Spice Mobile gets Opera mini: First ever for Indian mobile manufacturer

Indian Mobile Company Spice is back in news as they are now first Indian handset manufacturer to offer PC-like full web browsing experience with Opera Mini. Opera is quite famous in India as it’s in rest of the world, when it comes to web browsing, be it mobile phone or personal computers. Embedding Opera mini into devices will enable Spice users to experience full featured web browsing on their

Unlocking Nokia mobiles made so easy; No-Key Nokia X-SIM

Mobile phone technology is fast expanding and we are confronting innovations every now and then. We all know that Nokia mobile phones are sold locked and are available with a specified operator’s service package. Simply, the phones are offered with a SIM card compatible to the only provided service network. iPhone is so very popular for creating TurboSIM and StealthSIM used to unlock GSM phones.

Sony Launches ICF-ClipMK2 iPhone Clock Radio

Sony launched the ICF-ClipMK2 — a stereo clock radio which supports the iPhone. And Sony is one of the first companies to launch such a device.The Sony ICF-ClipMK2 comes with a remote control with full access to the iPhone’s menu along with the clock’s radio tuning and volume control. The adjustable backstop mechanism fits the iPhone snugly, although smaller iPod versions could also be used with

Alltel Advertisement Introduces LG Glimmer

A HowardForums user has posted two pictures regarding the introduction of the LG Glimmer for Alltel Wireless. Specficiations include a large 2.8″ Touch screen, haptic feedback for touchscreen inputs, a numeric slider, microSD expandable memory slot, Bluetooth 1.2, a 2.0 megapixel camera with 5x zoom, a camcorder with flash, EVDO, built-in 128MB of memory, and a 3.5 hour talk time.For detailed

General Mobile’s DSTW1: two SIMs, WinMo style

General Mobile’s Windows Mobile 6 Professional-powered DSTW1 sports a large 2.8″ QVGA touchscreen, capable of 65k colors. The handset also features a dual-SIM slot, with one supporting quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and the other tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz). This 144g (5oz) heavy hitter measures in at 117mm x 61mm x 18mm (4.6″ x 2.4″ x .7″) and also features Bluetooth 2.0.The DSTW1’s 2

SoftMaker launches public Beta of SoftMaker Office 2008 for Pocket PC

SoftMaker Software GmbH, makers of the multi-platform office suite SoftMaker Office, announced today the public beta release of SoftMaker Office 2008 for Windows Mobile Classic and Professional Pocket PCs . This office suite is designed for any Pocket PC and is 100% compatible with the popular Microsoft Office suite.SoftMaker Office 2008 for Pocket PCs ships with three applications that MS Office

LG announced Wine Phone in Japan via NTT DoCoMo

LG Electronics launched ‘Wine Phone(model: FOMA L705i)’ in Japan market, which enhanced voice calling and SMS sending and receiving functionality targeting for 30~40 year old consumers.Have a 2.2-inch wide LCD and double size buttons and speaker, the Wine phone can enlarge even invisible words via built-in camera and offer words format twice bigger than that of the existing phone. It supports

OtterBox to launch a stylish protective case for new BlackBerry Pearl smartphones

OtterBox to launch a stylish protective case for new BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphones called OtterBox 1936 case.Allowing complete access to the trackball, sync/charge USB port, camera and self-portrait mirror, the OtterBox provides an ideal solution for on-the-go protection with style.Similar to existing BlackBerry smartphone cases in the OtterBox Defender Series line,

Vodafone UK and Telmap today introduces Vodafone Sat Nav

Vodafone UK and Telmap today introduces Vodafone Sat Nav - an operator branded mobile navigation solution available for the UK consumer market.Vodafone Sat Nav provides users with a complete mobile navigation experience, including both in-car and pedestrian navigation. Featuring 3D maps that enhance the navigation experience, up-to-date maps and directions it also gives the customer instant

Melodis Corporation Launches midomi mobile

MELODIS Corporation today announced the launch of midomi mobile, its music search application for mobile devices.midomi mobile allows users to search for music by singing, humming or even whistling into their mobile devices. The application accesses midomi’s online user-generated database of songs and uses MELODIS’ patented Multimodal Adaptive Recognition System (MARS) to identify what users are

FixMyMovie.com Enhances Poor-Quality Videos

MotionDSP today announced a series of major enhancements to its acclaimed consumer service, www.FixMyMovie.com. Users can now experience one-step sharing of videos from mobile phones via MMS or email, as well as free enhancement and iPhone conversion.Videos sent to FixMyMovie are automatically enhanced up to 4x their resolution, with poor lighting conditions automatically fixed, bringing dark

iPhone Firmware 1.1.4 Released, Includes Bugfixes

Apple has released iPhone firmware version 1.1.4. Though anticipated by many, the release of the new firmware has not coincided with the release of the iPhone SDK. Instead, the apparent reason for the release of the new firmware is to resolve bugs caused by or left lingering after the release of iPhone firmware 1.1.3.As always the new firmware is available for upgrade through iTunes, or via

