Posts Tagged ‘mobile’
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Apple
Not to knock cellophane tape as a method for in-car iPhone navigation, but if you want to use the new TomTom app in a more proper setting, you’ll want the official TomTom car kit. In addition to enhancing the GPS signal and charging your iPhone, it’s also got hands-free dialing and a speaker that’s (presumably) better than the phone solo for giving directions. At a rumored price of just under $200 with software, it’s not a bad deal if you were planning to shell out $100 for the US maps, anyway. We’re still on the fence, but the hypnotic soundtrack of the promotion video is admittedly alluring. See for yourself after the break.
[Thanks, Arthur]
Continue reading TomTom’s iPhone car kit promo video is enticing, but still no mention of price or release date
TomTom’s iPhone car kit promo video is enticing, but still no mention of price or release date originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: accessories, Apple, carkit, dock, engadget, engadget-mobile, iphoneapp, iphonedock, messaging, mobile, turn-by-turn, turnbyturn
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Others, China Mobile, Android
The O1 isn’t even out yet, but a new filing with China’s regulatory folks suggests that Lenovo’s already hard at work at a lower-cost version that would swap out metal bits for plastic ones and kick the camera down from 5 megapixels to 3. On the plus side, buyers still make out with 8GB of internal storage and quite possibly China Mobile’s homegrown Android skin, so it can’t be all bad, right? Then again, this remix could be for a different carrier altogether, in which case we might be spared Open Mobile System’s uncomfortably iPhone-esque home screen — and really, that’d be just fine with us.
Lenovo’s O1e takes the O1 down a notch or three originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: china, china-mobile, chinamobile, culture, engadget, engadget-mobile, fcc fridays, games, handsets, Lenovo, mobile, o1e, oms, openmobilesystem
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
Filed under: Accessories
No, someone didn’t just Photoshop the
Duracell logo on a
WildCharge pad — this actually is the newest product from the ubiquitous battery maker. Available this October, myGrid kits (including charger and one power sleeve) will be available for Nokia, Motorola, and Blackberry handsets, as well as the many flavors of Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch. No price yet, but you’ll know as soon as we do.
[Via PhoneMag]
Duracell announces myGrid wireless charger, WildCharge feels a little KIRFed originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: accessories, Apple, breaking-news, charge, duracell, engadget, images, mobile, review, stumbleupon, television, wildcharge, wireless charging, wirelesscharging
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Android
In its brief three-model run so far, HTC’s already built a storied history of odd color options for its Android phones: brown on the G1, “merlot” on the myTouch 3G, and now, a sublime pink for the Hero that we’re finally seeing in the wild. Love it or hate it, Android fans, be real with yourselves: if it was somehow the only Hero you had access to, you’d take it in a heartbeat.
[Via MobileTechWorld, thanks WHOIS]
HTC beats Microsoft to the punch, rolls out a different kind of ‘project pink’ to the Hero originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: accessories, culture, engadget-mobile, handsets, hero, HTC, mobile, rogers-wireless, softbank-mobile
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Nokia
It’s still hard to believe that Nokia’s already upstaging the N97 with the N97 mini just two months after the big guy shipped, but here we are, staring at the FCC documentation. There’s not much to go on here besides this label-location drawing, which is marked with a 1:1 scale — allowing us to set our regular N97 down next to it and show you just how little Nokia achieved with all that development money. Check it after the break, along with another pic of the mini the inimitable Eldar Murtazin just posted to his blog.
[Via Mobile Bulgaria]
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Read – Eldar Murtazin’s blog with additional pic of the mini
Continue reading Nokia N97 mini pops in the FCC, not so much mini-er than the N97
Nokia N97 mini pops in the FCC, not so much mini-er than the N97 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: Apple, culture, FCC, fcc fridays, handsets, messaging, mobile, N-series, N97, n97 mini, network, Nokia, podcasts, rogers-wireless
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Filed under: Software, Windows Mobile
For many (if not most) iPhone developers, the App Store’s overheated competition and bloated inventory have led to scorched-earth pricing that makes it virtually impossible to parlay mobile development into a valid for-profit business model without turning to subscriptions or in-app advertising. RIM’s tried to nip that behavior in the bud by capping the minimum sale price at $2.99, and it sounds like Microsoft feels the same way in light of the flowery, motivational language being thrown the way of developers at learning sessions ahead of the Marketplace’s launch. “I know, 99 cents is interesting — yes, consumers like to pay 99 cents for applications,” admits Microsoft’s Loke Uei, “but 99 cents, come on, I think your app is worth more than that.” You heard it straight from the horse’s mouth, people — your app is worth more than that. Ultimately, Uei says the goal is to set the bench higher by keeping low-quality apps out of the Marketplace, but to start out and beef up, they might consider taking all the crap they can get and worrying about stroking devs’ egos after the fact. If the store’s client app makes it easy enough to browse, search, and get to best-of-breed content, this point should be moot anyhow.
