smartphones

Yahoo Messenger on iPhone will have 3G video chat

Published on: 16th October, 2010

Yahoo has posted the expected update 2.0 of Yahoo Messenger, free on the App Store, adding two-way video chat. This is one of the first iOS applications that support two-way video chat through 3G. It gives owners of the fourth generation iPod touch and of the iPhone a chatting option by using the front or [...]

Three new low-cost smartphones in Samsung’s Wave series

Published on: 14th October, 2010

Samsung has presented three new handsets in its series of low-cost smartphones. The Wave525, Wave533 and Wave575 are all based on Samsung’s platform Bada which uses the TouchWiz interface. All three phones are equipped with 3.2-inch WQVGA touchscreens, GPS receivers, Wi-Fi radios and 3.2-megapixel cameras. The Wave 575 and Wave525 both have a similar design, [...]

Nokia manager acknowledges iPhone applications are a “must have” in Europe and US

Published on: 14th October, 2010

Cedric Thomas, Nokia’s Ovi head in France, in a presentation surprised developers by acknowledging that other companies, Apple and Google included, had better positions in the application market. Speaking at the platform-independent MIPCOM conference in Cannes, France, he said that iPhone applications represented a “must have” in countries of the European Union and the United [...]

Google shuts GOOG-411 as voice search makes it obsolete

Published on: 13th October, 2010

Google has announced the users of its GOOG-411 service that this one would be shut down on November 12th. The search giant justified the drop of its phone-in service by referring to the current level of smartphone applications. Voice search features in Android and the iPhone Google Mobile application, as well as support for Voice [...]

HTC Mozart has a support page on Orange UK

Published on: 12th October, 2010

Orange UK quasi-confirmed its plans related to the launch of the HTC Mozart smartphone by listing first-time setup directions for the handset on the carrier’s support page. There is not much information about the specifications of the phone. Information about installing the SIM card or the battery is missing and there is no reference to [...]

Users in UAE not switching from BlackBerry despite suspension of services

Published on: 12th October, 2010

Users of BlackBerry in the United Arab Emirates are not willing to give up their phones, even if facing the suspension of services in case the government and Research in Motion do not reach an agreement. A recent report says that nearly all of the about 500,000 subscribers are confident a deal will be concluded. [...]

T-Mobile believes BlackBerry share will fall through 2014

Published on: 12th October, 2010

T-Mobile seems to have only little faith in Research in Motion to keep its position in the market, because the BlackBerry OS is believed to have a steady decline into 2014. The carrier also believes that Apple will lose market share next year, as Android consolidates its leadership position, according to a document presented at [...]

Samsung’s Intercept Android-based shipped to Target stores

Published on: 8th October, 2010

As it was promised, the Intercept of Samsung has already begun to ship for Virgin Mobile with prepaid phone plans. The QWERTY slider is one of the first Android-based, prepaid smartphones in the United States and has a full set of features, including Android 2.1, a 3.2-megapixel camera, WiFi and GPS. Virgin Mobile will sell [...]

Google CEO trying to persuade Nokia to adopt Android

Published on: 8th October, 2010

Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt talked to Nokia trying to make it adopt Android and use it on its devices, according to sources. Since Nokia’s MeeGo head Ari Jaaksi was resigning, Schmidt probably talked to the new Nokia CEO Stephen Elop about the mobile operating system of Google. It is not known what exact answer Elop [...]

Android passes iPhone for recent buyers’ share

Published on: 8th October, 2010

Android has passed the iPhone as the most desired smartphone platform for recent customers. 32 percent of the Americans who have acquired a smartphone within the last six months have bought an Android phone. BlackBerry had 26 percent and slightly passed Apple with 25 percent. When talking about the user base, Apple’s absolute share has [...]

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