K660 & W890 Soon Out In Shops

The K660 and W890 models are soon going to be hitting the shops around the world. They’ll be priced somewhere between £200 - £250, which isn’t bad at all.You can check out the K660 at Sony Ericsson’s 3D demo website, and spin it around to look at whatever detail you might want to look at. The W890 websites have also been created now, which means you can check out a 3D demo of the phone, try it

Cell Phone Sim Card Spy

Save, edit and delete your phone book and short messages (SMS) stored on your SIM card using the Recovery PRO software and SIM Recovery Pro Reader with your computer and ANY standard SIM card from a standard cell phone which supports removable SIM cards.Have you ever wished you can spy on your wife, husband, teens, or colleague phone to see what they are up to? Are they being suspicious when on

Asus ZX1 Lamborghini PDA Phone on the anvil

Racing fans and fashionistas alike would be keenly awaiting the launch of the Asus ZX1 Lamborghini PDA Phone. The Asus phone is expected to feature the traditional Lamborghini colors along with Windows Mobile 6.1, touchscreen operations, wireless, GPS, Bluetooth, UTMS and HSDPA apart from a 520 MHz processor speech. The Asus ZX1 will be showcased at the coming CeBIT and should make for an

WIBRAIN B1L UMPC for Korea

WIBRAIN Korea has announced the launch of its entry-level UMPC — the B1L. The WIBRAIN B1L runs on Ubuntu Linux although it supports the Microsoft Office suite. It has a 1GHz CPU and a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution 4.8-inch LCD display. There are four different models available with different HDD, CPU, and memory specs. Moreover, for those who aren’t accustomed or inclined to using Ubuntu, Windows

NTT DoCoMo rolls out high res Panasonic P905i Viera phone

Made by Panasonic for DoCoMo, the P905i is a 3G/GSM/GPS phone featuring a 1seg TV tuner, Viera image processing (same technology as on Panasonic’s PDP TV including the PEAKS engine) on a beautiful 3.5 inches screen rocking a nice 854×480px resolution and 1gb of built-in memory to record the television for example.No word on a price just yet, but you can probably guess if it’s in your budget or

Nokia Morph: The Nanotech Concept Phone

Nokia Research Center in association with the University of Cambridge has showcased the Nokia Morph, a nanotech concept phone. True to its name, the Nokia Morph is a phone which the developers envisage to be able to morph, depending upon the user's needs. The Nokia Morph was presented in the "Design and the Elastic Mind" exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. The Nokia Morph aims to

Samsung SGH-i640v with Vodafone: Quality matches the style

Feeling tired of using outdated mobile phones with good for nothing networks. Aren’t you? If you are looking for something stylish and technologically sound as far as your handset is concerned, we’re here with some great news. The wait is over now for the convergence of Samsung SGH-i640v with Vodafone has finally arrived to quench your thirst. A month later after its launching, it’s now available

Liscio - the mini mobile phone

A new miniature 91mm x 35mm x 18mm mobile phone, Liscio, has been introduced by a little known company Onyx. Technologically, the tiny mobile phone is not comparable with any of the leading brands but nonetheless its stylish metallic look gives it a unique appearance. The only outstanding feature of the Liscio is a scroll wheel built into the handset for menu access.The phone has a tiny 1.1-inch

Nokia SU33 - Connecting people ..with TV

Tired of those parties that could have been hosted any other day but follow Murphy’s law and fall on the day of the most awaited match of this century?Well, no more. In spirit of true empathy Nokia has a remedy for Murphy’s victims. A small module named SU33 will work as a GPS receiver enabling you to access free and pay channels offered by the DVB-H. Presently it is only compatible with N73 but

Sony annouces A820 Walkman Series to be launched in Japan

We can see the use of portable media players is on the rise with companies trying to load as many features and enhancement as they can to these small and useful devices. The choices of such devices are plenty in the market and while big players like Apple, Creative and Sony fight an electronic war, the user gets the best. A classic example is the announcement from Sony to launch its new walkman

First Verykool Phone Ships to South Africa

I was telling you about the new verykool cell phones line from InfoSonics which were presented at the Mobile World Congress this year.Well, now the company is releasing the first cell phone model, the i700 slim slider, in South America.The phone measures 49 x 95 x 16.5 mm at 84 grams and looks very similar with Samsung D800 or D880 Dual SIM.Verykool i700 is a quad-band cell phone with wireless

Zeki Kids Phone with NFC Technology

Zeki is a great toy phone for kids adopting the Near Field Communication technology, but unfortunately it can be found only in Korean stores and on the producer’s website that is in Japanese.Zeki phone allows parents communicate with their children at a maximum distance of 80 meters and can be use for transferring data with another Zeki.Children can use it as an MP3 player, video recorder, voice

NEC N906i and N095iu Available in Japan

Check these brand new clamshells from NEC!NEC N905i and NEC N095µ are the new high-end clamshells from the N line, coming in impressive vivid housing colors like the ones you see in the pictures.The telecommunication network that provides them is NTT DoCoMo from Japan, and NEC N095iµ sports a built-I 2MP camera, keys illumination lights for a stunning magic effect enabled when the user receives a

