| You've read the headline correctly - we're still coping with news from the Mobile World Congress. The sheer number of information was unbelievable and since there were some important announcements we've missed, it's our duty to report them, even if we're late. Anyway, Nuance had two important announcements in Barcelona:
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| Win Symbian Guru's S60 software for the March 8th, International Women's Day! Posted: 04 Mar 2009 03:14 PM PST
Unlike their Valentine's Day campaign, this time around you don't have to buy any application in order to participate. All you have to do is send a greeting to a woman of your choice (girlfriend, spouse, mother, granny, etc) on SymbianGuru's website and you may win some cool S60 apps. As a matter, of fact every 8th greeting wins! Sounds like nothing to lose - something to gain, so if you own an S60 smartphone go on - visit SymbianGuru's website and good luck! Related News from IntoMobile:
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| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic NAM firmware update to fix US 3G problems Posted: 04 Mar 2009 03:00 PM PST
It seems that the problem may have been on Nokia's end. A new rumor, sourced from an unknown "insider," hints at a near-term resolution to Nokia's 3G-woes. An upcoming firmware update may fix any 3G issues that has been plaguing Nokia's US-fleet of 5800 XpressMusic NAM cellphones. Early testing has supposedly proven successful in fixing the 5800 XM NAM's 3G problems, which means an official firmware update can't be too far off. For those of you waiting to get your hands on a fully-functional 5800 XM, sit tight, you're in the home stretch. For those of you with affected units, keep on keepin' on! [Via: NokiaBlog] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| Motorola co-CEOs get huge incentives to turn company around Posted: 04 Mar 2009 02:27 PM PST
The AP is reporting that Sanjay Jha received a 2008 pay package valued at $104.4 million. On the surface, that figure might sound exorbitant, especially given Motorola's recent financial losses, but closer analysis reveals that Jha will have to work mighty hard to get at that gigantic paycheck. Motorola gave Jha the bulk of his 2008 salary in the form of restricted stock and options. Jha's base salary is a more modest $484,615 plus $412,096 in perks (including a chauffeur, use of the corporate jet, relocation expenses and 401(k) matches), leaving $103.5 million in stocks and options that may turn out to be worth far less if Motorola's stocks don't triple their current value. If Motorola's mobile division isn't spun-off and sold by October 31, 2010, Jha will see his restricted stocks and options traded for a cool $30 million - a scenario that seems all that more likely since Motorola decided to put their spin-off plans on ice until the mobile division can be rehabilitated. Should the handset manufacturing arm of Motorola turn itself around and find a viable buyer, Jha's options will be converted in equity awards in the new company. Likewise, co-CEO Greg Brown has been given $22.6 million in restricted stocks and options as part of his $24.2 million 2008 pay package. Brown's base salary may be greater than Jha's, but his total pay package is decidedly less - and that's assuming Motorola's stocks can triple-up. [Via: MocoNews] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| Windows Mobile 6.5's Internet Explorer Mobile 6 video walk-through Posted: 04 Mar 2009 01:42 PM PST So, does Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s bridge to Windows Mobile 7, known as Windows Mobil5 6.5, have what it takes to compete with the arguably more appealing mobile platforms out there? With its refreshed UI and that finger-friendly honeycomb launcher, Windows Mobile will be the best Windows Mobile to date, that much is certain. But, we're going to be looking to third-party UI overlays like the HTC TouchFLO 3D UI and the Acer Shell UI to hide WinMo 6.5's more homely aesthetic. Windows Mobile 6.5 may not be the touch-friendly OS update that we were looking forward to, but at least it sports a revamped web browser built on the same code that runs the desktop version of Internet Explorer 6. The new WinMo 6.5 web browser, aptly named Internet Explorer Mobile 6, supports all kinds of full-HTML browsing, Flash and javascript functionality. Zooming and panning are now a simple matter of dragging the slider to your liking, while the "breadcrumb" feature shows you just where you are on a webpage. The video demonstration shows Internet Explorer Mobile 6 running on an HTC Touch HD flashed with the latest Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM circulating the interwebs. [Via: WMExperts] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| Radio Shack pushing Verizon Wireless once again Posted: 04 Mar 2009 01:24 PM PST
