RIM touts OS 6 as the solution to all of the platform’s current problems – so far, not much has been seen of it.

The two images below hit us via BBLeaks, who claim that they would look like OS6:

So far, no further information is available. However, I think that they do look somewhat fishy as they are waay to small…

You most likely never heard of Woojeon & Handan before. However, the company is not insignificant – it produces all kinds of parts for phones, and furthermore has a chatty CEO.

The relevant part of the Reuters news clipping reads as follows:

The CEO of mobile phone parts maker Woojeon & Handan (052270.KQ) said in a recent interview that it had agreed to provide crucial parts for a new Research in Motion (RIMM.O) product to be released later this year. Industrial sources said the deal would be worth roughly 200 billion won ($177.3 million) but the company declined to give an official estimate.

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When it comes to mobile devices, analysts usually look just at the processor. However, the CPU alone does not make a device – it also takes the baseband processor which handles communication.

Strategy Analytics performed a tally of baseband makers, and ended up with the following chart – it shows who produced how much in Q3 2009:

Source: Strategy Analytics

Traditionally, integrated development environments were file oriented – if you edited code, you edited it on a file-by-file basis.

Code Bubbles is an experimental Java IDE which goes a different way. In it, functions are the elemental parts of an application: you edit code on a per-function level, and can open calling and called functions easily.

A video showing the concept is below – set it to a lower resolution on a slower machine:

The US smartphone market is especially interesting for mobile developers, as it has traditionally been extremely strong when it comes to moving content. The US-based company comScore has just released a bit of data on the matter.

First of all, a look at the vendors on an OEM level – this figure includes both dumbphones and smartphones alike:

Another classic metric is the one showing the platforms – here is ComScore’s take on this matter:

Further information can be had via the URL below:
http://www.comscore.com/index.php/layout/set/ …

RIM’s 9630 is waiting for two things: an OS 5.0 upgrade, and an eventual overhaul of the hardware. So far, not much has been said about the first item on the list – number two (the 9650) has been shown publicly and has then disappeared from sight.

The Boy Genius now has a bit of new info on both topics:

The first is that one of our connects has informed us that the mythical OS 5.0 upgrade for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 will be released within the next “2-3 weeks.” It will also contain a Push-To-Talk feature that will run over Verizon’s data network for a $5/month fee. … BlackBerry Bold 9650, or BlackBerry Tour2 9650, or BlackBerry Whatever 9650x will launch unfortunately around May.

As of now, not much further information is available – stay tuned for further info as we get it!

So far, nobody managed to boot up RIM’s mysterious QWERTY-touchscreen slider. Nevertheless, images leak out slowly but surely.

The latest image is below. It hits us via bbleaks, and shows the Slider next to a Curve 8900:

As of this writing, not much more is known – stay tuned!

When set up against the job of making an ad for a motor saw manufacturer, most of us will probably think of lightly-clad girls, muscular men and the jungle.

According to DirectDaily, the folks at the chainsaw manufacturer STIHL went a different way. They created a self-updating paper calendar, which is pictured below:

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Long-term followers of this web site know that I love new screen technologies – especially if they are of the OLED variety. Samsung claims to have one step further with its Super AMOLED…but has not disclosed too much so far.

Don’t ask me where erikaustria1974 got the tone-less video below – it seems to be a Samsung-internal video showing the benefits of Super AMOLED:

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The iPhone’s lack of stylus was praised when the unit first came out – unfortunately, having no stylus makes using the unit with gloves difficult.

Koreans discovered that a popular type of snack sausage could be used as stylus – and an innovative vendor has now capitalized on their findings. His “sausage” is non-edible, but can be used as a stylus for long times without fear of “degeneration”:

Those of you who feel like taking a stab can do so for the acceptable price of 1 USD – further information is at the URL below:
http://www.casecrown.com/iphone/accessories/iphone-1g-3g-3gs-sausage-screen-stylus