BlueAnt Wireless have announced that they have won the award for 'Best Cell Phone Accessory' in the LAPTOP Magazine CTIA 2008 awards for their 'V1' Voice Controlled Bluetooth Headset. The device, which we had a play with back at CES in January (you can see the video hands-on here), uses dual microphones in order to isolate speech from background ... continued »

Sanyo's two new handsets for Sprint, the PRO-200 and PRO-700, got a bit swamped at CTIA Wireless, but it seems a shame not to give the Nextel Direct Connect compatible devices their moment in the sun.  Both clamshells with EV-DO Rev.A, Bluetooth, GPS and QVGA displays, they're the first Direct Connect handsets from the company to use the Sprint EV-DO ... continued »

Velocity Mobile's entrance into the Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone arena may have prompted some raised eyebrows and vague pessimism, but having seen Vincent's hands-on gallery and two video demos of the 111 (with keyboard) and 103 (with larger, VGA screen) I'm a lot keener to try the pair out for myself. It's hard to make an impact at a ... continued »

Samsung's A827 Access for AT&T might not be as slick as its fellow Mobile TV-playing handset, LG's Vu, but considering the estimated price tag of $130 (with two-year contract and after a $50 rebate) you're getting plenty for your money.  Vincent had a chance to play with the Access at CTIA Wireless, and came back with this video demo and image gallery (as ... continued »

It's usually tough to summarise a week when we've had a big cellular show, and this one is little different.  Of course, the show in question was CTIA Wireless 2008, held in Las Vegas, and you can review all the coverage courtesy of this tag.  Of the new handsets, Sprint grabbed headlines with the Instinct by Samsung, an obvious iPhone ... continued »

According to Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, push email on the iDen Nextel network is going to get dragged rapidly into the present at some point later on this year, as they introduce a WiFi-capable BlackBerry to replace the ageing 7100i that's been the best RIM option there for some time.  No time scale beyond "later this year", but it's a ... continued »

Plantronics officially announced their new Discovery 925 Bluetooth headset early on this week, and we've been putting it through its paces. In a market crammed with rivals offering striking designs, tiny casings and impressive performance you have to do something special to stand out, and Plantronics have picked the fashion route with their new VFrame design. That's not to say ... continued »

Most BlackBerry owners I know are too busy hacking out hundreds of emails an hour and sobbing at their swollen inbox to even countenance distracting themselves with the radio, but if you've picked up a Pearl, Curve, 8700 or 8800 you now have the option to enjoy XM Radio Mobile on your otherwise business-like smartphone.  $7.99 a month gets you 20 ... continued »

Reacting to the increasing demand for high-quality image and video processing on mobile devices, Texas Instruments this week announced their OMAP-DM510 co-processor, capable of handling up to 8-megapixel still images, 3fps burst modes and DVD quality video at 30fps.  The DM510 supports multiple video codecs, including MPEG4 and H.264, and can be implemented alongside or instead of a dedicated applications processor depending ... continued »

Texas Instruments this week launched the industry's first combination GPS, Bluetooth 2.1 and FM receiver/transmitter chip, the NaviLink 6.0 (NL5500).  The NaviLink 6.0 is capable of simultaneously accessing each function, giving device manufacturers the opportunity to support navigation, talking on a Bluetooth headset and wirelessly playing an MP3 through a car radio, all from one compact chip that uses 40-percent less board ... continued »