Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Samsung P960, the First Mobile TV Slider Phone for Europe

SEOUL, KOREA - April 30, 2008 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a leading mobile phone and No. 1 TV maker, announced today P960, the world's first slider type Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV phone P960. As a pioneer of slider mobile phones and TV, it was only a matter of course for Samsung to develop a device that contains both of its strongest strengths in one.P960 is also the

Verizon’s enV2 launches tomorrow

Verizon Wireless announced enV2 that will be available across Verizon stores around the USA as well as at Circuit City stores starting tomorrow April 30th. If you are interested in a messaging/e-mail solution, you might want to check it out.Verizon customers can get in on the action starting tomorrow. The device is priced at $130 after rebates and a two year contract. Very reasonable when you

Yahoo! to OutSource VoIP Calls to Jajah

JAJAH has been selected by Yahoo! as the outsource partner for its premium voice service. The “Phone In” and “Phone Out” service will enable consumers to make low-cost PC-to-phone and phone-to-PC voice calls over the JAJAH network using Yahoo! Messenger.The partnership leverages JAJAH’s open, next-generation communications platform to support the existing Yahoo! Messenger voice offering beginning

First 3G enabled BlackBerry 9000 on eBay

Well if those talks about the 3G enabled Blackberry handset are making you go bizarre with lack of patience, here is your perfect opportunity to get your hands on one before it hits the market.How else could have that happened without our beloved eBay which in this case is staging an auction for the BlackBerry 9000 with 3G connectivity. Only two of these models which would officially be launched

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Apple Considering Offering Unlimited iTunes Music Downloads for iPhone, iPod

An article published today by the Financial Times reports that Apple is in the process of exploring offering unlimited music download from iTunes at no cost to customers who purchase an iPhone or iPod. The concept is basically the same as the Nokia "comes with music" program which the handset manufacturer offers in partnership with Universal Music.Essentially, either program would allow customers

Apple's iPhone to travel to Canada

After capturing the U.S. market with lightening speed, Apple’s iPhone might soon be launched in Canada. Although, there is nothing official about this new venture, but it is believed that Apple Inc. is joining hands with Canada’s Rogers Communication Inc. to bring the smart phone to the country.However, certain stumbling blocks need to be overcome before the deal between Apple and Rogers is

New Vertu Constellation Rococo Edition

Got plenty of bank account balance to use? Vertu has released the new Vertu Constellation Rococo Edition to celebrate its tenth anniversary.According to sybarites.org,“the Rococo collection was inspired by the eighteenth century French art, fashion and interior design movement by the same name. The collection features intricate flower patterns embroidered into the leather on the back of the phone

Monday, April 28, 2008

The New LG Prada II Cellphone

The LG Prada could be considered a wannabe competitor for the iPhone. Smarter than a regular (LG) phone but not even close to the iPhone. And as Apple prepares for 3G and more it's only logical that LG wants and has to keep up.Apparently LG has a successor for Prada, the Prada II, supposed to be launched in late Q4 2008, and from the info that leaked so far it will be worth considering. * The

Helio Now Pushes GMail/Pop/IMAP Emails to You

Adding up to the existing instant delivery service on Helio Mail, Yahoo, Windows Live and AOL accounts, Helio is now able to push GMail, Pop or IMAP emails to your Helio phones.If you hold a Helio device, just do a manual send/receive action on the email client to get a prompt for the Push activation. You will be asked if you want an notification automatically whenever there is new email. Now if

LG KF750 Secret Phone

Check out the new LG Secret here, which was just announced yesterday in London. The new slider phone is a slim slider phone built by materials such as carbon fiber and tempered glass. With just a 11.8mm thickness, the phone has also integrate a 5 megapixel camera module at its back. The LG Secret is certified by DivX. Products that bear the DivX Certified logo have undergone a rigorous testing

Saturday, April 26, 2008

3G iPhone

One very obvious thing missing from last year's Apple iPhone was 3G support. If you wanted high-speed internet access when you weren't near a WiFi hotspot, then you needed to rely on a GPRS or EDGE connection. Very often subscribers were stuck with dial-up modem speeds on a device that really needed a much faster internet connection.Apple's excuse for the lack of 3G was that it drained the

iPhone Black Night

Yet another superb decoration from Goldstriker!The company has just announced its new and exquisite iPhone Black Night special edition created by Stuart Hughes for the elite.You can recognize these iPhone 16GB from the front bezel and rear logo struck with 24ct gold, with an adaptable finish to match any car you prefer.Included in the Elite collection, iPhone Black Night is also part of the

