The only time I’ve ever lost or killed a mobile device was when I dropped a Windows Mobile device overboard from a boat 
Well Golden Shellback have come up with a unique coating for protecting electronic devices from exposure to weather and moisture.
Check out the Video above to see how they are submerging devices and they still work!
You can also get more details HERE
T-Mobile now have the Ameo 16GB available. The successor to the Original Ameo this device has the upgraded 16GB flash (as opposed to 8GB HDD) as well as Windows Mobile 6.1 and integrated Co-Pilot satellite navigation!
You can get more details HERE
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A day doesn’t seem to go by without a new browser showdown or release but Vik pinged me about this development from TorchMobile and their Iris Browser which was really interesting. The Iris Browser is based on the Webkit rendering engine which if you aren’t familiar with is an open source application framework that provides a foundation upon which to build a web browser.
WebKit was originally derived from the Konqueror browser’s KHTML software library by Apple, Inc. for use as the engine of Mac OS X’s Safari web browser, and has now been further developed by Apple, Nokia, Google and others.
The framework is now used by Omniweb, Shiira, iCab, Adobe AIR, mobile phones (including the iPhone), Nokia’s Series 60 browser, and Google’s Android platform.
You can download the browser and get more details from HERE
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I previously blogged about the announcement of this device on Vodafone but it’s now available to order!
You can get it from HERE
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Constanze has started interviewing some of the Windows Mobile MVP’s and publishing them. First up is Maarten Struys from the Netherlands!
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Completely offtopic but I just read this on JKOntheRun and got very excited! NFL.COM will be streaming 1 live NFL game every Sunday as Sunday Night Football Extra.
I won’t get my hopes up too much just yet as the announcement doesn’t confirm whether it will be available outside the US (I hope it is!)
With my daughter just a few days old I’ve slipped into the scary world of late night online purchases like I did with my son.
Sleep depravation and the ease of online access do nothing for your bank balance when you are continually confronted with gadgets that you feel could fundamentally impact your life.
This morning I awoke to the email confirmation of my order of the Sony Ebook reader. I did buy one of these in the US but had to return it as crazily the Sony online store only accepted US credit cards…
Waterstones in the UK are offering the Reader for pre-order for £199.
Now I just need to resist buying a Tonium Pacemaker….
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I was reading an interesting post by MobileToday about Nokia’s move to remove the Blackberry Connect Client from their latest E Series of Devices. Nokia plan NOT to ship the Blackberry client on their E71 and E66 devices but utilise the Mail for Exchange client that talks directly with Microsoft Exchange. This client uses the inbuilt Microsoft Exchange Server Activesync that Windows Mobile devices also use.
Obviously RIM is a competitor to Nokia (as RIM make most of their revenue from Hardware) so it’s not a surprising move. It did get me thinking though that if Mobile email is to become a commodity and evolve past ‘mahogany row’ then the incremental costs incurred by having to deploy middleware need to be avoided.
I often get the question from Mobile Operators sales team asking how Exchange vs Blackberry compares from a cost perspective when they forget that a customer needs to have a backend mail system to use Blackberry. What’s surprising is that the middleware component often costs considerably more in licensing than the backend mail system per user.
With Nokia, Symbian, Motorola and Apple licensing Exchange Activesync how long can these middleware solutions survive and will direct access to Exchange (or Lotus Notes) become the primary method of access to mobile email (just as Outlook Web Access has for browser based access)
I’m interested in your thoughts….
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What do people think about Vista when they don’t know it’s Vista? Well 120 people in San Francisco were shown the next version of Windows codenamed Mojave when it was actually Windows Vista!
Some fascinating results from this!
You can check them out HERE
Arne over at the Unwired has written an excellent review of the Samsung i900. I’ve personally been using this device myself for the past few weeks and I really like it! Most people think I’m using an iPhone but are impressed when I give them the inside track on the i900.
Compared to the iPhone it offers…A2DP, inbuilt GPS (for real Satellite Navigation), HSDPA up to 7.2Mbps, FM Radio and expansion via MicroSD.
You can read Arne’s review HERE
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