Sure, LTE is still several years away, but if this latest test is any indication of HSPA-based mobile broadband solutions set to hit the wireless market in the near term, the long road to LTE won't be too unbearable. Nokia Siemens networks has demonstrated their new I-HSPA (Internet High Speed Packet Access) in Austria and [...]

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) launched the global Bluetooth Small Business Incentive Program designed to "grow the Bluetooth technology market by creating new avenues of innovation and market entry for small businesses." The idea is to provide a one-time discount on qualification related fees to those who apply for and meet the criteria specified. Small, [...]

It just won't die. The idea of sending various scents and odors along with your mobile-message isn't novel and it looks like it's not going to go away any time soon. A group of German tech developers have announced that they've patented hardware that would allow mobile phone users to send scents along with SMS [...]

This week, I was lucky enough to spend some time in the company of Max Taylor (International Marketing Director, Mobile), and Mark Price (Public Relations Manager, EMEA), from Dolby Mobile. Many of you may remember that we covered Dolby's move in to Mobile as part of Will's CTIA coverage - out of that has spun [...]

Fuel cells are the future. From the cars on the road to the laptops dangling from our shoulders to the mobile phones in our pockets, fuel cells are destined to revolutionize the way we power our electrical devices. So, with a bevy of manufacturers researching methanol fuel cells, Sony has debuted  new hybrid fuel cell [...]

Sony Ericsson announced plans to release a new technology that bridges the Abobe Flash Lite and Java ME development platforms. The so called Project Capuchin make it possible to "combine the richness of Flash Lite and Java ME technologies" allowing developers to "utilize the best attributes of both software stacks to create content-rich mobile applications." [...]

  SpinVox, the rather excellent voice-to-text company have mailshotted me to let me know about some of their latest stats - I thought I would share these for your edutainment: Our Carriers are reporting a 33% uplift in Voicemail deposits, as the calling party knows their message will be seen in minutes. 87% of people return a [...]

Fuel cells are the alternative power source just over the horizon. We're waiting for the day we can recharge our mobile phones with a quick methanol or hydrogen top-off. Fortunately, Samsung is thinking along the same lines. While others are working to bring methanol-powered fuel cells to the cellphone market, Samsung is going one better and [...]

3UK customers are going to being offered the "Vuzix iWear AV920 3D headsets" from this month. This is apparently the equivalent of a 62-inch screen! Althoughthe iWear kit can be hooked up to any device that can play video, clearly 3's take is that owners of high-end devices will use their headsets with their phones [...]

Head-mounted displays are nothing new, and neither is the prospect of displaying content from a mobile phone or other mobile device at nose-distance. But, Apple's newest patent application to go public details plans for a laser-based head mounted display that lightens the load by separating the "laser engine" from the goggle-like head mounted display. "A user [...]