Archive : Mobile

Image via Wikipedia Google has recently demonstrated a new prototype of Google Goggles which can translate text captured in photos. The concept uses Google’s machine translation and image recognition capabilities and combines their intelligence to interpret the text in images. Google has a habit of pulling something extra ordinary out of its hat every once in a while. I remember when the Google [...]

It seems that the folks at Foursquare had enough of ‘Please Rob Me’ – the mock service that was setup to expose the danger of privacy invasion caused by tweeting about Foursquare check-ins. In the latest post on its blog, Foursquare has clarified its stand and with all due respect, shown the middle finger to ‘Please Rob Me’. Every location based service has its own challenges – more [...]

Image by Photo Giddy via Flickr It seems that the Apple App Store has finally pulled the plug on all sexual and porno apps. Developers behind such apps have been receiving notifications from Apple that their apps are being removed from the App Store due to a ‘new policy change’. Many apps including ‘Wooble iBoobs’, ‘Sexy Women’ and ‘Exotic Positions’ have already faced the axe. [...]

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Microsoft has recently unveiled the Windows Phone 7 Series at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. So, what does Windows Phone 7 Series have in store for users and developers? Will it revive Microsoft’s sagging fortunes in Mobile Operating System Marketplace? Perhaps, it’s too early to answer those questions. However, the good part is Windows Phone [...]

Image via CrunchBase If you thought that the Google Nexus One was the hottest Android phone in the market today, you need to take a look at the very desirable – HTC Desire which has been recently showcased at MWC 2010. Although both the phones have the same styling and chassis, the Nexus One takes a serious beating from the HTC Desire in most other aspects from HTC Desire. While the Sense [...]

Image by John Biehler via Flickr The LG GW620 InTouch Max marks LG’s foray into launching handsets running on Google’s Android platform. By all means, it’s an entry level phone and especially suited to consumers who have a tight budget to buy a smartphone. The InTouch Max is amazingly small and probably the smallest Android based QWERTY slider phone worldwide. It has a slide out keyboard, [...]

ustwo™, the infamous digital user experience (UX) design agency has released its latest iPhone app, which is set to revolutionise the process of app discovery and tracking. With over 140,000 apps in the iTunes app store and 10,000 new apps submitted every week, it’s a vast and growing world of apps to navigate. Frustrated by the limited information and navigation of the iTunes App Store, ustwo™ [...]

Image by Gadget_Guru via Flickr A smart hack from 3 good men – Mike Kershaw (Kismet), Mike Baker (OpenWRT) and Chris Paget (TomBom Blogger) has just revealed that in future, you might be able to hook up a USB flash drive, printer or even a video camera to your Motorola Droid phone. The concept is simple – design a micro-dongle and connector cable for your Motorola Droid phone. Since [...]

Image by biblicone via Flickr The red carpet has been rolled out for HTC’s most anticipated launch of 2010 – The HTC Incredible. Though there is no official word on the Verizon HTC Incredible Release Date, the blogosphere is rife with leaked pictures and rumored specs. The HTC Incredible runs Android 2.1 with HTC Sense on a Snapdragon CPU. It might feature a 3.5-3.7” WVGA screen and 256 [...]

Image by scottpowerz via Flickr Rumours on the internet suggest that the folks at Research in Motion (RIM) have been working overtime on preparing the Roadmap for the new version of BlackBerry OS – 6.0. A Boy Genius Report suggests that the Canadian Phone Maker has now started the development of BlackBerry OS 6.0 and it might be slated for a release in year 2011. Blackberry has been in the [...]