Right now the Mobile World Congress is going on in Barcelona, and sites like Gizmodo and Engadget are there taking in all of the gadget goodness. Google Android is, as expected, a hot topic of the show. Although still early in development there are some devices available that have been whipped up to serve as a development platform.
Opera Mobile 9.5 was just announced with a compelling set of features. But don't confuse Opera Mobile, which costs $24, with the free Opera Mini. The difference is that Opera Mini is geared for small-screen mobile devices such as cellphones, whereas Opera Mobile works on smartphones running Windows Mobile.
We've known for a little while that Mozilla had plans to design a mobile browser, and now we are getting some insight as to where they are headed with it. As it turns out they are actually designing two different mobile versions, one for touch screen devices (iPhone-style) and another for smaller screens (like cellphones).
These days Internet access is available almost anywhere you go. Even if you refuse to pay for wireless Internet through your cellphone carrier, there are normally plenty of hotspots around town for you to stop in on. Once you get connected you can whip out a mobile device, such as a Pocket PC or cellphone, and blog away.
Ask.com has just added a new and free voice activated directions service to their Mobile site so that users are able to speak their location and then speak their desired destination and receive directions on their mobile phone. When I first read about it, it seemed like it was Ask.com's response to GOOG-411, except they were trying to take it a bit further.
Here I thought Google was only in love with the iPhone but it turns out that they have a little love left for BlackBerry's too! Proof of that is they recently launched Google Sync which will allow BlackBerry users to synchronize their BlackBerry calendar with their Google calendar.
As expected Google released their Android Software Development Kit (SDK) today. It provides all of the tools needed to start creating applications that run on the next generation mobile operating system, and Google is getting their checkbooks out to help ensure that Android won't be a flop...
Mozilla made an announcement today regarding their future plans to deliver a Mobile Firefox. This isn't the first time that we've heard of something like this from Mozilla, but this time they sound extremely serious.
MySpace is looking to cater to mobile phone users with their new ad-supported mobile version of the social network which launched today at mobile.myspace.com. It'll be free for users and will work on all U.S. carriers. MySpace has become such a phenomenon and ranks as one of the most visited sites globally, it makes sense for News Corp. to develop a mobile version.
Microsoft just introduced a new mouse "with a mind of its own" -the Mobile Memory Mouse 8000. What's unique about it is that the transceiver which you'd normally have to plug in via USB anyways to use the mouse includes 1GB of Flash Memory. It's not going to be on the shelves until about October, and the price is set at $99.
According to a Reuters article published yesterday, Microsoft may be interested in purchasing BlackBerry maker RIM. While we know that Microsoft has an interest in the mobile market because of Windows Mobile, many people, including myself, never expected they’d immerse themselves this much into the Smartphone industry.
Opera is joyfully celebrating the 40th birthday of Jon Von Tetzchner, their founder and CEO. The Register recently interviewed him where he chatted about Opera’s success...particularly in the mobile browser market. As it stands right now Opera has some big releases shipping within the next week!
I’ve been addicted to sidebars ever since I bought my first widescreen monitor. Sidebars have the ability to provide a lot of information inside a very small space, and it wasn’t until recently that I fully started to utilize them.
The Register had a chance to interview Opera’s founder and CEO Jon von Tetzchner last week. They discussed some of the challenges facing the company, as well as things they hope to accomplish in the future.
Mozilla launched a new service that’s currently in the testing phase. It’s goal is to make it easier for you to view websites, images, and video on any mobile device. Please give a warm welcome for Joey...
I can honestly answer with a big NO, I’m not addicted to mobile email. I’d need a mobile email device first before I’d be able to have an addiction! I just use a simple Motorola phone for making and receiving calls, and checking voicemail. That’s all.
My favorite dedicated BitTorrent client has always been uTorrent, and with the new uTorrent mUI you’ll be able to control your Torrent downloads no matter where you are at. It is optimized for mobile devices, and works great on Opera Mini or on the iPhone. When you pull it up you’ll quickly be able to gain access to all of the important information regarding your current Torrents:
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has begun the mass production process of the low-cost XO notebook computer. This puts the project on track to ship these in bulk as soon as October 2007.
Apparently Google is realizing the significance of the Mobile Industry and the potential revenue that it could bring them. The news today is that they’re planning a search service for mobile content. Content would include ringtones, games, and other miscellaneous options.
Mobile computers continue to drop in cost, and as a result we get smaller PC’s that offer more bang for the buck. The low-cost mobile computer craze all started with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) who’s goal was to create a computing device that could be sold for $100 each to developing countries.
