Opera has launched a beta version of its mobile web browser for Google’s Android smatphone platform, Opera Mini 5 Beta.
The latest version of Opera’s mobile browser is designed to be fast as it delivers your content using server side compression of up to 90 percent before sending the information to your smartphone.
According to Reuters Motorola and Microsoft [MSFT] have formed a partnership that will see Microsoft’s Bing as the default search on Motorola handsets, and also bring Microsoft’s Maps to their smartphones.
It looks like the first phone which will feature the new service will launch in China within the next few weeks, with the possibility of expansion into other countries.
Microsoft [MSFT] has shown the guys over at Engadget some screenshots of 3D games on the new Windows Phone 7 platform, and from the looks of the photos the games look pretty impressive.
The new Windows Phone 7 handsets will feature NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 chipset, which will be able to produce good quality 3D graphics, check out the screenshots below.
If you own a HTC Tattoo and have a little artistic streak just waiting to get out. You can now design and print your very own HTC Tattoo case designs. Available to HTC owners in Asia & Europe the HTC Tattoo Studio allows your creative flare to flourish.
LG has added another mobile phone to its range with the launch of the LG Cookie Fresh GS290. The LG Cookie Fresh GS290 features a 3 inch WQVGA touchscreen display, there is also a three megpixel camera.
Connectivity comes in the form of Edge, Bluetooth, and it features a built in FM radio, a microSD card slot and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Nokia have filed a patent for a new type of mobile phone battery which they are currently developing. The new battery uses a Piezoelectric Kinetic Energy Harvester, so basically it will use some sort of kinetic energy.
The HTC Legend is one of HTC’s latest Google Android powered smartphones, it comes with the latest version of Android 2.1, and features a 3.2 inch HVGA AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display.
There is also a five megapixel camera with a built in LED flash and it comes with HTC’s Sense user interface, there is also an optical joystick for navigation.
Yesterday we told you that the new Motorola Backflip Android Smartphone had gone on sale at US mobile phone provider AT&T. It turns out that the version of Google Android installed on the Motorola Backflip isn’t the same as other versions available on Android Smartphones.
One thing is missing, the ability to install unofficial applications from the Android Market has been turned off by AT&T, which is quite surprising considering the whole point of Google Android is that the platform is designed to be completely open.
Motorola’s latest Google Android smartphone, the Motorola Backflip is now available on mobile phone network AT&T in the US.
The Motorola Backflip features a 3.1 inch HVGA touchscreen display, it comes with Google Android 1.5, which will be upgraded to Google Android 2.1, and it also comes with Motorola’ MotoBlur user interface.
It seems like Palm is attempting to boost sales of its Palm Pre and Palm Pixi web OS handsets, as according to the BGR, Verizon are dropping the mail in rebates on both the Palm Pixi And Palm Pre.
Both mobile phones will cost the same as they did after the mail in rebate, although you wont have to go through the hassle of getting your rebate, which apparently a lot of people don’t bother doing.
New pictures have surfaced of the yet to be announced HTC Incredible Google Android Smartphone. We still don’t have many details about this new Android smartphone from HTC, what we do know is that it will come with Google Android 2.1.
Mobile phone operator Orange and Intel have joined forces to push the new open source operating system Meego which was launched at this years MWC.
Meego is a new Linux-based OS created from the merger of Intels Moblin and Nokias Maemo and specifically designed for portable devices including netbooks and smartphones as well as other non-desktop platforms like connected TVs and vehicles. Orange are hoping to use Meego to attract more customers to use its mobile internet based devices.
