Archive for July 14th, 2008
Like the iPhone, HTC Touch Diamond has the built in accelerometer which is used to make the mobile phone usage more enjoyable. However, the auto-rotate function which accelerometer enables isn't available in all applications. Furthermore, for some reasons HTC has disabled the manual screen rotation in some apps (E-mail, Calendar, etc).
Folks from SKKV Software noticed this and decided to do something about it. The results is the application called GSEN, which really takes advantage of the accelerometer, providing users with auto-rotation in nearly every application. You can set which apps will be affected by GSEN or define apps which shouldn't auto-rotate (i.e. Opera Mobile already does this). Finally, it has a nice add-on feature that lets you go to standby mode by turning the device to screen…
GSEN works on latest HTC smartphones like the Touch Diamond and Touch Pro, as well as the Advantage X7510 Windows Mobile UMPC. It is available as a free download from SKKV Software's website.
[Via: the::unwired]
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Just when we show you the upcoming W902 and W595 models, a new Walkman device has been leaked.
The Sony Ericsson W302, which is also known as “Feng” may be introduced pretty soon. From what we can tell, there's nothing too special about the device. It's a low-to-mid range candybar, sporting a 2 megapixel camera with autofocus, 176
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Just when we show you the upcoming W902 and W595 models, a new Walkman device has been leaked.
The Sony Ericsson W302, which is also known as “Feng” might be introduced pretty soon. From what we have the ability to tell, there's nothing too special about the device. It's a low-to-mid range candybar, sporting a 2 megapixel camera with autofocus, 176
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Here's a small accessory all of us could use. The so called Juicebar is touted as the “world's slimmest emergency phone charger.” From what we can see, it's as massive as a cardboard coaster, but should provide just enough power when you need it the most. Apparently, it can add up to 480 minutes of standby, or around 60 minutes of talk time depending on the device. Charging takes about an hour, but you’re free to talk and text during that time.
But that's not all. Juicebar comes with a 5-year warranty, even though you'll probably drain all the power from it within months upon buy — that's in case an emergency occurs, of course.
At the moment, it's available to UK citizens only for 2.99 GBP (about $6), but we're sure other, non-British retail chains will pick it up soon. In the meantime you can get more information from the official website.
[Via: Gizmodo]
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Heathrow Express, the high-speed rail link between Paddington Station in Central London and Heathrow Airport, has launched a mobile ticketing application. Heathrow Express' passengers can now have their tickets sent directly to their mobile phones and skip all the queues.
Atos Origin, the company which developed the software, said this is the first implementation of their electronic and mobile ticketing solution - AVANTIXMetro. It allows individual and corporate customers to book on the internet through the Heathrow Express website and opt to receive either a bar-coded e-ticket that’s registered to their mobile phone, or a self print version of the ticket. Both types of tickets are then scanned and validated on-board the Heathrow Express train.
Commenting on the announcement, Heathrow Express' international corporate account manager George Fripp stated that e-ticketing takes the hassle out of booking journeys and makes the travel more seamless. “All you need to do is book, board the train and go. It's as simple as that,” he concluded.
[Via: slashphone]
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 Just in time to boost telesales and cash in on the dearth of non-iPhone related news, Sprint has launched on the web sales of its hotly-anticipated Palm Treo 800w. With Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, GPS, WiFi (with a dedicated toggle switch), and EVDO Rev. A tucked under its 320
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The European Commission will most probably impose price cuts on SMS roaming following the failure of mobile operators to make voluntary price cuts before the July 1st deadline.
 EU Commissioner Vivien Reding warned operators in February that without these price cuts, she would have no choice but to propose more regulatory intervention.
According to Informa Telecoms & Media, despite a last-minute tariff changes from the likes of T-Mobile and Telefonica, SMS prices for EU roamers are still up to 75% higher than in 2006. But not all is black. For one thing, rates for non-messaging data roaming fell 20% on average over the same period and continue on a downward trend as more operators launch bundled and day-rate packages.
Informa's research analyst Angela Stainthorpe argues that SMS roaming is a strong candidate for another round of regulation. “Operators have been noticeably willing to bend to the EU's will regarding non-messaging data, which includes mobile broadband services for laptop users, but have left SMS to the mercy of the regulators,” she added.
Revenues from non-voice roaming by EU subscribers travelling in the EU will more than double between 2008 and 2013, reaching 1.1 billion EUR by the end of the period. Non-messaging data roaming revenue will grow on average 26% per year, while at the same time, SMS revenues will experience a 7% annual growth.
More information about Informa's report titled “Global Mobile Roaming: Operator Strategies and Market Trends (3rd edition)” is available from here.
