Developers will soon be able to make their mobile phone applications accessible by Ford’s SYNC connectivity system. Radio service Stitcher, twitter client OpenBeak, and music discovery service Pandora have already adapted their apps in a relatively short amount of time, allowing basic control through voice or steering wheel/console buttons.
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After many leaks and hands-on’s the Nexus One has just been officially released by Google a few minutes back. Unvieled by Peter Chou, CEO of HTC and head in the creation of the Nexus One’s hardware the superphone(as its called by google) is what the leaks predicted:
- The specs match previous leaks. It’s a 3.7? AMOLED display with a trackball.
- It comes with features such as a light sensor, GPS, and accelerometer. These are all features pioneered by Apple’s iPhone.
- It’s 130 grams in weight and 11.5 mm in width, about the width of a standard #2 pencil.
- The camera is 5MP with LED flash.
- The audio has received an upgrade. It has two microphones, one of which is used for noise cancellation.
- Customization is a key to the Nexus One. There are five home screens to cusotmize your interface.
- Google showed off some of its dynamic touchscreen features of the software.. For example, one of the wallpapers is a lake with leaves. When you touch it, it will ripple. It’s quite nifty, actually.
- They worked with the team at CoolIris to visualize photons on the Nexus One in a 3D environment. If you tap on an album, you’ll be able to quickly scan and load photos. You can also tip and dip photos based on your hand motions and the accelerometer.
Go to the Google Official Technical Sheet for more in-depth specs
As you can see from the above picture, Google is comparing the device to a pencil even though the phone isn’t ground-breakingly thin.
Note: This post will be updated as soon as some more info is revealed soon
Update; Live pics of the phone in action, courtesy of Mashable
The Calender
Browsing a list(I cant really understand what the list is about)
Google Earth on the Nexus One, similar to the one on the iPhone
You can also go to google.com/phone for more info on the Nexus One, deeper technical specifications and order pages.
So which one of you guys are going to be purchasing this phone tonight?
This video shows that its possible to pair a bluetooth keyboard with the HTC HD2.
Today I thought I have to try something new. When i saw my HD2 lie on my bluetooth Keyboard I just had to give it a try. So I paired the HD2 with a Logitech Dinovo Edge keyboard. It is kinda possible to control the HD2 with the keyboard. Some commands wont work with the keyboard arrows, some do. It is possible to assign keyboard keys to Morphgear and FPSECE but they wont work in game. May somehow it would work since the keys are assigned.
Here’s a quick size comparison between the Acer Liquid and the iPhone 3G. The Acer Liquid is the company’s first product running on Google’s Android 1.6 platform. The phone features a WVGA capacitive touchscreen and a 5MP camera with autofocus and geo-tagging, A-GPS, Wi-Fi and is powered by 768 MHz processor.
Just got my hands on the Huawei E182E HSPA mobile broadband modem from the operator 3 in Sweden (Price 35$ / month). Havent had the chance to test the modem in different places yet so the “speed test” screenshots (that u can find after the break) are tested at my place.
The operator 3 is the first of the operators in Sweden to offer the latest HSPA Evolved technology with 21Mbps. The HSPA Evolved is available in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malm̦ РLund and in Karlskrona.
HSPA Evolved, which is also known as HSPA + is the next generation of HSPA technology. The first version of HSPA Evolved supports data speeds up to 21 Mbps, which means that a user can expect practical speeds of up to 16 Mbps, about 60% faster than other networks for common mobile broadband. Future versions of HSPA Evolved will offer speeds up to 42Mbps, then 56Mbps and finally 168 Mbit / second.
Update: Added another screenshot from speedtest.net
Update 2 (at a coffee shop in stockholm):
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Speed test from the Swedish site bredbandskollen
Skicka = Upload
Ta emot = Download
Svarstid = Ping
HSPA (up to 16mbit/s)
Turbo 3G (up to 7.6mbit/s)
Download speed with HSPA – 20mb
Your mobile devices will become your preferred way to pay and to manage your money. Nokia believes that the mobile-enabled financial services are a market opportunity with long term growth potential, especially in the emerging countries. The demo will show how simple and easy it is to use a mobile phone for remote and local payments. You can send money to your family and friends, pay your bills and top-up your prepaid account.
