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Gartner’s pitching their ballpark numbers for the second quarter of 2008, and RIM is coming up roses. BlackBerry constituted 17.4% of the global smartphone market last quarter, up nearly double from last year’s 8.9%, while Symbian continues to dominate 57.7% worldwide. RIM’s spurt outpaced Windows Mobile sales, which sat at 3,873,622, up 20% from last [...]

There are full navigation and routing programs available for S60 and Windows Mobile that I use for major trips, but for quick positioning and some trips I just fire up the Google Maps for Mobile application on these devices. Google just released an update that adds transit directions to these mobile operating systems. They previously launched support for BlackBerry and Java-based devices so this expands their mobile offerings, with just the iPhone and Palm OS left to upgrade.

Filed under: Software , Nokia , Symbian As the new business-class torchbearers in Nokia's smartphone lineup, it only stands to reason that the new E66 and E71 would support BlackBerry connectivity out of the box. After all, the E61 , E61i , E62 , and E65 all did, thanks to RIM's BlackBerry Connect client and the sobering realization that just such a software package is the only way for some employees to get out of using a RIM device at their office. Alas, support for BlackBerry Connect has quietly been dropped from the gorgeous new devices -- and as much as we'd like to say otherwise, no amount of beauty is going to make up for being unable to grab the average user's corporate email. Users are upset, particularly those who upgraded from older models assuming that BBC support would be carried over, so RIM had better be cooking up an update if they want to avoid the grizzly scene that usually ensues when you fire up a bunch of people wearing formal business attire. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Permalink | Email this | Comments

Sling Media today announced the availability of its previously unveiled SlingPlayer Mobile uppdate for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs (aka Professional and Classic), Windows Mobile Smartphone (aka Standard) and Symbian S60 smartphones. The SlingPlayer Mobile clients are required to watch and control home television programming from anywhere in the world via a Slingbox. These new versions add support for additional handsets (for example the Samsung SGH-i760, the Palm Treo 500/500v and the Nokia N95 8GB), improved video streaming quality on select handsets (like the Sprint HTC Mogul), add support for additional set-top boxes, provide additional channel favorite logos and some few under the hood tweaks. [ Permalink ] (c) 2008 by the::unwired - All Rights Reserved

Filed under: Handsets , Multimedia , Software , Nokia , Others , RIM , Samsung , Symbian , Windows Mobile Quite frankly, we're still recovering from Garmin's onslaught of GPS navigation systems at CES, but just as those last mental wounds were healing, along comes the outfit to drop yet another bomb. This time, Garmin's taking CTIA hostage and announcing a veritable smorgasbord of application upgrades and partnerships. Up first is an upgrade to Garmin Mobile , which promises to bring a new interface and Google Local search to a variety of BlackBerry, Symbian and WinMo handsets. Continuing on, we're also hearing that Garmin GPS owners can "now send locations found on Google Maps" and MapQuest, select Samsung handset owners can grab hold of Mobile Navigator and Garmin Mobile now plays nice with nTelos' lineup of BREW-enabled devices. Thirsty for more? Fantastic -- you'll be bubbling over once you get done perusing the links below. [Thanks, Allory] Read - Garmin Mobile Application To Offer New Features On BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile Smartphones Read - Garmin Simplifies Searching, Sending and Navigating to Locations through Google Maps Read - MapQuest and Garmin Announce a Partnership to Deliver MapQuest Directions and Maps Directly to Garmin GPS Devices Read - Garmin Provides Navigator for Samsung Mobile Phones Read - Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry(R) with Turn-by-Turn Navigation Available from Centennial Wireless Read - Garmin Mobile Turns nTelos Phones into GPS Navigators Garmin Mobile Now Compatible with BREW Read - Garmin's Fleet Management Interface Network Grows Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

According to a m:metrics report released today, the Apple iPhone keeps setting the bar for all other mobile devices. This time it is in the area of mobile media consumption and even before I checked the stats I knew the iPhone would reign here because this is one major reason I use my iPhone. The large, beautiful display and fast processor makes video viewing a real pleasure. According to m:metrics data 30.9 percent of iPhone owners watched mobile TV or video versus a 4.6 percent market average.