Tech Digest has the scoop on a tidbit of information that the Nokia Music Store is launching on the first of November in the UK. The time, 7 AM GMT would mean 9 AM in Finland and 3 AM in New York. I would be more hyped about it if I could have a subscription…
Archives for October 2007
Google is about to make some moves in the mobile industry – Google Phone announcement in mid-November?
Word on the street has it that Google is set to finally firm up all the rumors surrounding the search giant’s entry into the super-competitive mobile market. According to “sources,” The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is planning to officially announce its plans for the wireless industry “within the next two weeks” –…
Huge Nokia N81, Music Store and N-Gage marketing blitz to launch on Friday
This coming Friday we can look forward to the “Next Episode,” an event being hosted by Nokia UK. Mad.co.uk has some insight as to what will actually happen at the event. A new 60 second commerical will be preimered called “Playful Discovery.” It will air in 62 countries simultaneously as well as in movie theatres.…
Apple and T-Mobile announce official iPhone rate plans
Our autobahn-cruising friends in Europe just got a bit of good news from Apple and T-Mobile. The duo has released official details on the rate plans that will be available for use with the iPhone when it’s released on November 9. All three plans, sized from medium to large to extra large (what, no “small?”)…
Another hugely expensive Vertu phone – $85,000 for a phone
Sure, it’s a Vertu. Sure, there’s a high-class aura about it. Sure, it’s covered (encrusted, if you will) in more precious stones than that Diamond iPhone we just mentioned. But, is it worth the price of a Porsche Carrera 997? Hardly. The Vertu lineup of high-end (at least in price) mobile phones are already crazy…
Sprint: It’s not about how many G’s you have – it’s how you use it
With the ITU’s recent certification of WiMAX technology as a 3G standard, we speculated that Sprint would be somewhat off-put by the fact that their 4G “baby” wouldn’t be seen in the same light anymore. Afterall, people like to put titles on services and technologies, and bigger numbers mean better stuff (a BMW 328i doesn’t…
Diamond encrusted iPhone – it was only a matter of time
How do you improve on the iPhone? Add 3G? GPS? Maybe some A2DP Bluetooth support? Nope. Apparently, you encrust your Apple iPhone in about $40,000 worth of diamonds. Amosu‘s gone and slathered the iPhone with 420 diamonds, totalling 5.65 carats and set in 18k white or yellow gold, with a choice of white, black or…
E-ten Glofish M800 with European and US 3G support approved by FCC
It looks like AT&T’s top competitor to their AT&T Tilt (HTC Kaiser TyTn II) is that much closer to hitting Yankee shores. The E-ten Glofish M800 Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional phone has just gotten the “go ahead” from the FCC. E-ten recently teamed up with Arima to push out faster and badder WinMo smartphones, and…
Sprint Mogul gets ROM update
Sprint Mogul users will be glad to hear that their precious Windows Mobile 6.0 QWERTY-slider just got a ROM update from HTC. The new Sprint Mogul ROM is available from HTC’s support page and gives you the following benefits. Improved Bluetooth compatibility and performance. Corrects keypad function when using On Demand. Corrects Alarm so it…
Samsung SGH-i780 hits London with GPS and WiFi
No, it’s not the BlackJack II – that would be the Samsung SGH-i617. This here piece of kit is the Samsung SGH-i780 GPS and WiFi-equipped Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional smartphone. The Samsung i780 launched yesterday in London and hasn’t looked back since. With HSDPA (3.6Mbps), WiFi b/g, and A-GPS, the Samsung i780 is sure to…