Archive for August, 2011

Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air app unleashed for iPhone

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

The Zeppelin Air App was recently launched for the iPhone by Bowers & Wilkins. Users of this app don’t need to employ a Mac or PC but only require their Wi-Fi connections in place. The application gets together iTunes music collections from many iOS devices, wirelessly enabling several iPhone users to create a customized and [...]

HTC EVO 3D declared for India

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Just released in India, the HTC EVO 3D smartphone is based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S3 mobile processor. Claiming to offer its users a rich 3D experience sans glasses, the device enables them to view content in 3D and share it with others through its speedy connectivity functions. Running on Gingerbread, the new HTC EVO 3D [...]

97% smartphones to possess touchscreens by 2016: ABI Research

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

A recent research by ABI says that in the next five years, by 2016, 97 percent of all smartphones will possess a touchscreen. It claims that touchscreens and their evolution has played a major role in the development of smartphones and are as significant as 3G data speed or Wi-Fi in these devices. In 2006, [...]

Lotus Notes linked with smartphones by CompanionLink software

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

The new CompanionLink software for PCs is designed to sync IBM Lotus Notes directly with smartphones. The company recently also released another technology for the purpose of connecting MS Outlook to the mobile devices. With this software, contacts, calendar and to-do lists from Lotus Notes can be synced seamlessly to smartphones. The PC software offers [...]

Guohe ad infographics reveal mobile ad trends in China

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Soon after we tracked global mobile ad trends with the quarterly report from InMobi, Guohe ad from China has brought forth mobile ad infographics, claimed to be the first of its kind. The infographics trace the mobile ad market in China for the first half of the ongoing year. The infographics, based on research, depict [...]

CMC Health smartphone app by Carolinas HealthCare System for patients

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Carolinas HealthCare System has taken a step towards helping patients by connecting with them through the CMC Health. Using the technology of smartphone applications to enhance the prospects of healthcare, this app joins the list which includes several others like TrackMyShots and ZocDoc. The hospital, located in Meckelberg County, has initiated its eHealth strategy by [...]

LG and National Geographic to create content for Optimus 3D

Monday, August 29th, 2011

LG has teamed up with assignment photographers from National Geographic to create 3D content in image and video format for the LG Optimus 3D smartphone. These six photographers will shoot all the multimedia content to be created using the Optimus 3D only. This device is said to be the first glasses-free stereoscopic 3D smartphone worldwide. [...]

Authentec and Harmonic develop DRM solutions for Android devices and iPhone

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Authentec, along with Harmonic, has announced the development of DRM solutions for multimedia content for Android-based devices and the iPhone. These solutions will be designed such that they work in compatibility with Harmonic encoders. PlayReady multimedia content is expected to be secured on devices running on iOS and Android operating systems. The hardware development which [...]

Samsung ChatOn free mobile communication service

Monday, August 29th, 2011

If BlackBerry has BBM and Apple will soon splash in its iMessage, Samsung also plans to sing to a similar tune with the all new ChatOn. It is a global mobile communication service that will work across all Samsung smartphones and feature phones. Samsung ChatOn allows users to connect with friends and family in a [...]

LG 3D Game Converter engine for smartphones to release soon

Monday, August 29th, 2011

LG is all set to launch an OpenGL-based 2D to 3D game converter engine for smartphone platforms. This engine has been developed to widen and promote the 3D gaming experience to more number of people across the world. The company believes that their converter will be advantageous not only to users but also to developers. [...]