Archive for January, 2009

Nokia Rebrands, Improves Chat Software

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Today Nokia began offering a revised version of its Nokia Chat program. The new version, called Contacts on Ovi, brings a number of fixes and improvements. It now supports S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, and there is also ...

Rumor: Sony Ericsson C901 is Not Alone, C903 Coming Along Next Month

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

More cybershot phones from Sony Ericsson? Rumor from the SEMC Blog indicates a second cyber-shot phone, Sony Ericsson C903 will be announced next month at Mobile World Congress together with the C901. While the C901 is a candy bar design, the C903 is a slider phone and comes with built in aGPS. Unlike the C905 8 megapixel camera phone, the C903 will not include a built in WiFi but will have a lower price compare to C905. It is expected to be announced next month and available by end of Q2 this year.

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Glu Mobile Reveals North American Lineup of Games for the First Quarter of 2009

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

North American lineup of games for the first quarter of 2009, reinforcing the company’s publishing strategy that emphasizes cross-platform global game launches. The titles launching in North America in the first quarter of 2009 will be available on J2ME, BREW, Blackberry and Windows Mobile platforms with additional platforms noted.

Here is a list of the game titles scheduled for this year release

  • Superman/Batman: Heroes United - An action game based on the BATMAN and SUPERMAN mythologies that joins the heroes on a quest to fight evil. (Available January 2009)
  • Cooking Star - The deliciously fun casual game where players tilt, touch, flick, and flip to cook up mouth-watering meals, master the menu, and become a Star Chef! (Available February 2009)
  • Age of Empires III - The N-Gage version of the no. 1 historical real-time strategy game from Microsoft. (Available February 2009)
  • Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rescue - A unique puzzle game based on one of the most popular Looney Tunes cartoon characters of all time. (Available February 2009)
  • Build-a-lot - The critically acclaimed online real estate strategy game makes its way to mobile. (Available on Android, February 2009; available on J2ME, BREW, Blackberry and Windows Mobile, April 2009)
  • Watchmen: The Mobile Game - An intense action game based on the blockbuster movie from Warner Bros. Pictures. (Available March 2009)
  • Brain Genius DeluxeTM - The biggest title in the popular and acclaimed Brain Genius series arrives with touch and motion-controlled games and puzzles. (Available now on Android)
  • Monsters vs. Aliens - The official mobile game based on the highly anticipated DreamWorks Animation movie. (Available March 2009)

Sprint Rehashes Direct Connect Plans

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Today Sprint announced a new set of calling plans for business users of its Direct Connect service. The Unlimited Workgroup plans offers unlimited Direct Connect and Group Connect, plus unlimited text messaging, mobile-to-mobile minutes and night and weekend minutes ...

HTC Touch Cruise 09 (HTC Iolite)

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
The HTC Touch Cruise 09 is a Windows smartphone with an advanced GPS system that offers some very different features from other GPS-enabled mobile phones.