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“Why,” you’re probably asking, “would I want another browser on my iPhone, when mobile Safari’s the best one around?” Because Opera Mini on the iPhone makes pokey EDGE feel like 3G.
As hinted at in this short video from CTIA, the nifty Palm Pre Touchstone magnetic induction charger could actually be the first in a long line of Touchstone-branded wireless Palm Pre products. [PreThinking]
One nice thing I stumbled upon during this year’s mostly underwhelming CTIA mobile phone show was Samsung’s wall of 300 OLED displays, the same screen used in their Omnia.
Yahoo’s new mobile apps, HTC’s updated WinMo UI and a new multi-platform app called 3deep are all chasing after the Palm Pre’s Synergy functionality, gathering all social media/location aware services in one place.
Boy Genius and other sources are showing off blurry-arse spyshots of Verizon’s next ho-hum semi-smart handsets, the EnV3 and Voyager 2 from LG.
The HTC Touch Diamond 2 is similar to the Touch Pro 2, except it lacks the keyboard, speakerphone and conference calling capability. And though it’s a fine phone, I prefer the original Touch Diamond’s design.
Like Lam, I will forever be infatuated with midrange Sony Ericsson phones. SE knows what their devices can and can’t do and they work within those limitations. The gesture-controlled, designer T707 is no different.
We’re nearing the still unknown release date for the Palm Pre, and new details are slowly surfacing. Sprint demoed the Pre’s WebOS apps at CTIA, including PalmOS Emulator, Google Maps and Pandora. These look fantastic.
