…industry.” Overview of Ovum’s telecoms predictions for 2011: Windows Phone 7 will upset the status quo in the smartphone market by becoming the fastest-growing smartphone platform. Android will overtake the iPhone as thefavouritewith mobile developers by end of the year. Cloud services will move from early adopter to the early…
…to get brand loyalty. Club valet John Garber from Atlanta, US, is counting his lucky stars that smartphone vendor HTC doesn’t shirk on the quality of batteries. The solid piece of hardware possibly saved his life when two patrons of a club where he valets, Halo, took umbrage at being…
Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC has revealed its Thunderbolt smartphone at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. According to a number of media sources, the HTC Thunderbolt comes with 4.3-inch touchscreen display, an 8 megapixel camera at the rear and a 5 megapixel camera at the front of the phone. Thunderbolt will…
…from outside of the home. Using a smartphone or tablet PC, users can manage their washing cycle from the office, or set their refrigerator temperature while they’re at the gym. Alert messages will be sent to the user’s smartphone or tablet PC for items such as the end of a…
…Optimus 2X, a smartphone with a dual core processor and full HD screen and LG Optimus Black which weighs 109g, and is 9.2mm-thick. LG also showcased its Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, a glasses-free 3D display for mobiles devices, and a smartphone that supports the US version of mobile DTV….
Dual core processor Low power consumption DNLA compatible LG Optimus 2X is claimed to be the world’s first smartphone with a dual-core processor. “Dual-core technology is the next leap forward in mobile technology so this is no small achievement to be the first to offer a smartphone utilizing this technology,”…
Features Blackberry 6 O/S Comes with optical trackpad Collates social networking sites RIM’s latest BlackBerry Bold smartphone is claimed to be packed with advanced communications and multimedia features. It is also the first BlackBerry Bold smartphone to come with the new BlackBerry 6 operating system. Users will benefit from a…
…media directly to their smartphone. Users will have the opportunity to subscribe to over 1600 newspapers, both global and local, in over 47 languages, delivered daily to the Samsung Galaxy S for as little as $0.99 per newspaper. Features of the app include Press Reader optimisation and integration, easy-to-use page…
…giving you easy access to all of your favourites. Simply select the music you want to listen to on your smartphone and then choose any home stereo for instant playback. With the smartphone as a remote control, you can pause, playback, change the volume, or skip around your playlist. Everyone in your home can have their own Orb-enabled…
Waterproof Android phone Has Motoblur technology to sync social networking sites DNLA enabled Motorola’s Defy smartphone is claimed to be Australia’s first summer proof smart phone – it is water-, dust- and scratch-resistant. It has a 3.7-inch high-resolution touch screen display, which provides edge-to-edge views of your favourite photos, videos…
…social networking to Facebook,Twitter, Linked in, Foursquare & Myspace,as well as a monthly data allowance and a new smartphone for $0 upfront, starting at $45 per month. Vodafone Infinite plans range from $45 to $100 per month, and increase depending on how much data customers want to use. All Vodafone…
By Branko Miletic It’s not often I compliment a mobile phone maker on both design as well as functionality, but it looks like RIM deserve one huge pat on the back for their BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone. However let’s be honest here – RIM is one company that at the…