Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Google - Latitude and Longitude finder

This page uses the Google Maps API to find out accurate geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) for any place on Earth.
It provides two ways to search, either by moving around the map and zooming in, or by typing an address if the place is unknown.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Samsung reveals first Android phone with DLP Pico projector

Samsung i8520 ‘Halo’ was revealed at Mobile World Congress. This Android 2.1 device sports a built in Texas Instruments DLP pico projector. We have seen these being pushed for a couple years, but this is the first time for an Android phone. The projector can display images from 5 to 50 inches and will become a must have for smartphones

Highlights of the specs include:
  
3.7-inch WVGA Super AMOLED display
8 megapixel autofocus camera with flash (VGA on the front)
Internal memory: at least 2GB (512 MB ROM / 384 MB RAM + 16GB MoviNAND)
DLP Pico projector integrated
Other features: 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, stereo speakers, standard 3.5mm jack, and DLNA support
Operating System: Android 2.1

Windows Phone 7 Series

Is Windows back in the mobile game? Series 7 (despite the horrible name) seems to promise much of what it might need to put windows mobile back on the map

Live tiles, social integration, Zune, Bing, FM radio and Xbox all wrapped up in a new look GUI that actually looks ok! Yet to see how good the browser is tho.. won't be out for 6 months

Here's an overview of features

And a video

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Earth Hour is Global! Get involved Mar 27th 2010

This mobile site has been created exclusively for BlackBerry devices in support of the massive Earth Hour movement www.earthhour.org

Features include a vote counter, links to all mobile social networks and a BlackBerry Web Signals platform so you can get automatic feed updates delivered directly to an icon on your home screen when new articles are available

Visit http://earthhour.msite.tv if you have a BlackBerry

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Qualcomm's Corporate Mobile Site

Do you have a phone with javascript?

Stock ticker, rotating banners and floating drop down menus – the mobile browser is coming to life