Virtualization has exploded in the server and desktop market and now it’s set to explode in the mobile space as well. VMware has teamed up with LG to allow virtualization on your Android smartphones. The devices will run two separate and secure environments, one for business use and another for personal use. The mobile virtualization [...]
ProClip Announces Availability of Mounts for iPad
ProClip has been fast at work on creating an iPad mount for their popular device mounting solution. They have created 3 different mounts for the iPad. The first mount is a holder with a tilt swivel allowing you to move and rotate the iPad while it’s in the mount. The second and third are a [...]
Budget Smartphones: Comparing Cameras
In a little bit I will be putting together a comparison of two low end smartphones; the Nokia 5230 and Palm Pre. The Nokia 5230 sells for just $180 with no contract on the WIND Mobile network and the Palm Pre for $299 on the Bell network. I was actually going to include the HTC [...]
HP Announces Intent to Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billion
HP announced today that they have entered into an agreement to purchase Palm, pending regulatory approval. The deal is valued at approximately $1.2 billion and has been approved by both Palm and HP boards of directors and is expected to close in HP’s 3rd quarter ending in July 2010. While this sounds like a great [...]
HTC Announces Legend, Desire and Mini
At Mobile World Congress today, HTC announced 3 new devices based on Windows Mobile and Android operating systems. The HTC Mini is based on Windows Mobile 6.5 and brings the experience of the HD2 to a smaller footprint. The HD2 experience is truly something special. If HTC can make this into a smaller device, it [...]
Microsoft MVP Global Summit Time
As you’re reading this, I’m traveling to Seattle to attend the this years MVP Summit. The summit is always a good time to get together with the other Mobile Device MVPs as well as the product group and various teams behind Windows Mobile. This year, the summit falls at the same time as Mobile World [...]
Quantum Physics Used in New Pressure Sensitive Mobile Touch Screens
There’s an article over on the BBC web site that talks about a division of Samsung that has started to license a quantum physics “trick” known as Quantum Tunneling Composite. For example, the technology could be used to allow you to scroll a web page faster the more pressure you apply to the touch screen. [...]
Driving and Texting is Worse Than…
Once again cell phone use while driving is in the news. This time it’s because of a study that found that you are more likely to be in an accident if you are sending text messages while driving. It’s not just a little more likely, it’s something like 23 times more likely. This isn’t the [...]
The Cell Phone Evolved
I’ve had my fair share of cell phones over the years and it’s always fun to compare new devices with old units. Design and functionality are always changing. New devices are considerably smaller than just a year earlier. Well, here’s a pretty cool site that covers off some of the more popular and unusual mobile [...]
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