Boy Genius has confirmed that Radio Shack will once again offer customers Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless cellphones and Verizon Wireless plans (of course). The move will allow Radio Shack to cash in on the hype built around Verizon's new position as the market leader in the US, and will bring high-end smartphones like the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Storm to Radio Shack's handset lineup. Radio Shack will be offering eight Verizon Wireless handsets:
Of course, you'll have to sign up on a two-year contract with Big Red in order to get those prices. But, at least now you can help support your local Radio Shack! [Via: BGR] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| Did Toshiba leak upcoming Windows Mobile flip-phone to the FCC? Posted: 04 Mar 2009 12:47 PM PST
Toshiba's apparent FCC filing for the Toshiba TG01 is at once incredibly confusing and irresistibly intriguing. Toshiba has apparently filed for FCC approval of the upcoming Toshiba TG01, which isn't anything out of the norm - handset manufacturers, as a matter of course, have to ask for the FCC's blessing before selling their wares in The States. But, what caught our eye was the hardware description offered in the FCC documentation. In the filing, Toshiba proceeds to describe the TG01 - filed with the FCC as the Toshiba TM5-E01 - as a Windows Mobile 6 Professional handset with a secondary display. Now, for those of you not quite up to speed on Toshiba's upcoming WinMo smartphone, the Toshiba TG01 is a slate-based mobile phone with a 4.1-inch touchscreen display. As such, there's no secondary display on the TG01. Flip-phones, on the other hand, do have secondary displays. Moreover, the FCC documentation describes the hardware a having a 3-inch touchscreen, not the TG01's 4.1-inch media-monster. A quick glance at the FCC pics proves that Toshiba is pushing the TG01 through the FCC's testing labs. The only question is, why did Toshiba incorrectly list the TG01's specification?
Did Toshiba cut corners with their FCC docs and hack together the hardware description from some other Windows Mobile flip-phone's FCC papers? If so, what is this mysterious WinMo flipper, does it rock Snapdragon silicon and when is it coming out? [Via: UnwiredView] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| BWI Airport uses Twitter to update @travelers Posted: 04 Mar 2009 12:23 PM PST It's official. This Twitter thing is getting big. The once-obscure micro-blogging, social networking, me-centric service known as Twitter is really catching on in the mainstream. While many modern airports are working to bring cellphone-based electronic boarding passes into mainstream use, the next big thing in air travel might just be getting airports on Twitter. Case in point, Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) Airport is using Twitter to keep rushed travelers up to date with any potential travel-delays or parking nightmares. In a world where just about everyone is connected to the mobile web through their cellphones, it makes sense for a busy international airport to leverage Twitter's efficient alert-style service to send out updates in almost real-time. With 5 million users, and growing, Twitter's user-base is nothing to scoff at - and definitely a force worth embracing. Twitter users need only "Follow" @BWI to get updates on airport and flight status. "Modern travelers are sophisticated and tech savvy," said Timothy L. Campbell, Maryland Aviation Administration Executive Director. "Twitter is another tool that will allow BWI Marshall Airport to provide timely information to travelers." It seems that the perfect modern airport these days will host international flights, allow mobile phones-as-boarding-passes, have ample power outlets and will post travel information updates via Twitter. What else would your perfect airport have? [Via: BizJournal] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| Remainder of HTC Lineup Specs Leaked Posted: 04 Mar 2009 12:06 PM PST Remember that extensive HTC roadmap that spilled the beans on the HTC Maple, Touch Pro 2 and Diamond 2? Well, the specs for the whole lot just got leaked. A lot of them are aiming for Windows Mobile 6.5, but let's let the numbers do the talking.
