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Seasoned tech blogger. Host of the Tech Addicts podcast.
Palm Infocenter has heard from a seemingly reliable firsthand source that Palm is prepping a new Centro 2 that will debut later this fall on Sprint. According to Palm Infocenter, the Centro 2 is supposedly around the same size as the current Centro and will run on the Palm WebOS. PIC also mentions a PCMag article that addresses the top 15 questions concerning the Palm Pre and the WebOS. Question #4 was “Will there be other Pre models?”, and the answer is:
“Yes. There will be different models, in different shapes and sizes. According to a tipster, the next Pre may be a lower-cost, candybar-style phone without a QWERTY keyboard.”
[Via Treo Central]
Smartphone sales are trumping PC and Notebook sales for quite a number of years, you would have expected Dell to be in the market long ago to cement their position as a top manufacturer in the market, and sadly, they stayed on the wayside. Now rumours are popping up everywhere on the Net about a possible Dell Smartphone, it is expected that this Smartphone will be announced at this year’s Mobile World Congress or CTIA and will feature Google Android or Windows Mobile, so far from what I’m reading, Android seems to be the likely contender.
One of my favourite phones of 2008 has received a major update just to make it that little bit more attractive. I didn’t really have too much trouble with the phone and I certainly haven’t heard of many people complaining that it’s buggy. However, Nokia have deemed it necessary to push out an update and packaged some interesting features. Click to read on.
Steve Jobs is temporarily handing over control of Apple to Tim Cook, while he recovers from his hormone imbalance. Steve sent an email to apple employees stating that he underestimated the complexity of his health issues. He was quoted in the email saying “In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June,”. I hope Steve takes the spring to convalesce, and returns in time to make a big iPhone announcement this summer.
Our latest podcast is now available to download, in episode 20 we discuss the new Palm Pre and Webos, the HTC 2009 device road map photos, some Windows Mobile software, Nokia 5800 Tube first impressions and the LG watch phone plus much more. You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or download the mp3 file here. Full show notes after the break.
MacRumors are reporting that over the past 24 hours, Apple has begun to approve 3rd party web browsing applications for the iPhone. A number of new web browsing apps have suddenly appeared with original submission dates ranging as far back as October. Web browsing applications were previously charged with “duplicating functionality” of other iPhone apps and was felt to be the reason why Opera would never be approved by Apple.
Gizmodo have put together a fun comparison of the three operating systems that will rock 2009. As you will probably guess from the recent demonstration at CES Palm manages to clean the floor with the others. It’s exciting to read about all these excellent features and how all three compare. Time will tell as there is so much potential in all.
In addition Mobility Site have listed the features and added Microsoft’s Windows Mobile to the rumble. A nice addition. Blackberry and Symbian don’t get a look in…
For those that don’t know, we have had our own forums now for a few months and while they have been growing steadily we have decided to join forces with Just Another Geek Site. Alli Flowers who runs JAGS has built up a very good forum with a lot of varied post subjects, obviously all mobility related and we feel that with her assistance we can provide a better place for our readers to discuss the latest news. You will notice that when you click on our forum link on the toolbar that it will now auto-redirect to Just Another Geek Site. Please take the time to register at the forum and get involved as we would love to hear your thoughts on the latest new stories. You can visit the Just Another Geek Site sign up page here.
Live Search for Windows Mobile has been updated to version 4, with a number of very cool new features. The goodies include a cell-tower-triangulation feature for location-awareness even without GPS; predictive text; and a “bird’s-eye view” feature that presents aerial photos of certain locations.To download, launch your mobile browser and navigate to: wls.live.com
via 4winmobile
Apple has filed a patent for integrated iPhone mapping and calendars, showing it has plans for the handset to plot directions between appointments automatically. It’s far more intelligent than the current iPhone software, and integrates with the address book too. According to Apple’s patent document, appointments will automatically be plotted on a map, with addresses fished from the address book or the appointment itself. The iPhone will also monitor traffic along the route, and be able to alert you if you need to leave early for a meeting to avoid being late. It promises to turn the iPhone into a real digital assistant, which can even text an automated “sorry, I’ll be late” message to the person you’re meeting.
via Electric Pig
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