Palm’s brain drain continues as it loses another executive to a major competitor. Mike Bell, most recently senior vice president for Product Development at Palm, has moved on to a similar role at Intel’s Ultra Mobility Group as Director of Smartphone Product Development, Engadget reports . In an internal email, Intel said that Bell “will help build and lead a team to build breakthrough smartphone reference designs to accelerate Intel Architecture into the market.” Bell was a “good get” for Palm.

It’s time for the Kin autopsy.

Despite all claims by PC purists that the iPad is a toy that has no real purpose–especially in the corporate world, there are large enterprises embracing the tablet device. It may be designed as a portable media consumption device for consumers , but the iPad also provides a unique mobile computing platform for business as well. Bloomberg reports that Wells Fargo has approved the iPad for business use, and that SAP AG, Tellabs Inc., and Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz unit are all using the Apple iPad for various tasks ranging from e-mail access to empowering the mobile sales force with the tools to approve shipping orders or verify auto financing options

Even though HTC HD2 runs on Windows Mobile phone version 6.5, users of this smartphone can now run Android 2.1 Eclair on their handset. This has been made possible by the developers at XDA Developers. They have also confirmed that the Android port for HTC HD2 can now be downloaded from their website for use.

Those that felt sorry about not getting their LG Ally when Verizon announced its availability only on CDMA networks should reconsider as a new GSM version is set to be launched soon. The new smartphone has been tagged as LG C710 Aloha and will probably be available worldwide thanks to its GSM compatibility. Courtesy of the TGSpot website, we have found out that the fresh GSM smarpthone will have the same features and look as its CDMA sibling.

Nowadays, more and more users are employing their mobile devices to watch movies on the go. While the hardware embedded in today’s smartphones is capable of playing the video fluently, one drawback is related to the software part. Unlike watching movies on DVD or Blu-ray players, current video galleries do not allow users to quickly jump to their favorite scene or resume play from where they left off

One of the main features of every phone, either it’s a simple mobile or a smartphone, is the Profiles function. Most devices only include a small number of pre-defined ones and the activation is always done manually.

Britons’ love affair with mobile phone applications has turned from a
dalliance into a settled and dependable relationship. With a fifth of smartphone
users downloading more apps than six months ago, mobile applications may soon …

The latest Android-based mobile phone Motorola and Verizon are set to add to the DROID family, namely the DROID X by Motorola, is already available for pre-order at Best Buy. Starting with June 25, all Verizon customers interested in having the next gen DROID in their hands at launch can head over to Best Buy to order a unit in advance. “With the buzz we’ve seen around the Android platform, Best Buy is confident that consumers will be thrilled about the Verizon DROID X by Motorola pre-sale,” said Scott Anderson, senior director of merchandising at Best Buy Mobile.

On Thursday, mobile phone carrier U.S. Cellular announced plans to launch a wide range of new devices on its airwaves during the ongoing year. Among them, the carrier mentioned the Samsung Acclaim and HTC Desire, both powered by Google’s Android OS, as well as the BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry 9670, the latter being described as “a BlackBerry flip smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard.” Other devices should also arrive at the carrier before 2010 is over.