[Sina via BGR] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| Drop that iPhone, like it's HOT (because it's on fire)! Posted: 04 Mar 2009 11:56 AM PST
While flame-engulfed iPhones are more the exception than the norm, Tim Colburne recently found himself in that rarest of minorities when his iPhone caught fire. Colburne plugged in his iPhone for a little recharging action, only to find that the charger had sparked a fire three hours into the charge-cycle. "The fire started in the space between the lead and the phone and resulted in a couple of pins fusing together," Colburne said on his blog. "Although the main functions of the phone are apparently unaffected, the device won't connect to the computer which means I can neither charge it nor transfer data. Result: one dead iPhone." So, the good news is that the iPhone charger-fire left the iPhone functional. The bad news is that the fried dock connector prevents any recharging of the iPhone. Great. Colburne managed to hunt down another iPhone-on-fire incidient in Sweden back in 2008, so he's at least part of a 2-person minority with flaming iPhones. And, as far as we know, there's been one other incident involving a super-heated iPhone and some guy's burned thigh. Anyone else out there find their iPhone getting too hot to handle? [Via: CultOfMac] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| BlackBerry Software Store Named App World, Inches Closer to Launch Posted: 04 Mar 2009 11:02 AM PST
Previously referred to vaguely as the Application Storefront, RIM's direct-to-device channel for BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) applications has been officially christend as App World. As announced at the Developer Conference in October, the update was due to go live in March, and here we are with a proper name, likely to lead up to a public launch in the next couple of weeks. A full site for developers, blackberry.com/appworld, should be going live sometime tonight, along with notification sign-ups for those who just can't wait to get rolling in the apps. Related News from IntoMobile:
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| AT&T Fuze gets a firmware update, too Posted: 04 Mar 2009 09:46 AM PST
Just when we posted that generic (i.e. non-carrier specific) versions of the HTC Touch Diamond and Touch Pro are getting firmware updates, we've heard the AT&T (NYSE: T) Fuze (aka Touch Pro with AT&T's 3G frequencies) will be getting the same treatment. Actually, we're not quite sure it's exactly the same update that will come for the Fuze, but it looks good enough, nonetheless. Scrap that, there are tons of things that will be fixed and/or updated with the new Fuze firmware as you can see from this page on Xda-Developers, which prepared the rundown of all the changes. If you own the AT&T Fuze, there are two ways to proceed. If you feel adventurous enough you can hop over to Xda-Developers and grab their file. Alternatively, you may want to wait for AT&T and HTC to go all official with the update. We're always for the official routes, whenever possible. Whatever you decide, make sure to backup all your data prior to pushing the trigger. Good luck! [Via: Engadget Mobile] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| bDroid Reloaded Theme for the BlackBerry Storm Posted: 04 Mar 2009 09:04 AM PST
The theme features a bottom tab with a slide-out dock that contains up to 12 icons for your convenience. If you own a Storm, and want to try out a new theme (heck, why not… it's free), you can find more details and an OTA link in this forum thread at PimpMyBerry. [Via: BerryReview] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| Acer Talks Up Four Windows Mobile 6.5 Handsets, Two for Under �9 Posted: 04 Mar 2009 08:55 AM PST
Hot on the heels of their Mobile World Congress announcements, Acer has announced four phones at CeBIT to be running Windows Mobile 6.5: the F1 with a 5 megapixel camera, the L1 a slider with alphanumeric keyboard, and the C and E1, both entry-level smartphones for �9 or less. These were alluded to at MWC, with dummy devices on display, but specs were in scarce supply. It's cool to Windows Mobile 6.5 getting some early adoption among manufacturers, but it'll be really interesting to see what they really do with it. [via The Register, image via PocketLint] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| Artificial Life Teams up with BMW AG to Bring BMW Sauber F1 to the iPhone Posted: 04 Mar 2009 08:49 AM PST
The new title will be the second from the partnership of the two companies, the first being 'BMW Z4 - An Expression of Joy'. Look for the new title to feature the BMW Sauber F1.09 race car in detailed hi-res 3D graphics. Join the team (including Heidfeld and Kubica) and race on a variety of circuits modeled after famous tracks featured in the F1 series. Stay tuned for more on this one! More info and official press release here > [Via: GlobeNewsWire] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| Palm Warns of Q3 Losses, Everyone Still Salivating For Pre Posted: 04 Mar 2009 08:03 AM PST
Even with the Treo Pro launching on Alltel, Sprint and Bell, Palm (NSDQ: PALM) is hedging their bets and forecasting that most folks will be holding out for the Pre. I'd say something about the "calm before the storm" but I'm pretty sure the Verizon (NYSE: VZ) marketing team has beaten that horse to a bloody pulp. Estimates put third quarter earnings at $85 - $90 million, a significant drop from the expected $155 million. Shares dipped 83 cents overnight, but they're still riding high on Pre hype. The quartlery report will be going public on March 19th., but really, I don't think most folks will care about their results until the Pre launches. [via Reuters] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| HTC Dream coming to Orange France for 99 EUR! Posted: 04 Mar 2009 07:35 AM PST
