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For those of us who have been hoping, asking and waiting for for a mobile version of FireFox on BlackBerry or other mobile devices like symbian or windows mobile etc . Here’s another teaser, a Google Mobile Web Browser …
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The internationally popular social network Hi5 launched a mobile version (m.hi5.com) of its website this week. The mobile website will allow Hi5 users to send and receive messages, add / request new friends, view friend’s profiles and make comments and also view the real-time status of other members online.
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Tags: mobile, News, Social network
Worldwide mobile gaming revenue is on pace to total $4.5 billion in 2008, a 16.1 percent increase from 2007 revenue of $3.9 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. While mobile gaming revenue will continue to lag behind other value-added entertainment services - such as music and adult content - the market still has much potential.
“Although current consumer interest in, and usage of, mobile gaming is generally low, the potential for growth remains lucrative, with the market skewed toward lower-income segments, mobile workers and smartphone and personal digital assistant (PDA) users,” said Tuong Huy Nguyen, principal analyst at Gartner.
“The fact that mobile gaming provides good value for the money is one reason for the healthy growth rate,” Mr. Nguyen said. “For a relatively small sum, consumers can enjoy a game over and over again, which is particularly relevant in emerging economies where penetration of consoles and PCs is lower. Video games in their original versions (on PCs or consoles) represent a form of entertainment recognized across a wide population, while portable consoles have also taken the market a step towards gaming on a mobile device. Finally, game publishers and mobile operators are getting better at working together and becoming more active in the mobile gaming space.”
Gartner predicts that mobile gaming revenue will experience a compound annual growth rate of 10.2 percent between 2007 and 2011 with worldwide end-user spending reaching $6.3 billion in 2011. Analysts said mobile operators and other game providers should build usage by offering game demos or advertising-funded games.
The Asia/Pacific region (including Japan) represents by far the largest market for mobile gaming, with end-user spending forecast to total $2.3 billion in 2008 and reach $3.4 billion by 2011. The mobile-game market has outshone the PC and console game market in the emerging territories of Asia largely because of the low penetration of PCs compared with that of mobile devices. India is expected to lead among Asian countries in terms of total mobile gaming revenue generated, with the 2007 figure at approximately $80 million. This is forecast to reach $450 million by 2012.
“Emerging market operators should make the most of the demand for mobile games and the low PC penetration in these regions and push game sales as a viable, albeit imperfect, lower-cost substitute to PC and console games,” said Madhusudan Gupta, senior analyst at Gartner.
The mobile gaming market in Western Europe is expected to grow from $701 million in 2008 to $862 million by 2011. The North American market is projected to grow from $845 million to approximately $1.2 billion in 2011. The gap between North American and Western European mobile-gaming revenues is expected to widen over the forecast period as more users in North America adopt mobile data services in general.
The long awaited Sony Ericsson Shiho has been leaked. The final model number appears to be C905. This phone is a monster by Sony Ericsson. It is expected to be announced on the 17th of this month along with some other rumoured Sony Ericsson phones. Shiho features an 8 Megapixel camera with auto focus, face recognition, a new feature called Smart Contrast, image stabilization, BestPic, red-eye reduction, xenon flash as well as photoflash for both photos and videos.
It has GPS, Accelerometer,2.4 inch QVGA-resolution scratch-resistant mineral glass TFT display, TV- Out, WiFi with DLNA support.The Sony Ericsson C905 measures 104 x 49 x 18 (19.5) millimetres, and weighs a massive 136 grams.
It’ll be available in Copper Gold, Ice Silver & Night Black in early Q4, with a bundled 2 GB Memory Stick Micro M2.The battery is good for 380 hours of standby or 9 hours of talk on GSM networks, or 360 hours of standby or 4 hours of talk on 3G networks.
Tags: mobile, sony ericcson
Today, NVIDIA introduced the Tegra family of processors, a single-chip computer capable of the rich high definition and internet experiences on small pocket type devices. NVIDIA Tegra is a tiny computer-on-a-chip, smaller than a US dime (10-cent piece), designed from the ground up to enable the “visual PC experience” on a new generation of mobile computing devices while consuming the smallest amount of power.
The NVIDIA Tegra 650 processor is the second product in the Tegra line, the first being the NVIDIA Tegra APX 2500 processor, which is enabling the next generation of Windows Mobile smartphones. With the launch of this new processor, the NVIDIA Tegra products will reach consumers towards the end of the year.
“Creating Tegra was a massive challenge. Our vision was to create a platform that will enable the 2nd personal computer revolution - which will be mobile centric, with devices that last days on a single charge, and yet has the web, high definition media, and computing experiences we’ve come to expect from our PC,” said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO at NVIDIA. “Shrinking down a 50 watt PC architecture will not create the discontinuity this industry needs. The culmination of nearly 1,000 man years of engineering, Tegra is a completely ground-up computer-on-a-chip architecture that consumes 100 times less power. Mobile internet and computing devices built with Tegra are going to be magical.”
NVIDIA Tegra is a heterogeneous processor architecture with multiple processors, each architected for a specific class of tasks - an 800 MHz ARM CPU, a HD video processor, an imaging processor, an audio processor, and an ultra-low power GeForce GPU These processors are used together or independently to deliver a wonderful experience while utilizing a minute amount of power.
