With July only a weekend away, let’s see what made the headlines during the last week of June.
1. Sony Ericsson Launch T715 Slider.
Sony Ericsson seem to have missed the idea of June 2009, a month where everyone was supposed to show off some super-flash new phone. Instead they debut the T715, a perfectly acceptable, if a little ordinary, 3G slider with a 3.2 megapixel camera. It’ll be out in the UK sometime during the third quarter.
2. Full Flash for HTC Hero.
HTC showed off the Hero at a London event this week, where it was also revealed that the new phone would offer full Flash support - making it the first smartphone to do so. This will mean almost complete support for online video (and adverts) without the need for a separate application.
3. G1 and Magic Have No Sense.
Well, they may have sense, but they won’t have Sense! The Hero phone launch also saw the launch of HTC Sense, their Android UI, which was rumoured to be made available as an upgrade to the G1 and Magic Android mobiles. However, HTC have confirmed that due to licensing issues, Sense will not be offered for previous ‘Google’ branded phones.
4. Nokia Get Tough with the 3720.
A dust and splash resistant Nokia mobile phone, named the 3720, has been leaked in picture form. It’s looking like a basic handset, but then if you’re in a job which means your mobile needs to be tough, you won’t want to spend much money on it!
5. Apple Says ‘Let There be Nakedness!’
With the introduction of age verification on the iPhone App Store, the more smutty-minded developer could produce Apps of an adult nature, cue Hottest Girls - now with added nudity! Apple approved this - thinking it looked good alongside the fart Apps - and it has proved popular enough to overload the developers server. Well done.
6. Apple Also Says ‘Lose the Space’.
Apple get confused over the name of their new iPhone. Is it iPhone 3G S or iPhone 3GS? Perhaps they should have sorted it out long before the thing went on sale?
7. Nokia Get Cosy With Intel.
Nokia continue to forge a relationship with Intel, announcing earlier this week that they would be sharing development of new device and chipset architectures and cooperating with open source technologies.
8. Palm Pleased with Pre Success.
It hasn’t made it to GSM-based shores as yet, but Palm’s CEO Jon Rubeinstein says the launch of the Pre ‘was a major milestone in Palm’s transformation’, however the company’s revenue figures still tell a depressing story at this early stage.
9. Ericsson Predict NFC in All Phones by 2010.
Speaking at a business forum in Stockholm, Ericsson’s VP of Systems Architecture predicted we will see RFID chips providing NFC capabilities, in all mobile phones by summer 2010.
10. Ringtones for the Body Conscious.
In this case, ringtones for anyone wanting to increase their breast size. A Japanese doctor has created a ringtone around the sound of a crying baby, which he states if listened to 20 times a day for 10 days, will make breasts bigger. Check the link for a very solemnly narrated Discovery Channel video, featuring proof!