Verizon-branded BlackBerry 8830 (so called “Cyclone”) press shots are leaked. Apparently, the upcoming BlackBerry will be the RIM’s first dual-mode CDMA/GSM device, and unlike other BlackBerries, will come in silver color. There are some doubts whether this is a true leak or a planned PR move. I don’t know, and frankly – I don’t care.…
Archives for April 5, 2007
Mobile users want ad-supported audio content
A new study by research firms Arbitron and Telephia reports that more than 75% of users who listen to audio content on their mobile devices expressed a preference for free, ad-supported content over subscription or other paid services. The two companies conducted a 15-minute online survey of more than 2,000 mobile phone users in February…
Nokia releases Open C SDK plug-in for S60 smartphones
In order to get more apps to its Symbian-based S60 software platform, Nokia released Open C Plug-In extension for the S60 3rd Edition SDK. We’ve already talked about Open C, which was introduced as a part of S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2. The main idea is to improve productivity of S60 developers working in…
Sony Ericsson W880i user interface video
I’ve never doubted in Sony Ericsson’s ability to make great phones for young people. Their Walkman branded handsets were selling like hot cupcakes, and it’s no wonder they are among the top used music phones in the UK. Still, I’ve was blown away with the W880i’s interface. It’s slick, fast and looks so cool. Check…
Virgin Mobile adds Kyocera MARBL to its offering
Virgin Mobile announced the availability of a new cell phone to its customers in the US. The Kyocera MARBL is the carrier’s low-cost, low-end – yet sleek and stylish clamshell device, that boasts a color display, a two-way speakerphone, and rounded keys for easy texting. The new device weighs less than 3 ounces, measures .8…
Mobile Linux set to rule: More than 200 million handsets will use it by 2012
ABI Research’s new study suggests that mobile Linux is set to rule the world. According to the report, by 2012, more than 127 million devices will be enabled with a commercial Linux OS, up from 8.1 million in 2007. Additionally, device shipments that incorporate Linux as an RTOS replacement are set to grow to more…
Asus Z810 young people’s phone
Young people all around the world should look at Asus, as the Taiwan-based company recently announced a handset device for them. The Asus Z810 won’t bring you EDGE nor 3G, but this cool-looking tri-band clamshell device packs a 2 MP camera with digital zoom and flash, a QVGA color screen, 64 MB of shared memory,…
Korea to subsidy cell phone buyers
Like it’s not enough that they already have some cool exclusive handsets in the country, Korean government wants to subsidies cell phone buyers through nation’s three carriers. The new plan will allow telcos to provide users with up to $400 discounts, thus allowing more users to get a (second?) mobile phone. At present there are…
LG KS20 – Prada Phone Successor, The iPhone ‘Dominator’
So it seems we’re not the only ones who thought the LG KE850 ‘Prada’ Phone was not quite the iPhone killer it was supposed to be. Those LG engineers may have just been teasing us with the KE850 because they might be pushing out a successor to the Prada Phone – the LG KS20. Wait,…
Butterfly Concept Phone
We got another concept phone for you guys! But aside from the obvious good looks and striking design, the most important aspect of this concept is the creator. The Butterfly concept was, well, conceptualized by a 15-year old high school student. That’s right, barely pubescent Andrew Kim designed this horizontal-sliding, dual AMOLED screen concept with…