With HTC’s ‘Universal’ flagship phone/ PDA/ mini-laptop coming up on its second birthday, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to find out that a replacement is in the pipeline.
The HTC Athena is going to be big, and believe us, this isn’t a gadget that will fit in your pocket. Now while it is the successor to the HTC Universal, it is still unclear whether or not it will have phone functionality, although the SIM card symbol in the pictures released seem to indicate that it will.
Hopefully HTC will have a version of the Athena at CES so that Stuart can have a play with it. However, if you can’t wait to find out more, then head over to SlashGear to read their report.
Now that getting pregnant is almost a forensic science, it’s no surprise to find mobile applications emerging that help women to track their ovulation cycles. EVA does just that, storing all your menstruation dates (unless you’re a man, obviously) in a handy database, as well as giving you an indication of whether you’re likely to be having a fertile day today (i.e. so you can jump on your other half as soon as you see them). It’s a Java application, so should work on most handsets, and costs just a quid from Clickapps.
Not content with holding the record for the largest LCD screen ever made, Samsung has announced the first truly double sided LCD screen. Capable of displaying two independent images at the same time, it has the potential to shave another 1mm off our already anorexic phones and makes the chance of snapping them by sitting on them all the more likely.
Now you can find out on your mobile. MobileReference has produced an entire mobile book about Greek and Roman mythology, complete with maps, art, photographs and the odd minotaur. The text is fully searchable too, if you’re interested in specific people or Gods.
No, not the rude kind. Although we’re sure that’s possible too. Webcam Viewer is a Java application that lets you hook up to any webcam with its own URL or IP address, and stream it direct to your phone. The company behind it suggests you might want to see the traffic or weather from a public cam, or monitor your office, pet or, er, nanny. Which sounds a bit stalky to me. The app costs £15.22, which gives you a year’s subscription. As ever with connected apps, watch out for data charges if you plan to use it heavily.
