Velocity reveals another up-to-the-minute smartphone

Velocity Mobile has exposed their latest Velocity 83 recently in California. The slim smartphone boasts of a GPS receiver as well as 2 micro-SD slots, one for storage and the other one to support the GPS software.The spacious Velocity 83 is fabricated with a 2.8 inches touch-sensitive LCD and a 2 megapixel camera right at the rear side of the phone. Its screen enables the user to navigate the

LM801 is strictly for the avid adventurer

If you are given to the humdrum of routine then this phone is a pure superfluity for you. On the contrary if you seek thrill and excitement with nature then LM801 is exactly what you could do with. This cell phone (from the looks of it) is vying to steal the title of “Toughphone” from Sonim’s offering. So what exactly does this mobile phone offer? Among others, it has: an altimeter, barometer,

Samsung Phones Feature Chinese Text Input from Zi Corporation

Zi Corporation today announced Samsung has integrated Zi Corporation’s eZiText and Decuma text entry solutions onto its L258 and G618 handsets in China. Decuma Chinese V4.1 handwriting recognition technology bundled with predictive text entry software eZiText, to provide Samsung with a complete text input solution.The Company’s products have been licensed to Samsung for use on the L258 handset,

MetroPCS to Offer ZTE C79 Music Phone

ZTE USA today announced the general availability of the ZTE C79 handset in the U.S. market. The ZTE C79, a CDMA AWS flip phone, is being offered by carrier MetroPCS to subscribers in the U.S. markets. The ZTE C79 includes over 60 MB of user memory for downloading games and applications as well as an MP3 player which includes external music keys.Featuring a sleek design and affordable price point,

New PSP-3000 Support Skype VoIP with Built in Microphone

Sony Computer Entertainment will launch a new PSP (PlayStation Portable) handheld entertainment system (PSP-3000) featuring a new LCD that improves the high resolution PSP display. The new PSP will be available in stores in Japan, Asia, North America and Europe from October 2008. It also comes with a built-in microphone to meet the PSP users’ demand to enjoy games and content with voice input

Mobiado Introduces Luminoso Lucido Luxury Phone

Mobiado today unveils the Lucido, combines aluminum, stainless steel, and sapphire crystal in an extreme fashion. The front of the Lucido is machined from one piece of solid aluminum with an inlay of one piece of sapphire crystal. With just 200 produced, each Mobiado Lucido is a symbol of extreme exclusivity.The aluminum frame is created from aircraft aluminum to build a strong/stiff yet light

Sprint adds Sanyo Katana Eclipse to its kitty

Well, well, looks like Sprint are all set to capture their customers’ imagination this fall and this dazzling new Sanyo Katana Eclipse offered by them certainly shows us why. Featuring some pretty stunning lighting effects like the option of choosing illumination for each of the contacts, the cellphone is all set to enable high-speed wireless transfers through the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network.

Lenovo Launches P960 Mobile Phone with Fingerprint Biometrics Security

Atrua Technologies announced today that Lenovo Mobile selected Atrua’s made-for-mobile fingerprint solution for Lenovo’s recently launched P960 mobile phone. In addition, Lenovo’s P960 has an innovative “VIP recording” feature that automatically records calls from designated numbers. The fingerprint biometric technology is used in the P960 to protect sensitive data such as VIP recordings, text

Need a PSP Phone? Do It Yourself!

When is the time that Sony PSP Phone is available? Probably there is no answer yet but the great chinese is showing off their hacking skill. Besides you can use the Skype to make VoIP calls with your PSP portable gaming machine, one of the guy has decided to integrate his Haier mini phone with his PSP.With some hacking works, the UMD disc reader has been replaced with the Haier mobile phone. The

Butterflies and Flowers on Alcatel OTE 227 Clamshell

Here is a new mobile handset from Alcatel that you would appreciate not for its specs but for the floral design on the body of the clamshell. The Alcatel OTE 227 Butterfly has designs of butterflies flying over flowers, something women with an artistic bend of mind would love to possess. Available exclusively on Orange, the OTE 227 Butterfly costs ₤9.99 in UK and comes with a 1.5-inch TFT 65K

