JAGTAG sends Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition Videos to Phones

Topic: Mobile Phones

As reported earlier the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2010 Edition has hit newsstands and features Brooklyn Decker on the cover.
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2010 Edition will feature JAGTAGs throughout the magazine, providing you with the opportunity to request and immediately enjoy videos of top Sports Illustrated models on your phone.
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Posted on Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:26:43 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung Announces Monte Smartphone

Topic: Mobile Phones

The wait until the Mobile World Conference was just too much for poor Samsung to bear. They cracked and announced the Monte just ahead of the big event (via BGR). The S5620 Monte runs off of the TouchWiz 2.0 Plus UI and features a 3” capacitive touchscreen, 3.2 MP camera, 200 MB of internal memory (plus SD support) as well as A-GPS, WiFi, and 3.6 Mbps UMTS/HSDPA.

Posted on Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:39:38 CST | by Robert Evans

Bracketron Launches USB Car Charger

Topic: Mobile Phones

The number of products in the technology world that can charge via USB is growing every day. The good thing about USB charging is that you can charge the devices from the same wall adapter or a computer using the device's power cable.

In the car, gadgets that charge by USB can get power from the car's DC outlet from the same USB car charger too, saving you some money as long as you can remember to take the devices charge cable with you. A company called Bracketron has unveiled a new USB car charger that is very compact. Read more

Posted on Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

AT&T Launches FamilyMap App for iPhone

Topic: Mobile Phones

There is an app for just about everything on the iPhone. Games are what we mostly see for the device, but hoards of other apps for things from tracking how much you eat to finding your way around the country are available.

AT&T has announced the launch of a new app for the iPhone that lets families track where other family members are at all times. The app is called the AT&T FamilyMap App and it is available now on the App Store. The app lets you track the location of another family member on an interactive map with surround landmarks. Read more

Posted on Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Motorola Droid Gets Multitouch

Topic: Mobile Phones

My Nexus One has had multitouch functionality for a couple of days now. It is absolutely fantastic, browsing with pinch-zoom is so much less of a pain in the butt. Honestly, I'm not sure how I got along without multitouch for so very long.

Some of you Droid owners may be seething with envy at this point. Don't worry; your phone is the next on the docket to receive the gentle, soothing embrace of multitouch. Boy Genius reports that multiouch has come to the Droid, hidden aboard Google's version 3.4.0 map update. If you want your phone updated now, just roll on over to the Android market and grab the upgrade.

Posted on Sat, 6 Feb 2010 10:41:33 CST | by Robert Evans

Nexus One: 80,000 Sales In January

Topic: Mobile Phones

The first report on Nexus One sales showed just 20,000 sold in the first week. Now that all of January is over, we have the device's total first month sales. Flurry Analytics reports (via WSJ) that roughly 80,000 Nexus Ones have been sold since launch. Those are good numbers for a normal smartphone release, but not nearly enough to be competitive with the iPhone or Droid.

However, there is some good news to be seen in these numbers. Nexus One sales haven't been crazy, but they have been very steady. If Google can keep things up at this rate until the Vodafone and Verizon launches in Spring, they could start seeing some very impressive overall numbers come Summer time.

Posted on Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:56:17 CST | by Robert Evans

Samsung Bringing Android 2.1 Smartphone To MWC

Topic: Mobile Phones

Samsung has just announced the new M100S, an Android 2.1 smarphone set to be unveiled at the Mobile World Conference. Android and Me reports that the device is most likely using a Samsung ARM 11 processor. The CPU is clocked at 800 MHz, which means the M100S is likely using the same chipset as the Moment.

Posted on Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:26:33 CST | by Robert Evans

Nokia Ovi Maps Gets Downloaded a Million Times in a Week

Topic: Mobile Phones

Nokia announced its Ovi Maps navigation service a while back and it ships pre-installed on some new Nokia handsets. The service takes the Ovi Maps, turns it into a navigation service along the lines of standalone GPS devices, and offers it at no cost for Nokia users.

The only catch to the free maps service is that only specific Nokia handsets are compatible with it right now. However, Nokia has said that it is working hard to make the service available on more Nokia handsets. Read more

Posted on Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Motorola Devour Announced

Topic: Mobile Phones

Today the Devour is rumor no more. Motorola has just issued a press release announcing its launch. This sleek smartphone has a similar design to the Droid, with a thinner profile and a keyboard that looks vastly superior. The Devour has a 3.1" capacitive touchscreen, the MotoBlur UI, aGPS, and an 8 GB microSD card.

Posted on Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:42:20 CST | by Robert Evans

Fraunhofer to Demo CD-quality Mobile Phone Calls at MWC

Topic: Mobile Phones

Mobile World Congress in Spain is coming up soon and at the show, we will see all sorts of new mobile phone related gear break cover. One of the things that will be shown off at the show will be the new Fraunhofer Audio Communication Engine.

The tech will allow for CD-quality calls to be placed over a 4G cellular network via a mobile phone. The tech promises to make calls as clear as talking to a person in the same room. The system is designed to work on LTE networks. Read more

Posted on Wed, 3 Feb 2010 07:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

New Nexus One Software Updated enables Multitouch

Topic: Mobile Phones

A touchscreen smartphone without multi-touch gestures is just not acceptable today. Now finally Google took heart and risks annoying Apple by enabling multitouch on the Nexus One with a software update.

The Nexus One will now include a new pinch-to-zoom mechanism in the phone's Browser, Gallery and Maps applications.
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Posted on Wed, 3 Feb 2010 01:22:50 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr