Not that we were all that excited for Vodafone to launch their Windows Mobile slider from HTC (HTC Kii?), but we thought a few of you out there might want to know that the Vodafone 920 has been pulled from Vodafone’s lineup. Vodafone gave no reason for killing the Vodafone 920, but we’re figuring it…
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UK drivers face jailtime for using mobile phone on the road
Finally. If drivers in the UK are anything like we see in the US, then this legislation is sorely needed. Come this Thursday, new legislation will hit the UK-books that will threaten British drivers with jailtime, in addition to fines, if they’re caught using their mobile phone to text or talk whilst on the road.…
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo confirmed to be negotiating with Apple for iPhone
We previously reported that the largest wireless operator in Japan has been in talks with Apple to bring the coveted iPhone to the island-nation’s NTT DoCoMo network. Well, today we get confirmation straight from NTT DoCoMo that Apple is indeed working with the Japanese network to bring those edgy-Japs a bit of minimalist-style. “It is…
IntoMobile and Viigo proudly announce our new Mobile Portal – IntoMobile To Go!
We know, it’s getting to be that time of year and, if you’re anything like us, you’re running around frantically trying to get your affairs in order before that dreaded wonderful deadline. All the hustle and bustle of the holiday season leaves us with less and less time to get our fill of tech-news –…
7 pictures of the Nokia N96 leak! This isn’t a render folks, this is real hardware *UPDATE*
All 7 images can be found on my Flickr account below, the images came from Mobile Review. Immediate thoughts are it looks like an N81, but even larger. No specifications are known, but people say it is an N95 in a new shell. That would be a sad shame. Update: Upon closer examination it looks…
Motorola RIZR Z8 Ferrari Limited Edition
While we’re waiting for Motorola to finally unveil their Z10 Symbian UIQ based smartphone, they’ve decided to refresh the Z8 by teaming-up with Ferrari. The end result is way much better looking Z8 with unfortunately the same specs. The only physical difference is that the Z8 Ferrari Limited Edition has red instead of green backlight…
High school girls in Japan use mobile Internet 2 hours a day!
We all know Japan is the most advanced mobile phone market on the planet and here’s an example to illustrate just how advanced it is. According to the survey on youngsters and the information society, high school girls in the Land of the Rising Sun use Internet and text services for an average of two…
Hop-on launches CDMA/GSM HOP2001 Windows Mobile smartphone
Now this is weird. The company that specializes in mobile gambling technologies and was also known as a disposable cellphones maker not long ago released a new Windows Mobile smartphone. And while we guess they’ve outsourced the manufacturing to some Chinese or Taiwanese OEM, it’s interesting to note they’ve made sure their new smart baby,…
S60 goes China; Announces new Chinese language blog “Play around S60”
Apparently, it’s not the Scandinavians nor North Americans that visit S60 Blogs the most — it’s the people from China. So, it was only the common sense to start writing on Chinese and attract more developers and fans to Nokia’s popular platform. Unfortunately, my knowledge of Chinese language is well… poor to say the least,…
Palestinians get new cell phone network
While Palestinians and Israelis are moving ahead with peace talks, Israel will allow the Palestinians to set up a new cell phone network to meet growing demand. Israel controls all frequencies for cell phones in the West Bank and Gaza, and ever since violence erupted between the sides in 2000, Israel’s defense ministry has turned…