Motorola Atila leak shows up with specs sheet in tow

For anyone who has been following the trends of cellphone leakages on the blogosphere, the regular routine of a spy pic, followed by weeks of speculation followed by ‘leaked’ specs is all too familiar. But the Motorola Atila seems to have sort of taken a detour from the trend but being leaked with a specs sheet in tow. That’s right folks, the touchscreen beauty has been spotted with a full specs

Spice Mobiles Announces Spice X-1 Gaming Phone in India

Comes with dedicated gaming keys and pre-loaded games, Spice Mobiles from India announces the launch of their first gaming phone, the Spice X-1. Spice X-1 comes pre-loaded with a variety of games that offer adrenaline-pumped gaming experience through the dedicated gaming console. You can also play without the console with its onboard dedicated gaming keys. The Spice X-1 is also enhanced by the

Obopay and Grameen Solutions Partner to Offer Mobile Banking Services

Obopay and Grameen Solutions announced a partnership and aim to deliver mobile banking services to a billion of the world’s poorest people by 2018. The Grameen-Obopay Bank A Billion Initiative will provide access to affordable financial services.Through the wireless mobile technology, Grameen-Obopay plan to offer cross-border remittances, money transfer, payments, savings and credit accounts

Purple Labs to Acquire Sagem Mobile Application Software

Purple Labs has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire the mobile applications suite and software engineering team of Sagem Mobiles, a French manufacturer that develops mobile phones branded by Sony Ericsson, Orange, Vodafone and other customers. The asset sale to Purple Labs is linked to an announcement by SAFRAN, a French technology group, that it is selling its Sagem Mobiles business

LiMo Foundation now on top 50

The LiMo Foundation prides itself of presently setting out 20 different mobile phone brands in the market. These include Motorola, NEC, Panasonic, and other brands have all lucratively brought LiMo handsets to the market.The LiMo Foundation aims to enlarge the utilization of Linux in mobile phones and just recently, it declared that it has developed its membership timetable to embrace over 50

Garmin Postpone Nuvifone to First Half of 2009

Supposed to be released in Q4 this year, Garmin has decided to postpone the Nuvifone to first half of 2009. According to the release, the company has to spend more time in meeting some carrier specific requirements. No specific date is given in their announcement.The Garmin Nuvifone is a full touch screen phone with a 3.5-inch size display screen and pre-loaded maps for navigation. The last time

New T-Mobile SideKick Officially Announced

Available today from T-Mobile USA, the new T-Mobile Sidekick powered by Danger allows consumers to upload personal photos from their Facebook page, or other similar sites, and use graphic designs to create their own shells. The T-Mobile Sidekick is also known as Gekko which you have been reading about it in various rumors and leaks.The new Sidekick features key software improvements including

DeviceAnywhere to deliver the T-Mobile Virtual Developer Lab

DeviceAnywhere will be unveiling the new T-Mobile Virtual Developer Lab - a remote testing service designed to reduce the time and resources required to develop, test, monitor, and deploy applications and content for T-Mobile handheld devices. The T-Mobile Virtual Developer Lab provides T-Mobile developers with access to real devices over the internet. Developers can now access some of the newest

Casio G’zOne Boulder Rolls Onto The Verizon Wireless Network

Verizon Wireless today introduced the G’zOne Boulder - the newest Push to Talk phone that is exclusively available through Verizon Wireless. This rough and tough phone is built to military specifications to withstand shock, water and dust environments. Packaged in two smart-looking finishes - black and silver or orange - the G’zOne Boulder is now available online and through business sales

Sprint Introduces New Sprint Web Mobile Home Page

Sprint today introduces the launch of Sprint Web, offering an adaptive home page that delivers content based on the customer’s previous usage, along with direct access to search from Google.The new Sprint Web home page uses technology by ChangingWorlds, to provide each customer with dynamic, relevant content and information as a result of their past usage. For example, if a customer continually