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  • Expect fewer phone models with Windows Mobile

    Yep, you read that right. Microsoft apparently is planning to scale back the number of devices it puts Windows Mobile on. And this really isn't that surprising and almost definitely is a move in the right direction. The New York Times reports that Microsoft is planning a "major announcement" next month at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, so we'll likely get more details then. For now, here's what Todd Peters, VP of Marketing for Windows Mobile, told the Gray Lady. The reason that Microsoft is limiting the number of phones with the operating system is because, he said, the company does not want to have its efforts diluted over too many devices. “I’d rather have fewer devices and be more focused,” he said. That way “we get better integration” between phone and operating system. This really makes sense to us. We've ranted talked about how AT&T in particular has too many Windows Mobile phones to pick from, and the NYT story spells it out — there are 140 phones that currently run Windows Mobile . There is, in fact, too much of a good thing. Concentrating on a smaller number of outstanding devices definitely should be better in the long run for the platform, and for Microsoft in general. Sure worked out well for these guys .

  • NETGEAR honored for innovation at CES 2009

    NETGEAR is a double-honoree this year in the CES Innovations, Design and Engineering Awards competition for its RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router and the Powerline AV Adapter with 4-Port Ethernet Switch. In addition to their award-winners, NETGEAR is debuting more stuff at CES 2009 than you can shake a stick at. Read the full press release [...]

  • Nokia E71 Now $49.99 at Rogers?

    Seems like the Nokia E71 on Rogers is turning into a bit of a saga. Ok, maybe not a saga, but the story does change with each passing day. Yesterday good ol’ Simon reported that the Nokia E71 was now available on Rogers for $99.99 (on the usual 3-year contract). Today, new news has come [...]

  • Huawei predicting $4 billon revenue from handsets in 2008

    Huawei is predicting $4 billion revenue from handsets in 2008, according to the EVP of the company. That’s alongside the fat that the annual growth rate of the handsets business should top 30% in the next five years! Given all the recent negative news surrounding Mobile companies’ finances, this is good (and impressive) news! Interestingly, Huawei [...]
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  • Huawei announces more than 20 million USB broadband dongles shipped!

    Huawei has announced it has shipped over 20 milllon broadband USB dongles! This is on the back of strong growth in this sector of the industry for at least the last 18 months. If that wasn’t enough, it is predicted that the sector will keep on growing - meaning Huawei (and it’s peers) will keep incrementing [...]

  • BlackBerry Storm Eviscerated for Public Display

    The juicy, juicy innards of the recently-launched BlackBerry Storm have been pried open and scoped out by some tech-savvy reviewers. The one thing everyone wants to know is how the SurePress touchscreen works under the hood, but it’s nothing especially fancy - just a plate with a central pivot point. In terms of its execution, [...]
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  • What’s your favourite colour – on a Mobile device?

    So it’s been a few year now since the somewhat iconic Moto RAZR V3 appeared on our shores, and then suddenly went pink – and a rainbow of other colours! The V3 brought to the fore something that had largely been lying dormant, and was barely experimented with – different colour swatches on Mobile devices! Previously [...]

  • Madonna divorces Guy; I divorce my N95-8GB

    Yup, today Madonna was apparently granted a quickie divorce from (now) former husband Guy Ritchie. They had been married for a good few years, and whatever happens, you hope the both of them will be happier now. Well, in a (kinda) similar sense, I have divorced my N95-8GB fully now. Cracks (not literally) started appearing as [...]
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  • iPhone battery: follow-up #3

    Aha! Finally the culprit to my quickly-depleting battery is becoming clearer… and I blame push-sync! Previously on IntoMobile we had suggested tips for extending the battery life (here), and I followed up with my investigations on to what could be the primary battery hogs (here). Having turned off pretty much all the radios in my device, [...]

  • Modern Networking Tools: Swapping Bits, Not Biz Cards

    With the recession in full swing, industries across the charts have been laying off hundreds of employees — making the job market increasingly competitive. So what’s a freshly unemployed tech professional to do? Hit the streets and start networking. As the hordes of job-seekers descend upon trade shows, conferences and meetups around the country, a few mobile startups could be poised to profit from their misery: digital business card services. The last few months have seen the launch of a number of services, delivered via mobile technologies from iPhone apps to text messages, that aim to do away with the business card. Previously, companies may have pitched their product as a “green” alternative to dead-tree info swapping, but in today’s market, the dynamic nature of the digital business card could prove to be a more powerful selling point — at least for a startup that can dispatch updated, social media-connected personal data securely across the range of mobile devices. The iPhone has been a key driver of the market for digital business cards, at least in terms of visibility. Gabe Zichermann, CEO of rmbrME, says his company, which had previously offered an SMS solution with about 1,000 users, had 10,000 users (and even more downloads) of its beamME application in the first 10 days it was available on the App Store. Other apps include Nameo , Handshake , FriendBook and iCard . Most of the services work roughly the same way: Bring two iPhone users together, pull up the app, and a simple touch command sends information between their devices. However, Nameo, Handshake and iCard are limited to contacts with an iPhone. But what about those of us without iPhones? Dub , which was launched in beta in June of this year, is another option for the BlackBerry set, and as of this week , its service is also available for Android phones (currently that's just the T-Mobile G1). (The company says service for the iPhone and Windows Mobile are due out in December.) Perhaps Dub's...

  • FIRESTRIKE is world’s first weaponized solid-state laser for U.S. military services

    Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the release of the FIRESTRIKE(tm) laser. They describe it as: A ruggedized, high-energy, solid-state laser designed as a line replaceable unit (LRU) for battlefield applications, ready for order now. The FIRESTRIKE is an electric (as opposed to chemical based) laser with power levels, beam quality and runtime suitable for offensive and defensive [...]

  • Natty accessories #258: The Proclip

    Check out all the mounted devices, courtesy of the Proclip! I like good accessories - be they chargers, covers, or mounts - and I came across Proclip In-Vehicle Device Mounting Solutions the other day. They do a wide range of mounts for a lots of devices (imagine if you had that little lot in the pic attached [...]
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