LG release ‘Orange Color Phone’ LG-KH1800 in Korea

LG Electronics released its 13.3mm-thick 3G phone ‘LG-KH1800’ dubbed as ‘Orange color phone’ in Korea market, which enhanced orange colored keypad.By adopting an additional multitasking button, you can use SMS service, telephone directory, and alarm setting, even while calling. Other features included its 3G WCDMA automatic roaming service, MP3 playback, text viewer, camera and electronic

Smartphone/PDA Dopod P660, Windows Mobile Pro 6

Dopod International Corp prepared a new Smartphone/PDA, which come through China Mobile, under the name of Dopod P660.Dopod P660 features:* Dimensiones: 108 x 58.3 x 15.7 mm Dimensions: 108 x 58.3 x 15.7 mm* Peso: 122 gramos Weight: 122 grams* GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz* SO: Windows Mobile 6 Profesional OS: Windows Mobile 6 Professional* Pantalla

Sony Ericsson Z555i pictures

Sony Ericsson Z555i is a flip phone with a style-conscious diamond design in two color schemes: Black or Dusted Ros.The external display is “hidden,” meaning that it only shows when activated.• Ever-changing themes to suit the season and mood• 1.3 megapixel will mute in case of calls• Gesture Control function allowing users to manage calls with a wave of hand• Hidden display• Slim profile with

Sony Ericsson W350i pictures

Sony Ericsson W350i measure 10.4mm wide, it sports a design we haven’t seen for a while. The keypad is covered by a flap that folds down when you’re on a call. The flap not only protects the keypad when it’s not in use but it also allows you to get the feel of a flip phone.When closed you can access convenient Walkman controls to play your music and shuffle tracks. You also get a choice of four

Sony Ericsson Z770i Special for Internet

Sony Ericsson on 11 February announced the launch of the Z770i, an elegant clamshell optimized for the web using HSDPA data speeds.The Z770i is designed to surf the web or receive the latest news, and the ‘email set-up wizard’ makes it simple to access the inbox.Surf the web or retrieve email directly on the phone or connect the Z770i to a laptop (via USB Cable) and use it as a modemThe phone is

Vodafone to Roll Out Advanced Customer Service Directly on the Handset

Vodafone will launch customer services directly on the handset to give Vodafone customers customer care and billing information in real-time. The service will not only provide customers with a self care facility but also gives Vodafone an added opportunity to provide interactive promotions and tutorials, such as step by step guides on how to use the mobile internet to download music or how to

EDGE Concept Phone

Designed by Chris Owens, the EDGE mobile phone is made for fashion lover."To answer an incoming call, slide the glass keyboard out. An embedded LED illuminates the etched numerics via refraction creating a glowing effect. The only visible lines is the microphone wiring which designer Chris Owens has cleverly disguised as a keyboard border."

Interesting Mobile Game that Gives You Real Rewards

FIT in Japan has created a game called "Ippon Zuri", a fishing game that deliver real fish to your doorstep if you catch a fishIt is still depends on your luck though, when a fish takes the bait in the fishing game, you will be sent to a slot machine where you only catch the fish if all 3 slots line up with same picture. The company worked together with local fish dealer who will be sending the

WiMAX routers for XHOM services shipping started

According to digitimes, Taiwan based manufacturer Zyxel Communications has started to ship the WiMAX router to Sprint in small volume.The ZyXEL MAX-206m2 device is a 4G modem/router targeted for commercial release in the second quarter of 2008. It delivers high speed Internet access wirelessly with built-in residential gateway functions in an elegant form factor.

Vodafone Group Trials 3G Femtocell Technology

Vodafone Group is carrying out technical trials of 3G femtocells to assess how effectively the technology is able to deliver wireless high-speed data and voice services inside homes and business locations.Vodafone is currently carrying out technical trials in Spain with both Alcatel-Lucent and Huawei to explore the potential of femtocells, which are wireless access points supporting 3G devices

Boost Mobile Launches New Brand Identity

Boost Mobile announced the launch of a new brand identity. Designed to visually and conceptually unite product lines and message consistency, Boost Mobile worked closely with renowned creative and brand-engineering agency ATTIK, to evolve the brand and create more sophisticated and synergetic visual elements that will more broadly appeal to the company's target audiences.boost-mobile-logoMoving

Wide Angle Camera Lens for iPhone

USB Fever has start offering a camera lens attachment for iPhone. The camera lens will add a wide angle capability for iPhone. The attachment works like a cap fixed on top of your iphone. Price at $11.99, it will be available by the end of this month.

