Last week Dusan wrote about an all black 6300 and there was only one picture available at the time. Chinese site ZOL has got the scoop with a device that looks like it came straight out of the factory and if you thought the original 6300 was handsome then you have to check out these…
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SunCom first to release BlackBerry 8120 Pearl
Fancy that WiFi-packing BlackBerry 8120 Pearl that T-Mobile is slated to launch in February (you know, after they clear out existing 8100 Pearl-stock)? Well, if you happen to be within SunCom’s coverage area and have an extra $220 to spend, you can now grab-up a BlackBerry 8120 Pearl from SunCom. The $200 price tag includes…
Qualcomm buys SoftMax – looks toward noise reduction on mobile phones
Qualcomm is clearly one of the mobile industry’s leading chipmakers, but that doesn’t mean they can sit back and let the revenue from their 3G technologies roll in. The San Diego-based chipmaker seems to be taking a new approach to the mobile chipset market – integrating noise-reduction technology into their chipsets. Qualcomm has just snatched…
Audio: IntoMobile and SimplySymbian interview Per Ola Saether from mBricks and chat about mobile technology
And our second audio is here. As with the first one, this one’s also recorded during the UIQ Fast Track event in Budapest, Hungary. This time our guest is Per Ola Saether from Norway-based mBricks whom Dario Soltani from Per Ola Saether from SimplySymbian.com and myself briefly interviewed and then went on chatting about the…
Forget bone-conducting microphones – NS-ELEX develops in-ear microphone
Bone conducting headsets are good for picking up clearer sounding voice in less-than-quiet environments. That is, as long as you like having the microphone located externally to your ear. A Japanese company called NS-ELEX has just released their new in-ear earpiece/microphone technology. The “e-Mimi-kun” is basically a Bluetooth headset or a wired headset for your…
Samsung U940 passes the FCC hurdle
I have a sad news to report to all the touchscreen device fans. In case you’ve wanted to grab the U.S. version of the Samsung F700 this Christmas, you’ll have to wait a little longer. And while we don’t have an exact release date, the fact that today is December 18 and that the Samsung…
Next up at-bat for Sprint: Embarq’s Dan Hesse is new Sprint CEO
With their WiMAX/XOHM trials set to launch this week (at least for employees), Sprint is going to need some serious leadership skills to keep their subscriber base from plunging ever further into the depths of underdog-dom. Gary Forsee has already left the building, so who does Sprint have up next on the roster? Well, Embarq’s…
Motorola launching MOTO Ming 2 in Q2 2008
Remember when we said that there were rumblings of Motorola’s Linux-based MOTOMING successor, the Motorola A1600 Ming 2, launching in February of 2008? Right, well, it turns out that the MOTOMING 2 is due out in Q2 of 2008. DigiTimes reports that Inventec has secured the manufacturing contract. Bill Chen, General Manager of Motorola Taiwan’s…
Nokia Nseries helps MTV with climate change campaign and grabs some “green points” along the way
Almost every single corporation which “aims for the stars” invests heavily in its brand. Affiliation with the green causes certainly helps companies add extra points in the eyes of the consumers. Nokia isn’t the exception, hence their NSeries division (or that’s a sub-brand?) is working alongside MTV to capture “aspiring young creatives” in action and…
Sprint unveils Samsung m520 slider
When we hear of a new Samsung slider being unveiled, we usually think along the lines of the thinnest and sleekest handsets on the market. The new Samsung m520 for Sprint doesn’t really fit our expectations. The 13mm thick Samsung m520 slider features stereo Bluetooth, EVDO, 1.3 megapixel camera, microSD card slot, and some GPS…