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Nokia N97 software version 12.0.024/12.1.024/12.2.024 released

"This software release includes improvements in updating software using your device. Other improvements include an adjustment to the size of the browser cache, to save space. This release also includes an updated Nokia Ovi Store application. Also, Mail for Exchange has updates available from the device's software updates application, and other widgets have updates available through Ovi Store.To get this software through your device, select Applications > SW Updates and choose the softwa...

Samsung I8000 Omnia II review: A surprising experience

"Samsung's top tier of Omnia devices is populated by some seriously heavy-hitters - first the 720p video recording Omnia HD and now the Omnia II - with its best-in-the-business display, WM 6.5, zippy processor and preloaded software galore, it will certainly win the hearts and minds of Windows Mobile fans. It's no secret that the Samsung Omnia II has the HTC Touch Diamond2 in its sights. The Omnia II has several advantages, not the least of which is the amazing 3.7" AMOLED WVGA display. For the...

The Flashbox: little storage giant for the big screen

Fraunhofer Researchers will be presenting a prototype of the "FlashBox" at the Int'l Broadcast Convention in Amsterdam (Sept. 11 to 15). The FlashBox is an onboard recorder - truly diminutive in size - that stores digital film on exchangeable disks without compression. It can record images for digital cinema and HD in a resolution of up to 2048 x 1080 pixels. It is also capable of storing Bayer raw sensor data and optionally JPEG2000 images. On the inside of the robust housing, the slots for tw...

Wikitude Drive, augmented reality GPS navigation for your car

"Mobilizy GmbH reveals a preview of it?s augmented reality navigation system, the first fully functional mobile AR navigation system available for the Android platform. Wikitude Drive was developed by the Mobilizy Research & Development group in Salzburg, Austria, to satisfy the curiosity of the developers to see if it was feasible to combine real-time navigation with mobile augmented reality. The result of this quest is Wikitude Drive, a fully-functional, light weight navigational system...

Samsung i8910HD Review: THE device of 2009?

"The first two thing you notice when handling the i8910HD is how solid it feels in your hand. This isn?t too difficult to achieve with a monoblock form factor that has no moving parts to the design, but the feel of the materials used combined with the weight and balance of the device make for a very gratifying feeling when holding it. When I had the opportunity to hold the N97 in one hand and the i8910HD in the other, it really made the N97 feel very cheap, plasticky, and hollow, similar to ...

New Samsung WB5000 to offer 24x wide zoom

Samsung will soon announce the new WB5000 digital SLR-style camera featuring 12.5 Megapixel resolution, a powerful Schneider-KREUZNACH 26mm wide angle, 24x optical zoom lens, and a 3-inch LCD display. CNET Asia did already have a quick hands-on with the new camera, at the recent launch of the new line of Dual-view cameras in Singapore. Samsung UK has briefly posted the camera on their website too, but has apparently decided to withdraw the post again. More details on the new WB5000 you'll find ...

Samsung Rouge gets detailed

The Samsung Rouge is going to be a popular handset that is focused on messaging when it hits the Verizon network. We have seen leaked information on the handset already that detailed the launch date and price of the device. Today we get all those other pesky details that we want to know about the handset. The handset sports a 3MP camera with camcorder, microSD expansion, offers an integrated accelerometer, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. We already knew it has a slide out keyboard, but the handset ...

FCC to launch inquiry on wireless industry

The FCC held its first meeting with all hands on deck under the Obama administration this week and among the key topics on the agenda is talk of an inquiry into the wireless industry. The FCC is launching an inquiry into the practice of exclusive deals between handset makers and carriers. One of the highest profile exclusives in the industry is AT&T and the iPhone. The deals are being opposed vehemently by rural carriers who say they can’t compete with the big carriers. The commissioners al...

Verizon leak points to Palm P101 and P121 handsets

We get lots of information about new devices ahead of their official launch by way of leaks. Often these leaks come directly from the carriers that will be getting the devices by one way or another. Verizon has had a couple new devices leak that should get Palm fans excited. A screenshot from a Verizon device database has been leaked that shows a couple palm product codes and the scuttlebutt is that the devices are the Pre and the Eos. The Pre had a code of P100 for Sprint for instance. The Ver...

Vodafone offers free Internet all day today

If there is one thing that is similar among phone plans no matter what side of the pond you are on, it’s that data plans are expensive. We have all heard the horror stories of customers unwittingly racking up phone bills in the thousands of dollar range while downloading content on their mobile devices while roaming. Vodafone is offering free internet access on Friday August 28 from 12.01 am to 23.59am. The normal day rate for internet access is 50p. With the free service for the day, the...