Philips M600 Phone For The Chinese Market

The Philips M600 is specially made for music lovers. Measuring 105mm x 44mm x 15.3 mm, the GSM phone utilities the SRS WOW technology to enhance the sound quality and add a surround sound capability.The Philips M600 has a clean candy bar design, easily enjoy your MP3 songs and access essential music functions using the assigned MP3 quick access hotkeys. With a single click, launch your MP3 player

Skype Releases Beta Version of Skype for Mobile

Today Skype released a beta version of Skype for mobile phone, works on about 50 of the most popular Java-enabled mobile phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. The beta version of Skype mobile is available worldwide with a feature set that includes chat, group chat, presence (seeing when your contacts are online), and receiving calls from Skype users, and through

Friday, April 25, 2008

BlackBerry Pearl 8110 with GPS reaches AT&T

AT&T and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone, which includes built-in global positioning system (GPS) support for location-based applications and services. Combined with navigation and mapping applications such as AT&T Navigator, the handset provides turn-by-turn voice and on-screen directions. AT&T Navigator also alerts users through voice

Nokia N82 wins TIPA “Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe” Award 2008

The Nokia N82 has been awarded the ‘Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe 2008′ by TIPA (Technical Image Press Association). Taking advantage of its integrated A-GPS functionality and high resolution camera, the Nokia N82 automatically geotags images with capture location metadata, making it possible to view the capture location on a map either on the Internet or on the device itself. When it

WeatherBug Releases Widget for S60 Phones

WeatherBug announced the WeatherBug S60 widget today for select Nokia devices. WeatherBug’s S60 widget will utilize Nokia’s latest Web Runtime Technology (WRT) to bring local weather info to your phone.The WeatherBug S60 widget will be available from http://weatherbug.com/ and via the Nokia Download! store and nokia.mobi site. Nokia also plans to pre-install WeatherBug on select Nokia devices;

Sony Ericsson Z780 HSDPA Phone

The Z780, a HSDPA phone that leaked few weeks back, packs tri-band 3G and HSDPA into its stylish clamshell frame. It also introduces built-in aGPS, giving users the opportunity to carry their navigation solution with them on their phone.Both the new Z780 and the G502 come with the latest version of Google Maps for Mobile. This application allows you to view high quality maps that give you a

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Sony Ericsson G502 reviews

Sony Ericsson today introduced two new HSDPA phones, the G502 and the Z780 into its line-up; each clearly designed to take its range web-enabled phones in a different direction. The new G502 is the latest in an established line of classic Sony Ericsson phones that cram a wealth of time-saving features into an affordable, pocket-sized phone.Both the Z780 and the G502 come with the latest version

Samsung Launched Anycall J708

Samsung mobile recently announced the launch of Samsung Anycall J708 in Hong Kong. It’s the premium, shiny-black slider phone.Users can enjoy multi-format music files such as MP3, AAC, AAC+ and MIDI as well as the FM radio and also snap photos by the embedded 1.3 mega-pixel camera and even enjoying H.263 or MPEG4 videos.It’s dimensions is only 99.5 x 47 x 14.8 mm and offering features include

LG KS-20, a New Smartphone with Touch Screen

Following the success of its Chocolate and Prada series, now the Korean phone maker is offering another smart phone, called the LG KS-20.Powered by Windows Mobile 6, this phone is one of most beautiful smartphones to date. Very thin (12.8 mm) and clean, with minimalistic design. The KS-20 features 2.8 inch touch screen with works with a stylus.Too bad this smartphone just has 2 megapixels

LG KF700 Available in Europe

LG today launched its LG-KF700, a new multimedia phone that integrate three separate input methods, including a 3-inch touchscreen, alpha-numeric keypad and Shortcut Dial.The LG-KF700’s 3-inch full touchscreen provides easy access to features and widgets, an adaptive onscreen interface and a wide aspect ratio that is perfect for watching movies or browsing the internet. The Shortcut Dial on the

Sony BMG to Join Nokia Music Store

Sony BMG has officially joined Nokia to offer music content on Nokia music store. People who buy a Nokia Comes With Music device will have a year of access to the SONY BMG rich catalog of music. Consumers will be able to download tracks to both their mobile device and computer through the Nokia Music Store during the first twelve months that they own their Nokia device.At the end of the one year

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Nokia Music Store in Australia opens today

Nokia Australia opened the doors of its Nokia Music Store today. With a single account, Australian music lovers can access the Nokia Music Store via their personal computer or directly from their optimised Nokia devices including the Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia N81 8GB and the N82.In addition, the ability to sync from a PC is available on a wider range of Nokia models including the latest Xpress Music

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Nokia unveils two new XpressMusic devices, HSDPA 5320 and 5220

Nokia today introduced two new music-enabled devices as additions to its XpressMusic range. The new Nokia 5320 XpressMusic and Nokia 5220 XpressMusic are expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2008, with an expected retail price range of 160 to 220 EUR, before taxes and subsidies.Featuring a dynamic design with 3G social entertainment capabilities, the Nokia 5320 XpressMusic delivers

Sony Ericsson to Announce G502 Tomorrow

A new Sony Ericsson model with a codename Emelie will be officially announced tomorrow, according to se-nse blog. The Emelie will be called G502, it is a GSM tri-band phone in candy bar design.The Sony Ericsson G502 is a compact but features pack model. With the built in support of HSDPA Microsoft Exchange and Google Maps, business users will love to have another candy bar phone for their

EB, TerreStar Networks Promise Slim Smartphone with Dual-Mode Satellite-Terrestrial HSPA Supported

EB and TerreStar Networks has done their first dual-mode satellite-terrestrial HSPA reference design handset in a PDA form factor. The slim smartphone will allow users to seamlessly and securely stay connected to both the satellite and terrestrial components of the TerreStar network.Additionally, EB and TerreStar are working to enable device manufacturers to rapidly bring to market the world’s

BlackBerry Curve 8330 For Alltel Wireless Available

Alltel Wireless today announced that the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) will be available in Alltel retail stores May 1. Starting today, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 is available online for pre-order at shopalltel.com/curve. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone, with RIM’s famous communications features, trackball navigation system and Alltel’s high-speed EVDO network

AT&T Offers BlackBerry Professional Software

AT&T and Research in Motion announced today the availability of BlackBerry Professional Software for AT&T’s small business customers, which provides a wireless communications and collaboration solution with advanced security features.BlackBerry Professional Software provides a simplified installation process and the full suite of advanced security features and IT policies that come with the

Vertu Coloured Diamonds

Vertu adds more color to its Signature Diamond Collection luxury cell phones line and offers two new design options: Signature Rose Gold Pink Diamonds and Signature Rose Gold Pink Sapphires.Starting with the idea of haute joaillerie and Grand Complication timepieces, Vertu created two more unique designed cell phones for luxury lovers.The news consists of the addition of 18 Carat Rose Gold, pink

Sony Ericsson C905 Concept

Here is a nice device, Sony Ericsson C905 Concept with a grate list of features like a 10.1 MP camera with 3x Optical Zoom, Sony CCD Sensor, UI of Sony T200 Camera, Auto & Manual Focus, Face detection upto 5 faces, multi focus points ( upto 5 ) with manual positioning for each one.Video : HD 720 Recording for 15 min. or DVD 480p as long as memory/battery handle.Video/3D Accelrator, NVIDIA APX

HTC Touch Dual for US Got FCC Approval

FCC has just approved the HTC touch dual, which will be released in US this quarter. the HTC Touch Dual combines the touch screen with integrated TouchFLO and slide-out keypad. Best Buy will be the first to offer the HTC Touch Dual in US when available.The prototype picture from the FCC also unveiled the 20-key SureType keypad design for the US HTC Touch Dual. It will be powered by the upcoming

15000 Copies of Free N-Gage Fifa 08 Up for Grap

Nokia is giving away 15000 copies of free N-Gage Fifa 2008 licenses. No official announcement though, but you can follow the instruction on Symbian web blog to activate the free license.Users from different countries have reported getting the free license successfully, but sad that US N-Gage users will not be able to enjoy this offer. Check out the instruction in the blog post below.instruction [

LG Viewty in Purple Edition

From the initial black edition to dark silver edition, it looks like LG has decided to launch a new purple version. LG has promised to launch Viewty in more colours this year.LG Viewty has undergone a rigorous testing program as all the products that bear the DivX Certified logo do to ensure a high-quality DivX media experience, including reliable video creation and playback, interoperability

Monday, April 21, 2008

MTV Phone

The number 1 specialist in cell phones distribution in France, ModeLabs has announced the MTV cell phone called MTV3.3, prepared for releasing on April 23.MTV3.3 red slider-style cell phone is clearly a music phone but besides this it features access to all MTV channels, MTV content like videos, logos, ringtones composed by DJ Cut Killer, MTV Cribs mobile game and wallpaper, then comes the 3G