The HTC Magic may be coming in April, but for Google (NSDQ: GOOG) lovin' French there's the HTC Dream which will reportedly go on sale on March 5th. Interested users will be able to grab the full In related news, other French carrier, SFR, will bring the HTC Magic to the country since there's no Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) around. This will happen few months later, leaving tons of space for Orange to pride itself as the "first GPhone carrier" in the country. Any French in audience? Will you grab any of the two? [Via: Unwired View] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| Maemo 5 Alpha SDK is out! Posted: 04 Mar 2009 07:22 AM PST
It was back in December when we saw the pre-alpha Maemo 5 SDK being released. The platform is advancing, and now we have the full Alpha version released, bringing a whole new finger-friendly UI framework among other things. Although "Alpha" usually stands for "adventurous developers, only," Maemo team says the new release is a good basis to get started with Maemo 5 application development instead of waiting for the forthcoming beta release. As for the APIs included in the Maemo 5 Alpha SDK, there are:
Other APIs available in Maemo 4 have been improved and are now available in this SDK release including: Alarm, Address book Access and Data notifications, Account, Battery and Logging development interfaces… More information is available in the official release notes. Related News from IntoMobile:
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| Arnold Schwarzenegger Poses With the HTC Magic Posted: 04 Mar 2009 07:19 AM PST
In a strange little bit of fun news, the HTC PR department has somehow managed to do something quite interesting. They managed to get the 'Governator' Arnold Schwarzenegger to pose pleasantly with the new HTC Magic. Initially I thought this would be a photoshop job for sure, but I have no evidence to support or deny the validity of the shot… So take it for what it's worth. Regardless if this is the real deal or not, one thing is for sure… What do YOU think the caption should be under the image? I'll submit my entry: 'I'll be back… With my HTC Magic!' [Via: AndroidCommunity] Related News from IntoMobile:
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| Palm Treo Pro on Sprint Coming March 15th Posted: 04 Mar 2009 07:00 AM PST
It's been nothing but rumors and hyped-launch dates surrounding the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre, and to a lesser extent the Palm Treo Pro since the beginning of the year. The Treo Pro was supposed to hit Sprint (NYSE: S) in mid-January, and that never surfaced… Then, rumor was the Palm Pre and Treo Pro would be set to hit Sprint by March 15th. Now, some new launch details have dropped. MobileCrunch has reported that the March 15th date is at least half correct. Half, because they have learned that the Palm Pre will NOT be launching on the 15th, but the Palm Treo Pro WILL. The Treo Pro will effectively replace the 800w on Sprint, but I can hear the sighs of disappointment coming already. Still, this is something. The Treo Pro should be available at Sprint on the 15th for $200 after $200 in rebates. [Via: MobileCrunch] Related News from IntoMobile:
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2009-03-05
Nuance at MWC: Nuance Voice Control 2.0, T9Nav released
March 8th is the International Women's Day and to celebrate the event, Symbian Guru is running an interesting contest.
Nokia's US-launch of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and its S60 5th Edition-powered touchscreen has been anything but smooth. Following on rumors that some Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 5800 XpressMusic NAM handsets were failing to lock down a 3G wireless signal, Nokia pulled all 5800 XM NAM units from flagship store shelves and replaced them wtih European models. The move sparked many to speculate whether it was the network or the hardware to blame (not that Nokia's hardware choices for the 5800 are questionable, or anything).
What better incentive is there than the kind printed on green cloth-paper, adorned with the faces of past US presidents? Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is offering their co-CEO Sanjay Jha a 9-figure payday, with the stipulation that they'll need to bring Motorola back from the depths of despair before cashing out. The report of a strongly incentive-based pay package follows on Greg Brown's recent admission of his and Motorola's lack of foresight in the smartphone market.
Verizon Wireless and Radio Shack parted ways a few years back, when AT&T (NYSE: T) was the leading US wireless carrier. Since then, Radio Shack has been a one-carrier type of retailer. Tomorrow that all changes.
The "how's" and "why's" of this latest leak aren't exactly clear, but it seems that Toshiba (OTCPK: TOSBF) might be working on a Windows Mobile flip-phone running on the Qualcommchipset Snapdragon mobile that makes the Toshiba TG01 such an incredible device.
Whitestone:
Firestone:
Thoth (aka Athena 2):
Twin:
Maple (aka Excalibur 3G)
Seriously, if you're iPhone is on fire, you might want to drop it… like it's hot. Immediately.
Yet another free theme for the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Storm to share with you today. Brian over at PimpMyBerry has let it be known that his new bDroid Reloaded theme is available for download OTA. If you own a Storm and would like to spruce up the look/feel of your device with an 'Android' flavor, you can pick it up here.
F1 fans, get ready to put the pedal (or eerrrm… finger) down and race with the BMW Sauber F1 team… on your iPhone! Artificial Life together with the BMW AG are teaming up to produce a BMW Sauber F1 Team racing game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Can't wait to get my hands on this one once it is released (I'm a bit of an F1 junkie).
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