Nokia’s VP of Design has a plan to crack the US market with MeeGo, and we’re all accomplices
One look at the N8 and E7 should be enough to convince the casual observer that Nokia is serious about design.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: breakthrough, casual, design, dopplr, entry, from-the-media, marko, nokia, nokia world, nokia world 2010, userexperience, words
HTC Hero (GSM) Android 2.1 update finally arrives… in Taiwan
In its day, the HTC Hero with its brand new Sense UI and browser with Flash Lite was a breakthrough, multitouch Android handset. As such, it quickly became a big seller for HTC and the carriers that sold it. Now one year later , owners of the GSM variant are still waiting for their chance at the latest Android 2.1 update.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: breakthrough, chance, country, engadget, flash-lite, handset, hero, quickly-became, result, taiwan
Marvell’s Pantheon platform to bring $99 smartphones, Armada 618 to dominate HD clips
In a presumed effort to get its news out before the whirlwind that is Mobile World Congress officially begins, Marvell has just shot out two vital pieces of information that may very well impact the price and performance of your next smartphone. First off, we've got the new Pantheon platform, which is designed to "provide breakthrough levels of integration that lower the bill of materials for mobile devices while offering consumers excellent performance, connectivity, and a compelling user experience." In other words, this is said to be the core ingredient in a future wave of "$99 smartphones" that can handle 3D gaming, HD media and some random thing called "calling." Next up is the latest member of the Armada family , the 618.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: armada 600, breakthrough, compelling-user, connectivity, decent, engadget, mobile, news-out-before, presumed-effort, price, processor, smartphone, under-the-hood, whirlwind