The Mobile Fun Blog

My buddy Ron over at oled-info.com has let me know about a video he found (which is sourced at portablegear.nl) that shows the Samsung Wave (which is packing a Super-AMOLED screen) being used out in the sunlight. As many of us know, AMOLED/OLED screens have been quite variable in terms of their performance in sunlight, so it’s reassuring to see the Wave screen is good

Anyway, check out the video here:

Attention BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Developers. In case you missed notice of this, RIM is holding a webinar, titled ‘Small Screens, Big Dreams: a Detail-Oriented Approach to User Interface Design‘. This isn’t a ‘must attend’, but is certainly a smart choice of any BlackBerry developer to sit down and check out. It’s going to be presented by Brian Zubert, a senior app development consultant… In the seminar you’ll learn how fonts, padding, spacing, layout, alignment and more can effect your UI design. Learn how to make the most of your UI for a highly effective BlackBerry App!

In a little under one hour Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is going to be holding a press conference. We’ll try to live blog it, tethering with so many mobile phone geeks in one room is never nice, but in case our network goes down you’ll be able to watch Nokia’s event live on Nokia’s Mobile World Congress page.

We don’t know what they’re going to announce, but if the picture I took after I picked up my press badge is right, then we’re going to see something related to Intel.

The good folks over at NeilCurtis.com did us all a favor and broke down the iPad keynote for those of us that simply don’t have the time to sit and watch the whole thing. Only the most important bits are here, as you’ll see in the video above. Of course this is all tongue-in-cheek… You’ve got to watch this video, trust me you’ll have a good laugh. In fact, I challenge you to catch the first minute or so and not at the very least crack a smile. I dare you. C’mon, do it. Hit play. Beautiful, Magical, Amazing… Phenomenal. Isn’t that great?

We’ve been hearing about the next gen Pearl series, aka ‘Pearl2′, aka ‘Striker’, aka ‘Stratus’ for some time now. We’ve seen leaked pics, a video here and here, and now a little more news.

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) employees bleed… or do they? What’s his secret? Could this be the answer? And are you sure we’re going to see the iTablet announced today? Fredo & Pid’Jin are not that sure, hence they’ve come up with a hilarious comic. Enjoy!

[Via: Gizmodo]

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• Yet another Apple iTablet rumour full of BS, this time brought to you by Australia
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A Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) employee by the name of Eugene Lin wanted to get in on the iPhone hype. With over 100,000 applications in the App Store and over 3 billion applications downloaded, surely it can’t be that difficult to penetrate a market full of fart noise makers. This video tells his story of how he started, how he fumbled, and how he ended up rocking Japan with computer animated almost nude women.

This neat little concept from designer Laurent Hongisto called Lisco shows how a USB cable could be built into a bracelet. The wrist is an awfully prime location for mobile tech, considering both watch-style accessories and full-blown phones are gaining popularity (at least from manufacturers). It looks like we’re only going to see more stuff like this, considering all of the talk surrounding emerging bendable technology seems to lend itself to wristwear. This little Lisco wouldn’t take much to move from concept to reality while maintaining a reasonable price point, but although it’s a handy way to make sure you’re never hurting for a charge or sync, wearable electronics still has a lot of convincing to do before seeing mass adoption.

Late last summer, Rockstar announced it was bringing Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars to the iPhone / iPod Touch platform.  Originally, Rockstar Games had planned to release the game in Fall 2009, but they quietly pushed back the release date.

Today, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars can finally be downloaded through the App Store for .99.  When you consider the Nintendo DS version costs .99, and the PSP costs .99, the you’ll see how much of a bargain this price point is for the title.  If that wasn’t enough to sell you on the game, its been critically acclaimed by almost everyone in the press.

Here is the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Mystic courtesy of Vietnamese site iTech. No spec sheet, except for the 5 megapixel label on the rear camera, but man, just look at it. Is this the kind of device that you’d want to buy for you or a loved one? If I had to take a guess I’d say the Mystic is to the E72 what the E63 was to the E71. Now to figure out what exactly they cut … besides good design.