010 Updated to include WebOS’s new plug-in support for Adobe Flash 10.1 Beta. Palm’s release of its WebOS 1.4 on Friday adds video capture, editing, and sharing to the company’s Pre and Pixi smartphones. Along with video recording, the updated operating system lets users trim videos and upload them directly to YouTube, [...]
In: Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: MMS, Sprint
Inside Apple’s iPad: iPhone OS vs Mac OS X
Daniel Eran Dilger, AppleInsider, 2/27/2010 Apple’s new iPad is facing criticism for using the streamlined iPhone OS rather than the full Mac OS X, but Apple has a number of reasons for aligning the iPad with the iPhone rather than its desktop Mac platform. While Apple’s new iPad was widely anticipated to run the iPhone [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Flash
Adobe AIR for Mobile enables cross-platform mobile applications
Erez Zukerman, Download Squad, 2/26/2010 I have a confession to make: I use a really, really, simple Nokia cell phone. It’s not “smart” by any means. I’ve been badly burned by a Windows Mobile 6 device, and ever since then I’ve been sitting on the sidelines of the burgeoning smartphone market, and wondering how the [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Symbian, WinPhone · Tagged with: Nokia
CTIA Calls for Location-Based Privacy Rules
David Needle, Internet News, 2/26/2010 As the privacy debate turns to location-based services, wireless association seeks clarification from Congress on the rules for sharing data with law enforcement authorities. On Wednesday, two House Subcommittees heard testimony on location-based services as part of a broader set of hearings on cyber security and privacy. One of those [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: GPS
Will Mobile Apps Help WordPress Replace Blogger As The World’s Most Popular Platform?
Darnell Clayton, BloggingPro, 2/26/2010 Despite the popularity of WordPress (at least among the top bloggers on Techmeme and Technorati), Automattic’s blog platform is a distant second compared to Google’s Blogger (aka BlogSpot). Whether this is due towards Blogger’s powerful free features or “keep it simple” user interface is subject to debate, but regardless of the [...]
In: Mobile Technology
Cheap Android smartphones coming soon
Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service, 2/26/2010 Taiwanese manufacturers are now rolling out some of the lowest-cost Android mobile phones yet New low-cost smartphones running Google’s Android software have been launched in Taiwan recently and the good news is they should start showing up just about everywhere soon. A new group of companies, electronics contract manufacturers, [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology, WinPhone · Tagged with: HTC
Open Source Re-writes the Rules for Mobile
Glyn Moody, OPEN…, 2/25/2010 It is well known that an old PC, underpowered for ever-more greedy Windows versions, will generally run GNU/Linux without a problem. This means that hardware can be kept for longer using open source, saving money and sparing the environment. One consequence of open source’s rapid spread in the world of mobiles [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: HTC, Linux
Novatel prepping WiMAX-based MiFi, signs up for Qualcomm’s Wearable Mobile Device modules
Paul Miller, Engadget, 2/25/2010 We haven’t been shy about expressing our undying love for the MiFi, and now Novatel is playing catchup with the Sierra Wireless-built Sprint Overdrive and bringing WiMAX into the fold. Novatel has completed and tested a WiMAX MiFi prototype, achieving 18Mbps throughput in testing. The unit relies on a Beceem WiMAX [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, Bluetooth, CDMA, GPS, MiFi, Sprint, WiFi, WiMax
Apple Patent Application Details iPhone Control Via Finger Swipes Over Camera
MacRumors, 2/25/2010 Patently Apple points to another interesting patent application from Apple filed in August 2008 and published this morning detailing means of controlling an iPhone or other handheld device by swiping one’s finger across the camera lens. Most prominently, the document suggests the use of the proposed functionality to control voicemail options such as [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology
Sprint Announces Aggressive 4G Marketing Push
WiMax.com, 2/25/2010 Following quickly on the heels of Clearwire’s 2009 earnings report and 2010 rollout plans, Sprint is out with a new marketing blitz that pushes consumers to “stretch their minds” and picture a network that is 10 times faster than 3G. This 4G, or WiMAX network is being aggressively pursued by Sprint and it’s [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, Clearwire, Sprint, WiFi, WiMax