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Face Contact is the new application for Windows Mobile created by CNetX in which you can manage your contacts with a “cover flow” interface.

Features:

• Perform all kinds of contact management operations, such as adding, editing or removing contacts.
• Initiate common contact-related tasks, such as starting a phone call, sending text messages and email, or browsing a contact’s web page.
• Sort or rearrange contacts by different criteria, at any time.
• Jump instantly to specific positions in the contact list based on the contact’s initial.
• Keep full control of index/position in the list even when rapidly scrolling through your contacts.

You can download Face Contact now as a demo version for 10 days or buy it for only 9.45€.

That is the coolest way i have never seen to use the contact list, but the interface is obviously copied from Apple´s Cover Flow. : (

While not many of us owns a HSDPA cellphone yet… Japanese carrier NTTDoCoMo is testing next generation networks: Super 3G.

Super 3G, also called 3GPP LTE (Long Term Evolution) , is an evolution of UMTS (3G) technology, standardized by 3GPP. Its most impressive feature is the 256Mbps data transfer rate. Yes, 256Mbps. Of course, we talked about downlink. Uplink does not reach these numbers, but we can afford it.

Test are under way since past summer, tough LTE has been not normalized yet by 3GPP (tough standard is about to come).

With both feet on the ground, it will take a long road until we can see this in Europe. First, we should pay off 3G and HSDPA.

Anyway, new wireless technologies allowing higher data rates on way to reality, are always good news. Don’t forget troubles suffered to make UMTS come true, some years ago.

Via Gizmologia

I was left stone cold upon finding out this news, Oh God!, things like this only happens in Japan.

Ishinokoe company is going to realease next month funeral headstones provided with mobile technology.

This headstones will contains a “Bar code” (maybe QRcode, very used in Japan) in which only relatives, by means of the use of a key that will open a little door where this code will be hidden, could scan and download pictures or texts of their deceaseds.

In this link you can see a sample, where you can find a men, supposed deceased, photos.

The starting price for this “gadgets”, including the funeral headstone and the bar codes, will be 6.400€.

Via Reuters

Why are we talking about a GPS in a mobile technology blog? To be honest, I have made myself the same question. But when you analyse Dash GPS, several mobile reminiscences come into your mind. It is a GPS, that’s true, but with WiFi and GPRS connectivy, the most important feature of this GPS. It allows you to send your localization in real time to the central server, being able to receive updated traffic information. The possibility of avoiding traffic jams is closer than ever!!!

Another interesting option is that it allows you to create mash-up applications on top of Dash GPS system. Funambol has integrated myFunambol with Dash GPS, sending your calendar Appointments to your GPS!!! Can you imagine it? Early in the morning, you get into your car and you can see your appointments directly in the GPS screen. Moreover, it guides you to the appointment location through the best route. Amazing!!!

Via Xataka
Link Funambol Post

Along this week two related news have been released.

First: 2G iPhones sold out on N.Y.C Apple stores

Second: rumors of Apple iphone may have ordered a second round of 10 million iPhones based on the 3G network.

This new version of the successful Handset, as Ken Dulaney speculates, may feature and environmentally-friendly OLED display. As well as being a little more green-friendly, the display technology promises better battery life.

In the post we published on November, the release date of the 3G iPhone in Spain was May, but now it may change, probably it will be delayed some weeks more. People expect the worldwide release date on June.

Well, Both news are related, because if the second one comes true, Apple must have stopped the production of its 2G iphone. So, from now until the day 3G iPhones finally release, 2G iPhones in stock are going to be scarce. That´s because in N.Y.C Apple store, the “best seller” is sold out. we think ; )

Via IpodObserver

Thanks to our CEO we have recieved a HUGE bottle of Lacasitos. Lacasitos are tiny chocolate candys with a pill shape, like m&m´s As you see in the picture this is a non standard amazing size, compared with the iPod Nano. That´s because it comes from Andorra, where you can find oversized consumption market things. OH!  our friend “Slot” is here, he wants to tell us something. [youtube MFZ1e5ql7cs&hl]

I bet most people think in Nokia when someone talks about Symbian. Wrong!!!! Despite this is neither the place not the moment to talk about Symbian structure, a little clarification is needed. Symbian is the Operating System under the hood of two application frameworks, namely S60 and UIQ. The former created and maintained by Nokia. The latter currently owned by Sony Ericsson and licensed by several companies.

Well, Google has finally created a native version of Google Maps for UIQ3 devices.  This way, UIQ users can enjoy this great application with a version that takes full advantage of the native functionality of the device (My Location feature is only available in native versions, not java).

Via Engadget Mobile

“The full web on your phone, fast and free”. This is the answer to the “What’s TeaShark?” question on TeaShark website.

The first beta of TeaShark has just been released. It is JME-based browser targetting MIDP2.0, that relies on a proxy for rendering. The render engine is based on WebKit3 (the last release of the most popular browser rendering engine).

Some included features are: tabbed browsing, bookmarks management, browsing session recording, autocomplete in text boxes,…

We’ll have to keep an eye on the evolution of this new actor on mobile browser arena.

Via XatakaMovil
Link TeaShark

Here comes the “Rumor of the day”.

According to Pocket-lint, Microsoft plans to present Windows Mobile 6.1 next week, during CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas. This operating system has already been shown on Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 during last Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. That’s why we think that the definite official announcement of Windows Mobile 6.1 should be close.

Anyway, people is looking forward to see Windows Mobile 7 new features. This new version is just an update for Windows Mobile 6.

Via Engadget Mobile, and the whole Mobile Blogosphere………

Probably, most of you don’t know who is Miguel de Icaza. This man is one of the most important people in Open Source world. He is also the leader of the MONO initiative. What’s MONO? a Linux port of Microsoft’s .NET framework. Simply as it sounds, but with more implications than it could look like.

Some of the guys  involved in this project has been able to port, compile and run MONO on the iPhone. It’s just a curiosity, but it shows up the potential of Apple’s little wonder. It’s a pity that Apple has decided to prohibit applications running external code, like Java Virtual Machine, Script interpreters and Application Frameworks similar to .Net.

Check the following video to view Mono running on the iPhone.

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Via Miguel de Icaza’s Blog