Novell, the owner of mono project, has announced MonoTouch 1.0, a commercial SDK kit that allows developers to build iPhone apps using Microsoft’s .Net Framework.  At the moment, developers who wish to develop applications for iPhone has to use the Apple-designated C or Objective-C languages. The MonoTouch SDK uses Novell’s Mono runtime, allowing developers to utilize code and libraries written for .Net and programming languages like C#. “What’s important here is that C# and .Net [...]

We have just see Windows Mobile 6.5 build 23047 last week.  But XDA-Developers continue to bring us newer version of the build.  And now, it is build 23049. It doesn’t seem to have much difference with build 23047.  From the screenshots, we can only see the edge of the buttons are now harder.

Google has just announced the availability of Android 1.6 SDK.  As soon as October, we will see devices running Android 1.6, according to the developer blog. Some highlighted features: Quick search box – a.k.a. the universal search. L2TP, IPSec, PPTP VPN support. Android market update, with screen shots and a brigther colour theme. Text-to-Speech engine. Support for CDMA network. New gestures framework. Read the announcement from google developer blog. See the complete new feature list [...]

INQ Mini 3G is here in Singapore. It was launched yesterday (14 September) at Singtel Supperclub.  It will be available from 19th September 2009, exclusive to Singtel. The INQ Mini 3G is the first social mobile phone to be fully integrated with Facebook, offering ‘always on’, one-click access to this popular social networking application, as well as Twitter. It also merges contacts on the mobile phone and Facebook to create the world’s first ‘live’ address [...]

With 1GHz snapdragon CPU and 4.3-inch screen (800×480), HTC Leo will be next “BIG” thing from HTC. It will be running Windows Mobile 6.5 (not Android) with the TouchFLO 3D.  The spec sheet tells it is coming with a capacitive screen. However, someone suspected it might be using a resistive screen instead of the capacitive screen by looking at the photos posted on the site. Below is the specs: Size: 121mm x 67mm x 11mm [...]

New HTC Hero official firmware update had been found on support web sites at some Nordic countires.  The new release of the firmware had been reported to be quicker and smoother than the previous release.  XDA-Developer has a link for the firmware.  There is still no sign of HTC Hero in all operators (Singtel, M1, Starhub) in Singapore.  And I do hope we will get one with the latest firmware loaded. See the video below [...]

Palm may not want to publish the detailed specs for the coming Pixi, but Qualcomm is kind enough to share with us the full spec sheet for the MSM7627, the CPU used in Pixi. Like the Palm Pre, it supports hardware accelearated 3D graphics by using an OpenGL 2.0-suuportung GPU.  This allows the device to have decent support for gaming capabilities.  It is also packed with a 320 MGz application DSP to handle multimedia on [...]

Pocketnow.com has published an youtube video for Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23047, the latest leak ROM from Microsoft. In the video build 23037 of Windows Mobile 6.5 (relased last month) is compared with the freshly released build 23047 (via XDA). The differences include further refinements to the now relocated buttons on the bottom bar. All buttons that previously had text are now icon-based. Also a bit more refined is the pivot list area. [via pocketnow.com]

Here is it, another Android phone from one of the major phone makers in Asia – LG. LG is looking to expand its product portfolio with an Android offering despite its relationship with Microsoft (LG attempts to deliver 13 new Windows Mobile handsets by end of next year) The GW620 is an Android phone featuring 3-inch full touchscreen with a landscape QWERTY slider.   There is no mention of the type of screen. (Capacitive?  Resistive?)   [...]

“The first phone with social skills” – Motorola just announced its first Adroid phone, the CLIQ, during the Mobilize conference.  It is based around a skin called Blur (or MOTOBLUR) created by Motorala.  CLIQ is built around social networking, witk live widgets that integrate Twitterm Facebook, Gmail, MySpace, Yahoo, Last.fm and more.  It also comes with a Palm Synergy like engine that will aggregate all your contacts into a single address book.  And it will [...]