“A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.”
~James Joyce
BlackBerry
1. Vonage Releases Calling App for iPhone, BlackBerry
2. T-Mobile’s Wi-Fi Enterprise Drive with RIM’s MVS
3. Blackberry Tour 2 (Essex) & The Hybrid (Magnum) Dakota’s Camera
4. New Widget SDK for the BlackBerry
5. BlackBerry RSS
iPhone
6. AT&T and Apple to Allow iPhone VoIP Apps
7. App May Mark Big Step Forward for Augmented Reality
Windows Mobile
8. Windows Marketplace for Mobile Debuts with 246 Applications
9. AT&T, HTC Unveil WM 6.5 Smartphones
10. iSuppli Predicts Windows Mobile to Triple by 2013
11. “I certainly don’t buy iSuppli’s recent forecast”
4G News
12. Salem, Ore., Gets 4G from Comcast
13. LTE Mobile Broadband Will Deliver 20Mbps Download Speeds
Android
14. Verizon and Google Android Partnership
15. Android to Be No. 2 Mobile OS by 2012?
Other News
16. Powermat: A Wireless Charging Tool for BB, iPhone, and DS
17. Adobe Announces Flash for Phones
18. U.S. Mobile Data: 31% Increase from Last Year
19. Kemplar & Strauss Claims Smallest Watch Phone
20. The Mobile Phone: A History in Pictures
“Be sincere; be brief; be seated.”
~Franklin D. Roosevelt
BlackBerry
1. Vonage Releases Calling App for iPhone, BlackBerry
Vonage, a pioneer in Internet-based home phone service, is launching applications for the iPhone (cell & Wi-Fi) and BlackBerry (cell only) that undercut the international calling rates of major wireless carriers.WirelessWeek /eWeek
2. T-Mobile’s Wi-Fi Enterprise Drive with RIM’s MVS
T-Mobile USA is teaming with RIM’s MVS service to offer a Wi-Fi-based service for businesses to replace landline phones with BlackBerry handsets and help businesses consume fewer wireless minutes.CIO /Reuters /Pocket-lint
3. Blackberry Tour 2 (Essex) & The Hybrid (Magnum) Dakota’s Camera
The Tour 2 is being disguised with the code-name ‘Essex’. Essex will replace the current Tour very early 2010 (likely January or February). It is expected the Tour 2 will add WiFi, a trackpad and an improved camera.
The Blackberry Dakota, previously known as the “Magnum” will feature a camera lens with new “liquid lens” technology. This new tech is supposed to use a couple different types of liquids to mimic the human eye’s ability to focus on objects. The Dakota should be a hybrid GSM device, meaning it will have both physical keyboard and touchscreen.Crackberry
4. New Widget SDK for the BlackBerry
RIM announced a new BlackBerry Widget Software Development Kit (SDK) to enable developers to build rich, integrated applications for BlackBerry smartphones using common Web technologies rather than being forced to use Java.eWeek
5. BlackBerry RSS
Below is a link to a complete list of BlackBerry RSS feeds that you may subscribe to for ‘breaking news’ from BlackBerry.
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/cust/rss_subscribe.jsp.
