Articles tagged with: Wind and Palm

Ultrasound imaging now possible with a smartphone

Computer engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are bringing the minimalist approach to medical care and computing by coupling USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone, enabling a compact, mobile computational platform and a medical imaging device that fits in the palm of a hand. more

Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech

This month's International CTIA Wireless 2009 event in Las Vegas showcased in the mobile handset's industry increasing focus on smart phones, as illustrated by prevalence of announcements related to touch-screen technology, according to iSuppli. more

Fewer than 10% of LBS Developers Will Port Apps to Palm & Symbian

Developers of location aware applications are not interested in creating apps for the Palm WebOS or Symbian platforms, according to a survey conducted by Skyhook Wireless, provider of the hybrid location system XPS. High quality location results are key for these developers, who are using location to enable over 20 different types of applications. more

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Samsung Shows Off Touch Screen WiMAX Phone for the US Market

Samsung Mobile has announced the upcoming availability of its WiMAX enabled mobile phone, the Samsung Mondi. The touch screen Mondi, which takes its name from the Latin word for "world," is designed for use with the Clearwire WiMAX network. more

Mobile Application Store Users to Quadruple in Five Years

Marketers and advertisers have a new way to reach mobile audiences, courtesy of yet another emerging market trend credited to the iPhone. Apple's debut of the iPhone Apps store has provided a platform for branded applications. Recent research from In-Stat forecasts more than 100 million apps store compatible mobile phones from multiple manufacturers will be shipping within five years. more

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Smartphone Market Share Increased Rapidly Worldwide According to AdMob

Mobile advertising agency, AdMob has reported that despite challenging economic conditions, smartphones continued to gain significant market share worldwide over the past six months, rising from 26 percent to 33 percent of hits to its adserver platform in February 2009. more

Sprint and Palm Announce Upcoming Availability of Treo Pro

Troubled handset manufacturer, Palm has announced the delayed launch of its Treo Pro smartphone - on the US based Sprint network from Sunday 15th March, which is slightly sooner than had been expected by analysts. more

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Handango Publishes Top Mobile Applications Chart for 2008

Mobile applications retailer, Handango has published its 2008 Handango Yardstick. For the first time, Handango is releasing 'Handango's Top Ten' list identifying the top ten downloaded applications across all operating platforms and devices and sold through Handango's multiple distribution channels. more

Smartphones Take a Third of Mobile Advertising Impressions

Mobile advertising agency, AdMob has highlighted explosive iPod Touch growth and smartphone Operating System (OS) market share in its December 2008 Mobile Metrics Report. more

Best Buy to Start Selling Smartphone Software Apps

Online smartphone applications seller, Handango has inked a deal to start selling software through the US retailer, Best Buy. The apps now can be purchased for specific devices at the point of sale using Best Buy's in-store digital Mobile Genie system. more

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