Nokia is making its navigation service free to all GPS-enabled Nokia devices in a move that will help the company better compete in the smartphone market against the likes of Apple and Google. Now playing: Watch this: Nokia launches Ovi Maps 1:29 Starting Thursday, Nokia users will be able to download for free the client …
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What we have here is a video of the Motorola MotoRoi Android-based smartphone that was obviously shot impromptu. Putting aside the jittery camera shake, the Web browser sluggishness clearly showed up as the user tested out the multitouch feature. Traces of MotoBlur were evident with the Call and Contacts tabs flanking the Android menu tray on the home screen. The …
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It looks Verizon Wireless may be bowing to pressure from the Federal Communications Commission’s inquiry into its new $350 Early Termination Fee. The wireless carrier has reduced the number of devices that will be subject to the new fee, according to a story published by Wireless Week on Tuesday. In November, Verizon Wireless announced it was increasing its $175 early …
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A teeny-tiny phone with a worldwide roaming SIM is just one of the products we’re looking forward to at the huge mobile phone event of the year, Mobile World Congress, which starts on 15 February. Roamobi is a SIM card and a range of super-cheap phones especially designed for you itchy-footed travellers who don’t want to pay extra for calls, …
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Apple and Microsoft may be in talks to expel Google as the iPhone’s default search engine, in favor of Bing, according to BusinessWeek. The Apple-Google battle for the mobile throne is getting heated. This is all coming from “two people familiar with the matter,” so, you know, eat a bowl of salt or whatever, but it sort of makes sense …
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Now playing: Watch this: Palm Pre Plus (Verizon Wireless) 3:31 Palm didn’t make quite as big of a splash at CES 2010 as it did the previous year, but the company still had plenty of news to share, including the introduction of the Palm Pre Plus and the Palm Pixi Plus. Both WebOS devices will be launching on Verizon Wireless …
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The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday voted to close a “loophole” that allowed cable operators to withhold local sports programming from competitors. In a 4-1 vote, the commissioners ended the “terrestrial loophole,” which prevents satellite TV providers and new TV providers, such as AT&T and Verizon Communications, from offering some live sports channels in certain areas of the country. These companies …
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Tech blog Boy Genius Report is leaking Apple rumours like a spine-tingling sieve, including a possible first glance at what’s in store for iPhone owners with the next version of Apple’s iPhone operating system. BGR reports that its anonymous source has seen more ways for applications to run in the background to allow multitasking. There’s also a simplified and streamlined …
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Other than “stop the presses!” the next best thing a journalist can say is that a colleague is “on assignment.” It sounds so mysterious and important and I was glad to be able to say it this week about Bonnie. Ms. Cha had to miss Dialed In this week because she’s off to a Nokia press event in New York …
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Some people are calling the new tweaks to AT&T and Verizon Wireless’ pricing plans the start of a mobile price war, but for many wireless consumers, they’ll actually be paying more each month. The companies each revised pricing late last week in separate announcements. The price cuts follow new aggressive pricing from Sprint Nextel, which last year introduced plans that …
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Free app Bargain Bin makes it a snap to find other free apps. When it comes to freebies, the iTunes App Store offers an embarrassment of riches. I’m routinely surprised, and delighted, by some of the superb apps you can get without spending a cent. Ah, but how do you find them? Sure, iTunes lists the “top free apps” for …
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If you’ve read or heard any of the hyperbole that has tumbled out of the mouths of the consumer electronics industry you will know that 3D is the biggest thing, since, well … 2D. This year’s CES in Las Vegas was chockers with 3D gadgets and companies like Panasonic and Sony almost betting the farm on it being a success. …
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The Web was awash with Google phone rumours this weekend, as Google employees began showing off their new test phones via Twitter. Rumours suggest the Google-branded Nexus One will be available unlocked and could be launched by early 2010. Our US colleague Jason Howell had a quick play with the Nexus One on Friday, complete with Android 2.1 operating system. …
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New photos and videos of the Google Nexus One have got us fired up about the mythical Google phone. Could it be even closer to being released into the wild? The Nexus One is made by HTC, and it was given to a few thousand lucky Google employees. In a blog post, Google called the phone a “mobile lab” for …
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Editor’s note: Motorola has since confirmed worldwide availability of the MotoRoi, but has yet to reveal any dates or countries. Motorola on Monday announced the MotoRoi, its first Android-based smartphone for the South Korean market. Like the Motorola Milestone (Droid in the U.S.) launched in Europe, this handset has a 3.7-inch WVGA capacitive touch screen that supports multitouch. A big …
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