Submitted by tuxtops on Tue, 12/06/2005 - 21:02
Prices of mobile phones will drop sharply over coming years with $20 handsets available to consumers as early as 2007, chip companies said on Tuesday.
Submitted by tuxtops on Tue, 12/06/2005 - 19:45
Cingular Wireless on Tuesday officially launched its third-generation network, which it says will give mobile customers high-speed Internet access while on the road.
Submitted by tuxtops on Sat, 12/03/2005 - 19:41
A patent infringement battle between the maker of BlackBerry and a patent holding company, might cause a service shutdown.
Submitted by tuxtops on Sat, 12/03/2005 - 19:40
Sharp Electronics is shipping what is claimed to be the first Japanese Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone. The W-Zero3 features a full VGA display, a slideout QWERTY keyboard, and a 1.3 Mpixel camera, and will initially be offered in Japan by wireless operator Willcom Inc.
Submitted by tuxtops on Sat, 12/03/2005 - 07:15
ToothMote is an application to control Linux computers using a BlueTooth-enabled cell phone. It provides a basis for communicating with a connected cell phone, and then uses a plugin architecture to easily expand the amount of functionality it provides. Other similar applications are Salling Clicker for Mac OS X and Bluemote for Linux.
Submitted by tuxtops on Fri, 12/02/2005 - 23:04
To use NAND flash memory or miniature hard disk drives (HDDs)? That is the question many gadget makers ask themselves when designing a new product today.
Submitted by tuxtops on Thu, 12/01/2005 - 17:41
The Nokia 6233 and 6282 were announced today at an annual investor meeting. They both have a QVGA screen, camera, Bluetooth.
Submitted by tuxtops on Thu, 12/01/2005 - 10:29
As the beta of Skype 2.0 hits virtual shelves, video calls are added to the popular software's voice and instant messaging features. Also on tap: presence integration with TypePad blogs.
Submitted by tuxtops on Thu, 12/01/2005 - 08:12
One of the world's largest global computing consulting firms has entered the market for embedded Linux mobile phone OSes. Wipro Technologies, of Bangalore, India, says its Linux-based Aqua mobile phone reference framework has been successfully deployed on Renesas's SH-Mobile line of application processors for 2.5G and 3G mobile phones.
Submitted by tuxtops on Thu, 12/01/2005 - 08:11
An embedded software specialist has ported Linux to a rugged PDA targeting military, transportation, industrial, and public service applications. SDG Systems will resell the Tripod Data Systems "Recon" PDA pre-installed with Linux.
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