Proporta is a company that designs and manufactures accessories for your various gadgets, www.Proporta.com is an easy to use website. The left column helps you select the category of your choice and browse the various products that are available under each category. I was interested in reviewing an item under the mobile category, so I quickly expanded that mobile section, wondering for awhile why the iPhone and the blackberry had their own categories. One item that quickly caught my eye among the many in their catalog was the USB turbo charger. It came in two variants: the 3400mAH and the 1200mAH versions. While I would have loved to get my hands on the 3400 version, I will be reviewing the 1200 version instead. I know I will be taking the charger to task as my test subjects include the Nokia N97 which has The description on the site was clear and precise. It said that I could charge my mobile several times, which of course I was skeptical of, since most of the modern mobile phone batteries can drain the charger in just one-go. However I am excited to get my hands on this unit. The USB Charger 1200 costs £ 30.89 including shipping and VAT, and the shopping process is simple enough to use. I was surprised that the package was shipped fairly quickly, in less than 10 days I received the neat package from Proporta. My wife graciously offered to help me make an un-boxing review which follows: The travel charger is small and sleek, and feels nice in the hand; Proporta also provides a velvet carry case which contains 6 adaptors and an extendable cable. One this I noticed was that the USB cable that plugged the charger onto AC power was very short. While this would probably suit laptop users, a desktop user would not enjoy having the charger hanging off the USB port or the AC socket. Since I didn’t receive an AC plug with my package I tried plugging it onto the main power using the iPhone’s power adaptor. No issue there, but it would be good if this cable is longer or at least retractable. The battery takes about 2 hours to fully charge via USB, and about the same on AC direct power. With the unit fully charged I am ready to get it tested. The field test I had the opportunity to test the charger on the following phones: I think the N97 has the biggest battery in the list. The charger was impressive, while it took about an hour to discharge its battery into the phone’s I was able to use the phone for the quick emergency calls. Since the cable that connects to the phone is retractable the charger is not necessarily cumbersome, and can be stored out of the way. The tests on the iPhone 3G and 3GS were interesting. Since I didn’t know the capacity of the battery of the two phones, I wanted to see how much of the battery was recharged with the charger. The results were impressive. As expected the charger could not fully charge the two iPhones, but came in handy for the emergency charge. The Nokia 6220 classic’s 900mAH battery was the smallest amoung the phones I tested, but I found that the charger still didn’t charge the battery to its full 100%. This was also the same with the Sony Erricson G900 which I found to be disappointing. Final Words and thoughts It’s obvious that the 1200 travel charger is for users of smaller phones, especially if you want to be able to use it more than once like its slogan says. The unit is light and easy to carry around, even with its case. It’s good for emergencies, but would likely require to be charged daily if used. The proporta charger has been designed with the mobile users in mind. I found it non suitable dangling from my desktop’s USB ports. It would probably require a longer cable to allow it to be plugged onto direct power. mobiles, laptops, cameras and many more. I was given the unique opportunity of writing a review for one of their products.a chunky 1500mAh battery.
Google today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AdMob, a mobile display ad technology provider, for $750 million in stock. This acquisition will enhance Google’s existing expertise and technology in mobile advertising, while also giving advertisers and publishers more choice in this growing new area. “Mobile advertising has enormous potential as a marketing medium and while this industry is still in the early stages of development, AdMob has already made exceptional progress in a very short time,” said Susan Wojcicki, Vice President of Product Management at Google. “AdMob is the quintessential Silicon Valley startup – generating impressive year on year revenue growth – and we’re excited to welcome this talented team to Google.” “I think people underestimate how important ads have been to funding the development of innovative content on the Internet. Our goal all along at AdMob has been to make it possible for developers and publishers to bring their products and ideas to mobile with the same business model,” said Omar Hamoui, Founder and CEO of AdMob. “We’re proud of the progress we’ve made towards accomplishing this goal, and joining Google will only accelerate this process, ultimately leading to very real benefits for end users around the world. As publishers and developers generate more revenue from their mobile products, they will invest more, and their mobile offerings will become richer, more creative and more robust.” The deal will help Google in its efforts to develop more effective tools for creating, serving and analyzing emerging mobile ads formats. As this ecosystem continues to grow, the company expects these new marketing media to offer significant benefits: “Attracting the world’s top engineering talent and people with entrepreneurial vision to Google has always been crucial to our success. AdMob’s proven track record in innovating at speed will help maintain that culture – which is why we are so excited to be working with them,” added Vic Gundotra, Vice President of Engineering at Google. Both companies have approved the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions.
Wouldn’t this be nice to have on your next phone? The 3Dphone Media Browser is the first of three demo applications developed by TAT within the 3Dphone research project. This demo shows a wrapping 3D list based on an amphitheater layout, which is suitable for mixing portrait and landscape images. Video demo after the break…
Hands-on video with the Samsung Giorgio Armani B7620. Following the Giorgio Armani phone in 2007 and the Emporio Armani “Night Effect” in 2008, the famous fashion house, together with Samsung, has now announced the latest Armani phone, the Giorgio Armani–Samsung smartphone. ?he new fashionable handset is smart, boasting no other operating system, but Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5. Similarly to the previous phones, created in close partnership with the fashion house, this one has also been designed by Giorgio Armani himself. Along with the side-sliding QWERTY keyboard, the Giorgio Armani smartphone has a large 3.5-inch touch-sensitive screen, which utilizes AMOLED technology. Additional features include a 5-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, 8GB of internal storage space and a microSD slot (supporting cards of up to 32GB in size).
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The Palm Pre gets unboxed by mobiFlip. Check it out after the break…
The Palm Pre is the first phone to run on the new Web OS, designed to be powerful but easy to use. The Pre features a 3.1″ multi-touch screen and a sliding full QWERTY keyboard. It is a CDMA/EV-DO smart phone with Wi-Fi, GPS, 3-megapixel camera with flash, stereo Bluetooth, microUSB, and 8GB of internal memory.
The folks at IntoMobile takes a look at the Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset. Check it out after the break…
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