Just shortly after the 1.2 Billion USD acquisition of Motorola wireless assets, Nokia Siemens Networks yesterday won a 7 Billion USD contract to create and maintain a LTE network called LightSquared on behalf of Harbinger Capital Partners (HCP).
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Nokia Siemens Networks wins 7 Billion USD contract to build LTE network; 40,000 base stations, 92% US coverage by 2015
As the Windows Phone 7 technical preview device makes the rounds of the blogs, I must admit I am becoming more hopeful as I listen to what Microsoft is saying and they way they are behaving. They have been making very clear that the software version that people are reviewing now is not the final version and that they are still taking feedback, carefully reading all reviews and working 26 hour days to improve the software.
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Windows Phone 7: Five+ Devices and Realistic Expectations
For all you eager Canadians out there in the Great White who are patiently waiting to pick up the new iPhone 4 including antenna issues intact on the Telus network, you be pleased to hear that you don’t have long to wait. According to an article over on the Boy Genius Report by Andrew Munchbach, Telus has now announced they will begin offering the much talked about iPhone 4 as of the 30th of this month. For those Canadians who which to purchase Apple’s latest device from Telus they can hit up their website where they can register their interest in the iPhone 4 and receive info on pricing as and when it becomes available. Now obviously with the iPhone 4 comes the antenna issue which Apple has said any buyer of the iPhone 4 up until the end of September will get a free bumper case so make sure you get yours as soon as you buy
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Telus Canada Gains iPhone 4 on 30th July
Click To Enlarge I’m not ashamed to admit that I missed several of the minimalist film references put together in this video by German design students Felix Meyer and Pascal Monaco. If you’re bored at work right now, you could waste several hours trying to figure them all out. (via /Film )
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35 Movies In Two Minutes: How Many Do You Recognize?
The word is Microsoft have been dishing out a few Windows Phone 7 devices to Samsung and LG developers and apparently Palmsolo has had one for a few weeks and has now published several hands-on videos, which of course we have for your viewing pleasure below. The five Windows Phone 7 hands-on videos come our way courtesy of the guys over at Daily Mobile and combined they last approximately 54 minutes of Windows Phone 7 goodness for you to enjoy. The videos cover a traditional unboxing of a Samsung Windows Phone 7 device, the Windows Phone 7 6 hubs such as music, videos, office, people, marketplace and games, Windows Phone 7 Applications, the User Interface, and the Settings. So rather than me waffle on trying to explain everything, set aside about an hour of free time, sit back, mash play and get to know all about Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 …enjoy
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Samsung Windows Phone 7 Device Hands On Videos
JUST WATCH JUST WATCH IT !!!!!!!!!! I used to have super respect for Apple but since their Antenna problem and their frankly disastrous handling of it my respect is going away its a shame because when the first iPhone came out I said I will never buy another phone again that included Nokia’s three years later I carry a Nokia E72, Nokia aren’t perfect but they don’t lie about like Steve Jobs does when something goes horribly wrong The whole Antennagate is like this Mom : why did you fail at school? Boy: cause every one else did !!
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iPhone 4 “Antennagate” spoof video
Sometimes a gadget comes along and you wonder how you’ve been able to live without it. The nümi key by Mobeam is one of those rare finds. For those of us that have a wallet/purse full of rewards cards, this device purports to make your life easier and lessen the bulk in your wallet. Does it live up to the promise? … [ visit site to read more ] Filed in categories: Home Tech , Miscellaneous , Reviews Tagged: Shopping MoBeam nümi key Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 21, 2010 at 10:00 am.
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MoBeam nümi key Review
With more and more states cracking down on cell phone use while driving, it’s becoming tougher to get away with emailing when you’re on the road. Not that you should anyway. Distracted driving puts others at harm, nevermind yourself and anyone in the car with you.
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Text’nDrive lets you hear, send emails while on the road
Looks like Virgin Mobile wants to grab a chunk of the prepaid market and thus has launched PayLo, and new prepaid plan that comes from Virgin Mobile in two variants, which are 400 minutes a month, or 90 days of basic service. According to Dusan Belic over at Intomobile by way of an article over on Phonescoop , the 400 minute a month option costs 5 cents a minute while the 90 day option costs 20 cents a minute. Furthermoreboth plan options cost $20 a month with text costing 15 cents and picture messages costing 25 cents while data is charged at $1.50 a megabyte a day. Apparently Virgin Mobile is to offer low end mobile phones starting at $10 to go along with the new PayLo plan which will include the Samsung M340, Kyocera TNT, LG 101, LG Flare and Kyocera Jax.
