Novatel shows off next-gen GPS-enabled MiFi, integrated ‘apps’ (video)
If you haven't freaked out and given up on MiFi after they were shown to be, well, a little bit vulnerable , good for you, because there's good things in store. Novatel is working on a new revision of its routers with integrated GPS, USB charging, and what's pledged to be better battery life. Perhaps most interesting among the revisions is firmware able to run Linux "apps" that display content within the MiFi's admin webpage.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: better-battery, bit, entry, gps, mifi, novatel, novatelmifi, possibilities, wireless router, wirelessrouter
Garmin-Asus nuvifone M10 offers Windows Mobile 6.5.3 with an obsession for navigation
Garmin-Asus phones, they're like buses aren't they -- you wait for ages to get one, then two come along at the same time. Seeking to sate as many mobile OS appetites as possible, the partner company has quickly followed up its A50 Android handset with this here M10, sporting Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile build. As only the second WinMo 6.5.3 device around, the M10 is as up to date as you can get on the software front, though earlier word of a slightly dated 600MHz Qualcomm MSM 7227 CPU will douse some enthusiasm on the hardware side.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: asus, breakingnews, gps, mwc, mwc2010, nuvifone, result, smartphone, windowsmobile6.5.3
Broadcom announces Android support, three-pack of chips to make your phones more awesome
Chip maker Broadcom has unveiled no fewer than three new mobile-themed hunks of silicon this week in preparation for MWC in just a few days' time. You ready for this? Alright, first up we've got the catchily-named BCM20751, which performs the rather ordinary tasks of GPS, Bluetooth, and FM radio management but also throws in an audio processor to offload some work from the phone's primary CPU, which the company says can reduce battery consumption enough to improve playback time by up to 100 percent in some situations
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: audio, broadcom, business, Chip, consumption, decision, from-the-phone, gps, guru-at-picking, hunks, management, Receiver, standardization
Ovi Maps downloaded 1.4 million times in first week since going free
People sure do like getting something for nothing.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: anssi vanjoki, china, dedicated, executive, gps, nokia-executive, ovi maps, ovimaps, smartphone
Aerotel GeoSKeeper hits Finland, keeps mummi from wandering too far away
Have a grandmother or grandfather who tends to go for afternoon walks and somehow winds up on the other side of town? Does that town happen to be in Finland?
Garmin-Asus Nuvifone M10 emerges on Taiwanese pre-order page
It was only yesterday that we heard of this WinMo 6.5.3 beastie, and already Taiwanese ladies and gents can sign up to own one, pending a February 6 delivery. The new pre-order page confirms our earlier indications of a 3.5-inch WVGA display and 5 megapixel camera, while adding the knowledge of 512MB of both RAM and ROM, plus MicroSD storage expandability.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: gps, Holder, m10, only-yesterday, pre-order, qualcomm, taiwanese, windows-mobile
Nokia offering free turn-by-turn navigation on smartphones globally (updated)
Man, you thought Garmin and TomTom were in trouble when Google announced its free Navigation service... wait until investors hear Nokia's news
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: 5800-navigation, breaking-news, chronicle, entry, gps, investors, languages, maps, nokia, offering-free, ovimaps, reuters
Verizon patents system for location-aware classifieds
It's not often that we genuinely like what these big corporations are doing, so you'd better pay close attention here. We've caught wind of a Verizon patent covering the logistics of setting up and running a GPS-based classifieds service, which matches potential buyers and sellers of goods on the basis of their stated interests and location. Thus, next time you're driving by the home of a carpenter, for example, you might be alerted of his contact details should you need some woodworking done.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 2008-indicating, advertising, classifieds, entry, gps, location services, logistics, nph, patent-covering, pto2, verizon-wireless, verizonwireless
Samsung Genio Slide slips onto Vodafone
Samsung 's Genio Slide -- or CorbyPRO -- has just popped up on Vodafone's site for the sweet price of
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: experience, genio, genioslide, gps, like-as-far, mobile, much-as-16gb, north, north-america, vodafoneuk
Samsung Bada S8200 and Galaxy2 may match Nexus One’s specs
Well, we're hearing this morning -- from Eldar Mertazin -- that Samsung's upcoming Bada S8200 and Galaxy2 specs may well match the Nexus One. Nothing solid, of course, but it would seem they'll both be running the Snapdragon at 1GHz, feature 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreens, WiFi, GPS, HSPA, and 5 megapixel cams. The Galaxy2 will purportedly ring in at €450 (roughly $650) and the S8200 in the €400 ($575) range
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: badaos, friend-via, galaxy2, gps, morning, nexus, snapdragon, touchscreens