Technology Revolution

Developers will soon be able to make their mobile phone applications accessible by Ford’s SYNC connectivity system. Radio service Stitcher, twitter client OpenBeak, and music discovery service Pandora have already adapted their apps in a relatively short amount of time, allowing basic control through voice or steering wheel/console buttons. Video by IntoMobile

After many leaks and hands-on’s the Nexus One has just been officially released by Google a few minutes back. Unvieled by Peter Chou, CEO of HTC and head in the creation of the Nexus One’s hardware the superphone(as its called by google) is what the leaks predicted: - The specs match previous leaks. It’s a 3.7? AMOLED display with a trackball. - It comes with features such as a light sensor, GPS, and accelerometer. These are all features pioneered by Apple’s iPhone. - It’s 130 grams in weight and 11.5 mm in width, about the width of a standard #2 pencil. - The camera is 5MP with LED flash. - The audio has received an upgrade. It has two microphones, one of which is used for noise cancellation. - Customization is a key to the Nexus One. There are five home screens to cusotmize your interface. - Google showed off some of its dynamic touchscreen features of the software.. For example, one of the wallpapers is a lake with...

Here’s a funny video on how to improve the connection / reception on a mobile broadband modem. Check it out after the break…

This video shows that its possible to pair a bluetooth keyboard with the HTC HD2. Today I thought I have to try something new. When i saw my HD2 lie on my bluetooth Keyboard I just had to give it a try. So I paired the HD2 with a Logitech Dinovo Edge keyboard. It is kinda possible to control the HD2 with the keyboard. Some commands wont work with the keyboard arrows, some do. It is possible to assign keyboard keys to Morphgear and FPSECE but they wont work in game. May somehow it would work since the keys are assigned. [Via]

Here’s a quick size comparison between the Acer Liquid and the iPhone 3G. The Acer Liquid is the company’s first product running on Google’s Android 1.6 platform. The phone features a WVGA capacitive touchscreen and a 5MP camera with autofocus and geo-tagging, A-GPS, Wi-Fi and is powered by 768 MHz processor. [Via]

Meet some of the members of the Mozilla Mobile Team as they give you a quick tour of the user interface and features of Firefox for mobile devices, including the Awesome Bar, Weave Sync, add-ons and tabbed browsing, to name a few.

Just got my hands on the Huawei E182E HSPA mobile broadband modem from the operator 3 in Sweden (Price 35$ / month). Havent had the chance to test the modem in different places yet so the “speed test” screenshots (that u can find after the break) are tested at my place. The operator 3 is the first of the operators in Sweden to offer the latest HSPA Evolved technology with 21Mbps. The HSPA Evolved is available in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö – Lund and in Karlskrona. HSPA Evolved, which is also known as HSPA + is the next generation of HSPA technology. The first version of HSPA Evolved supports data speeds up to 21 Mbps, which means that a user can expect practical speeds of up to 16 Mbps, about 60% faster than other networks for common mobile broadband. Future versions of HSPA Evolved will offer speeds up to 42Mbps, then 56Mbps and finally 168 Mbit / second. Update: Added another screenshot from speedtest.net Update 2 (at a coffee shop in ...

Just did another speed test from my new HSPA mobile broadband Huawei E182E) at a coffee shop in the central of Stockholm / Sweden a

The new phone, out in April 2010 in Japan, uses Bluetooth to connect the two parts.

Quick text entry comparison between the Swype keyboard and the iPhone keyboard.

Your mobile devices will become your preferred way to pay and to manage your money. Nokia believes that the mobile-enabled financial services are a market opportunity with long term growth potential, especially in the emerging countries. The demo will show how simple and easy it is to use a mobile phone for remote and local payments. You can send money to your family and friends, pay your bills and top-up your prepaid account.

This is a demonstration of the VISA Mobile application, wouldn’t it be nice to make all your payment directly from your phone? Watch the video to see what Visa had to show us, including footage of an iPhone app and a Visa app installed on a SIM card.

