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All Things Mobile

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Martin Bryant
"Here in Europe things have been surprisingly quiet. Europe tends to get handsets before the USA and yet we’ve not heard a peep about the Droid here except for a November 9 launch on O2 Germany under the name Motorola Milestone. What about the rest of Europe?" - Martin Bryant from Bookmarklet
Waiting for the Nokia N900 perhaps? - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
Since this post the Milestone's been removed from Expansys. Annoying. I ended up getting an HTC Hero to tide me over til something better arrives. - Martin Bryant
But with Nokia not delivering the N900 in the UK (what are they doing? focusing on the US? how short sighted) I dont know how long it is until I give in and buy an android phone - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
Really? I thought Nokia was selling it in its own stores. Hadn't paid much attention though. It interests me but the lack of third party apps puts me off for now. - Martin Bryant from Android
ovigia
"If you look at the above list, it's essentially the same sorts of things I do on my regular laptop. What surprised me the most about the device is just how much it /feels/ like a regular Debian Linux machine, especially on the command line. I mean it uses upstart, pulseaudio, apt-get, GTK and QT libraries, and when I want root I don't have to use hacked firmware, I just install the gainroot package and type sudo gainroot." - ovigia from Bookmarklet
Arnaldo M Pereira
Samsung Sponsors Enlightenment Development: New Light for E17 - Linux Magazine Online - http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online...
"Korean electronics giant Samsung is helping the Linux-David Enlightenment with development ressources. It's possible that the lightweight and robust window manager might be the basis for Samsung's upcoming Bada mobile phone platform." - Arnaldo M Pereira from Bookmarklet
Praveen Vasudev
The next “super” Android device will almost certainly be a HTC phone that’s much thinner than even the Droid or iPhone – The Dragon/Passion. This is the phone the senior Android guys at Google are now carrying around and testing, at least as of a couple of weeks ago. If you’re willing to give up the Droid’s keyboard, the Dragon/Passion is going to be a really cool phone. It should be fully available very soon. - Praveen Vasudev from Bookmarklet
I hope it is not a massive fail. What do you think? - Xavier Mathews from email
i'm not a big fan of the Android phones! but you never know. just might turn out to be a game-changer. - Praveen Vasudev
A.T.
imabonehead
NASA Develops Tricorder: Adapts iPhone to Detect Dangerous Chemicals - http://singularityhub.com/2009...
NASA Develops Tricorder: Adapts iPhone to Detect Dangerous Chemicals
NASA Develops Tricorder: Adapts iPhone to Detect Dangerous Chemicals
"A researcher at the NASA Ames Center has developed a proof of concept device which can convert an iPhone into a chemical sensor capable of detecting ammonia, chlorine gas, and methane. The chem sniffing device is a small silicon chip (no bigger than a stamp) that plugs into the phone. Upon detection, the chip uses the phone to alert others. It was developed as part of Homeland Security’s Cell-All program." - imabonehead from Bookmarklet
I hope it makes the cool sound. - j1m
imabonehead
"Following its release of Motorola's Droid and HTC's Droid Eris, Verizon Wireless will release a third Android phone made by Saygus, say reports. The Saygus VPhone V1 offers a 624MHz Marvell PXA310, a 3.5-inch 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen, a QWERTY keyboard, and proprietary videoconferencing technology, says Saygus." - imabonehead from Bookmarklet
the video conferencing does sound really interesting. I wonder what the other person has to be running for this to work. - metalerik
imabonehead
Dell Mini 3i gets Unboxed after a few Hours of been Officially Announced - http://androidcommunity.com/dell-mi...
Dell Mini 3i gets Unboxed after a few Hours of been Officially Announced
Jackie
富士通手機設計大賽獲獎作品欣賞 | 愛…稀奇~{新鮮:科技:創意:有趣} (Fujitsu Mobile Phone Design Competition...) - http://www.ixiqi.com/archive...
富士通手機設計大賽獲獎作品欣賞 | 愛…稀奇~{新鮮:科技:創意:有趣} (Fujitsu Mobile Phone Design Competition...)
富士通手機設計大賽獲獎作品欣賞 | 愛…稀奇~{新鮮:科技:創意:有趣} (Fujitsu Mobile Phone Design Competition...)
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imabonehead
Android Dev Phone 2 available [LWN.net] - http://lwn.net/Article...
