Friday, September 14, 2007
More Chinese Phones
Samsung Brings The WEP500 Bluetooth Headset
Samsung is all ready to ship the smallest Bluetooth headset. Called the WEP500, this tiny headset which is about the size of a U.S. quarter coin and comes in a distinctive circular design. 'This 7.7mm small wonder comes with a jewel-case charger/cradle for both carrying the headset and charging it when not in use.(Read on for details...)News
LG To Launch Two EV-DO Rev.A Handsets
Convertible Bluetooth Headset
Palm Announces Treo 500v for Vodafone
T-Mobile has also announced a new $9.99 BlackBerry Email service option for all RIM BlackBerry devices on its network. This new service, which costs $10 less than the T-Mobile's regular BlackBerry Internet Service, offers users unlimited email but lacks the included web browsing offered by the more expensive service. The announcement was made in conjunction with the launching of three new colors for the BlackBerry Pearl. [via EngadgetMobile]
T-Mobile Cuts Unlimted Data/WiFi and BlackBerry Costs by $10
T-Mobile has also announced a new $9.99 BlackBerry Email service option for all RIM BlackBerry devices on its network. This new service, which costs $10 less than the T-Mobile's regular BlackBerry Internet Service, offers users unlimited email but lacks the included web browsing offered by the more expensive service. The announcement was made in conjunction with the launching of three new colors for the BlackBerry Pearl. [via EngadgetMobile]
Verizon Introduces LG VX8350 Clamshell
Review: Nokia's 6110 Navigator GPS Phone
Review: Motorola RAZR2 V9m for Sprint
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
More On The Google Phone
iControl From Timex- For Your iPhone
Bluetooth For LG Prada Phone
iPhone Selling Like Hotcakes
Verizon Unveils Coupe
iRing Is Really Cool
Get The Portable Mobile Signal Jammer
Cell Phone Design From Fruits
The iMate Ultimate 8150 Is Here
TicTalk Phone For Kids
Sony Ericsson May Launch A Games Phone
Palm Aborts Foleo Mobile Companion
Nokia 6500 Gets Cloned
Sennheiser Launches VMX 100 Bluetooth Headset
Sagem Porsche P9521 Is Really Big
HP To Bring Two New Smartphones
Coming Soon - Nokia E51
Samsung Croix Is Here
Apple Launches iPhone Ringtones And iTunes 7.4
Motorola Transfomer Phone
Five Fun Google Phone Facts
Google Shows Phone Prototype
We had told you to watch out for the Pantech C180. This is the first dual-sliding phone from AT&T that is a wireless-broadband handset will feature AT&T's Video Share. The C810 will sport HSDPA instead of just UMTS and should be a real competitor in the smartphone market. We have more information on the specs of this phone so here they are.(Read on for details...)News
O2 XDA Denim 3.5G Smartphone Is Here
A new phone has shown up at the FCC. It is the
O2 XDA Denim Smartphone and is new version of
the old O2 Helen. Don't go by the name out here
as this phone has got nothing to do with the
fabric or anything nor does it have a cover in
denim. This one is just a WM6 Smartphone that
comes wth specs such as tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE,
single-band UMTS/HSDPA.
(Read on for details...)
News
Friday, September 7, 2007
Quake Now On S60 OS
Samsung Unveils The i620
Get A Cool Look With The Spaceship Phone
Get An Armband For Your iPhone
Mobiles To Become Digital Wallets
Capcom To Bring Games To N-Gage Platform
Gaming on Nokia N-Gage will soon be getting a Japanese feel to it. Nokia and Capcom will be publishing games on N-Gage, Nokia's next generation mobile gaming platform, in 2008. Capcom is the first Japanese based publisher to show their commitment to N-Gage and this will be their global debut that will usher in a new era for games on mobile devices.(Read on for details...)News
Samsung's Phones Set Records
It is time for Samsung to celebrate and blow the trumpet. This is because three of its phones have set records and have made it to the Guinness Book of Records. According to sources in the company, the Ultra Edition 5.9, which is only 5.9 millimeters thick, or less than 0.2 inches, has been named the world's thinnest phone, while Ultra Edition 8.4 was included in the book as the world's thinnest 3G phone.(Read on for details...)News
Thursday, September 6, 2007
T 650i - The Chinese Wonder From Sony Ericsson
Chinese phones always have something to capture the mind. These handsets are not that great on the looks but have a loads of utility in them. The T 650i is one such phone from Sony Ericsson which is a compact and a 12.5 mm slim phone which is also very good looking. In addition to the attractive appearance, T650i has a built-in 3.2 million pixel AF camera with LED lights, supports A2DP, M2 memory card expansion and FM radio.
(Read on for details...)
LG VX 10000 - Is It A Rumor?
