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Today's wireless news from around the Web:
Samsung launches S5620 Monte touchscreen feature phone
(source: MobileBurn)
Samsung just announced the Monte, a feature phone, with some smartphone worthy specs, that runs Samsung's latest TouchWiz 2.0 Plus user interface.
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Myriad's new Dalvik Turbo virtual machine increases Android application performance threefold
(source: MobileBurn)
Myriad Group AG today announced its new Dalvik Turbo virtual machine, which offers better application performance than the current version that powers applications on the Android smartphone platform.
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Motorola DROID owners will begin getting the Android 2.1 update this week
(source: MobileBurn)
On its Facebook fan page this evening, Motorola said that it would begin rolling out the Android 2.1 update to DROID owners beginning this week. The company didn't mention anything about CLIQ upgrades, but it did say that it will share more information in the next few days.
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Google: Nexus One early termination fee lowered to $150
(source: MobileBurn)
Google lowered the Nexus One's early termination fee (ETC) from $350 to $150 today. The ETF applies to customers that leave their T-Mobile contract within the first $120 days and does not include any changes to T-Mobile's own ETF, which is still $200. "We make no profit from commissions from operators or from equipment recovery fees, and our recovery fees are based on operator charges to Google for early termination of service," Google told The Wall Street Journal.
Read the full story here.
Samsung Monte
(source: Lets Go Mobile)
The Samsung S-series cell phones will be extended with a new model: the Samsung S5620 Monte. The few Samsung S5620 phone specifications that have been leaked indicate an advanced full-touch Samsung smartphone with Wi-Fi as well as 3G support. The internal memory of the Samsung Monte smartphone will have 200 MB, but can be extended with a microSD / microSDHC memory card. Next to the WiFi and 3G support, GPS and HSDPA will also be supported. The display will have a 3-inch format, but it is unknown if the Samsung S56020 Monte phone will have an AMOLED type screen. We expect to hear more about the Samsung Monte during the Mobile World Congress 2010.
Motorola Zeppelin
(source: Lets Go Mobile)
Brazil... the land of beautiful women and sensational soccer, and at the same time it is the country where the first tangible evidence of the existence of the Motorola Zeppelin has surfaced. The Motorola Zeppelin is a new Android smartphone that is expected to be officially introduced shortly. We think it to be very likely that the Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona will be used for this introduction. We have a hunch that with all the new Motorola phones, it will be really busy at the Motorola stand. The first rumors about the Motorola Zeppelin smartphone seem to suggest an Android 1.5, while we had at first expected it to be an Android version 2.
Toshiba TG02
(source: Lets Go Mobile)
The information is still quite scarce, but the mentioning of the existence of the Toshiba TG02, due to the approval by the FCC, seems to be true. The TG01 was one of the first smartphones for which speed and a large display were important specifications. Last year during the Mobile World Congress, the TG01 was presented, but the expected success has not been achieved. Quickly, competing, comparable smartphones appeared on the market with improvements on especially the small details that the TG01 did not fulfill. Toshiba has watched the competition at work for a year now and has been able to reach its conclusions. Will the Toshiba TG02 be able to surpass the competition?
Video: Motorola Milestone video unboxing and multitouch demo
(source: MobileBurn)
Here's a quick look and unboxing of the Motorola Milestone, a UMTS 3G smartphone that is functionally the same as the DROID offered by Verizon in the USA. Russell shows off the multitouch zooming in the browser and Maps app.
Watch the video here.
(source: Apple Knowledge Base)
Release date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:40:00 GMT
PlaySpan to Host Second Annual Monetization 2.0 Forum
(source: Wireless DevNet)
PlaySpan, the global leader in monetization solutions for online games, virtual worlds, and social networks, today announced its second annual Monetization 2.0 Forum to be held June 3, 2010 in San Francisco
Accumulate Guarantees Increased Revenues for Pre-loaded Mobile Games
(source: Wireless DevNet)
Accumulate UK Limited, the company that provides flexible pricing solutions for mobile retailers, today announced that it can guarantee an increase in content revenues for mobile operators that choose to use its Flexion service
Volantis Improves User Experience for Mobile Web-Based Services with Volantis Framework 5.3
(source: Wireless DevNet)
Volantis Systems announced today the launch of Volantis Framework 5.3, a significant expansion to its Framework platform. This latest release includes a fully featured library of advanced user interface controls
Ekahau Offers Zero-Risk RTLS Installation
(source: Wireless DevNet)
Ekahau Inc. today announced a new program that provides customers with an easy, risk-free way to take advantage of the benefits of enterprise-grade, Wi-Fi-based location tracking applications within their organizations
Colibria Launches Facebook Canvas Application for Mobile Operators
(source: Wireless DevNet)
Colibria today launched its Facebook Canvas Application, an operator-branded portal that allows users to communicate with their mobile phone contacts directly from Facebook
Broadcom launches new HSPA chipset for low-cost Android and Windows Mobile smartphones
(source: MobileBurn)
Broadcom today announced a new 65nm chipset and RF transceiver for low cost Android and Windows Mobile smartphones.
Read the full story here.
BelAir: Strand Mounted Docsis 3.0/11N
(source: Daily Wireless)
Google’s Babble Fish
(source: Daily Wireless)
Motorola DROID Android 2.1 update may add multitouch support in browser
(source: MobileBurn)
When Verizon Wireless updates the Motorola DROID to Android 2.1, it will include a few welcome new features, like multitouch support within the Web browser.
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Novatel Wireless achieves its first LTE 4G data transmission
(source: MobileBurn)
Today Novatel Wireless said that it completed its first Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G data transmission. "We believe our aggressive development efforts will enable us to deliver these innovative solutions with the fastest time to market," Novatel Wireless' CTO Dr. Slim Souissi said. LTE offers data download rates up to 100Mbps and 50Mbps on the uplink, however Novatel didn't provide information on the data speeds achieved during its testing.
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"Android" reference banned from Apple's App Store
(source: MobileBurn)
Apple made one developer remove references to Android in an application before publishing it.
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Press Release: Nokia's comment on class action complaint
(source: MobileBurn)
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Nokia N900 review
(source: Lets Go Mobile)
Operating systems play an increasingly more important role when choosing a new mobile phone. Besides the design and the speed, many of its functionalities strongly depend on the phone’s operating system. Nokia always uses Symbian OS for high-end mobile phones. Symbian enables installing applications, and also managing your agenda and email account is easy and straightforward. Besides Symbian, Nokia also uses a further developed Open Source operating system, the Linux-based Maemo. The Nokia N900 is the first phone to make use of this operating system, where it is called Maemo 5.• Read our full Nokia N900 review.