NVIDIA Tegra 650 also features:
“With NVIDIA’s Tegra processor line, we will continue to see impressive mobile innovations in Windows Mobile products,” said Todd Warren, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s mobile communication business. “Microsoft is dedicated to providing people best-in-class mobile experiences, so that people can carry a single device for work and play.”
[Via :Slashphone ]
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Monday just got a ton more exciting thanks to this leaked slide show that supposedly comes internally from Verizon. The slide show reveals all sorts of information about new devices, device upgrades, network upgrades, and new services. It is not known where the slide came from or how much it can be trusted, but it looks very official.
First off, Verizon is clearly getting the Treo 800w, just as sprint is. The release date is not revealed in the slide. The slide says Windows Mobile 6, but it is hard to imagine Sprint’s would be 6.1 and theirs would not. The slide also confirms that the device will in fact support Rev. A, and will have WiFi to boot. The 1.3 mega pixel camera is disappointing in this day and age, even from Verizon. It will support A2DP though, so that is a plus, and maybe we can let the low quality camera slide.
Also, as you can see, Verizon will be picking up the i770. The i770 will come as an upgrade to the i760, and will run Windows Mobile 6.1. The device will be a world phone, as the GPRS network mode in the corner reveals. It will also sport WiFi. Unlike the i760, it drops the side sliding keyboard, but according to the ‘Professional’ suffix on Windows Mobile, it keeps the touch screen.
It was also revealed that Verizon would launch a PTT service over their Rev. A network, this is a obviously Verizon’s roll out of QChat. Verizon will also roll out Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrades to the i760, and to the XV6800. It is not said when they will, the slide said May, but obviously that did not happen.
[Via Engadget Mobile]
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Tags: mobile, verizon, windows mobile
folks at boygeniusreport.com posted a very good interesting article on HTC Diamond. This is a semi-rant, but can someone tell me why of all manufacturers, HTC has started to make devices that are no longer quad-band, and no longer have tri-band HSDPA? They were one of the first to finally get it right and support all bands, even back in the day with the original TyTN. From then on, almost every professional HTC device was quad-band and let us Americanos rock out with HSDPA. Can someone enlighten us? Why has the number one Windows Mobile manufacturer in the world removed such an essential feature from their new lineup? They pulled a Nokia and will start offering localized devices with local GSM bands. Oh yeah, the XPERIA, made by HTC, will be quad-band and offer tri-band UMTS/HSDPA. This, my friends, is not a step in the right direction…
UPDATE: HTC hit us up and said that size constraints with the Touch Diamond was they weren’t offering a quad-band EDGE and tri-band HSDPA device…
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Worldwide sales of mobile phones reached 294.3 million units in the first quarter of 2008, a 13.6 per cent increase over the first quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Sales of mobile phones in Western Europe decreased 16.4 per cent from the first quarter of 2007, the first decline in this region since Gartner began tracking the mobile devices market in 2001.
Nokia sold 115.2 million mobile phones in the first quarter of 2008, as its market share slipped slightly to 39.1 per cent (see Table 1). Nokia was able to maintain market leadership thanks to the richness of its portfolio, which appeals to users in both emerging and mature markets. Sales in the ultra-low-cost segment remained strong due to Nokia’s distribution strategy, economies of scale and brand power. However, competition in this segment and at the high end is increasing. To stay ahead, Nokia will have to continue to integrate new technologies in its handsets and improve usability and design.
Samsung maintained its momentum in the first quarter of 2008 with sales reaching 42.4 million units. The South Korean vendor not only held on to its No. 2 position worldwide, but it also widened the gap from third-placed Motorola as its market share grew to 14.4 per cent. Samsung is reacting quickly to the focus on touch-screen devices. “Samsung’s choice to be a quick follower has paid off so far, but it needs to focus on diversifying its designs and strengthening its lower-end portfolio to increase sales in emerging markets,” said Ms Milanesi.
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Opera Software has announced a “silent” update of its Opera Mini 4.1 web browser for BlackBerry and Palm device users.
With the new version (4.1.11355) of Opera Mini, BlackBerry users should now be able to only use WiFi. In addition, BIS might be working, though Opera Mini folks can’t guarantee that — it works on one of their two different service providers.
As for the Palm users, they should expect an improved image performance thank to better memory handling.
If you don’t use Palm or BlackBerry, you don’t really have to update.
[Via: jkOnTheRun]
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Skyfire Labs, makers of the desktop-like mobile web browser Skyfire, today announced $13 million in Series B funding which is led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, and also includes previous investors - Matrix Partners and Trinity Ventures. The company will use the money “towards further rollout of its flagship browser” and will add Lightspeed’s Jake Seid to its Board of Directors.
Mountain View, California-based Skyfire Labs Inc. was founded in April 2006 and had been in stealth mode under the name DVC Labs until January 2008 when it launched its browser in private beta. To date, they’ve raised a total of $17.8 million in VC money.
Commenting on the announcement, Skyfire’s CEO said: “With these funds, we are poised to bring Skyfire to a large number of handsets and launch outside the U.S. Skyfire gives users the freedom to browse whatever they want, and now we can extend our efforts to get Skyfire on a significant market share of smartphones - giving more people what they hunger for.”
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