iPhone
6. AT&T and Apple to Allow iPhone VoIP Apps
AT&T reversed course today, announcing that it would “take the steps necessary” so iPhone owners could run VoIP applications, presumably including Google Voice and Skype.InfoWorld /Wall Street Journal /Reuters /Washington Post /ZDNet
7. App May Mark Big Step Forward for Augmented Reality
Layar has been submitted to the iPhone app store. Layar’s flashy platform displays all kinds of different data sets, from Yelp reviews to Trulia real-estate listings, on top of the phone’s camera view. The current degree of refinement in GPS and map accuracy in the US may need to evolve further before you can reliably stand in front of a place, point an Augmented Reality app at it and get the information you’re looking for – but big picture, nearby information is available now. New York Times /cellular-news
Windows Mobile
8. Windows Marketplace for Mobile Debuts with 246 Applications
Microsoft’s mobile apps online store launches with a small number of apps in comparison to the tens of thousands available on Apple’s App Store.InfoWorld
9. AT&T, HTC Unveil WM 6.5 Smartphones
Touch screen smart phones are nothing new, but the introduction of the Pure and Tilt 2 is worth noting; they’re the first two phones to feature Microsoft’s updated mobile operating system: Windows Mobile 6.5. The good news is that the mobile OS looks and works a lot better than its predecessor. The bad news, the guts remain the same. Details in this blog post.Gearlog /Yahoo
10. iSuppli Predicts Windows Mobile to Triple by 2013
With Microsoft’s Windows Mobile launch of the latest wireless operating system 6.5, a new iSuppli survey predicts Windows Mobile will triple in use by 2013, enabling the OS to claim the No. 2 global spot.Financial Times /InternetNews
11. “I certainly don’t buy iSuppli’s recent forecast”
Nearly lost in the hubbub about the Android/Verizon tie-up today is the news that Microsoft has launched Windows Marketplace for Mobile. But as the superphone phenomenon gets legs, has Microsoft’s opportunity to regain relevance already passed?GigaOm
4G News
12. Salem, Ore., Gets 4G from Comcast
Comcast has introduced 4G-based wireless Internet service in Salem, Ore. The service, which is called High-Speed 2go, also is available in Portland, Ore., and Atlanta and will be launched by the end of the year in Chicago, Philadelphia and other cities.CEDMagazine
13. LTE Mobile Broadband Will Deliver 20Mbps Download Speeds
When the first LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks and devices are launched next year, users can expect to see a download speed of about 20 Mbps, according to Motorola and ZTE. InfoWorld
Android
14. Verizon and Google Android Partnership
Google’s tie-up with Verizon Wireless to develop and deploy Android-based software and services not only provided the Google unit its biggest partner to date, but will likely spur developers and smartphone makers to kick-start their Android projects, according to industry analysts. Analysts expect Verizon Wireless to introduce Android phones this month from Motorola, HTC and Samsung.Telephony Online /BusinessWeek /eWeek
15. Android to Be No. 2 Mobile OS by 2012?
Google’s Android operating system is set for iPhone-trajectory sales over the next few years, Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney said in a report yesterday from Computerworld, and will be the second-ranking smartphone OS globally by 2012. Gartner predicts Android’s share of the smartphone market will grow to 14 percent from less than 2 percent in the next three years as Symbian’s slide from dominance continues.GigaOm /ComputerWorld /PCWorld
Other News
16. Powermat: A Wireless Charging Tool for BB, iPhone, and DS
Sorry, this doesn’t support the BB Tour yet, but does support the iPhone, DS, Bold, 8300, 8900, & Pearl. Each Powermat has 3 wireless docks that link to a component you attach to your device. Pretty cool, especially if you have 3 of these devices! Powermat
17. Adobe Announces Flash for Phones
We can do a lot with our smartphones, but stumble onto a Flash- driven Web site and you’ll soon learn the limitations of your favorite portable device. Adobe made some announcements today that could change all that. It’s promising Flash for Windows Mobile and Web OS phones (not for iPhone browser yet). In tandem with that, other manufacturers like RIM are making rumblings about future Flash support. This is very good news and could take mobile phones to the next level.PCMag /Wireless Week
18. U.S. Mobile Data: 31% Increase from Last Year
U.S. mobile data revenues surpassed $19.4 billion in the first half of 2009, a 31 percent increase over the year-ago period, and data accounted for more than 25 percent of all wireless service revenues, according to the CTIA’s semi-annual industry survey. The report, which was released in conjunction with the kickoff of the International CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment conference today in San Diego, also noted that text messaging continues to gain traction at a breakneck pace, with Americans sending 4.1 billion messages a day from their phones — nearly doubling SMS activity from the first half of 2008.GigaOm
19. Kemplar & Strauss Claims Smallest Watch Phone
The W Phone is claimed to be the world’s smallest watch phone. It still manages to pack in a touchscreen, microSD (with 4 GB internal storage), MP3 player, built-in camera with video record, and games. It uses Bluetooth and comes included with its own Communicator Bluetooth headset. If you don’t want to use a headset you can opt for the in-car stereo option if your car allows. It will be an unlocked GSM phone that’s sold for $199.Kempler & Strauss / Unwired
20. The Mobile Phone: A History in Pictures
Take a stroll down memory lane and see the evolution of the mobile phone, from its humble beginnings with the Motorola DynaTAC in 1983 to the Apple iPhone 3GS in 2009! PCWorld