A speech to speech translation softwares is being developed by google, using two technologies already known by them: voice recognition, used in voice search application and available in several platforms like BlackBerry, Android, Nokia, iPhone, WinMo, and more. And of course, translation software currently used in the google translation tool supporting a lot of languages.

According to Franz Och, Google’s head of translation services,this service will be possible in a few years, and it will work like current translation people do translations, after one person speaks, the translator will translate a package, sentence or idea to the other person by its cell phone.

I am a user of hosted wordpress for my blog, and that’s why this updated version of Wordpress for Blackberry is so good. Basicallly now we have support for 3gp videos, which can help you to grab some videos on the go and post it in real time. There is also an enhancement of the application speed.

Here’s a quick video overview of the app with all the latest features:

To watch powerpoint presentantions will be great, now it’s true, leave your laptop in the office. You simply plug it into a projector or monitor, and present PowerPoint files wirelessly from your BlackBerry smartphone. As a business user is a great tool, it will cost around $199.99, maybe is good to have one in the office to share with your co-workers.

Features:

* Easy set up
* Automatically detects and takes advantage of the highest available resolution — 640×480 (VGA), 800×600 (SVGA), or 1024×768 (XGA).
* BlackBerry® Presenter supports a wide variety of projectors, monitors, and displays by providing both VGA and S-Video connections.
* NTSC/PAL support
* Carrying case included
* Supports 24 animations and 55 transitions
* Loop mode
* Freeze mode
* Speaker notes available
* Upgradable application and BlackBerry® Presenter software at www.blackberry.com/presenter

Compatible devices:

* BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520
* BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530
* BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900
* BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000
* BlackBerry® Storm™ 9500
* BlackBerry® Storm™ 9530
* BlackBerry® Storm2™ 9550
* BlackBerry® Tour™ 9630
* BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700

When RIM bought Torch Mobile I though that the blackberry browser will be improved, I currently owned a 8310 BB and the browser sucks compared to iPhone, Android, Skyfire…, but according to Kaufman Bros analyst Shaw Wu, RIM is planning to use its WebKit-based BlackBerry browser, and this version will use push technology to load sites 30%-60% faster than other browsers.

Webkit is a techology used for browsers like the iPhone’s, Android’s, and Symbian. Alhough Maemo uses Firefox mobile.

You can also try meanwhile another Third party browsers, like Opera and Bold for blackberry.

The Distimo Report is a monthly look at the five big application stores: Apple App Store, BlackBerry App World, Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi Store and Windows Marketplace for Mobile. You can download it on their site click here.

December 09 report show us interesting insights:
- In Google Android Market, 65% of the publishers are located in the United States, 12% in the United Kingdom, 20% in Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain) and 3% in Japan.
- Publishers located in Europe price their applications highest with an average of $4.42, which is 49% higher than publishers located in the United States. The United Kingdom comes second with an average of $3.31.
- Applications in Apple App Store, Google Android Market and Nokia Ovi Store are priced at around $3.50. Windows Marketplace for Mobile and BlackBerry App World are more expensive, averaging $6.99 and $8.26 respectively.
- Because of Microsoft’s market validation guidelines and additional fees for distributing applications in more than one country, the number of applications available in some countries is only a small percentage (<5%) of applications available worldwide.

Today nokia announced Nokia Maps for free download with voice guided navigation in 70 countries worldwide:

* Free Drive navigation
* Free Walk navigation
* Free maps and map updates
* Free Events guides
* Free Lonely Planet guides
* Free Michelin guides

Compatible devices: Nokia X6, Nokia N97 mini, E72, E55, E52, Nokia 6730 classic, Nokia 6710 Navigator, Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic, Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, Nokia 5230. More compatible devices

Download OVI Maps for free here

We all developers want to get some revenues from ads in our mobile applications. This metrics from Smaato give us a state of the art about mobile devices access to internet and then ads.

You can also download a white paper.
White Paper

It seems like Nokia will announce tomorrow something BIG, maybe related to OVI Store.  I’ll tell you guys later.  We all hope that Symbian Platform also gets update so it can survive in the market.

Nokia OVI

Social media for business is huge these days, well check out this video at CES 2010, people from LinekdIn presents a mobile application that will be launched shortly for Blackberry devices.

Read more: http://www.linkedin.com/blackberry

This week on Vegas, NV is the Consumer Electronics Show, probably one of the most important in the technology field. Google and Apple won’t be there, this is weird because google is launching the Nexus One smartphone and Apple will launch sooner than later a touchscreen tablet.

These are the main trends that we’ll see this year on CES 2010:

- Touch screen Tablets: Like Apples’s or Dell could present their own model runnin Android OS
- E-readers: Like Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes and Noble’s Nook, or the Sony Reader
- TV + Internet
- Mobile + TV
- 3D: At CES we’ll see the new Panasonic and Sony 3D tv
- Cars + internet