Archive for the ‘Video & Software’ Category

HTC has posted on YouTube their first television advertisement to run in the United States. The ad kicks off HTC’s mass media campaign, set to promote HTC in print, television, and online.

The leading smartphone manufacturer has struggled in advertising its brand in North America. After five years of selling HTC devices through carriers, the company [...]

In a report filed by Reuters, Yahoo has announced the addition of voice recognition technology to its mobile OneSearch client for the BlackBerry.
The addition of voice recognition is one of the first steps for the search company to foster a more natural experience when conducting web searches, a concept commonly known as the “semantic web”, [...]

Wireless solutions provider TapRoot Systems has announced the availability of their WalkingHotSpot software for Windows Mobile and Symbian Series 60.
As the name suggests, WalkingHotSpot works by turning the existing 3G connection on a device into a quick access point by utilizing the available 3G internet access and passing the connection through the Wi-Fi radio, enabling [...]

Orb, the popular free placeshifting software for remote access of media, has been updated. Version 2.00.1084 makes several bug fixes and improvements. The update fixes several connection issues with Windows Vista, including key updates to support Vista Service Pack 1.
Most notable however, is the addition of MMSH 1.1 support. This enables streaming media players to [...]

Engadget Mobile reports that the Samsung U940 offering on Verizon’s network has been renamed from “Q-Ball” to “Glyde” with a targeted launch date in March. It is unknown at the moment whether the Glyde will be running the updated Samsung TouchWiz software that debuted at Mobile World Congress last week.
For those that missed out on [...]

WMWifiRouter, the tool that allows users to share their Windows Mobile device’s internet connection via Wi-Fi, has disappeared from the web.
The tool utilized several hacks in the Windows Mobile platform, which essentially converted any Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU3 or above device into a Wi-Fi hotspot. The program was one of the first reliable methods to [...]

In celebration of Macworld Expo, we’re releasing a new Dashboard widget for PhoneNews.com. Now you can get full access to PhoneNews.com News right from your Dashboard, quickly and easily. This is a very early version, but we wanted to put it out in time for Macworld, and to get your feedback about where you want [...]

Verizon touts the Samsung Juke in their first TV ad for the device.

Juke Ad - High Definition (1080p), MPEG-4 (17.1 MB)
Juke Ad - Standard Definition, H.264 (3.6 MB)
Juke Ad - iPod, H.264 (2.7 MB)
Juke Ad - Mobile, 3GPP (409 KB)

The TV ad/campaign that we predicted would fail… and may have partly cost CEO Gary Forsee his job. Watch it in its painful HD detail.

Sprint ahead “Magic” - High Definition (1080p), MPEG-4 (36 MB)
Sprint ahead “Magic” - Standard Definition, H.264 (7.7 MB)
Sprint ahead “Magic” - iPod, H.264 (5.69 MB)
Sprint ahead “Magic” - Mobile, 3GPP (920 [...]

AT&T ushers in unlimited IM, Text, Picture, and Video messaging bundles with a follow-up to an older advertisement. Obviously aimed at families that have younger phone users, the ad tries to show that the whole family can take advantage of unlimited messaging.

AT&T Unlimited Messaging Ad - High Definition (1080p), MPEG-4 (35.45 MB)
AT&T Unlimited Messaging Ad [...]