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New PayLo Prepaid Plan Launched by Virgin Mobile USA
Wie ich bereits gestern hier berichtet habe, wurde kürzlich für das iPad 3G eine Netzbetreiberaktualisierung veröffentlicht. Gerüchteweise hieß es, dass nach diesem Update endlich die MultiSIM-Karten von T-Mobile / Telekom im iPad 3G verwendet werden kann. Zuvor war dies nur mit Problemen möglich, da das iPad 3G als Mobiltelefon erkannt und Anrufe direkt an die Mailbox weitergeleitet wurden. Die Kollegen vom iPad Mag haben hierzu nun eine Stellungnahme direkt von T-Mobile erhalten: die MultiSIM von der Telekom kann nun tatsächlich problemlos im iPad 3G verwendet werden
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Bestätigt: T-Mobile MultiSIM kann im iPad 3G problemlos verwendet werden
Well you didn’t think for one minute that Apple was going to be to only platform to get in on the video calling craze with their FaceTime did you? It appears with the help of Adobe, Android is pushing into the face-to-face video calling game as well
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Adobe AIR 2.5 FlashTime, Android Answer to iPhone 4 FaceTime
It’s hard to keep away from Apple these days, as the iPhone continues to hog headlines for all sorts of reasons. But looking at facts and figures, it would seem that whilst the iPhone 4 antenna has been the focus of many over the last few weeks, it hasn’t had much of an impact on the overall success of device, in terms of sales. Overall sales of the iPhone, in all its variations, came to 8.4 million, an amazing 61% increase in year on year numbers. The iPhone 4 accounted for over 3 million of these, and most manufacturers can only dream of producing a handset that sells in such high numbers in such a short space of time. Without doubt the negative views in recent days will have had an impact on recent sales figures, and we can only wonder at how many more sales there would have been had the whole AntennaGate issue not erupted
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Despite AntennaGate, Business Booms for Apple
Now although Apple is generously offering a free Bumper case to every iPhone 4 user to solve the iPhone 4 antenna issue, some may not want to have a Bumper over their sleek new device and would prefer not to change the look of the smartphone. Well what we have for you today is an alternative solution to the iPhone 4 antenna issue that doesn’t require the user covering their device with a unsightly surround. Enter the InvisibleShield from Zagg , which is basically an invisible band-aid type sticker to cover the gap in the iPhone 4 antenna and seems to do the job well. The InvisibleShield looks like a solution that will enable the user to keep their iPhone 4 in the design it was mean to be unhindered by a bulky surrounding case, which no doubt some wouldn’t mind handing over a few bucks for. We have a video demo of Zagg’s InvisibleShield for the iPhone 4 for your consideration below courtesy of the guys over at Technobuffalo , so check it out before finalising your options…enjoy.
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iPhone 4 Accessory: InvisibleShield Bumper Alternative: Video
How much is the price for a good reputation for a company? Well in order to keep customers happy over the iPhone 4 antennagate issue, Apple has promised to give a free bumper case to every iPhone 4 customer through till September’s end, which is obviously going to cost Apple a pretty penny. According to an article over on Ubergizmo , in keeping iPhone 4 customers happy by doing a bumper case giveaway, Apple has announced it will cost them a cool $175 million to do so. Having said that, when you consider a analysts estimated cost of a full iPhone 4 recall being around $1.5 billion, although the actual figure for a full scale recall isn’t confirmed, $175 million doesn’t seem that bad at all for allying the wrath of the iPhone user. Of course Apple stock holders won’t be too pleased with that $175 million figure, but like I said what acceptable price can you put on a company’s reputation for being fair to its customers
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Apple iPhone 4 Bumper Giveaway to Cost $175 Million
When the latest Droid device is launched on Verizon Wireless, namely the Motorola Droid 2 , the device was rumoured to pack the latest Android operating system from Google, Android 2.2 Froyo, well apparently the rumours were right. According to an article over on Droid-Life , the guys over at Phandroid have managed to get hold of a couple of Verizon device database screenshots which seem to confirm that the Motorola Droid 2 will indeed come with Android 2.2 Froyo. Unfortunately though the screen captures don’t confirm anything else in the way of Motorola Droid 2 specifications that have been floating round the net waves recently, but do indeed show that Android 2.2 Froyo will be playing nice on the Droid 2 on release. And as reported earlier the expected launch of the Motorola Droid 2 is now August 12th , so are any of our readers going to grab the Droid 2 on launch
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Motorola Droid 2 Comes with Android 2.2 Confirmed
The TouchTec pen is a new product from the creators of the TouchTec gloves that we are super crazy about. The TouchTec Pen is a “Multi-function Capacitive Touch Screen Stylus and Ball Point Pen”. In other words, it’s a pen that also can operate as a iPad/iPhone stylus. There are quite a few iPhone/iPad compatible styluses out there on the market, but what makes the TouchTec Pen unique is that it also doubles as a pen
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TouchTec Pen iPhone/iPad Stylus Review
The official Apple page on youtube has been uploading some videos of competing smartphones to demonstrates what they consider to be similar antenna problems as their own iPhone 4 which when touched decides to kill your signal. When signal strength is reduced sufficiently on the iPhone 4, it eventually CUTS your call
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Video: Apple Uses Nokia N97 mini (+more) to deflect antenna gate issue – the cheek of it! Can’t make N97 mini lose signal completely like iPhone 4…
The 14.1-megapixel Lumix DMC-FZ100 superzoom packs a 24x optical zoom and heaps of flashy features, including 720p high-definition video capture and super-speedy burst modes. For capturing long-distance action shots, this versatile snapper may be just the ticket
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100
We have seen a lot about WP7 over the months from the initial launch to the hands on reviews by the select few tech blogs . Granted there are flaws in the OS ( multitasking , copy-paste are the most talked about ) and there are some great features like xbox live integration ( that will never come to other devices like the iPhone or Android ), sharepoint integration , etc. We should see some exclusive 3rd party game titles some time in August
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Will you get a WP7 or will you wait for xda to port WP7 to HD2 ?
FileMaker Pro, the Mac’s answer to Microsoft Access, is now available for iOS – allowing the iPhone and iPad into the enterprise, as long as the enterprise is using FileMaker. To be fair, FileMaker Pro is now available for Windows too, but with its Claris heritage it’s hard not to think of it as a Mac product first and foremost
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FileMaker Pro squeezes onto an iPhone
I normally hate traveling for work; juggling a computer, work files, ebook reader, etc. is a pain. However, now that I’ve been trying the Mobile Edge Evo Backpack for a few weeks, I wish I traveled more often so I could use a bag like this! My first impression of the Evo backpack was that it was a complete beast of a bag. It seemed physically large, but when I put it on it didn’t feel as big
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Mobile Edge EVO Backpack Review and Giveaway!