Sprint released two Samsung CDMA devices. The first one we’ll talk about is the low-end M300 model, which sports only the basic features. There are two screens (1.9″ internal and the smaller external), Bluetooth support, and a VGA camera. We won’t write much more about the M300 — it’s an entry-level device that aims to…
Archives for 2007
Sony to release 14 new mobile games this year; Two Spiderman games among them
Sony Pictures Television is planning to release 14 new games for handsets in North America this year. Among them, two games will be based on the popular Spiderman 3 movie, namely Spiderman 3 and Spiderman Puzzle. Furthermore, Sony will also release such titles as God of War: Betrayal – which is set after the events…
Alcatel introduces OT-C825, leather phone with webcam function
Alcatel Mobile Phones has launched a new neat and elegant slider handset, the smokey brown OT-C825, with a chrome casing and leather effect frontage. The OT-C825 is a mid-range music phone, which packs a 1.3 MP camera that can take both photos and video, and a music player with dedicated music keys. Interesting thing about…
Mobile phones promote economic growth
Recent article in The Economist features Robert Jensen, a development economist at Harvard University, explaining how mobiles helped the fishermen in Kerala, a region in the south of India, increase incomes and pay for the phones.
ESPN goes mobile, again
ESPN Mobile is history now. Some people argued that when it was launched way before its time. Now, they’re giving it another shot. But this time, they are offering their content through Verizon Wireless V Cast service for $15 per month. If you’re using Verizon’s services, and are into up to date sport news, stats…
O2 UK makes BlackBerry Curve available
While U.S. carriers, namely AT&T and T-Mobile, are still quiet about the official release date of the recently announced BlackBerry Curve, on the other side of the pond O2 has been busy preparing to launch this ultimate consumer-oriented device. The BlackBerry Curve page is already live on O2’s site, and is ready for immediate purchase.…
Symbian Mocks Windows Mobile Smartphones with Wacky Video Clip
Those wacky Symbian fellows have launched an attack on the Windows Mobile camp with a seriously strange video clip that mocks the abilities of smartphones. The “Boo-Hoo” campaign of mockery belittles us smartphone users with wierd, somewhat disturbing characters saying that Symbian phones are better because they have “aroma phones,” privacy screens, and e-wallets. First…
Microsoft: Forget Multi-Touch, We got “Shift”
Microsoft is planning to butt heads with Apple’s multi-touch interface with their new “Shift” interface. At CHI 2007 (Computer Human Interface Conference), Microsoft’s paper, “Shift: A Technique for Operating Pen-Based Interfaces Using Touch,” won the Best Paper award. The paper describes the new Shift input method as making it “possible to use a pointer on…
Engadget Goof Sends Apple Stock Plummeting – Investors Outraged
Engadget, quick to post “insider” information, finds itself in some hot water today. The site posted an apparent Apple employee email stating that the iPhone and Leopard release would be delayed yet again (to October and January, respectively). It turns out that the email was a fake and the launch window still stands for both…
First official picture of the Nokia 8600
All Mobile-Review forum member "Ginz" had to say was: Specs:GPRS & EDGEQuadband2 Meg cameraBluetooth Mid-end mobile, with high-end design I can’t wait to see this!