Vodafone to trial HSPA Plus

Vodafone will work alongside Ericsson, Huawei and Qualcomm to trial Release 7 HSPA+ (also known as HSPA Evolution) which has the potential to handle data even more efficiently than today’s HSPA technology.The initiative will help to establish whether HSPA+ is capable of delivering data throughput rates of up to 28.8 Mbps compared to the 14.4 Mbps maximum offered by today’s HSPA networks. If

Vodafone Launches Vodafone 227 and 228

Vodafone launches two new own branded mobile phones to grow its range of own branded. The Vodafone 227 and Vodafone 228 has launched this month, February, and will be available across both Europe.Both the Vodafone 227 and Vodafone 228 offer more choice of style and price to customers. The Vodafone 227 is a clamshell phone and the Vodafone 228 is a slider mobile. In addition to core text and voice

Vodafone and Roshan Launch First Mobile Money Transfer Service in Afghanistan

Vodafone and Roshan announced the launch of Afghanistan's first mobile money transfer system. The service, branded M-Paisa, is a mobile technology platform that provides financial services for those without access to banking and aims to facilitate economic activity in the region.The M-Paisa system builds on Vodafone’s M-PESA mobile money transfer service in Kenya which has seen 1.6 million people

Bellperre Launches New Range of "Tailor made" Mobile Phones

Coming to the Market: Sophisticated handsets that match designer clothes and accessories - Handsets made of no plastic, but premium leather, steel, gold, hardwood and other fine material.

Neonode Introduces Neonode N2 with New Color

Neonode today announced the release of a new color portfolio for Neonode N2. Up to four new designed colors will be available. Details about the colors will be presented in March."The release of the color portfolio is a natural extension of a great product that has already sold more than 30,000 units in the last quarter of 2007. We strongly believe that the new colors as well as upcoming

$40 Billion Expected from Handset Accessories Sales in 2008

Sales of mobile phone accessories are expected to generate over $40 billion in revenue in 2008. Handset vendors and mobile operators know that to increase sales of their feature-rich handsets, they also need to provide accessories that will allow users to fully enjoy and benefit from the applications and features supported by the handsets. This means providing accessories such as headsets, memory

LG Launches SH150A with AMOLED Display Screen

LG Electronics announced the launch of its mobile phone 'LG-SH150A', which is using AMOLED as the display screen. The phone will be available in Korea from tomorrow.Besides having a RAZR style keypad, the slider phone supports 7.2Mbps HSDPA network, multitasking, memory card slot and have built in dictionary.The AMOLED display is a self-luminous device that works by having electrical current flow

McAfee Research Reveals Majority of Consumers Concerned Over Mobile Safety

McAfee announced findings from new research that reveals that almost three out of four mobile consumers (72%) are concerned about the security of today's and tomorrow's mobile services, such as mobile multimedia downloads, mobile payments and mobile ticketing.The McAfee Mobile Security Report 2008 discusses in detail users' experiences of traditional and emerging mobile services and their

NXP Software Demonstrates 'One-Click' Video Editing for Mobile Phones

NXP Software has demonstrated 'one-click' video editing software for mass market mobile phones at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2008. It enables a fun user experience, transforming personal content into professional-looking clips quickly, easily and with no loss of quality. It also opens additional opportunities for product / service differentiation through offering users pre-loaded or downloadable

Gameloft Launches Mobile Games for Touch Screen Handsets

Gameloft announced the launch of games designed especially for touch screen mobile handsets.Using the company's expertise from developing stylus-based games for the Nintendo DS, Gameloft sought out ways to best utilize the touch screens, which transform gameplay into a more intuitive experience and remove the limitation of small keyboards."The hype for 2008 will focus on the emergence of these

Camera-less Nokia E51 Available in Q1 2008

Early this month, Nokia has announced new variant of Nokia E51 with the removal of its 2 megapixel cameraThe Nokia E51 is running Nokia's Symbian S60 3rd Edition, comes with a microSD card slot, integrated WiFi, Bluetooth and support GSM Quad-band network. While the original Nokia E51 is priced at 350 euro, this camera-less version will be sold at 250 euro.[Source]

Vodafone UK and Orange UK to begin sharing mobile mast sites in 2008

Orange and Vodafone today outlined the next steps in their vision to deliver better quality mobile coverage to more people, in more places across the UK.The two companies announced their intention to work together last year and are aiming to deliver customer, environmental and business benefits by establishing joint network efficiencies. The first stage of implementation will see Orange UK and

Nokia Presents New Windows Vista gadget Text Messenger

If you are keeping your Nokia phones connected to your PC/notebook all the time, this Text Messenger is a nice add-on to your Windows Vista gadget. The Text Messenger is compatible with PC Suite 6.85 or later.Check out the description below:Here’s a small - but really nice - treat for Windows Vista users (about 15% of Beta Labs visitors). Nokia Text Messenger is a Windows Vista gadget, with which

Mobile adult video chat revenues to hit $1.5bn by 2012, says new Juniper Research report

Global revenues from adult video chat services are expected to rise sharply over the next five years, reaching $1.5bn by 2012, according to a new report from Juniper Research.The report states that, while adoption levels of such services are comparatively low even by the standard of mobile adult services, the average monthly spend of this niche market is typically 10-20x higher than for other

