Helio are expanding the accounts that their push email service supports, having enabled the instant delivery service for Helio Mail, Yahoo, Windows Live and AOL accounts last year.  Now any handset from the company that has Ultimate Inbox - which includes the dual-siding Ocean smartphone pictured here - can activate automatic notifications on new messages from any POP or IMAP ... continued »

In an interesting move by Tellme, a subsidiary of Microsoft, the BlackBerry will see Tellme's voice search application before Windows Mobile. Tellme's apparent reason for this is that the BlackBerry OS has "better support for Java" than Windows Mobile. Wow, hear that Microsoft? Don't worry, it will make it's way to Windows Mobile eventually, Microsoft just needs to step up ... continued »

Boy Genius Report has outed T-Mobile's device schedule for 2008. The information comes from a managers meeting that was held, so this information is looking solid. There are quite a few devices that are dropping, so read on for the full list. continued »

Samsung has patented a system of cellphone and mobile device control that responds to a users gestures, not on the screen as with the multitouch iPhone but as recognised in the space around the handset.  Using the cellphone's front-mounted camera, the software recognises preset motions and translates them into on-screen control.  For instance, pointing at the screen and then moving the ... continued »

The deadline for phase one of Google's Android Developer Challenge closed yesterday, and so the entrants are beginning to show off their wares.  One of the more eye-catching is Enkin, an augmented reality app for Android which overlays GPS, motion information and other data over a live camera view of a user's surroundings.  As an idea it's similar to designer ... continued »

Sony's mylo 2 WiFi communicator, which went on sale back in January, has received its first software update.  Version 1.100 is available now from the Sony eSupport website, and adds support for WMV files, the SHOUTcast widget and slots a 'Games' option into the home menu.  There are also a number of "system stability" improvements, though they are not specified. Image via ... continued »

Screenshots and hands-on feedback of BlackBerry OS 4.5 are beginning to spill out, with the upcoming software having a number of incremental tweaks and moderate feature add-ins.  Many of the changes could be viewed as merely bringing RIM's handsets in line with the functionality offered by their Windows Mobile counterparts: spellcheck, voice notes and an improved media player are some ... continued »

The quest to get Android running on any hardware possible continues apace, with the gang over at the xda-developers forum working to fettle the OS for HTC hardware.  They've managed it, too, albeit in a roundabout way; apparently the TyTN II is basically running Android as an emulation: an .EXE on top of the original Windows Mobile OS.  That's a ... continued »

Opera Labs have been busy porting their mobile browser, Opera Mini, to Google's Android platform, prompting suggestion that the app will become the obvious choice for manufacturers looking to add internet browsing to their Android handsets.  In a comprehensive post on the official Opera Labs blog - which includes a guide to installing the browser in emulator bundling with the Android ... continued »

Voice-recognition and transcription specialists Jott have just announced their latest beta for BlackBerry smartphones, allowing users to dictate replies to emails rather than use the thumb keyboard.  Compatible with the BlackBerry 8800, 8300 and 8100 series handsets, the app adds a "reply with Jott" option to all new emails which lets you speak your message either directly to the smartphone itself, ... continued »