Sharp D4

That’s the world’s first mobile communication terminal powered by the Intel Atom low power consuming processor and was made by Sharp to be launched by Willcom on the Asian market during June.Sharp D4 also called DIFO runs on Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 and features 802.11b/g wireless LAN connectivity, Bluetooth, high-quality voice calls, automatic email receiving, a 5-inch

Samsung D780 Duos

Samsung makes us another surprise by announcing a new Dual SIM cell phone named Samsung D780 Duos, an elegant model with almost the same features as the previous Dual SIM released on the market by the same company, the D880 Duos, but with a less-impressive camera.If Samsung D880 Duos has a 3.15MP camera, the new D780 Duos comes with just 2MP but I say it’s enough to take some nice pictures while

Goldstriker Upgrades Nokia Arte

Goldstriker has unveiled the upgraded version of the Nokia 8800 Arte 24ct Gold prepared for the releasing on May 1.The 24ct Gold Firefox Edition will be available at Goldstriker at a price of $1,960 and the upgrade consists of 40 more AAA grade ultra white synthetic diamonds.Nokia 8800 Arte released in December 2007 by Nokia is a slider cell phone working on 2G and 3G networks, with a 16 million

Orange France Gets Levi Strauss 3G Phone

Orange France has an exclusive deal with Levis to launch a Levis branded phone, the Levi Strauss 3G slider. Supporting GSM triband and WCDMA, the phone will come with integrated bluetooth, microSD card slot and a jog dial pad for easy scrolling your music playlist.The Levi Strauss 3G Phone will be sold at Euro 279 without contract when available.via [mobileburn]

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sony Walkman - NWZ-A820 and A720 Series

Sony decided to launch new MP3 Players on the Walkman series, which will go directly to the Korean market.Named NWZ-A820 and NWZ-A720, the fresh portable media players support video in different formats - MPEG4 at 30 frames-per-second, and also the AVC - Advanced Video Coding - codec which includes H.264/AVC.Along with the player you also get headphones, more specifically the Sony 13.5mm EX

Third Black Label

Prepare for the revealing of the third LG Black Label cell phone model on April 24.LG has announced the global launch of the third cell phone for Europe continuing the innovative design and technologies that make this series stand out among other phones on the market.The company did not published much about it but we know that its concept is derived from the trend leaders based on Style that

Sony Ericsson W890i

In November I was telling you that Sony Ericsson was preparing to launch three new music phones among which was the W890i, now available in the US online at MobileBee.com for $399.99, featuring SensMe application for creating playlists based on your moods, PlayNow to preview the songs before you buy them, FM radio, TrackID for finding who’s singing that cool new trance song, and adjustable bass

Samsung Instinct

If you are attracted by cool cell phones equipped with the latest technologies you can’t miss this new model from Samsung.Similar with LG, Samsung manages to stay in the top of the most innovative cell phone design and besides that, all major manufacturers are adopting the full-touchscreen display technology, so Samsung came out with a cool cell phone available at Sprint at the moment, featuring

Alcatel Cell Phones 2008 Collection

One of the leaders in the cell phone manufacturing industry, Alcatel, known for its fashionable design lines and for the famous Mandarina Duck model, unveiled a new collection for 2008 exposing it at CTIA Conference 2008 in Las Vegas.More than more than 15 handsets will be launched this year in US, including Alcatel OT-E227A, OT-V270A, OT-S210A, OT-V209A, OT-S120A, OT-E206A, OT-S210A, OTS211A,

Friday, April 18, 2008

FOMA F1100 Cell Phone with Fingerprint Sensor

Fujitsu FOMA F1100 is not the first cell phone that adopts AuthenTec’s fingerprint readering technology for securing the data stored in the handset; Asus was the first to use the AES1710 module for the M356 Smartphone, but it is though the first model released by NTT DoCoMo to feature Windows Mobile 6 operating system and the fingerprint sensor.It is important for a Smartphone to have this

New Kyocera Cell Phones

CTIA Wireless 2008 trade show hosts the presentation of a new Kyocera cell phones line with support for AWS frequency bands and sporting stylish designs.All look cool to me but I will start with the Kyocera Neo E1100 because it inspires me elegance and a rare look with this brilliant light-pipe on the exterior which comes to life when someone calls or sends a message.This cell phone has a hidden

