Archive for May, 2009

Considering the Future of Mobile Phones (PC World)

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PC World – Few companies innovate with the intensity and frequency of those working in mobile, and today‘s present is a future that only a handful of people would have predicted just a few short years ago.

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Sony Ericsson Unveils PS3-compatible Cell Phone (PC World)

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PC World – It’s not the PSP phone, but it’s close. Sony Ericsson yesterday unveiled three new mobile phones including Aino, a cell phone that can sync with both your PlayStation 3 and PC. Aino also features an 8.1-megapixel camera with geotagging capability; 3G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity; a physical keypad; and a three-inch touchscreen.

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3G Auction a Priority for India's Communications Minister (PC World)

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PC World – India‘s auction of 3G licenses will be a priority, A. Raja, the country’s minister of communications and information technology, told the Press Trust of India news agency on Thursday after he was sworn in to the post.

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Sony Ericsson Offers Nintendo-Like Gaming Phone (NewsFactor)

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NewsFactor – Sony Ericsson took a step closer to integrating with parent Sony on Thursday by announcing the Aino, a touchscreen mobile phone that synchronizes with Sony PlayStation 3 video-game consoles.

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Verizon Wireless to carry Android, Pre phones (AP)

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AP – Verizon Wireless will introduce phones based on Google Inc.’s Android software “in the near future,” its chief executive said Thursday.

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Android Devices Likely To Flood Market By Year's End (NewsFactor)

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NewsFactor – Prepare for the Android onslaught. On Wednesday, Google said there will be at least 18 — and as many as 20 — Android-based mobile phones on the market by the end of the year.

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SATA 3.0 Released, Solid-State Drives Rejoice (PC World)

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PC World – We’ve seen glimmers on the horizon for some time now, but the Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) has finally made official the third iteration of the serial ATA specification. SATA Revision 3.0 doubles the existing SATA 3Gb/s bandwidth to 6Gb/s, or roughly 600 MB/s, using a connector that’s fully backwards-compatible with the [...]

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Plastic Logic Demos E-Book Reader With WiFi , 3G (PC World)

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PC World – Plastic Logic was on hand at yesterday’s D7 session to demonstrate its highly anticipated, super-thin e-book reader.

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AT&T Promises To Give Poky iPhones Some Zip (NewsFactor)

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NewsFactor – AT&T is investing $17 billion to $18 billion to speed up its wireless 3G network. The Texas-based carrier also said Wednesday that it will upgrade its 3G network starting this year and finishing in 2011.

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Nokia apologises for hitches with new online store (AFP)

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AFP – Mobile phone maker Nokia apologised to customers Wednesday after shoppers at its new online store Ovi complained of slow download speeds and problems installing programmes onto their handsets.

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