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Google Updates Mobile Phone OS Android SDK

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It’s the Google’s first update since the SDK was released in November and includes changes requested by developers.

Google highlighted a couple of changes in the updated SDK, which was released midweek. It has a new user interface that the search giant said is still a work in progress.

In addition, developers can now support additional file formats in the Android media player. Also, applications can translate an address into a coordinate and the reverse, in location-based programs.

Even though developers said that the first version of the SDK was thin, Android has managed to gain momentum. Four chip makers, including Qualcomm and Texas Instruments, showed off prototypes that support Android this week in Barcelona at the annual Mobile World Congress.

Still, Android faces competition from the established mobile operating systems as well as companies that have rallied behind LiMo, the consortium that is developing an open Linux mobile operating system. At the conference in Barcelona, LiMo announced 18 phones that comply with the operating-system specification that are either on the market already or will be.

source:pcworld 

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Philips 9@9j First AAA-powered cell phone

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Yes, 9@9j really is the name of Philips’ upcoming mobile phone. It’ll be fun going into Carphone Warehouse asking for that… But the candybar handset does have one innovation – there’s a slot for a AAA battery in the bottom.

“It has a standard lithium ion rechargeable battery, but it has the option to put a AAA battery in, and it’ll give you three hours extra talktime. If your lithium ion battery goes dead, the backup battery kicks in, and starts to charge the lithium ion battery, so you can start using the phone straight away.”

The technology comes from Israeli firm Techtium, and it’s called Backupower. The 9@9j is the first phone to have it inside. Battery firm Energizer is involved too.

source:ohgizmo 

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Global Mobile Awards 2008 Winners

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The just-concluded GSMA 2008 in Barcelona, Spain, served to open consumers’ and developers’ eyes to the vast array of devices and platforms available. As in the years past, categories for awards this year included Best Mobile Game, Best Mobile Messaging service, Best Billing and Customer and Customer Service… and of course, the one we’ve been anxiously waiting for: Best Mobile Handset.

As expected, the night was quite star-studded, with the presence of writer and producer Isabella Rossellini, Bollywood actress Sherlyn Chopra, and, from the music world, Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am, all of whom were at hand to present the awards.

“As we celebrate 20 years since the foundations for global mobile communication were laid, this year’s winners demonstrate not only how far we have come, but also the limitless possibilities of where innovation and inspiration can take us in the years ahead,” said GSMA CEO Rob Conway.

The Best Mobile Game Award went to Cellufun’s Call of the Pharaoh and Glu Mobile’s My Hangman, while the Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service went to Microsoft, for its Windows Mobile 6.

Finally, the Best Mobile Handset award went to the Sony Ericsson W910i. If you’re shocked, get in line.

For a list of the other winners in various categories, head here.

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Motorola Unveils 3 New Phones

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Motorola Unveils 3 New Phones at GSMA 2008

The Wi-Fi enabled MOTO Z6w is fully compatible with Windows Media Player 11 on the PC, works on high-speed USB 2.0, and features a 2.0 megapixel camera and video capture, and has up to 4GB of optional removable memory.”We’re proud to add our latest Wi-Fi enabled handset to our growing portfolio, delivering a compelling wireless experience to consumers anywhere they go,” said Rob Shaddock, senior VP, feature and mass market handsets, Motorola Mobile Devices. “The new W series handsets offer both great mobile phone basics and a solid music experience, in a candybar form factor that you can show off with pride.”

The new candybar W161 and W181 come with the patented Motorola CrystalTalk technology, and also feature FM radio.

The MOTO Z6w is expected to hit the market in Q2 2008, while the W161 and W181 will be available in Q1 2008. Prices are yet to be announced.

source:tech2 

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AMD Launches Hardcore Mobile Processor

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AMD has enhanced its established line of open-standard handheld device technologies with upcoming AMD Imageon processors, as well as next-generation 3D and vector graphics cores, available for licensing. These new offerings are designed to allow device manufacturers and network operators to support today’s most popular applications, as well as cutting-edge applications that will thrill tomorrow’s mobile consumer.

The latest technology offerings to broaden the popular family of AMD Imageon processors will include:

  • AMD Imageon D160 mobile TV solution, a complete hardware and software package that will enable OEMs to design cutting-edge mobile devices that receive over-the-air broadcast TV signals transmitted in the DVB-T and DVB-H standards. This turnkey, antenna-to-display solution also will enable mobile TV functionality to be designed in a USB-powered device for watching live television on notebook PCs, PDAs, portable media players and other USB-enabled handheld devices.
  • AMD Imageon M210 audio processor is designed to enable a high-definition, fully integrated audio subsystem capable of delivering more than 100 hours of music playback in airplane mode.
  • AMD Imageon A250 application processor for feature phones will combine the best of AMD’s latest multimedia technology for video recording and playback, photo imaging, and high-res displays while maintaining long system battery life.
  • AMD Z180 OpenVG 1.x graphics core offers the only available hardware-accelerated native vector graphics solution, ideal for advanced user interfaces, navigational systems and portable devices optimized for animation and Flash-style content.
  • AMD Z460 OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics core will deliver fully programmable shader models for realistic 3D graphics, designed to revolutionize the mobile gaming experience for portable devices.

