Palm’s newest smartphone offering is also their smallest – of course we’re talking about the Palm Centro. The smartphone maker has taken the wraps off its Palm Centro teaser site, with the tag-line “Do you wish there were more of you?” It looks like Palm is banking on the entry-level demographic that’s looking to boost…
Archives for September 2007
Samsung SGH-i780 (Blackjack2) is the new undisputed champion of Windows Mobile Smartphones
Check these specifications out: 115.9 x 61.3 x 13.3 mm, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi B/G, 3.2 megapixel camera, HSDPA, 320×240 65k color touch screen, GPS and full QWERTY keyboard running the latest version of Windows Mobile 6 Professional. If that isn’t hard core, I don’t know what is. Expect this crazy mofo to be announced/launched at…
Is the Nokia party tomorrow to celebrate the new partners in the retail channel? *UPDATE*
Nokia is holding a huge party today (or tomorrow depending on your time zone) and I’m trying to figure out what exactly are they going to announce? It was publically stated that this event was not for the launch of a new product, but instead to celebrate Nokia’s efforts in America, California especially: The LA…
Spyker goes mobile; Releases branded handset
It’s not unusual to see famous car brands going mobile. Earlier we’ve seen Hummer and Porsche doing it. And now, it’s Spyker that wants a piece of the mobile action. Pictured on the right, the Spyker phone will cost 299 EUR (about $422) and will certainly fit with the overall Spyker image. Naturally, this device…
Sony Ericsson patents the peak-a-boo phone concept
Imagine you have a XX inch screen that pops up vertically from a handset, now what happens when you shove the screen back in? Instead of hiding the entire thing only a small window is left open for data to be displayed. It sounds complicated, but this image should make it easy for you and…
Sony Ericsson K770i prototype spotted for sale
The prototype has been spotted for sale at a Polish auction website. It is the brown version and comes complete with a prototype unfinished box. Now, we DO strongly recommend that you wait for the final version and grab one once it’s officially available, I can understand if you want to get it before anyone…
More Sony Ericsson W880i successor pictures leak
Round 1 of pictures was covered by Dusan, here are the new pictures found on Esato. Supposedly the device has HSDPA, frankly I’m just hoping it can be the first Walkman with a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack:
Airtel brings Palm Treo 750 to India
Until now, to get a Treo in India you would have to pay the full price of the device and buy it unlocked. Guess Airtel, India’s largest mobile phone and fixed network operator, figured that out, hence along with Palm, they’ve announced the availability of the Treo 750 smartphone in the world’s fastest growing mobile…
French mobile Linux gets funded
We usually restrain from writing about “capital raising” news and issues, but this one really caught our eyes. French mobile Linux developer Purple Labs raised $14.5 million in their first round from Sofinnova Partners, which led the round, and investors Earlybird and Partners Group. The strange thing about this is that while we know Linux…
Mobile gambling wagers to approach $12 billion within 3 years
This one’s actually not for our U.S. readers — at least not at the moment — but it’s important nevertheless. According to Juniper Research, thanks to the increasing deployment of multiple mobile payment technologies and liberalisation of remote gambling legislation in key markets, mobile gambling wagers will approach $12 billion by 2010. Of that amount,…