In a recent development a picture of an
unconfirmed LG QWERTY phone has been doing the
rounds and this could be the VX 10000 that was
revealed by the FCC recently. If this is the LG
VX10000 then it looks like the this phone is
having a much larger, wider LCD screen, with a
bigger keyboard design.
(Read on for details...)
Klipsch Brings The Smallest In-Ear Headphones
Klipsch., which is one of the most respected names in the high-end audio department, has just unveiled what they claim is the world's smallest and lightest in-ear earphones. The earphones look quiet revolutionary in their look and design and could be great for you during a workout session. With the name Klipsch you can expect quality and we are sure these earphone will give you more than that.
(Read on for details...)
Sony Ericsson Brings iPod Competitor
Now its the turn of Sony Ericsson to bring out an iPhone Competitor. A phone with a full-frontal touchscreen will be announced in November. Dubbed as both Mooi and K900′ by the buzz iot has created, SEs iPhone is thought to feature a full touchscreen, and it could fall under the Cyber-shot brand. What we would expect is 5 megapixel camera.
(Read on for details...)
Don't Try To Hack The iPhone
Hacking the iPhone is something that everyone cannot do. Don't try it when you really can't do it. A hacker recently wanted to hack the iPhone and just when he thought things were going great, he got the antenna cover off and proceeded to pry off the battery cover and after that iPhone just exploded.
(Read on for details...)
Removable Bluetooth Headset By Samsung
(Read on for details...)
Motorola to Consider Touch Screens, Wi-Fi for Future Phones
Apple Offers Early Adopters $100 Credit
Senators Propose Wireless Consumer Protection Bill
Virgin Mobile USA Bows First Bluetooth Phone
The Super Slice from UTStarcom is an updated version of the Slice. Along with altered styling, this bar-style phone adds Bluetooth, a VGA camera and Vigin's new user interface. It carries over the speakerphone and access to Virgin's digital content. It will cost $59.99 and should be available at retailers as well as online in mid-September.
ITC to Investigate Nokia 3G Phones
AT&T Adds International Calling to Unity Plans
HP Refreshes iPAQ Lineup
Hewlett Packard today announced two new Windows Mobile 6 Professional iPAQs, the 910 Business Messenger and 610 Business Navigator. Both share a number of features, including quad-band GSM/EDGE and tri-band WCDMA/HSDPA 7.2Mbps supporting US 3G networks, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and A-GPS. They also each have 3 Megapixel autofocus cameras and microSD slots for expanding storage. Both will be available in the fourth quarter.
- iPAQ 910: Resembles a traditional BlackBerry in form and has a full QWERTY keypad. It has a 2.46-inch touch screen and 2.5mm headphone jack.
- iPAQ 610: A bar-style PDA phone, with a unique touch sensitive scroll wheel built into the numeric keypad. Circling your thumb around the scroll wheel moves the selection around the screen. It has a 2.8-inch display, and can switch between portrait and landscape modes.
Apple Adds Features, Drops Price of iPhone
Palm Cancels Foleo Smartphone Companion
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Nokia Flexible LCD 4G Concept Phone
I was reading the September edition of "The Semiconductor Monthly Update Report" by Future Horizon when I stumbled across the winning entry for the Nokia 4G Design Competition. The concept phone below uses a flexible LCD screen. When the phone is closed, it looks like a typical Bluetooth handset. When you push the button in the middle, the phone opens like a Japanese hand fan.
The concept phone features a scrollable and touch-enabled LCD screen. The phone would only have one hardware button and most features can be accessed from the display. The phone can be used as a picture phone, video conference appliance, or Internet navigation unit. However, don't expect the phone anytime soon.
The concept phone was designed by Hugo Danti.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Microsoft Surface Computing
All Things Digital conference Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will unveil Microsoft Surface, the first in a new category of surface computing products from Microsoft that will “break down traditional barriers between people and technology”.
A Surface computer is able to recognize physical objects from a paintbrush to a cell phone and allows hands-on, direct control of content such as photos, music and maps. Surface turns an ordinary tabletop into a dynamic surface that provides interaction with all forms of digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects.
The new product is aimed directly at hotels, retail establishments, restaurants and public entertainment venues and should be commercially available towards the end of the year.
It’s an interesting product in that it’s completely out of left field. Microsoft gives examples of ordering a beverage during a meal with just the tap of a finger and quickly browsing through music and dragging favorite songs onto a personal playlist by moving a finger across the screen. Build this into a bar and you’d get one-touch beer service although I’m not sure if they’ve found a way to work out when your beer glass is empty so replenishment becomes automatic, maybe in a later version.
The practical uses for Surface at the point of sale are broad. This is touch screen point of sale technology at a new level.