"There is a new, fully-open Android Dev Phone offering available; this one is based on the no-keyboard HTC "Sapphire" platform. Information is available on the Brightstar ADP2 page, but one has to go through the process of getting an Android Market publisher account first." - imabonehead from Bookmarklet
Martin Bryant
"Waze takes a social approach to solving that irritating modern problem – traffic congestion. Until this week it was only available in the USA but now it’s gone worldwide." - Martin Bryant from Bookmarklet
ovigia
Droid Does Spying | Motorola Droid Spy Phone Software | Spyphone Guy|Spy Phone Reviews|Spy Phone News - http://www.spyphoneguy.com/2009...
"The Droid cell phone uses Android as the OS, and I know for a fact that there are at least three different spy phone vendors currently developing spy phone software for the Android OS. If you want to be the first who gets notified when Android spy software is released, you can sign up for the Android Spy Phone notification list. My guess is that we are only a month or two away from the first Android spy software, but it’s tough to say because all the spy phone vendors are keeping their own actual release date under wraps so their competitors won’t know what they are up to. So what will Droid spy phone software feature? Based on the spy phone features planned for Android, a Droid spy phone will have the following:" - ovigia from Bookmarklet
Don't you wish you had a robot sidekick that secretly monitored your every move, could help your spouse catch you sneaking around, and lived in your pocket ? Soon you will. ---Droid - Eric Logan
A.T.
Smartphone Wars: Nokia N900 versus HTC HD2 versus Motorola Droid (5) - IBTimes - http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/article...
Smartphone Wars: Nokia N900 versus HTC HD2 versus Motorola Droid (5) - IBTimes
"London - In our previous article Smartphone Wars: Nokia N900 versus HTC HD2 versus Motorola Droid (4) , we have seen how bloody the fight amongst the N900, the HD2 and the Droid had been. All the contestants were equally matched and each one of them traded blow for blow." - A.T. from Bookmarklet
sofarsoShawn
ovigia
PUBLICO.PT - Dell estreia-se no mercado dos <i>smartphones</i> - http://www.publico.clix.pt/Tecnolo...
PUBLICO.PT - Dell estreia-se no mercado dos <i>smartphones</i>
"A Dell, uma das mais conhecidas fabricantes de computadores, vai lançar um smartphone. O telemóvel, de ecrã táctil, vai estar equipado com o sistema operativo Android e vai estrear-se na China e no Brasil, dois mercados emergentes com milhões de utilizadores." - ovigia from Bookmarklet
imabonehead
Android Dev Phone 2 (ADP2) Is The Google Ion | Android Phone Fans - http://phandroid.com/2009...
Android Dev Phone 2 (ADP2) Is The Google Ion | Android Phone Fans
"That’s right… the Google Ion. This phone was actually provided FREE to those who attended the Google I/O developer’s conference earlier this year in what was undoubtedly an Oprah moment. Way back on June 5th I suggested the Google Ion would become the ADP2… and now it has." - imabonehead from Bookmarklet
imabonehead
"This is what brought me to my latest acquisition of the Archos 5 Internet Table 16GB. Anyone who is reading this is probably aware of this new device and after living it for the past week, I have seen witnessed the Jekyll and Hyde personalities of this little import." - imabonehead from Bookmarklet
imabonehead
A.T.
Nokia N900 Sim Free / Unlocked 5.0 Megapixel 32GB Mobile Phone (Black) - Play.com (UK) - Mobile - Free Delivery - http://www.play.com/Mobiles...
Nokia N900 Sim Free / Unlocked 5.0 Megapixel 32GB Mobile Phone (Black) - Play.com (UK) - Mobile - Free Delivery
"EUR 623.99 Free Delivery Pre-order. | Due for release on 19/10/2009" - A.T. from Bookmarklet
It costs like a good subnotebook... but wait, it is! %) - 9000
i paid less then £200 for my subnotebook... hmm... - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
Praveen Vasudev
Samsung Bada unveiled as new iPhone, Android platform rival - http://www.appleinsider.com/article...
Samsung, the world's second largest phone maker globally after Nokia, has announced Bada as its own new smartphone platform which it hopes to use to gain entry into the sophisticated phone market. - Praveen Vasudev from Bookmarklet
Willem (@wim66) ☠
This is nearly cool enough for me to jailbreak..... - Roberto Bonini from iPhone
I agree Roberto. This looks so useful and awesome. - Amit
It's just out, there is only one lockscreen widget for now. I hope it will be an alternative for Lockinfo which costs $4,99. - Willem (@wim66) ☠
what is the name? - Tiziano Tassi
Wow, I've jailbroken twice, and immediately went back to non jailbroken status... but this has huge potential. - Joshua Schnell
Martin Bryant
"Mobile video start-up Qik is taking live video streaming from a mobile to a whole new level: DVD quality." - Martin Bryant from Bookmarklet
What?! Coooool! - Florin Grozea
Ofir Katz
hi there, what do u think about the new blackberry: http://rcm.amazon.com/e... anyone has 1?
sofarsoShawn
"Blackberry Developer Conference: It's All about the Apps" ~ at least the GUI looks promising - http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive...