Proporta is a company that designs and manufactures accessories for your various gadge ts, mobil es, laptops, cameras and many more. I was given the unique opportunity of writing a review for one of their products. www.Proporta.com is an easy to use website. The left column helps you select the category of your choice and browse the various products that are available under each category. I was interested in reviewing an item under the mobile category, so I quickly expanded that mobile section, wondering for awhile why the iPhone and the blackberry had their own categories. One item that quickly caught my eye among the many in their catalog was the USB turbo charger . It came in two variants: the 3400mAH and the 1200mAH versions. While I would have loved to get my hands on the 3400 version, I will be reviewing the 1200 version instead. I know I will be taking the charger to task as my test subjects include the Nokia N97 which has a chunky 1500mAh battery. The description on the site...

Google today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AdMob, a mobile display ad technology provider, for $750 million in stock. This acquisition will enhance Google’s existing expertise and technology in mobile advertising, while also giving advertisers and publishers more choice in this growing new area. “Mobile advertising has enormous potential as a marketing medium and while this industry is still in the early stages of development, AdMob has already made exceptional progress in a very short time,” said Susan Wojcicki, Vice President of Product Management at Google. “AdMob is the quintessential Silicon Valley startup – generating impressive year on year revenue growth – and we’re excited to welcome this talented team to Google.” “I think people underestimate how important ads have been to funding the development of innovative content on the Internet. Our goal all along at AdMob has been to make it possible for developers and publishers to bring their products...

Wouldn’t this be nice to have on your next phone? The 3Dphone Media Browser is the first of three demo applications developed by TAT within the 3Dphone research project. This demo shows a wrapping 3D list based on an amphitheater layout, which is suitable for mixing portrait and landscape images. Video demo after the break…

Hands-on video with the Samsung Giorgio Armani B7620. Following the Giorgio Armani phone in 2007 and the Emporio Armani “Night Effect” in 2008, the famous fashion house, together with Samsung, has now announced the latest Armani phone, the Giorgio Armani–Samsung smartphone. ?he new fashionable handset is smart, boasting no other operating system, but Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5. Similarly to the previous phones, created in close partnership with the fashion house, this one has also been designed by Giorgio Armani himself. Along with the side-sliding QWERTY keyboard, the Giorgio Armani smartphone has a large 3.5-inch touch-sensitive screen, which utilizes AMOLED technology. Additional features include a 5-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, 8GB of internal storage space and a microSD slot (supporting cards of up to 32GB in size). [Via] -- Thx Phone Arena

Heres a comparison video between the Zune HD and the iPhone 3GS/iPod touch. The following tests has been made in the this video: OLED vs LCD TFT in OUTDOOR and INDOOR Browser vs browser HD video output via HDMI

The Palm Pre gets unboxed by mobiFlip. Check it out after the break… The Palm Pre is the first phone to run on the new Web OS, designed to be powerful but easy to use. The Pre features a 3.1″ multi-touch screen and a sliding full QWERTY keyboard. It is a CDMA/EV-DO smart phone with Wi-Fi, GPS, 3-megapixel camera with flash, stereo Bluetooth, microUSB, and 8GB of internal memory. [Via]

This was a coworker’s third Pre in three months as the screen kept cracking. Once while charging and once in his front pocket. The bossman offered to get him an iphone if he killed his Pre. So, there ya go. Note: No beer was harmed in the making of this video, as the ‘beer’ was Miller Light. [Via] -- [Via]

The folks at IntoMobile takes a look at the Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset. Check it out after the break… Specs: Dual-mic AudioIQ technology simultaneously captures your voice and cancels background noise for superb call clarity WindSmart technology provides three layers of protection against wind noise Carrying case recharges the earpiece and triples talk and standby time Patented gel ear tips offer a secure and comfortable fit Up to five hours of talk time and one week of standby, from a single charge QuickPair technology for easy pairing with virtually any Bluetooth-enabled phone [Via]