Motorola Q 9c Lime

The two newest Smartphones added by Alltel Wireless are Moto Q 9c and Moto Q 9c Lime, featuring full QWERTY keyboard for intensive typing and the Blackberry look but coming in two different color options: Licorice with silver sail band and Lime edged in tin silver.In US the Alltel customers will have the chance to get the two phone models this summer at a price of $99.99 after a $100.00 mail-in

LG enV2

Very different in design than the enV by LG candybar cell phone, the new enV2 available at Verizon Wireless starting this month in US looks more like the the black version of LG Viewty 5MP camera phone model and this is cool because everybody loves this design.Verizon offers the cell phone with its V CAST Music and Video service, VZ Navigator, and it also features a large QWERTY keyboard,

First Motorola Dual SIM

Motorola MING mobile handsets is available only in Asia at the moment but it seems that soon US will receive the Dual SIM version of this superb clamshell, and probably Europe too.This means that MING A1800 will be the first Motorola Dual SIM phone and the second model made by a famous company, after Samsung’s D880, because now we can get only Chinese Dual SIMs which have a few important software

Third LG Black Label Series on April 24th

Third LG Black Label Series on April 24th. The third LG Black Label Series handset will be unveiled by LG on April 24th. Successes of the LG Chocolate and LG Shine, the two predecessors of the LG Black Label Series models, together with globally renowned The PRADA Phone by LG, have affirmed LG as a leading design innovator in the mobile industry.The design heritage of the LG Black Label Series

New K660 & W580 Colour Variants

Sony Ericsson today launched a few extra colour variants of the K660, and a new smashing red colour variant for the W580. The new K660 colours are called Cyan on Black & Silver on Black, while the red W580 colour variant will be called Velvet Red. In my opinion the red colour on the W580 makes it look extremely hot!

Samsung i640 / i640V (SGH-i640)

A follow-up device to the recent i620, the Samsung i640 (also sold on the Vodafone network as the i640V) is an HSDPA capable 3.5G slider phone with an unusual 320 x 240 pixel display.So, what has changed since the i620? Well the truth is, not much. In almost all regards, the i620 and i640 are completely identical. The one significant difference between the two devices is that the i640 boosts the

Sony Ericsson Z770i

A combination of fashion accessory and business phone, the Sony Ericsson Z770i isn't quite one thing or another.Sony Ericsson Z770i This is an HSDPA capable phone, meaning that the Z770i is a 3.5G device capable of high-speed internet access. Although web access on a mobile phone is not usually much fun, the Z770i comes with the NetFront web browser which attempts to bring a more PC-like

Telus announces LG Venus for Canada

Telus announced that the LG Venus slider is coming to the Canadian provider.The Venus will be able to play Telus’ mobile radio and TV, as well as 50 channels of streaming satellite radio programming and offers the provider’s audible and visual navigation service.The CDMA phone accesses the Internet via EVDO high-speed mobile broadband. Hailed as LG’s first touch-screen phone in Canada, dialing

Nokia 8800 arte Platinum Snow fox Edition from Goldstriker

Goldstriker is back and surprise me with one of their modified phone. This time it is the Nokia 8800 which is platinum clad and enhanced with 40 individually set AAA grade ultra white synthetic diamonds.The Nokia 8800 arte Platinum Snow fox is priced around £1095 ($ 2000) which is cheap when it comes to exclusive phones. The phone will go on sale by first week of May. If you want to buy the

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Softbank powers up Internet Machine phone on the back of Brad Pitt

The Softbank Internet Machine 922SH is extremely hard to resist for a number of reasons, and makes waiting for the iPhone to hit Japan begin to seem silly.As a 3G cell phone, the Internet Machine offers the standard set of Japan-centric features that take advantage of the high speed network such as fast Internet surfing, email, instant messaging, and a highly under-reported feature known as Video

MWg to officially introduce its Windows Mobile Smartphones in Europe

It looks like Asian handset outfit MWg is getting ready to bust out the family tree and make an homage back to the lands of its ancestors for a triumphant (it’d hope, anyway) new beginning. However, now - where MWg doesn’t belongs to O2/Telefónica any longer but belongs to Expansys now - the Windows Mobile specialist is expanding its business to Europe as well.MWg is holding a press event next

Verizon Wireless XV6900 Available

As expected, Verizon Wireless XV6900 is available from the company’s online store beginning today. The XV6900 is available for $349.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. An additional $100 credit toward the purchase of the handset is available for customers who sign up for qualifying voice and data plans at the time of purchase.First unveiled during CTIA WIRELESS