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 During the last year, North America generated 81% of the world's Location Based Services (LBS) revenue. In 2013, however, that percentage will be just 32% — Europe's combined LBS revenues will jump from just 5% to 31%, while the Asia-Pacific region will see a rise from a 2007 share of 11% to 27%.
LBS's slow uptake outside North America has had everything to do with the fact that unlike the CDMA phones so prevalent there, which have utilized GPS to comply with the United States' E911 regulatory mandate, the GSM handsets owned by most users in Europe and Asia have not generally offered native GPS support. However with the broader proliferation of GPS-enabled GSM handsets in those other regions, and with the quickening rollout of 3G services worldwide, the opportunities for LBS service offerings will grow quickly.
According to ABI Research principal analyst Dominique Bonte, “Since most LBS application developers sell to the world, and most of their products are platform-agnostic, the cost per service for users is apt to be similar in all regions.” He also noted that navigation service can cost as much as $9.99/month, friend-finder services might only be $2.99. “On that basis, as well as via cultural preferences, particular services will be popular to differing degrees in different regions. That can affect the total revenue to be generated from a particular region,” he added.
ABI Research's recent report, “Mobile Location-Based Services” explores the market for high-accuracy LBS, focusing on the applications side of the industry… More information is available on their website.
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There are some things in life that are worth fighting for, and the cure for childhood diabetes is one of them. In the latest effort to help eradicate the childhood disease, the Washington Nationals have teamed up with MLB.com to raise funds to further the Children’s National Medical Center's ongoing fight against pediatric diabetes.
On July 13, the Washington Nationals will encourage fans to send an SMS text message the word “NATS” to 90999 in order to donate $5 to the Children’s National Medical Center. The Washington Nationals Dream Foundation has made Children’s National Medical Center one of its key partners in the Washington community, and has donated $2 million towards the development of a Diabetes Care Complex. All donations made on July 13 will help fund the project.
While the focus of the charity drive will be the Nationals' Sunday-game against the Houston Astros, anyone can help further the search for a cure for childhood diabetes by texting “NATS” to 90999 anytime between July 10 and July 31. SMS text messages are sent by droves of wireless subscribers each day, but this is one of the first applications of the service for charitable causes.
“We’re proud to support Children’s National Medical Center to improve the lives of children in our community,” stated Alphonso Maldon, President of the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation. “And by offering text giving, we’re making it simple and convenient for fans to show their support.”
According to Jim Manis, Founder and CEO of the Mobile Giving Foundation, “MLB.com is helping the Mobile Giving Foundation pioneer charitable giving over the mobile channel in the U.S. [and] …. this is the first time mobile giving has been used in stadium at a professional sporting event to provide fans an chance to support their charity.”
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For those of you that followed IntoMobile's live streaming coverage of the iPhone 3G launch event from beautiful Santa Monica, California's Third Street Promenade Apple Store will already know that the launch-day madness was almost as frenzied as last year's media-blitzed festivities. But, with Apple and AT&T insisting on having their next-generation iPhone 3G activated in-store, the process, from begin to finish, of buying an iPhone 3G was a considerably more drawn-out proposition.
That being said. I finally have an iPhone 3G in my hand. Having spent 18 or so hours on the boardwalk of one of Santa Monica's premier shopping attractions, chatting it up with like-minded iPhone 3G fans, playing games (Monopoly), and waiting patiently for Apple to open the doors to the new smartphone hotness that’s the iPhone 3G, I can definitely state that it was all worth it.
You would think that, after last year's iPhone-activation snafus, AT&T and Apple would have increased capacity and made preparations to handle the flood of iPhone fans looking to activate their device and begin playing on AT&T's 3G network post haste. But, no.
While AT&T and Apple made easy work of registering the handset on a new AT&T contract, most iPhone 3G users were told to go home and activate the handset through iTunes at their leisure. What we took away from the experience was that Apple and AT&T were too bogged down with activation requests through their iTunes accounts and couldn't get customers' iPhone 3Gs activated fast enough. Still, AT&T and Apple did a good job in making sure that all new iPhone 3G sales were linked to new contracts - the unlocked iPhone 3G secondary market will be hurting for sure.
There are scattered reports of iPhone 3G users still having activation problems or delays this day. And, a swift trip down to the local Apple and AT&T stores reveals that people are still waiting 3 hours, or more, to get their hands on an iPhone 3G. The wait-time apparently hasn't deterred too many iPhone 3G fans from spending a beautiful Saturday afternoon waiting in line for Apple's next-generation handset.
I'm off to play with MobileMe and explore the AppStore to it's fullest. Expect to hear more about the iPhone 3G in the next few days.
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