Initial launch partners include Harrah’s Entertainment, Starwood Hotels and T-Mobile.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Hands-on: LG's Sexy Prada Phone
A couple of months before Apple first showed its iPhone prototype, LG and Prada announced the results of their collaboration: the LG Prada phone. This week at 3GSM in Barcelona I took it out for a bit of a test drive. Like the iPhone, the Prada phone sports a large touch sensitive display that covers most of the front of the device. The LG Prada phone's touch screen is based on the same technology that was used for the LG Chocolate's touch controls, which in my experience works much better in this particular application. The biggest benefit to this type of touchscreen has to be the fact that the screen is hard and durable, just as would be any other non-touch sensitive display. On top of that, the display's touch sensitive cover is mounted flush with the body of the device, leaving no nasty corners for dust to accumulate, and allowing users to simply wipe the display off on their pants leg.
That, sadly, is something that they will need to do often since the touch screen handles all input into the phone. There is no slide out keypad or other controls, save a few dedicated buttons on the sides of the phone. Your finger does the walking and controls most every aspect of the phone's user interface. The UI itself reminds me of the Linux based system used in Motorola's A series devices. Vertically oriented tabs run up and down the right edge of the menu, organizing the many options into something more manageable. The UI itself is very stark looking, with most everything being white on black, but it seems effective none the less.
Where the UI breaks down a bit is when the user needs to dial a number or send text in an email or SMS message. The on-screen numeric keypad supports T9 like a normal handset would, but the lack of tactile feedback really limits its effectiveness. It works, as you can see in the sample photos, but it was not exactly optimal.
But with all that said, I still am rather fond of the phone. It is pretty, compact, and very holdable. The UI's interesting little touches, such as being able to drag the standby screen's analog clock around with your fingertip, are quite endearing. It might not be the best choice for an everyday phone for most people, but I think it will certainly find its mark with certain groups of phone buyers.
80 GB PS3 headed to USA
While it's not exactly confirmation of a US-bound 80GB PS3, Sony is providing a glimmer of hope this morning for a beefier domestic release. Satoshi Fukuoka, spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said that they are considering the 80 gigger specifically for the US and "other markets." He also shed light on the decision making process which includes the popularity of online gaming coupled with the availability of broadband connectivity. Fine, but considering the dismal performance of Sony's gaming division last quarter, you'd think they'd also be slathering some preferential treatment onto their largest marketplace(s). After all, gamers are nothing if not a fickle bunch and we wouldn't them feeling slighted now would we? Hey Sony, why not drop in a 120GB disk and we'll call it even.
World's highest cellphone call made with a Moto Z8
He did it, British climber Rod Baber made a cell mobile phone (apparently using a MOTORIZR Z8, not a satellite phone) call from the top of Mount Everest. In fact, he made the record breaking call twice: the first to a voice mail account, the other to his wife and children. He even sent a text message to Moto which read, "One small text for man, one giant leap for mobilekind - thanks Motorola." Real cute, Rod. The Motorola sponsored "world record" was made possible by a Chinese mobile base station installed with a line of sight to the north ridge. Officially, the calls were made at 29,035 feet (about 8,848 meters) in temperatures of -22 degress fahrenheit (-30 degrees centigrade) -- so cold that Rod had to tape the batteries to his body just to keep them active. We're not sure where he stored the banana-shaped Z8. Of course, anyone who has ever made a call from a commercial aircraft (hey, it happens) knows that it's really not a record, but who are we to argue with Guinness?
T-Mobile Launches Wing QWERTY Smartphone
T-Mobile officially launched the replacement for their recently discontinued MDA smartphone, the T-Mobile Wing. Built by HTC and based on their Herald reference device, the new T-Mobile Wing comes equipped with quad-band GSM/EDGE support, a 2.8" display, a slide-out, full QWERTY keyboard. It also sports a new trim profile covered in a soft-touch blue paint scheme that matches the default color scheme used in its new Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system.
While the device is still a bit hefty, at 169g (6.7oz), the form factor is a bit less monoblock in shape. The front and back faces of the Wing have been slightly sculpted in an effort to thin the device out and improve the feel of the phone when held in the user's hand. These changes result in the Wing being about 4mm thinner overall than the MDA it replaces. Another major difference in terms of the form factor is that the QWERTY keyboard now extends out of the right side of the Wing instead of the left side, meaning that the d-pad is now located to the left of the display when the keyboard is in use.
While not a revolutionary upgrade for current MDA users, the T-Mobile My Faves compatible Wing ups the style level a bit and should prove to be a bit more accessible and user friendly as far as the average consumer is concerned. It is available now from T-Mobile for a price of US$299 with a new two year service agreement.
Expect a full review of the T-Mobile Wing from us in the coming weeks