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Sony Ericsson W980i

Some of our UK readers will be familiar with the BBC TV show Ashes to Ashes, a retro police drama set in the 1980s. One of the entertaining things about the programme is the portrayal of utterly naff eighties fashions that I personally used to think were quite cool.. at the time.Sony Ericsson W980i Now, probably most people will remember the following scenario from when they were teenagers, one

Nokia 6212 classic launched today by Nokia

Nokia today introduced the Nokia 6212 classic featuring integrated Near Field Communication (NFC). The 3G handset allows consumers to conveniently share content, access services and information as well as conduct payments and ticketing with one tap of the device. The Nokia 6212 classic is expected to start shipping in the third quarter of 2008 in select markets in Europe and Asia with an

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Samsung F400 (SGH-F400)

Is the Samsung F400 just another glossy looking Samsung slider phone? Not exactly, because the Samsung SGH-F400 incorporates technology from Bang & Olufsen and has a dual-slide arrangement that reveals a loudspeaker for optimum music playback.There's a lot more to the F400 than its musical capabilities, but as they set the handset apart then it will be worth looking at them first. One immediately

LG KF700 reviews

Touchscreen phones are all the rage, since the introduction of the iPhone. The LG KF700 is LG's attempt to beat the iPhone at its own game.Featuring a large 3" 240 x 480 pixel touchscreen, the LG KF700 does bear a certain similarity to the iPhone, but this handset also comes with a standard numeric keypad and a jog wheel control, giving three different ways to control the phone. The screen can be

LG KF510

LG are pretty excited about the LG KF510 handset announced at this years Mobile World Congress, so much so that they announced it a few days early.Now that LG have release full details of the KF510 we can see that it's an attractive slider device with features that very much put it into the "fashion phone" category.Since a lot of the KF510's appeals are its looks, then lets start there. The

Samsung P960 (SGH-P960) reviews

This sleek looking but fairly unassuming slider phone is the Samsung P960, which in additional to all the usual features you might expect to find also contains a DVB-H digital TV receiver.The SGH-P960 isn't the only DVB-H device to be launched this week, the Nokia N96 is another one. But most people will never have seen a DVB-H handheld, and with the possible exception of the upcoming N96, it's

Sharp, Willcom intro Atom-based UMPC

Sharp and Willcom on Monday put out some of the first concrete details for an ultra-mobile PC based on Intel’s Atom architecture. Known alternately as the Willcom D4 or the WS016SH at Sharp.The device is built to be small and light enough at just over one pound in weight but fast enough to run Windows Vista with a 1.33GHz Atom and 1GB of memory; a unique tilt-slider design allows it to fit both a

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition

We've covered the Nokia N810 before, a neat little Linux-based handheld computer with excellent internet capabilities.. but unlike most Nokia devices, the N810 doesn't have a built-in phone. The Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition is not just a black variant of the N810, this version adds WiMAX technology to the N810's WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.The WiMAX version of the N810 also introduces an updated

Nokia N95 black edition pics

Here are some pics of the Nokia N95 in yet another color...black. I wasn't aware that the N95 was also released in black. It does look nice though...

Nokia N82 Black VS Nokia N82 White

Finally some comparing pictures with the Nokia N82 black vs Nokia N82 white.After you jump see more pictures.Enjoy!

Saturday, April 12, 2008

One-of-a-Kind HTC Touch charity editions up for auction

If you’ve been thinking about picking up an HTC Touch but have held off because the design is just too sober, think again: the company has collaborated with Nicholas designer Nic Wong to create four limited editions of the smartphone. Ranging from the subtle (a powder-blue Anaglypta-style design) to the strident (crazed red and white triangles), each handset is unique as in one-of-a-kind. All

Levi’s ultra limited edition Red Tab mobile phone now available to order

Forget the fashion handset - if you want real exclusivity, you need to get your hands on the Levi’s ultra limited edition Red Tab mobile phone. Levi’s has updated its line of mobile phones with the limited edition, “Red Tab”. Spec-wise, the limited edition packs the same muscle power as “The Original” which is a 2-megapixel camera with flash, MP3 player, and Bluetooth with A2DP. The phone still

BenQ T60 Super-slim Mobile Phone

BenQ today announced the launch of its latest mobile phone - the super-slim BenQ T60.Measuring a mere 8.9mm thin, the T60 sports a 2.2-inch QVGA TFT LCD display, a built-in camera with 3.2 megapixel photo output, and a multimedia player.The BenQ T60 features an embedded handy caller black list function that is able to screen out unwanted calls. It comes with 24 MB of internal memory, integrated

