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Nokia releases Lumia Mango phones

By on October 27, 2011 in Mobile

Nokia revealed this Wednesday two new smartphones with Windows Phone Operating System plus four new low-cost phones with smartphone-like features targeted towards developing markets. The two premiere Nokia phones running in Windows are the Nokia Lumia 800 and the Lumia 710. These two are the first products in the market after the partnership of Microsoft and [...]

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Steve Jobs ”last big project” speculations emerge

By on October 26, 2011 in Mobile

After the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, people in the industry have been speculating that the master showman still has a lot to offer even after his passing. There have been reports on new products he was working on before his death. One of his speculated last projects is a redesigned version of the [...]

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Firefox soon to release native interface for Android

By on October 21, 2011 in Mobile

The Mozilla Firefox user interface on Android will be developed under native code for faster performance and lesser memory consumption. According to Johnathan Nightingale, director of Firefox engineering, in the company’s goal of supporting the open web, Firefox on Android is critical. Therefore, the decision of creating a native-Android Firefox user interface places them in [...]

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iPhone 4S teardown reveales A5 processor

By on October 21, 2011 in Mobile

Apple’s latest phone is confirmed to be powered by an A5 processor. This is the same dual-core used for iPad 2. Two separate teams, one from iSuppli and another from iFixit published their findings after their respective teardowns of the iPhone 4S. According to iSuppli, the dual core A5 processor is based on the architecture [...]

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Apple’s iPhone 4S Siri personal assistant stands out

By on October 19, 2011 in Mobile

The most talked about voice technology feature of Apple’s recently released iPhone 4S is its Siri personal assistant. This feature can follow your command just by speaking to it. Siri can send anyone in your contact list a message, email or call them. It can also set reminders for you, play a song, get directions, [...]

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Google launches Ice Cream Sandwich

By on October 19, 2011 in Mobile

Google is launching its next generation Android operating system (OS) called Ice Cream Sandwich with Samsung’s new device dubbed “Nexus Prime”− also speculated to be called as “Galaxy Nexus” or “Nexus 4G”− on Wednesday, October 19. In North America time zone, that is Tuesday night of October 18. The new 1.5GHz dual core, 4.7 inch [...]

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Polycom RealPresence software: HD videoconferencing on mobile

By on October 16, 2011 in Mobile

Polycom introduces the latest advancement in mobile videoconferencing with its RealPresence Mobile software during CTIA Enterprise & Applications trade show on Tuesday (October 11). The new mobile software extends a high-definition videoconferencing system to the three popular tablets, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, Apple’s iPad and Motorola’s Xoom. With the high-cost and other demanding requirements of high-end [...]

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Sprint announces its LTE project; disregards Clearwire

By on October 12, 2011 in Mobile

Sprint announced in an event that a high-speed Long-Term Evolution (LTE) mobile data network is on its way to the market by mid-2012. Its targeted coverage is around 250 million U.S. residents for 2014. And this project would initially cost the company US$ 4-5 billion. Sprint is partnering with Ericson for the development of the [...]

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New smartphone Startup turns Outdoor Activities to Interactive Video Games

By on October 12, 2011 in Mobile

Explorence, a new startup outdoor-video-game maker introduced its new beta smartphone outdoor mobile game innovation this week. Smartphone technology has advanced even more with various amazing features, one of which is with mobile gaming wherein motion-sensing consoles and customizable game controllers are but a staple. The latest innovation is presented by Explorence that aims to [...]

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Mobile pioneers RIM and Nokia struggle over growing competition

By on October 7, 2011 in Mobile

Research In Motion (RIM) and Nokia are currently adjusting to the growing competition brought about by giant newcomers Google and Apple with their smartphones and tablets. The two wireless communication pioneers that were the top contenders in the mobile phone industry are now “fighting to regain balance” according to reports considering that the new mobile [...]

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