Mozilla looking to bring Firefox Mobile (Fennec) to HTC Touch Pro next week

This one comes straight from the horse’s mouth, folks. A new blog update on their Firefox Mobile (codename: Fennec) development wiki has announced that Mozilla is aiming to go live with a Milestone release of Firefox Mobile in the first week of February. Better yet, the Fennec team is working to run the new mobile browser on the HTC Touch Pro.

Fennec has already hit Alpha 2 status, so it’s not too surprising to see Mozilla’s Firefox Mobile team gearing up for their first huge milestone next week. And, as WMExperts notes, all eyes will be on the enterprising group of Windows Mobile developers at xda-developers to port the first Firefox Mobile beta to various HTC hardware. Firefox Mobile’s arrival as a Windows Mobile beta will likely spark the mobile browser’s penetration into the WinMo underground.

The world is poised to welcome yet another capable mobile browser into the mix. Stay tuned for the latest updates on Firefox Mobile (Fennec) development!

Top 5 Mobile Phones that made it BIG in the year 2008

The year 2008 has brought in happiness to some, luck to a few and even sorrow to some. As the year has ended, even the technology arena has faced a lot of ups and down in this journey of the year. Mobile Phones have stormed the industry this year. Right from the revolutionary iPhone to its 3G version have rocked the mobile phone markets. Mobile accessories have become a huge hit due to the various mobile phones being launched.

While the year 2008 has wrapped off, we have rounded off top mobile phones that have hit high in the popularity charts of 2008. So here we have selected the best of the lot and here we go:

Apple iPhone:

The name sure sounds like a tycoon that entered the Mobile markets in rage. Even before the phone entered the markets, there was rush of people to get their hands on this sleek device. People queued in front of stores to get their very own iPhone. Even the first mobile phone was not given so much attention as much as this phone received. The Phone’s sleek body and attractive touch-screen is sufficient enough to entice anyone. Although the phone may not feature a high resolution camera or flash, it yet enjoyed a great rating amongst the masses. The Phone also featured in a 3G version by mid-period of the year. Applications, games Game reviews and softwares flooded for the iPhone and also its sibling – The iPod Touch. The internet speeds get as fast as a slide on its screen. With a variety of features packed, the iPhone sure seems to be the king of all mobile phones.

Samsung Omnia:

One more phone that did not enjoy as much popularity as the iPhone, but it sure remained in the limelight throughout the year. Samsung Omnia a.k.a. SGH-i900 presented its platinum-look finish proudly, while users took advantage of the TouchWiz user interface which simplified the texting and data entering features. If storage is a problem, then check out this phone’s 24 and 32GB of memory space. With the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system running on it, the phone transforms into a neat Smartphone which connects a user to his official work smoothly without any hurdles in between. As sleek as 12.5mm, the Samsung phone’s ultra-slim body has the capacity to click amazing pictures using its 5MP Auto Focus Camera. The phone has been in the news zone right from the news about its cheap deals to its competition with the iPhone.

Sony Sony E3 2008 Announcements Ericsson Xperia:

One more phone that has been under the spotlight for a long period is the Sony Ericsson Xperia also known as X1. The phone not only presents its brilliant features but also flaunts its chic body and design that flashes off its stylized panels on its screen. The unique selling point of the Sony Ericsson Xperia lies in the same panels that sorts outs the required features as per user requirement. The Nine panels lay out neatly on the phone’s screen and make it easier for the user to simply tap on its screen and utilize the required feature. The phone loads on a 3.2 megapixel camera and the Sony Ericsson phones are well known for their crisp camera quality. This Sony Ericsson phone is one of them that have set the mobile platforms on fire with news columns getting filled with the appearance of the phone almost each day.

Blackberry blackberry Storm:

After the scintillating Sony Ericsson Xperia phone, the other phone that stormed the mobile phone markets is none other than the Blackberry Storm. The phone sure did give in a tough fight to the iPhone craze around the mobile phone markets. A user gets to enjoy the phone’s Wireless email, Organizer, smart browser and many other features that are apt for the business professional out there. The phone also features a 3.2 MP camera, Video Recording, Built-in GPS, Media Player and other entertainment facilities that can keep one busy. Although these phones may be perfect for business use, but one doesn’t wish to sacrifice on the entertainment facilities as well. Thus it’s become a necessity for business phones to carry multimedia features teamed with great styling and design.

Nokia N97:

After the Nokia N95 was launched with the tagline of ‘Mobile Computer’, Nokia brought in another phone resembling the qualities of the Nokia N95 but an advanced and crisper version. The phone shows off its full QWERTY slideout keyboard and clicks away with its smart 5 megapixel camera teamed with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and dual LED flash. This phone may concentrate more on its multimedia and entertainment facilities, but also supports fast speeds with its HSDPA, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0 and stereo Bluetooth connectivity. Nokia dropped in this phone under the touchscreen phone battleground and created a buzz around the mobile markets. The Nokia N97 is surely a mixture of a computer, mobile phone and a multimedia centre.