Friday, April 11, 2008

One pretty decent looking TV mobile phone

Check out this pretty decent looking TV mobile phone from China. It has a unique sliding candybar form factor. The color and material used is pleasant on the eye and it has a joy wheel under the screen like some Japanese phones. It even has a clever flip out leg to stand the phone form optimal TV viewing. Here are some brief scpecifications.- 3.2 inch 16 million color 400x240 touchscreen-

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Hummer and ModeLabs Introduces Hummer HT2o

ModeLabs Group recently announced the release of its second Hummer-branded cell phone, the HT2.The product is being launched as part of the exclusive licensing contract concluded in February 2007 with HUMMER, a division of the General Motors Corporation.The HT2 has up to 500 hours of autonomy in stand-by mode, is quad-band and features Dual-SIM (two lines in a single mobile), a built-in modem and

Jott Introduces Reply with Voice Options for Blackberry

Jott Networks announced the ability to reply to emails using its voice-to-text technology on BlackBerry smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM). The new application offers a way to verbally reply to email messages. BlackBerry smartphone customers with Jott accounts can download a small application file from the Jott.com website by pointing the BlackBerry Browser to www.jott.com/bb.Once the

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Nokia launches new digital music store in the Netherlands

Nokia Music Store in Netherlands has gone live http://www.music.nokia.nl. Nokia is celebrating the launch with a special offer. Everyone who purchases five tracks on the Nokia Music Store gets five other tracks for free. This offer is valid for the first 10,000 registrants who purchase five tracks at once.You can access the Nokia Music Store via your desktop computer or directly from Nokia

T-Mobile Sidekick Slide in Fire Red Edition

According to BGR, the T-Mobile Sidekick Slide will be done in fire red skin design. The Sidekick Slide will be released for T-Mobile subscribers coming late May or early June.The handset features Danger’s application software, which includes push e-mail, full HTML Web browsing, instant messaging, mobile phone, calendar, address book and media player, as well as a consistently updated content

Samsung D780 Strengthens Dual Standby

Samsung today announced the launch of Samsung D780, the latest dual standby mobile.Samsung D780 is a prefect device for business and professional users, who are looking for efficiency both in their business and private life.With Dual Standby, users can carry just one mobile phone and operate it as two mobile phones using two SIM cards. Even while consumers are using a certain mobile number, they

LG Vu gets official on AT&T

LG announced today at CTIA Wireless 2008 the availability of the new Vu by LG, a sleek and stunning touch screen handset with a view into mobile entertainment’s newest offering, AT&T Mobile TV. With a large three-inch interactive touch screen accompanied by a minimalist scroll bar design, simplicity is only skin deep. The Vu by LG, offered exclusively through AT&T, is equipped with video, music,

Velocity Mobile Enters Windows Mobile Smartphone Market With 103, 111

Velocity Mobile has launched a couple of new smartphones at CTIA in Las Vegas, placing a strong emphasis on ease-of-use, sleek and attractive design, and high-end features - points that customers are always looking out for. The two handsets are the Velocity 103 and Velocity 111. The Velocity 103 and 111 will be available unlocked in Q2 and Q3, respectively.Running Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro, the 111

Sky Show their IMS310L Slider Phone

Sky is presenting its slider phone ‘IM-S310L’ dubbed as ‘Quilt’ in Korea market, which features diamond patterns on the front panel.Adopting a 2.4-inch QVGA screen and a 1.3M camera, the Quilt phone supports LED lighting, mp3 player, BankOn service, electronic dictionary function and more. Coming in three different colors including white, black and pink, it is expected to be available below

Sony Ericsson XPERIA multimedia mobile phone to run on Windows Mobile 6.1

Sony Ericsson today confirmed that it will be running Windows Mobile 6.1 on its stand-out arc-slider phone, XPERIA X1, the innovative multimedia phone announced at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Using Windows Mobile 6.1, together with Sony Ericsson’s unique XPERIA panel user interface (UI), will enable a highly user-focused experience with enhanced connectivity, messaging and multimedia

Monday, April 7, 2008

“Call Me” Button Acts Like a Toll-Free Number While Keeping Your Phone Number Private

Mobivox announced the launch of its new “Call Me” button. You can place the Call Me button into the e-mail signatures or onto social network profiles, blogs, auction sites and other Web pages, enabling you to receive calls from around the world, while keeping your phone numbers private.When the Call Me button is clicked, a Call Me page appears containing an online form to initiate the call to the