"Blackberry Developer Conference: It's All about the Apps" ~ at least the GUI looks promising
"Blackberry Developer Conference: It's All about the Apps" ~ at least the GUI looks promising
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"At yesterday's Blackberry Developer Conference, several companies announced major updates to their applications and services designed for Blackberry smartphones. From Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) came new geolocation, advertising and push services in addition to other developer tools. Meanwhile, companies like Loopt, eBay, Xobni, and others took the opportunity to show off their latest Blackberry applications as well. RIM Woos Developers With all the news from the event, one thing was clear: RIM desperately wants developers to build for Blackberry and is now actively enticing them with a slew of new offerings designed to win them over. One of the biggest announcements made yesterday involved the launch of new APIs (application programming interfaces) for third-party developers. The APIs offered include a new advertising service, a payments service, location services, and the general availability of Blackberry's own Push service, which had never before been made available... more... - sofarsoShawn from Bookmarklet
ovigia
The Definitive Nokia N900 Guide | Nokia Experts - http://nokiaexperts.com/nokia-n...
The Definitive Nokia N900 Guide | Nokia Experts
"Nokia spent some time on their latest Maemo development and rolled out a fantastic new device, the Nokia N900, that runs Maemo 5 and has integrated cellular data and voice support. The device is even more compelling for those of us in the US on T-Mobile since the device supports the unique 1700 MHz frequency band that T-Mobile USA uses for 3.5G data and voice. The more I use the device, the more I come to love the capability and functionality of it." - ovigia from Bookmarklet
ovigia
Nokia N900 begins shipping! | Nokia Conversations - The official Nokia Blog - http://conversations.nokia.com/2009...
Nokia N900 begins shipping! | Nokia Conversations - The official Nokia Blog
"As the N900 begins to appear on shelves around the globe it will be price-gunned at around 500 Euros SIM-free, with plenty of contract deals making it available at a reduced cost and in some cases gratis." - ovigia from Bookmarklet
ovigia
10 things Android phones do better than the iPhone | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com - http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10thing...
"I recently switched from my AT&T iPhone to Sprint’s HTC Hero. Now although the Hero is not a pure Android phone (it’s the HTC Sense, which is a modified form of Android), it gives the same experience that Android gives (only with an HTC “bent” to the package). Through this phone, I have come to once again enjoy my mobile experience. There are so many differences between the iPhone and the Hero, so many aspects of the Hero to really help you get your mobile geek on. But for the purposes of this article, I had to pick just 10. So I have narrowed it down to those aspects that really make the experience different from that of the iPhone." - ovigia from Bookmarklet
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Arnaldo M Pereira
"Much has been made of the screen on the new Droid smartphone from Motorola and Verizon Wireless. The 854 x 480 pixel, 3.7-inch panel is 273% larger than the iPhone’s 320 x 480, 3.5-incher and is setting itself apart as one of Droid’s flagship features." - Arnaldo M Pereira from Bookmarklet
ilginç, Droid'in ekranı çok daha büyük olmasına rağmen iPhone'dan daha az alanı gösterebiliyor... - sy
what language is that? - Arnaldo M Pereira
Turkish - sy
Sadece bir ekran içinde anlaşılan. - Arnaldo M Pereira
i love translate.google.com - Burçin Mumcuoğlu
interestingly, translating that turkish sentence back to english doesn't give me what I've wrote. that's how translators have been working forever, anyway. - Arnaldo M Pereira
((: sürekli çeviriyor google... - sy
ovigia
"The Moblin project released the first beta of Moblin 2.1, fixing numerous bugs while adding support for a 3G modem. Other touted improvements to the netbook-focused Moblin 2.1 include a faster browser with plugin support, Bluetooth discovery support, higher screen resolution support, and an enhanced ConnMan. Although Moblin v2.1 was billed as an "incremental" release when the Moblin project first released a preview version in conjunction with the final release of Moblin v2.0 in late September, Moblin v2.1 actually delivers a lot of important new features." - ovigia from Bookmarklet
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