Motorola, attempting to expand its brand among European customers, today announced retail partners that will carry its upcoming Android-based Xoom tablet. Among those partners in the U.K. are The Carphone Warehouse and its ally Best Buy, along with Dixons Retail, with its Currys and PC World chains. In addition, Deutsche Telekom will carry it in …
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Apple’s new subscription billing will be making its way into iPhone and iPad apps soon here in the UK, particularly in newspaper and magazine apps. What about Android? Google has revealed its own subscription system for publishers that will work across smart phones, tablets and the web. It’s called One Pass, and was announced yesterday by Google boss Eric Schmidt …
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BARCELONA, Spain–Though we’ve seen enough new smartphones from Mobile World Congress to last us a while (or at least until next month’s CTIA), we used the last day of the show to check out what ViewSonic and its trio of parrots had to offer. The company that has brought us so many displays is making a further push into the …
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Welcome to The 411, my column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have similar queries, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. If you …
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BARCELONA, Spain–A host of hot new Android phones from Samsung, LG Electronics, HTC, Sony Ericsson made their debut at Mobile World Congress 2011 here this week, but it was the relatively venerable iPhone 4 from Apple that was named the show’s best mobile device. The iPhone 4 is months old and early on suffered notable reception problems. Its maker didn’t …
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BARCELONA, Spain–Here’s another reason besides video chat that you might want a front-facing camera on your next mobile phone: controlling it by waving your arm or moving your hand. This type of touchless gesture interface is coming to mobile phones from top-tier handset makers this year, promised Ofer Sadka, chief technology officer of a start-up called Extreme Reality based in …
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Box.net announced an update to its Box.net for iPad app today, and it’s one that could make you leave behind your laptop come your next off-site meeting or business trip. In fact, four new features join the iOS app for in-the-cloud business collaboration. The first is single sign-on, a convenience that allows you to log in once to connect Box, …
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Dell’s Venue Pro smart phone is just the start of the company’s mobile ambitions in 2011, judging by a freshly leaked product roadmap published by wpcentral. It reveals Dell’s plans to launch phones codenamed Wrigley, Hancock and Millennium over the next year, along with tablets Gallo, Sterling, Opus One and Silver Oak. Taking them in order, Wrigley is flagged for …
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Preorders of the Motorola Atrix 4G are already in progress, but if you’ve been waiting to check out the dual-core Android smartphone and its laptop dock in stores, you only have a few more days to wait. AT&T said today that the Atrix 4G will be on sale in stores on February 22. Meanwhile, preorders will be shipped for delivery …
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If you’ve been disgruntled by a dearth of widgets in Google Reader for Android, today’s news might pacify you. Google issued three new features and support for Russian translation today in its Reader app. Two of them are widgets. You can now mark a previous item as read, a feature first found on the mobile-optimized version of Reader online. As …
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There are two stories that star the Samsung Galaxy Indulge. In one (the romance-adventure), the intrepid Indulge is MetroPCS’ first smartphone foray into 4G territory. What’s more, the humble Android 2.2 Froyo handset goes on to become the world’s first commercially available LTE smartphone. Cue the crescendo! In the other (the dystopia,) the Indulge is a good-but-not-great Galaxy S phone …
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BARCLEONA, Spain–Is MeeGo dead in the water now that Nokia has fallen in love with Windows Phone 7 for its smartphones? Partner Intel has been doing its utmost to dispel the doomsayers at Mobile World Congress, showing off an impressively slick demo of MeeGo-powered tablet software. It showcases a swipe ‘n’ tap interface flicking between friends, music, photos, and other …
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Crave UK There’s this little thing that’s pretty big in tech at the moment–3D (perhaps you’ve heard of it?). We’ve gone way beyond the geeky specs 3D of last year, and now all the coolest upcoming gadgets are sporting glasses-free 3D technology. The Nintendo 3DS was the device that started it all, but now LG is showing off the world’s …
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Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In #162: Barcelona attacks! 50:11 The avalanche of smartphone and tablet news from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week is fast and furious; we have to cover our heads to keep our noggins from caving in. While Kent and Bonnie wrap up their enormous coverage in Spain, Nicole, CNET contributing blogger Scott Webster, and …
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Despite the Nokia and Microsoft headlines at the start of the show, this year’s Mobile World Congress was definitely dominated by Android. Most of the 15 or so smartphones that were announced in Barcelona, Spain, sported either 2.2 Froyo or 2.3 Gingerbread, which is music to our ears. Here’s a list of all of the smartphones that were announced at …
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