Qualcomm announces Snapdragon S4 Liquid mobile development platform tablet on The Engadget Show, we go hands-on (video)

At its investor conference earlier today, Qualcomm unveiled a variety of new Snapdragon processors to join its recently-announced MSM8960 S4 chip. But we got an exclusive first look at the 8960 in New York City this evening, in the form of a mobile development platform (MDP) tablet demo during The Engadget Show. The tablet the [...]

ZyXEL MWR102 Mobile Wireless Router

The ZyXEL MWR102 portable wireless router is ideal for professionals who are always on-the-go. This USB-powered device wirelessly shares a wired Internet connection with multiple friends, colleagues, or devices. It can be used as an access point or a client bridge. The ZyXEL MWR102 supports 802.11n wireless connectivity for data transfer rates of up to [...]

SmarTots Raises $750,000, Offers Mobile Apps Platform For Kids

Can devices like the iPad and even the iPhone be useful learning tools for young kids? Absolutely, says SmarTots, which has developed a mobile apps recommendation and analytics platform specifically for kids aged 2-7 (and their parents, educators and mobile app developers from around the world). Investors are betting on the mobile education startup to [...]

Mobile Miscellany: week of October 10, 2011

This week was packed with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here’s some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for the week of October 10, 2011: US Cellular launched the BlackBerry Curve 9350 this week, and is now [...]

Mobile Miscellany: week of September 19, 2011

This week was packed with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here’s some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for the week of September 19, 2011: Opera Software, builder of the popular mobile browser, announced it was acquiring [...]

Callet gives your mobile phone pockets for cash and credit cards

Here is a good question that someone once asked me: which would you rather lose, your wallet or your mobile phone? If you have a Callet, then you have probably lost both. You can see it on the iPhone 4 in this picture, and it is a high quality Gel-Polymer the gives your mobile some [...]

DVDO Mobile HD Travel Kit

DVDO today announced the expansion of its product line with the DVDO Mobile high-definition (HD) travel kit. It is an all-in-one portable MHL-to-HDMI adapter and multi-charger for people on-the-move. The device supports the MHL standard, which allows smartphone and tablet charging to take place while simultaneously viewing premium content from the devices to a HD [...]

Elgato EyeTV Mobile eyes-on (video)

Elgato’s been experimenting with live TV on the iPad for over a year now, but until now, that meant streaming programs that were already broadcast online anyway — a mighty large limitation, wouldn’t you say? This week, though, the company announced EyeTV Mobile, a TV tuner that plugs into the iPad 2′s 30-pin connector, allowing [...]

How Target’s Mobile Ecosystem works and how it could Improve

Welcome to Minnesota, Earth – Target Brand department store originating right here in my midwest place of birth, aiming for and achieving a spread across North America like a wildfire – and like any forward thinking place of business, they want to get in on the mobile business to keep their show on the road. [...]

Android Leads Mobile Sales as Symbian Takes a Dip Worldwide

There’s been a rather sizable increase in mobile units moved compared to last year, a 16.5 percent increase to be more specific, this being one of the more impressive statistics released in a Gartner study arriving today. This 16.5 percent is tied to the second quarter of this year, 2011, as compared to the second [...]