AT&T and Palm Introduce Centro for $99.99

AT&T and Palm today announced the availability of the Palm Centro from AT&T.Centro offers customers more choices to stay in touch with friends, family and co-workers by using voice, text messaging, instant messaging, e-mail or the Web.(2) Featuring a color touch-screen and full QWERTY keyboard, Centro is the first Palm OS product to launch with AT&T services, such as XM Radio Mobile, Push to Talk

Motorola Highlights New Products at IWCE 2008

Motorola showcases second nature technologies, purpose- built around the needs of public safety and commercial usersLAS VEGAS (IWCE, Booth #1400) – 21 February 2008 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today introduced several new products from its MOTOA4™, wireless broadband and professional two-way radio portfolios designed to improve communications for public safety, commercial and business

Motorola Unveils Full Portfolio of DOCSIS® 3.0 CPE

Portfolio showcases innovation and experience in Motorola’s broadband voice and data services that are making a difference for customersHorsham, PA – 21 February 2008 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today took the wraps off its full line of DOCSIS 3.0-based customer premises equipment (CPE) designed to deliver high-capacity cable voice and data services. Coming on the heels of several pre-DOCSIS 3.0

Nokia communicates tender offer to Trolltech ASA shareholders

Nokia yesterday began communicating to Trolltech shareholders its voluntary cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of Trolltech ASA at NOK 16 per share. Trolltech`s board of directors has unanimously recommended that its shareholders accept the offer. The intention to launch the voluntary tender offer was announced on 28 January 2008.Type rest of the post here

Verizon Wireless Introduces The Hip SCH-u550 From Samsung

Verizon Wireless and Samsung today announced the availability of the SCH-u550 from Samsung. This fashionable clamshell sports a trend-setting brown finish and lets customers download and listen to music, check out short video clips and take pictures and videos while on-the-go.In addition to a sleek, stylish design, the SCH-u550 features a 1.3 megapixel camera with Night Shot to enhance the camera

New Sony Ericsson Clamshell Phone?

While tons of new Sony Ericsson phones were announced last week, leaked picture introduce another clamshell phoneNo other information is available at the mean time but you still digg some of the info from the picture above

SlashRumor: Nokia E71?

According to CNet, Nokia will soon present its Nokia E71, a QWERTY smartphone with a slim phone bodyWith a 11mm thickness, the rumor Nokia E71 will come with a 3.2 megapixel camera, microSD card slot and built-in GPS. WiFi, HSDPA and bluetooth are all included without a miss.The Nokia E71 might be announced during CeBiT event, expect it to be available for AT&T network too.

PopCap Games to develop multiplayer mobile games for SNAP Mobile

Nokia and PopCap Games will bring connected mobile Java games to the SNAP Mobile platform. The award winning Chuzzle is the first game to be re-developed by PopCap under a multi-game agreement."Downloads of our mobile games continue to grow rapidly and we have learned that consumers are increasingly looking for on-the-go games that allow them to interact with one another," said Andrew Stein,

VOLLEE BRINGS 'SECOND LIFE' TO MOBILE

Vollee to Offer Pre-Registration for Open BetaGame Developers Conference - San Francisco - The Second Life® experience is coming to mobile. The 3D virtual world platform, created by Linden Lab® will soon be available on 3G handsets via Vollee's streaming mobile games service. Beta trials for Vollee's new mobile offering for the Second Life Grid platform (an inter-connected platform which extends

Glu Mobile unveils initial line-up of titles coming to Nokia N-Gage

Nokia and Glu Mobile today announced its initial line-up of games to be launched on the N-Gage platform in 2008. The titles launching are based on two major forthcoming films from Warner Bros. Pictures, SPEED RACER and The Dark Knight, as well as Super Slam Ping Pong, a new original Glu title in the spirit of Glu's runaway hit, Super K.O. Boxing!About Glu titles coming to N-Gage:SPEED RACERIn

Sprint and Samsung Introduces M520

Sprint and Samsung Mobile announced the immediate availability of the M520 by Samsung. This slider phone makes it easy for customers to access the Web, find local restaurants, watch live television, download their favorite songs, send text messages or use GPS to find their way home.The Samsung M520 is packed with helpful essentials including Web access, SMS voice and text messaging, Phone as

iPhone Firmware 1.1.4 Coming Soon?

We're still relatively early in the life of iPhone firmware 1.1.3, and already there are grumblings about 1.1.4. Apple is anticipated to release the Official iPhone SDK in the very near future, and several are beginning to wonder if a new firmware release - 1.1.4 - will accompany the SDK when it becomes available.Most of the 1.1.4 conversation revolves around third party iPhone software developer

New GUI Single Step iPhone Jailbreak/Unlock for 1.1.3

Earlier this week, ZiPhone was released and was the first tool available that provided not only a direct jailbreak for iPhones running 1.1.3, but did so in one step. Though pretty darn convenient, ZiPhone was still a command line application, which can scare off some of the less technically inclined iPhone owners out there.For those who dare not utilize their command shells and others who prefer

