Archive for March, 2008
While in mobile, being able to stay in touch through the Internet, and downloading information when needed, are becoming a necessity. The wide accessibility of 3G technology such as HSPA of UMTS and widely available wireless-broadband hot spots along with many mobile conveniences make it even more viable. WinMobile Download Accelerator is the tool that make every part of the technologies fit together while boosting and easing your mobile downloading experience. It manages, controls and speeds up your downloading by splitting files into segments and downloads them simultaneously.
WinMobile Download Accelerator is an optimized download manager for Windows Mobile Classic/Professional. Its multi-threaded asynchronous technology accelerates the speed with which you can download files from HTTPS/HTTP/FTP servers. It is fully integrated into the Pocket Internet Explorer by intercepting PIE’s navigation events and redirect any download. WinMobile Download Accelerator will let you take advantage of a faster and more reliable download; optimize your download performance, and help you in recovering interrupted downloads. WinMobile Download Accelerator brings you to the next level of mobile Internet downloading.
More info at adisasta.com
T-Mobile launched the Research In Motion BlackBerry 8820, a QWERTY smartphone. Unlike the 8820 that has been available from AT&T for some time, the T-Mobile variant sports both a built-in GPS receiver and WiFi connectivity. The BlackBerry 8820’s WiFi allows it to be used with T-Mobile’s UMA-based HotSpot@Home service, which allows calls to be seamlessly transferred between a cellular network and a WiFi hotspot.
The BlackBerry 8820 also supports T-Mobile’s MyFaves service, which allows users to select 5 phone numbers which they can call with unlimited minutes. The BlackBerry 8820 uses trackball for navigation and has a microSD card slot for memory expansion. As a device clearly focused on business users, The 8820 does not have a camera.
The T-Mobile BlackBerry 8820 is available today with pricing set at $349.99 with a 2-year commitment.
Source mobileburn
Sprint Uses IBM Lotus Expeditor Software to Enhance Mobile Content for Its Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone Customers
IBM announced that the Lotus Expeditor software platform is extending desktop computing and Web 2.0 capabilities to mobile phones.
Mobile phone users will be able to run several desktop-style applications like social networking, mashups and other consumer or business applications simultaneously on a variety of mobile phones.
The new version of IBM Lotus Expeditor 6.1.2 software enables mobile application developers to create new applications and services that combine information from different sources. Key to Lotus Expeditor technology is the use of the Eclipse embedded Rich Client Platform (eRCP) application model, which allows applications to be created to span desktop and mobile devices.
"People want to be productive anywhere, anytime," said Alistair Rennie, vice president, Development, IBM Lotus Software. "IBM Lotus Expeditor enables faster delivery of a new generation of Web 2.0 applications to mobile phones. Already supporting Lotus Notes and Lotus Sametime, Expeditor has a proven track record as a platform for innovative applications."
More info at opensource
Sprint Uses IBM Lotus Expeditor Software to Enhance Mobile Content for Its Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone Customers
IBM announced that the Lotus Expeditor software platform is extending desktop computing and Web 2.0 capabilities to mobile phones.
Mobile phone users will be able to run several desktop-style applications like social networking, mashups and other consumer or business applications simultaneously on a variety of mobile phones.
The new version of IBM Lotus Expeditor 6.1.2 software enables mobile application developers to create new applications and services that combine information from different sources. Key to Lotus Expeditor technology is the use of the Eclipse embedded Rich Client Platform (eRCP) application model, which allows applications to be created to span desktop and mobile devices.
"People want to be productive anywhere, anytime," said Alistair Rennie, vice president, Development, IBM Lotus Software. "IBM Lotus Expeditor enables faster delivery of a new generation of Web 2.0 applications to mobile phones. Already supporting Lotus Notes and Lotus Sametime, Expeditor has a proven track record as a platform for innovative applications."
More info at opensource
As expected, GIGA-BYTE Communications is expanding its business to Europe and has officially announced the launch of its GSmart t600 Windows Mobile Professional smartphone in France from mid-March 2008, along with its announcement of the partnership with the French MVNO - Neuf Cegetel.
