he word “wiki” is Hawaiian and means fast. Meanwhile, Wiki is meant as a technology for production of common articles. This trend picks up Sony Ericsson and mobile-wiki.de has launched a platform for collective knowledge about mobile phones, features and accessories. Together with the manufacturer starts now AreaMobile a raffle on the new mobile knowledge platform, in which three brand new music phone Sony Ericsson W705 raffled. Entering is quite simple.

Microsoft has released a new version of its Office suite for Windows Mobile devices. The beta version of Office Mobile 2010 is in the Marketplace for free download. The test program runs until 05 April 2010, then the software will be locked. Place them in the German market is not yet available, but the expert wmpoweruser.com blog has published a few screenshots that give a sneak peek at the new Office Mobile 2010th

In the mobile version of the program, Microsoft has improved, particularly the use of touch screens. The user can now browse documents with his fingers, move, or zoom in and zoom out. In addition, the program includes the application suite SharePoint Workspace Mobile 2010, an application for online collaboration of company employees. Office Mobile 2010 allows PowerPoint presentations directly from the phone. In addition, the phone must be with a cable via the TV output, or plugged into the PC via Bluetooth.

Arose when the first rumors about the N97 Mini, which many considered to be a joke. But a short time later, it was certain: Nokia’s actually a stripped down version of the flagship model N97. Meanwhile, the S60 smartphone which is commercially available, AreaMobile’ve unpacked the little brother of the N97 and therefore shows him in an unboxing photo set.
Nokia N97 Mini: The slimmed the N97 unboxing (51 images)

The N97 mini, despite smaller package, almost the same amenities as the big sister model, including a laterally sliding full keyboard and anwinkelbarem display. However, it is now more expensive than the large N97. At Amazon, it currently costs 560 Euros, the N97 has now fallen to 490 euros. The touch screen of the Mini is a little smaller at 3.2 inches as the N97, the resolution is 640×360 pixels, but with the same level. The internal memory of Nokia has reduced from 32 gigabytes to 8 gigabytes. It is expandable with microSD cards up to 24 gigabytes.

Windows Mobile 6.5 is still brand new, but Samsung and HTC have their current top models already equipped with them. While the Omnia II in the test of AreaMobile could not completely convinced, thrilled the preproduction HD2 away in our HandsOn test from the spot. Whether in a detailed test remains to be seen, once the final firmware for the HTC device is available. Until then presented the two mega-AreaMobile smartphones in a photo comparison that shows the advantages and disadvantages of both devices.
Samsung Omnia vs. II. HTC HD2: The Windows smartphones in the photo comparison.
The technical equipment of the HTC HD2 is staggering. The huge, but ultra-thin housing with dimensions 121×67x11 mm offers capacitive touch screen with a gigantic 4.3-inch square. A Qualcom MSM-8250-gigahertz processor with a clock frequency provides the necessary power to help Windows Mobile 6.5 at breakneck speed. HSDPA 7.2 megabits per second, delivers fast download rates, with 2 megabits HD2 sends the data to the Internet. The camera has a resolution of 5 megapixels and is equipped with autofocus and a dual-LED flash equipped. The 3.5-mm connector for standard headphones have accepted the new device from the touch HD. Moreover, it is possible to touch-screen giant even connect a USB keyboard and use the device as a laptop replacement. HandsOn is In a test of the new smartphone AreaMobile-Boliden in detail.

News on the iPhone will be charged
Süddeutsche Zeitung and Berliner collect for news

In times of declining conditions, the publishers are trying not only to supplement savings programs, but also with new sources of revenue their balance sheets. After paying sites had only moderate success, the trend now seems to be news-fee software for smartphones. Especially popular are applications for the iPhone from Apple.
Two newspapers to make a beginning

As the media “Kress” and “DWDL” report is an alliance of the quality press and Boulevard, the vanguard for fee-News Apps: Both the “Sueddeutsche Zeitung” (SZ) and the “BZ” should work to make appropriate applications.

Local news for customers B.Z.

The “BZ” program initially will cost once per month in 2010 and 79 cents. For this price you get in addition to the regular news on demand content such as photo spreads or other local news identified by GPS location.

Nokia N97 mini in November in the trade
Nokia N97

Nokia has released for the N97, the software update 2.0. The update includes new features and improvements. A single operator variants of the optimized version in the coming weeks are available. Over the next few weeks, the update also over-the-air via cellular network or Wi-Fi will be available. In addition, the manufacturer has announced that beginning immediately, the delivery of the Nokia N97 mini starts.
Improvements

The Nokia N97 Update 2.0 includes the following improvements: “flip scrolling to supple scrolling in the UI, inserting into the customizable shortcuts in the start view, Ovi Maps 3.1 with 3-D maps, Nokia messaging (with Nokia Push e-mail) and Support for Contacts and Ovi Ovi Store.

After pulses may further Android device
Huawei G6600

With the G6600, the Chinese manufacturer, Huawei Technology, a new cell phone brings to the market in which it could again be an Android device. T-Mobile had been modified with a pulse a Huawei model with Android on the market. In contrast to the pulse of the G6600 is equipped with a QWERTY keyboard. About further details are still unknown. This probably involves a cell phone but for the lower price range.
GMS / GPRS and Bluetooth

Then at least lets the close connectivity, which in GMS / GPRS already exhausted. Bluetooth and MMS are also supported. The Bluetooth SIG, according to the G6600 in South America, Asia, Africa and Europe will be available. About the exact time of market launch, however, nothing is said.

A slogan of the Saturn chain, which promotes low prices in addition to an element of humor and a kind of modern pauperism, may have driven the manufacturer of the Elson EL580 to develop the device. For the question which technology fanatics among the mobile community is always asking the following: Why do the latest trends in the mobile industry must keep in mind is so incredibly expensive? The flagship contracts with touchscreens without costing more than $ 500. The cost-effective answer to the producers gave Elson without many words and lots of noise as we know it from various other equipment stores. In short, they “EL580 is” and it is available for around 149 euros.

New software puts together UMTS signals of multiple phones
“Joiku Boost” increases connection speed
Joiku logo

The Finnish company Joikusoft announced its new software solution “Joiku boost” for smartphones. The software looks for other “Joiku Boost-users that are located nearby. With the permission of the user, the software data connections via Wi-Lan sets together, so that is available to users of Wi-Fi hotspots faster connection.
Eliminate restrictions on air interfaces

“Joiku boost eliminates the limitations of wireless interfaces, the speed of today’s wireless data transmission affect.” Says Lasse Maki CEO and founder of Joikusoft. By linking multiple mobile data connections in a larger and more uniform Bitpipe multiply “Joiku boost” the actual speed of the mobile Internet in