Yahoo! oneSearch 2.0 Allows Text and Voice Search

AT CTIA Wireless 2008, Yahoo! unveiled Yahoo! oneSearch 2.0 mobile search service. Key enhancements will allow users to initiate searches faster using text or voice. Yahoo! also plans to provide more detailed search results by opening up Yahoo! oneSearch to publishers to integrate content, simplify search input with Search Assist and voice-enabled search, and make search instantly accessible on

T-Mobile Germany Slash 8GB iPhone Price

Start from this month, T-Mobile Germany will be putting a new price tag for its 8GB iPhone. The 8GB iPhone will cost just 99 euro, about $155 USD with a 2 year contract. The contract will include a mobile plan called Complete XL, which allows you to have 1000 minutes, 300 SMS and unlimited wireless data connection. Other new mobile plans will be also introduced with this price change.via [

Google Created Picasa Web Albums for Windows Mobile

Google mobile team has made a mobile version of Picasa Web Albums for windows mobile users. To use the application on your windows mobile 6, just point your IE Mobile to http://picasaweb.google.com. You can also have the choice of storing your albums offline so that you can still view it when disconnected from the data connection.According to the blog post, Working with Windows Mobile also meant

Thursday, April 3, 2008

iPhone Like Samsung Instinct for Sprint

Sprint and Samsung Mobile today announced the upcoming availability of a new wireless device, Samsung Instinct. Exclusively available from Sprint, the touch screen phone has a large, vibrant touch screen featuring localized tactile feedback, called haptics, which allow the virtual QWERTY keypad and other operations to become a sensory experience. The device also offers a Voice to Action button

BlackBerry Curve 8330 Available This Month for Sprint

Sprint and Research In Motion (RIM) will add the new BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone to its Blackberry line up. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 featuring a two megapixel camera, media player for music, videos and photos, 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth, microSD/SDHC card slot for expandable memory, voice-activated dialing, voice notes recorder and the ability to be used as a modem with a laptop.The

Sprint Announces Windows Mobile 6.1 Upgrades Planned for Current Smartphones

Sprint plans to upgrade several of its current Windows Mobile smartphones later this year to support Windows Mobile 6.1 announced today by Microsoft. Windows Mobile 6.1, an update release, will bring customers core platform enhancements in the areas of user-focused experience, messaging and productivity.In the summer of 2008, Sprint will offer software upgrades for all existing Sprint Windows

Nokia 1680 classic affordable camera phone

Nokia’s most affordable cameraphone to date, the Nokia 1680 classic offers essential mobile phone functionality with a basic digital camera. The phone with VGA camera and video recording features one-touch access for photos and videos.Key features: * VGA camera (300K pixel) with video recording * Email * Voice recording * MP3 ringtones & 24 polyphonic ringtones * GPRS * 64K TFT

The next Prism - Nokia 7070 Prism

Featuring a distinctive folding design with geometric patterns and external light effects, the Nokia 7070 Prism is targeted at people who express their personality through their mobile phone. It offers personalized content, including themes and wallpapers, and MP3-grade ringtones. The Nokia 7070 Prism is expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2008 with estimated retail price of EUR 50

New Opera Mini Version 4.1 in Beta

Opera today released the beta preview of Opera Mini. The beta version is available to download for beta testing at http://www.operamini.com/beta . Opera Mini 4.1 features speed improvements and is up to 50% faster than Opera Mini 4 according to the company.Other than the speed improvements, the upcoming version also featuring Autocomplete your URLsOpera Mini will automatically suggest URL

New Nokia 5000 Camera Phone for Emerging Market

Boasting a 1.3 megapixel camera, a high resolution QVGA display, FM radio with recording functionality, MP3 ringtones and more, the Nokia 5000 will set a new standard for functionalty and affordability. It also supports email and other essential benefits including Nokia Xpress Audio Messaging, Bluetooth and GPRS connectivity.Key features: * 1.3-megapixel camera * FM radio & FM radio recording

AT&T and Motorola Launch MOTO Z9 Slider Phone

MOTO Z9 slider phone is now available at AT&T. The phone is the first phone to include AT&T Navigator, supports up to 8GB of memory, with an optional removable microSD card.Other features include the Stereo Bluetooth, Opera 8 browser and 2.0-megapixel camera. MOTO Z9 is exclusively sold at AT&T for $249.99 after a two-year service agreement. Specifications: Bands/Modes: 3G HSDPA 3.6 Mbps, WCDMA