More Details on ZiPhone "True" 1.1.3 Jailbreak/Unlock

More details have emerged regarding the 1.1.3 direct jailbreak/unlock, called ZiPhone, created by Zibri. ZiPhone, which is being referred to as a "true" 1.1.3 jailbreak, specifically the method that the iPhone Dev Team was trying to keep protected until the release of the Official iPhone SDK by Apple, was released yesterday.As promised, the source code is now available for download on the iPhone

Samsung Ace SPH-i325 Smartphone for Sprint network

Sprint and Samsung today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Ace, a sleek, stylish and commanding smartphone powered by the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network and Windows Mobile 6.Operating in the U.S. on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network, the Samsung Ace operates globally on CDMA and GSM/GPRS networks where Sprint has international roaming agreements with its quad-band

Philips Xenium 9@9j with Integrated BackuPower

Announced in March 2007 last year, BackuPower provides users with a remarkably simple solution for instantly recharging their phones: by inserting any type of standard sized AAA battery -- alkaline or NiMH rechargeable -- in the phone's easily accessible cavity. The new Philips Xenium 9@9j has extended power provided by Techtium's BackuPower, it will be available in April this year.[Source]

One-Step iPhone Jailbreak for 1.1.3 Released

Earlier today, Zibri - a member of the iPhone Elite Team - released a new jailbreak utility for iPhone firmware 1.1.3. This latest jailbreak is rumored to be the same method that the iPhone Dev Team has been guarding in anticipation of the iPhone SDK release - the "true" jailbreak (as some have termed it). Zibri's jailbreak utility, called ZiPhone, is said to have been created without the

DLO Releases portable iPhone Speakers that aren't kidding around

Geek alert! DLO (Digital Life Outfitters) has recently released a new pair of portable iPhone speakers that will probably have the technophile/electronista/nerd in you jumping for joy. With a design that is edgy and eye-catching, this latest offering from DLO - who manufactures a whole line of iPhone accessories - is also feature-packed and functional.The most noteable feature on these new

iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Jailbreak Complete, but don't get excited

It's been widely reported that a combination of efforts from the iPhone Dev Team and the Elite Team have led to a successfully jailbroken iPhone running 1.1.3. Third party applications were subsequently installed on the jailbroken iPhone and reportedly work fine. The video shown below demonstrates the jailbroken 1.1.3 iPhone with 3rd party applications. The video has been 'confirmed' to be

New LG VX8610 Chocolate Phone

LG is planning its next chocolate phone for Verizon Wireless, the LG VX8610. The slider phone has an unique design, which has integrated bluetooth headset with the phone. The headset is fixed on the back cover, user can just release the bluetooth headset from the clip and start using it. Similar to VX9100, the phone comes with a 2 megapixel camera, QVGA display screen and microSD card slot.Source

LG VX9100 for Verizon Wireless

Phonearena has some preliminary info on the VX9100, which is the successor of LG enV (VX9900). According to the site, the new clamshell QWERTY phone is slimmer when compare the the previous version. The VX9100 also gets a new numeric keypad design at the front. It will also comes with a 2 megapixel camera, microSD card slot and QVGA display screen. The LG VX9100 might be announced in April and

Ericsson launches New Ericsson Multimedia Communication Suite (MCS) for Select Model

Ericsson launched the Ericsson Multimedia Communication Suite (MCS) - bringing to consumers popular services they already enjoy on the Internet in a new and enhanced mobile way. The intuitive user interface will be integrated into selected new Sony Ericsson devices such as the W760.With the Ericsson MCS, mobile operators will be able to offer their customers a suite of attractive services.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

While Sony Ericsson do not reveal the inside OS of XPERIA X1, terminal.hu has did a great job on the screen shot. The system properties unveiled the OS version, the XPERIA X1 will be running the newer Windows Mobile 6.1 ProfessionalThe XPERIA X1 is powered by a Qualcomm 7200A 528MHz cpu, has a 128MB built in memory and 800 x 480 wide screen.Source [terminal.hu]

Samsung Micro Projector for Mobile Devices

Demonstrated in MWC 2008, Samsung micro projector can display the mobile phone display to a 10 to 20-inch white board. The micro projector uses a wired connection which is connected to the mobile phone port. According to the company, the micro projector will be available in Q2 this year.

Palm Centro Going to AT&T

While Palm Centro is rumored to be released to AT&T network next week, Boy Genius Report has posted an unboxing gallery of the device. The AT&T branded Palm Centro has a slightly different color scheme, with a green color number pad on the QWERTY keyboard. According to the recent rumor it will be sold at $99.Source [BGR]

Yahoo! to Reinvent Mobile Communications with Yahoo! oneConnect

Yahoo! to Release oneConnect in Q2 2008Yahoo! oneConnect will be the first mobile product with an open architecture that aggregates communications tools - email, instant messaging (IM), text messaging (SMS), and social networks.Yahoo! oneConnect includes the following features:* Socially-connected address book - Provide users the capability to integrate activity from popular social networks and

AT&T Tilt Gets New Software Updates

HTC has made a new software update available for AT&T Tilt. The ROM version 1.62.502.0 is a minor update, which will improve bluetooth connection quality and others.This software update provides:* Enhanced Bluetooth performance.* Enables DTMF tones for the slide-out QWERTY keyboard.* Improves overall device performance and stability.* Includes Microsoft Adaptation Kit Update (AKU) 0.4.4.Download

Samsung G810 smartphone is best yet with GPS, 5-megapixel camera and Wi-Fi

With a 5-megapixel camera and 3x optical zoom, GPS, Wi-Fi and S60 smartphone functionality, the G810 is Samsung's most high-spec phone yetSamsung's G810 is geared up to be its most heavily-featured mobile yet with smartphone functionality, GPS sat nav capaibility, and a top-end 5-megapixel camera onboard. The G810 is Samung's second mobile to feature a 5-megapixel camera with a 3x optical zoom.