When GIGA-BYTE Communications unveiled the GSmart t600, the World’s first DVB-T roaming Digital TV PDA phone on last year’s Mobile World Congress, it has marked its strong position in this niche market, and with its success in the markets that it has entered, GSmart is now ready to catch the attention of the French market.
GSmart t600 is the world’s first digital TV PDA phone that supports DVB-T roaming; it displays digital TV programs and images of the finest quality through its 2.6", 260k-pixel VGA screen - a standard unseen in PDA phones. From Internet browsing to photo slideshow, making the TV watching experience on GSmart t600 a pleasure to the mind and eye. Reflecting the distinctive look of porcelain with its semi-opaque front piece, GSmart t600 introduces a never-to-be-seen lightness and pureness to the PDA phone world, displaying confidence and freedom in the essence of minimalism.
More info at theunwired
A few weeks ago, Google launched a mobile plug-in for Symbian devices that put a Google search shortcut onto the phone’s home screen. This shortcut reduces the time it takes for you to get answers from Google by eliminating the initial search steps like finding and starting the web browser and navigating to Google.com before entering your query. The same plug-in 
Source theunwired
GSmart t600, the world’s 1st DVB-T Roaming Digital TV PDA phone is ready to launch in France in on 20th March 2008
GIGA-BYTE Communications (GBC) is one of the pioneer in the Smartphone & PDA phone market, and known as a harvester of niche market and innovative PDA phone supplier. GBC has introduced its GSmart PDA phones to several international markets, and is finally ready to launch in France in Mid-March 2008, along with its announcement of the partnership with the French MVNO - Neuf Cegetel.
When GIGA-BYTE Communications (GBC) unveiled GSmart t600, the World’s first DVB-T roaming Digital TV PDA phone last year, it has marked its strong position in this niche market, and with its success in the markets that it has entered, GSmart is now ready to catch the attention of the French market. Along with its partnership with Neuf Cegetel, GSmart t600 will not only benefits the end users with its ability to watch TNT for free, but also providing wide ranges of services such as VoIP and IPTV with the device.
More info at akihabaranews
HTC has developed a technology for slider phones that could make them both more useful and more elegant, according to a new US patent filing. Rather than rely on either dual sliders (as with the Helio Ocean) or other complicated designs, the prototype would include a unique keyboard plate and slider track that would allow users to shift the LCD from calling to text modes without significantly impacting the size of the phone.
The cellphone maker is not under any pressure to use the patent and has not done so to date. However, the design shown in concept images is one not seen before from HTC. If put into production, the device would either be a new model altogether or else a major replacement for an existing model, such as the HTC Vox
Source electronista
The P527 is a somewhat clunky-looking phone with a standard numeric keypad of raised, squarish buttons below a 2.6-inch, 320-by-240-pixel touch screen. Seven special function buttons along the side of the keypad let you switch applications and activate GPS and entertainment apps. On the sides of the phone you find a lock switch, a scroll rocker, a camera button, and a conveniently placed microSD card slot that supported our 8GB SanDisk card without a problem. There’s a 2-megapixel camera on the back, and a SiRFstarIII GPS chip inside. It’s relatively light, at 4.4 ounces and 4.4 by 2.3 by 0.6 inches (HWD).
Source pcmag.
O2 intros its latest, the Xda Atmos Windows Mobile smartphone that features a hidden QWERTY keyboard that remains concealed till you slide it outwards. The Xda Atmos is actually the HTC S730 repackaged and has rendezvoused in Japan as the X03HT thanks to Softbank. Specs include Qualcomm MSM7200 400MHz Processor, 64MB RAM, 256MB flash memory, 2.4" display with 320 x 240 resolution, 2 megapixel camera, VGA-resolution camera, Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo audio capabilities and microSD memory card slot.
Wireless capabilities on the O2 Xda Atmos are: WAN: HSDPA/UMTS (2100MHz), GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz) with 802.11b/g connectivity. Ports in and out include ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB and audio jack in one).
Source newlaunches