While new technologies step in, the current ones start becoming obsolete. Before we get ready to welcome an array of new phones for the year 2009, these were a list of mobile phones that made it big in the last year 2008. We hear about a mobile phone launch almost each day, let’s wait and watch what the year 2009 beholds. Stay tuned for the latest technologies that will take mobile phones to an all-new platform than before.

1.5-gigapixel “Obamaramic” photo of inauguration

This enormous picture, taken by David Bergman, was stitched together from 220 images taken on a Canon G10 mounted on a Gigapan panoramic imager system.

I think it turned out extremely well (check out the full-screen), owing in no small part to the photographer’s skill, of course, but also the bright, flat light that illuminated the whole scene equally and shadowlessly.

Obviously what most people will do is zoom in on Obama, but if you’re looking to count the hairs on his head you’ll be disappointed; with a wide-angle lens at that distance, you get detail but not detail; fortunately plain ol’ detail is quite good enough for discerning all the other interesting things in the picture. And considering it’s a picture of probably 50,000 people viewable in close-up, can you find:

• Cold-looking photographers crammed onto a tiny platform
• Waldo, with his head split in two
• Draco Malfoy’s father standing in a center aisle with a green hat
• A bunch of media cameras with their lights on, even though it’s broad daylight and they’re 100ft from the President

There’s lots of good stuff. You can’t download the whole thing, though, due to it being waaay too big.

President Obama's New Blackberry Revealed

President Obama gets to keep his Blackberry with an NSA approved device.

Call of Duty 4 mobile game Download

This game for windows mobile platform, if you’re have pocketPC that installed windows mobile, you can running this game. Call of duty 4 is popular game in many plaform. Call of duty game success in PC platform. This is the multiplayer add-on for Call of Duty 4 (Pocket PC). This will allow you to play with your friends online. A registration for COD2 PPC single player is required to unlock this game.
Experience the true intensity and tension of war in the most realistic World War II game ever seen on a cellphone. Bringing you all the action of the Activision hit, this is real, down in the dirt, combat. In this sequel to the best-selling 2004 mobile blockbuster, you can take on the role of a British infantryman, Russian sniper or American Ranger in battles from Africa to Stalingrad to the beaches of Normandy. No soldier goes into battle alone though and you’ll be entering the theatre of war with

The all time gripping war game Call of Duty 4 is being developed by mobile game publishers Glu Mobile Inc. Glu Mobile are collaborating with video game publishers Activision Inc to develop a mobile phone version of Call of Duty 4.

With mobile phone games being download at even a faster and more popular rate mobile phones need to have all the latest games available and if this means all the top selling console games are popular then it needs to be put on mobile phones, and it seems top mobile game publishers are giving us what we need. Game on.

Nokia E75 follows the leak maraton in hi-res photos

A bunch of nice new pics of the yet unannounced Nokia E75 leaked online. They reveal many details about the design, the full QWERTY keyboard, the back cover and camera. It seems quite close to the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic that leaked several days ago.

The new Nokia E75 has already leaked in the past. It packs a dual keyboard layout - a full QWERTY thumbboard plus an alpha-numeric keypad.

Nokia E75 also features a 3.2 megapixel snapper with LED flash, 2.4-inch display, Wi-Fi and HSDPA capabilities. The OS of course is the latest Symbian S60. That's all we know. You can enjoy the high quality photos.

Nokia E75

There is interesting resemblance with the leaked Nokia 5730 XpressMusic. The QWERTY keyboard is exactly the same. If E75 also has GPS and a 3.5mm audio jack on board, we may not tell the difference.

Summing up the leaks, Nokia have at least three unannounced phones in the works that were already spotted by the public - Nokia E75, Nokia 5730 XpresssMusic, and Nokia 5710 XpressMusic. Most probably they will become official at the MWC in February. Until then we can only stare at the pictures and guess what the Finns are preparing for us.

Smart phones can be too confusing

In a world where technology is always advancing, there seems to be a direct correlation between frustrating users and complex mobiles. Cell phones that pack a lot of rich features are constantly being released to consumers. Some may find the features quite helpful or just a way to show off the cool factor of a device. But all the powerful features of the device can cause users to get so frustrated that they end up using it just as a basic phone. There is a study that displays the difference between how manufacturers constantly bunch tons of features into their phones and how that affects the consumer by leaving them wondering how to explore it. Mformation surveyed 4,000 people throughout the U.S. and United Kingdom. They found that a staggering 85% indicated that they were frustrated with how complex their phone came out to be. In addition, 61% of people thought it was difficult setting up their device and 95% indicated that they would be willing to try new services if they were easier to set up. This is quite true for an average mobile phone user who switches to a complex device such as any smart phone. The report also cited how the iPhone and Android operating systems have made the transition to a smart phone for some users a little bit easier. Heavy menu driven interfaces and unintuitive controls can keep any potential user from realizing the true potential of their device. It can even get to the point where the consumer would return a phone and purchase a more basic one. We’re glad to see how newer mobile platforms are making it easier for any user to navigate and utilize their new phone to its fullest potential.