Hydrogen fuel cell-powered MOTOSLVR L7 prototype gets pictured

Fuel cell maker Angstrom Power and cell phone maker Motorola have teamed up to create a prototype mobile phone that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell. Hydrogen is produced–by cracking water molecules–with a desktop fueling station and then inserted into a metal hydride storage container on the phone, says Aron Levitz, manager of business development for Angstrom. When the hydrogen molecules pass

Alienware Android Cell Phone Pictures

Google and Dell are on the point of launching a new mobile phone to run on the operating system,very interested.Stay tuned for more information

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 pictures

Sony Ericsson announced a few days ago their new XPERIA series, which marks their first windows mobile smartphone with the introduction of the XPERIA X1, a windows mobile smartphone with a QWERTY sliding keyboard ..Here is some pictures:

Samsung Soul U900 pictures

A few really nice pictures of samsung latest phone, the Samsung U900 Aka Samsung Sou.At only 12.9mm thin, it is also equipped with professional photographic functions including a 5 megapixel camera. Features such as face detection, image stabilizer and Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), which are very up-to-date features even in today’s digital cameras, are also equipped in Soul.Users can enjoy super-fast

Nokia N78 pictures

Nokia announced a few days a news phone called Nokia N78.The Nokia N78 is an all-around phone designed for navigation, photography, and music. The model has integrated A-GPS with free Nokia maps for geo-tagging of your photos.Nokia N78 has a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. It features a card slot which can accommodate up to 8GB microSD cards, FM transmitter, and WLAN and HSDPA

Nokia N96 Pictures

Here are some pictures of Nokia N96, the successor to Nokia N9.This model also has a built in DVB-H receiver for digital TV signals in Europe and Asia, and a kickstand for desktop viewing. Also new are the backlit touchbuttons on the face, dialpad and top slider section of the phone. When playing media, they show the typical play/pause/ff/rr functions; when gaming on the N-Gage gaming platform,

Giga-Byte unveils TV and GPS-centric smartphones

Giga-Byte showed off their first two 3.5G smartphones at 3GSM, branding both a Mobile TV and a GPS focused devices with their MS800 (left) and the MS820 (right). The MS820 also features the motion-sensing G-Sensor and UI which manages the phone activity based on your activity, sort of like a wireless mouse. Both the MS800 and MS820 are planned for a spring release.

Google updates Android SDK

Google has released an updated version of their Android OS SDK, thanks to comments from participating developers, and this time around there are some pretty-fication factors which have been improved. New layout animations have been added, making the transition between applications look smoother. The SDK now also supports Ogg Vorbis and MIDI audio files. A tweaked geocoding process has also been

Alltel Wireless Makes Messaging Quick and Easy with the LG Scoop

LG Scoop is now available in Alltel retail stores and online at shopalltel.com. Featuring a messaging-friendly full QWERTY keyboard, the LG Scoop allows Alltel customers to be the center of their circle with the ability to quickly and easily reply to messages.The Scoop, which is available in three hot colors - citrus orange, slate gray and turquoise blue - lets customers express their unique

Toshiba Portege G810 at the Mobile World Congress 2008

Toshiba announced at the Mobile World Congress 2008 its new Portégé G810. The Windows Mobile smartphone has a new and enhanced user interface and with the stylish touch screen it’s both simple and easy to use. The G810 will be available across Europe in Q2 2008.The Portégé G810 is the ideal mobile-working device. With Windows Mobile the user has access to the Microsoft Office Mobile applications

uLocate Brings Buddy Beacon to Non-Helio Handset

With Buddy Beacon, users can choose when to share their location, and what they are up to, with their friends. Buddy Beacon is the first location enabled friend finding application that is interoperable between multiple carriers.In addition to cross-carrier interoperability, the Buddy Beacon platform allows users to update their location and status on leading online social networking sites,

LG Announces First WCDMA Phones Capable of World-wide Roaming

LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, announced today that two of its handsets, the LG-KM560 and LG-KP330, were selected to spearhead the GSM Association’s (GSMA) Horizon Phone initiative.These LG handsets are the first 3G models that can automatically roam in 220 countries, as they support all three WCDMA bands (850, 1900 and 2100 MHz) as well as

LG Electronics showcased LG-KM710 called Mark Levinson Phone

LG Electronics showcased its high-end music phone LG-KM710 during Mobile World Congress 2008, called Mark Levinson Phone.LG and Mr. Mark Levinson announced their collaboration to develop products that deliver enhanced sound quality and a differentiated, stylish design. Over the past year, LG Electronics worked with the audio legend to develop and personally tune selected premium home theater

Motorola ROKR E8 coming to T-Mobile!

