One of China’s leading handset manufacturers Qiao Xing Mobile Communication Co. is working to launch a new line of Chinese 3G-ready (TD-SCDMA) handsets. The CECT phones, already known that (let’s say) in many ways resemble the popular brands, will soon bring a new level of interactivity and mobile multimedia to the users across Asia, where…
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Playboy phone is coming?
Rumors are spreading are the Web that Playboy is working to launch its own brand of handsets. Apparently, three companies (LG, Motorola and Siemens) are among the front-runners to make such device(s). If this ends up being true, I doubt that the accent will be on features — rather we can expect see the idea…
Giant iPhone displays hitting Apple stores
Yeah, we’re getting all obsessive about the upcoming iPhone. But hey, it’s the first Apple’s handset, and you know… most of us love Apple. 🙂 Anyway, thanks to Engadget we got the photo above illustrating the giant iPhone display that will apparently hit the Apple stores across the nation today. Needed a reason to go…
Skweezer 4.0 released; It’s faster, better!
In case you’re not on an affordable or unlimited data plan and for some reason you’re not using Opera Mini, you may want to try out the latest version of Skweezer, the free service that optimizes web for mobile use. The idea is to reduce (skweez) images so that they load faster on your mobile…
O2 – Helen to replace Stealth?
There’s a word on the street that 2.5G O2 Stealth is about to be replaced by the 3G beauty you can see on the right part of the screen. As you can see, this smartphone resembles the slider mechanism of Nokia’s uber-cool 8600 model, thus looking much better than most of the other smartphones today.…
Sony Ericsson all-touchscreen concept
What we have here is yet another Sony Ericsson concept device. The fans of the Swedish-Japanese handset maker just can’t stop. That’s good, and I’m really hoping that something will end up from @LINK0@ we’ve showcased so far. Anyway, as you can see, this is an all-touchscreen device running UIQ 3 on top of the…
iPhone data plans to surface soon
Another day, another iPhone news. Actually, the day just started so expect even more news in the coming hours. As you’re probably aware, it’s still not clear how much the iPhone will actually cost. Yes, we know that Apple and AT&T will sell the device for $499 for 4GB, and $599 for 8GB version with…
Brand new Apple iPhone YouTube advertisement!
The new Apple iPhone TV-ad shows off the YouTube application that was announced the yesterday. We gotta admit, if we weren’t already committing to getting the iPhone, we would be after watching this video! Check out the Apple iPhone YouTube advertisement on, well, YouTube. Mac Rumors caught the commercial airing this morning on ESPN. The…
Hello Kitty touchscreen mobile phone – seriously
Seriously, what is it with chicks and Hello Kitty? Is it all the pink? That cute little kat (sic)? Childhood nostalgia? All of the above? We have no idea, girls are kind of a mystery to us – on all fronts. Still, we can’t help but give this pink-colored, full touchscreen phone some coverage –…
FCC outs ZTE C88 mid-level phone for MetroPCS
So it looks like MetroPCS will be picking up the Chinese-made ZTE C88 feature phone, from, well, ZTE. The FCC shows us a slim clamshell that sports a slightly RAZR-esque exterior with dual color displays (interior and exterior). The backlit keyboard also has a slight resemblance to the RAZR keypad, but its more subtle. Don’t…