What’s with all these gadget-cakes recently? I wonder if these things taste as good as they look, but I’d be more than happy if someone made something like this Sony Ericsson K850i-cake for my, ahem, birthday next week. Of course, putting candles on something this pristine would be out of the question – which is…
Archives for 2007
More details, pics of Windows Mobile 6.1
We finally have a face to put on the update to the Windows Mobile 6.0 OS, dubbed 6.1. That same Motorola Q9 that hinted at AT&T’s plan to bring WiFi to the Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard masses has revealed a couple delicious morsels of information on Windows Mobile 6.1. The WM6.1 homescreen (that you see…
Nokia files patent application for handset with fingerprint-scanning display
Here’s yet another novel patent application from Espoo. Finnish handset manufacturer, Nokia, has filed a patent application for a handset that uses a fingerprint scanner as a means of determining which user profile to display or verify security. But, this isn’t your run-of-the-mill fingerprint scanner. No, this patent application outlines a method to leverage a…
Nortel and Qualcomm team up to test dual-mode cellular/WiFi service
Our favorite mobile chipmaker (Qualcomm) has joined forces with Nortel to test a new service that combines Nortel’s IP Multimedia Subsystem-based (IMS) Voice Call Continuity (VCC) application with Qualcomm’s VCC compatible chipset to bring dual-mode cellular/WiFi call-switching to all compatible handsets. WiFi-enabled handsets are nothing new, but Qualcomm and Nortel’s new system would allow the…
Apple and AT&T sued over iPhone’s Visual Voicemail technology – another patent infringement case
Well, this isn’t just another patent infringement case against the iPhone. Whereas all previous lawsuits basically rested on the shakiest of ground, the latest lawsuit brought against Apple and AT&T by Klausner Technologies has some merit. The firm has alleged that the iPhone’s Visual Voicemail feature infringes on Klausner’s U.S. Patents 5,572,576 and 5,283,818. The…
May the force be with you NGage players!
Well folks, it’s official. Nokia, THQ Wireless, Lucasfilm, and LucasArts said that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is coming to N-Gage next year! You’ll be playing as Darth Vader’s “Secret Apprentice,” hence revealing a new so-far-untold parts of the Star Wars galaxy that take place between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and…
T-Mobile victorious over Vodafone – German court overturns injunction; keeps iPhone’s locked, exclusive to T-Mobile
And the winner is…T-Mobile! After waiting on a delayed ruling from a Hamburg court in Germany, it seems that Apple’s iPhone-distribution partner in Germany has won the battle against rival carrier Vodafone. The court has overturned a temporary injunction that forced T-Mobile to sell unlocked versions of the iPhone alongside the locked, T-Mobile-exclusive iPhone –…
Nokia Internet Radio officially announced
Guess many of the Nokia smartphone owners already know about Nokia Internet Radio application/service. Well, it’s now officially announced and free to download from Nokia’s website, with new Nokia phones to come with the application already pre-installed on the device. Nokia Internet Radio gives users access to hundreds of Internet radio stations to choose from,…
Motorola Chief Technology Officer jumps ship following CEO Zander’s resignation
We barely got word of Motorola’s lame-duck CEO Zander planning to jump ship with that golden-parachute that he soo obviously deserves, and now we’re hearing that Moto’s CTO (Chief Technology Officer), Padmasree Warrior, called it quits to seek out greener pastures (greener, and probably more satisfying than Motorola’s staid tech offerings of late). Like so…
Nokia: By 2012, 25% of entertainment will be created and consumed within peer communities
The Future Laboratory carried the study “A Glimpse of the Next Episode” to help Nokia construct “a global picture of what it believes entertainment will look like over the next five years.” 9,000 “trend-setting consumers” from 17 countries were surveyed and the results suggest up to a quarter of the entertainment consumed by people in…