Microsoft tells WinMo devs they’re beautiful, worth more than 99 cents originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: engadget, fcc fridays, messaging, Microsoft, mobile, network, podcasts, softbank-mobile, windows marketplace, Windows Mobile, windowsmarketplace, windowsmobile, WinMo
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Misc
Smartphone sales may be growing at a steady rate these days but, if NPD’s latest numbers are any indication, it looks like they still have quite a ways to go before they become the norm among cellphone users. As the market research group found during its latest survey, less expensive featurephones accounted for an impressive 72% of all new handset sales in the US during the second quarter of the year, which is only a 5% drop even in the face of a 47% jump in smartphone sales (to 28% market share) over the same quarter last year — a 14% jump in overall handset sales accounts for some of that discrepancy. According to NPD’s numbers, the LG enV2 (pictured above) and Samsung Rant were among the best selling featurephones during the quarter, while the iPhone 3G and Blackberry Curve were the best selling smartphones. Other interesting tidbits include the fact that the average selling price for a phone rose 4% over the year to $87, and that WiFi capability is now found on 20% of new handsets, while 26% of new phones have touchscreens (compared to 35% with QWERTY keyboards).
NPD finds featurephones account for 72% of new handset sales in the US originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Filed under: Peripherals, Samsung
Nothing too exhilarating here, but if you’re looking for something new to sit atop the peak on your ear, Samsung’s got a new trio it’d love for you to consider. The most interesting of the three is undoubtedly the WEP870, which marries a noise-canceling Bluetooth mono headset (with BT music streaming) to a set of earbuds. As with the less thrilling WEP850 and WEP470, this one also features multi-connection technology in order to pair with up to two BT devices at once. The 870 steps things up with an LCD screen to display battery level, call status and BT connection status, while the other two handle calls and little else. All three are available for purchase right now for $89.99 (WEP870), $69.99 (WEP850) and $39.99 (WEP470).
[Via HotHardware]
Samsung’s WEP870 Bluetooth headset comes with earbuds, bundles of joy originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: Bluetooth, breaking-news, engadget, Facebook, mobile, music, network, News, peripherals, Samsung
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, T-Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS
We knew the Gravity 2 was coming, but when it was announced, T-Mobile stayed coy about pricing and availability beyond saying “August.” Turns out that “August” means today, because a quick visit to the carrier’s website now lets you get in on the text-heavy landscape slider for a mere $29.99 on contract after rebate in your choice of “Metallic Pumpkin” or the arguably more sophisticated “Berry Mauve.” Don’t expect the world — the camera’s just 2 megapixels and the screen is going to cause frustration, eyestrain, injury, and / or death if you try to browse actual websites — but at least you’ve got GPS, AWS 3G, and some of the more spacious texting you’ll find at this price point. Just don’t drop it, because you’ll learn how it gets its name real quick.
[Via TmoToday]
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Samsung Gravity 2 now available on T-Mobile, $30 on contract originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: accessories, Apple, engadget-mobile, gravity2, handsets, HSDPA, messaging, mobile, music, network, QWERTY, Samsung, slider
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, T-Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS
We knew the Gravity 2 was coming, but when it was announced, T-Mobile stayed coy about pricing and availability beyond saying “August.” Turns out that “August” means today, because a quick visit to the carrier’s website now lets you get in on the text-heavy landscape slider for a mere $29.99 on contract after rebate in your choice of “Metallic Pumpkin” or the arguably more sophisticated “Berry Mauve.” Don’t expect the world — the camera’s just 2 megapixels and the screen is going to cause frustration, eyestrain, injury, and / or death if you try to browse actual websites — but at least you’ve got GPS, AWS 3G, and some of the more spacious texting you’ll find at this price point. Just don’t drop it, because you’ll learn how it gets its name real quick.
[Via TmoToday]
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Samsung Gravity 2 now available on T-Mobile, $30 on contract originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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