The new technology will be available for OEMs and silicon supplier licensees to sample beginning this month. Features enabled by these new products and technologies are expected to start appearing in mobile devices in late 2008 and 2009.

 source:tech2

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Kaspersky launches ‘Mobile Security 7.0’ protection

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Kaspersky says their new Mobile Security 7.0 application offers “powerful protection for data stored on smartphones in the event that the device is lost, as well as protecting against network attacks, malware and SMS spam”.

As it is a new product, it’s unsurprising to hear that it features a “series of technical and functional modifications, that have improved the performance of the product, making it more effective and user-friendly”.

According to Kaspersky, key new functions “allow users to completely block a lost device or to remotely delete all the data on it. Moreover, if a smartphone is stolen, the SIM-Watch function prevents the thief from accessing data on the phone without the original SIM card; as soon as the original SIM card is replaced, a message notifies its owner of the new telephone number”.

While a number of Windows Mobile devices do have the ability to have their data wiped, not all Windows Mobile owners are connected to a corporate environment where a system administrator can perform these functions.

This means that Mobile Security 7.0 should give consumers on the latest Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms a way for themselves to ensure their smartphones can be kept secure, which certainly sounds like a very handy feature to have, whether you’re accident prone or not, for even the most careful of people can still have their phone stolen.

source:itrire 

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New i-mate™ Ultimate 8502 and i-mate™ Ultimate 9502 PDAs

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The world may still well be suffering from iPhone mania, but in the business world, Windows Mobile Smartphones and Blackberries firmly rule the mobile telecommunications roost.

i-mate™, the global specialist in Microsoft® devices and software applications, today teamed with Telstra Corporation Limited, Australia’s leading telecommunications company, to launch the i-mate™ Ultimate 8502 and   i-mate™ Ultimate 9502.  Telstra is the first operator to deploy these devices globally and both devices will be exclusive in Australia to Telstra customers.

Fine tuned to run at optimal performance on the Telstra Next G™ network – Australia’s largest mobile broadband network with speeds unsurpassed by any other national mobile network in the world – the Ultimate devices from i-mate™ are the first mobile handsets on the Next G™ network to offer high speed data uploading via HSUPA as well as high speed data downloading via HSDPA.  This feature is expected to be popular with customers needing to send emails, documents, and data fast.  Each Ultimate device also offers access to the full range of Telstra information and services which are now free to browse from the Home tab of BigPond mobile services.

Ms. Holly Kramer, Group Managing Director, Telstra Product Management said: “We’re excited to be the first mobile operator in the world to offer these new i-mate™ Ultimate devices.

“These advanced devices from i-mate™ are rated at downlink speeds of up to 7.2Mbps and uplink speeds of 1.9Mbps, making them the fastest PDAs available on the Next G™ network.

“The devices were chosen for their ability to showcase the power of Telstra’s Next G™ network, the world’s largest and most advanced national 3GSM wireless broadband network,” she said.

The i-mate™ Ultimate 8502 (RRP = AUD$999) and i-mate™ Ultimate 9502 (RRP = AUD$1099) will be available from Telstra and Telstra Licensed Shops in Australia from early March 08.

source:i-mate

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Yahoo Launches OneConnect Mobile Service

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oneConnect will be the first mobile product with an open architecture that aggregates communications tools – email, instant messaging (IM), text messaging (SMS), and social networks – for a new level of convenience in mobile communications. Users can view new postings on Facebook, photos on MySpace, or a connection on LinkedIn.

It includes features such as a socially-connected address book, integrated mobile messaging, contact status alerts, and innovative location-sensing technology with proximity alerts. Widgets will offer the capability to access email from major providers, including Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail, and AOL.

After its release, oneConnect is expected to become available across hundreds of devices and mobile browsers around the world. The product is expected to be made available in Q2 2008.

source:tech2 

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Symbian cuts off the impotents of iPhone and Android

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More than 22 million Symbian phones shipped in the fourth quarter of 2007, making a total of 77 million in the year, and bringing in $349 million in royalties for the year

The Symbian operating system grew 50 percent over 2007, and is well placed to grow in future, according to the Symbian chief executive Nigel Clifford – who shrugged off Google Android, Apple iPhone and Microsoft Windows phones at Mobile World Congress.

But Symbian is making its operating system cheaper, in order to reach beyond the smartphone sector to lower-cost phones, which are expected to grow much faster than any other kind of device in the next few years.

source:pcworld 

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Sony Ericsson W980i Walkman Phone

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Sony Ericsson has announced a new addition to its Walkman phone family – W980i, which designed to allow users to listen to music as it should be heard, featuring Clear Stereo to play music just like the original recording, and Clear Bass to deliver distortion free sound even at higher volumes.

According to the company, “The Walkman on Top feature on the W980 gives you the full functionality of a Walkman player without even having to open your phone. The entire Walkman player that would normally be displayed on the inside of your clamshell is also replicated on the outside of the phone, so navigation through your music library is effortless.”

“The W980 Walkman phone really sets a new standard for music on your phone,” said Ben Padley, Head of Music Marketing, at Sony Ericsson. “We wanted to design a leading music player that we could combine with a feature-packed phone, all the while pioneering an audio experience that always left you wanting more. The W980 will surpass all expectations.”

The new Sony Ericsson W980i Walkman phone which measures 3.6 x 1.8 x 0.7 inches will be available in coming Q3 2008, and the package-included Stereo Portable Handsfree HPM-77 will hit the selected markets from June 2008.

 source:mydigit