Motorola designed ROKR E8 to deliver an uncompromised consumer experience for music or talk. Using breakthrough ModeShift technology from Motorola, the quad-band GPRS/EDGE device presents users with only the controls they need, at the time they need them, instantly transforming from music player to phone with the touch of a button. Motorola ROKR E8 coming to T-Mobile! via engadgetmobile

RAZR2 V8 24K gold Special Edition pictures

Motorola unveiled its luxury handset RAZR2 V8 Special Edition during MWC 2008, which is adorned with 18K and 24K gold as well as snake pattern leather.The 12.05mm-thick RAZR2 is equipped with dual-display including 2.2-inch display with 240 x 320 resolution and 2-inch external display. Running on Linux OS, it features 2GB memory, 2M camera, Bluetooth connectivity and USB 2.0.

LG KF700 Cell Phone at the MWC

LG Electronics unveiled LG-KF700, its new multimedia phone that combines three input methods to create an intuitive user interface and provides instant access to features.These three input methods could work together to make the easiest intuitive phone available.The LG KF700 is a 3G phone with HSDPA support, plus, it has a full-featured web browser, allowing you computer-like access to web sites.

LG Introduces Mind-reading Interactive Phone

LG Electronics, a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, announced the European launch of its 2008 iF product design award winning LG KF600, a new mobile phone that is as feature rich and easy to use as it is stylish, thanks to its unique InteractPad™.The InteractPad™ replaces physical navigation keys with context-specific virtual keys that change to fit the task at hand

Triple Your Efficiency with LG-KF700

LG Electronics, a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, announced the launch of its LG-KF700, a new multimedia phone that combines three input methods to create an amazingly intuitive user interface and provides instant access to features.The world’s first phone with three separate input methods, the LG-KF700 itegrates a 3-inch touchscreen, alpha-numeric keypad and

Sony Ericsson PSP Phone Concept

Check out this Sony Ericsson PSP Phone Concept with camera, mp3 player, mobile TV station, and GPS receiver can be found nowadays, all features mentioned also available in Sony Ericsson cell phone. What about mobile gaming ? Sony Ericsson is recently filling patent about Sony Ericsson PSP Phone concept. After all, who’s better positioned to create a perfect mobile gaming platform than Sony ?

Hands-on with the W61P, the other Slim phone from Panasonic

Akihabaranews.com again spotted Hands-on pictures with the W61P, the other Slim phone from Panasonic ,the W61P, which runs on the AU network in Japan (KDDI) has a thickness of 12.9mm (against the 9.8mm of the P705iu), but include a 1Seg TV tuner that its “slimmer” brother does not have. Our W61P also have a 2.07Mpix camera module, 100MB of internal memory and weight only 107g.After you jump see

Hands-on with Foma P705iu from Panasonic

7 Years ago DoCoMo launched its first 3G devices and among them we could find the very first Panasonic 3G handset of 35mm thick, today Panasonic was proud to show off their latest 3G handset the P705i of only 9.8mm.It features one-push automatic open, a 2 megapixel camera, wide QVGA display, and special graphics and sounds fashioned by design firm TGB Design.After you jump see more pictures with

Google Testing 2D Bar Codes on Print Ads for Cell Phones

Google is testing 2D bar codes for cell phone cameras on print ads. The plans is to make advertising more useful for readers and more measurable for advertisers. 2D barcodes allow readers to “click” on interesting print ads with their cellphones and seamlessly connect to relevant online content.To read 2D barcodes, a phone must have a camera (ideally with a close-focus or macro mode) and the

AT&T & Yahoo! Alliance for Search and Ads Announced

AT&T Yahoo! announced a new multi-year strategic alliance for portals, search and advertising revenue.The new phase of the alliance includes the following features:* A new look and feel for the att.net portal, “powered by Yahoo!,” beginning in the second quarter, for new customers. Later in the year, the att.net portal, which will run on the My Yahoo! and Yahoo! Mail platforms* Yahoo! provides

Skyfire Lights Up New Mobile PC-Like Browser

At the DEMO 08 conference, Skyfire unveiled a new mobile browser that makes browsing on a smartphone just like browsing on a PC. Smartphone users can experience the “real web” to access and interact with any website built with any web technology, including dynamic Flash, advanced Ajax, Java and more - at the same speeds they are accustomed to on their PC. With this free downloadable browser,

Review of GSM/UMTS-smartphone Nokia N82

Mobile-review have posted their review on the Nokia N82. Here is the final impression.ImpressionsCall quality was never an issue with the N82, as it easily lived up to our expectations of a Nokia-branded phone. Ring tones sounded quite loud thanks to the handset’s dual speakers – in this sense, it is one of the market’s vociferous offerings. On the other hand, sometimes both speakers, since they