Apple would do well to bring back the cult/niche-classic PDA from years-past. The Apple Newton in modern form would be a great mobile computer indeed. With widespread rumors that Apple is working to bring back the Apple Newton, we’re hearing whispers that the new Newton will essentially be a much bigger iPhone. Ok, this isn’t…
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Vodafone UK customer charges up ridiculous cellphone bill
Here we go again with the ridiculous mobile phone charges. This one comes from the UK. The Mirror reports that Vodafone customer Ian Simpson apparently started using his mobile phone as a wireless modem, after realizing that his Vodafone handset could be tethered to his computer for faster download speeds. Well, Mr. Simpsons started downloading…
Irony: Warner to sell DRM free music via Amazon, yet still not selling via Nokia’s DRM Music Store
Earlier this year we learned that Warner decided to revoke their collection from Nokia’s Music Store due to the fact that users of MOSH, Nokia’s weird attempt at centralized mobile P2P, were exchanging copywritten [sic] content. Now Amazon publishes a press release today (Gizmodo) that states Warner is going to be selling their music without…
Nokia N95 8GB North American Edition to be announced at 3GSM?
Is the Nokia N95 8GB going to get the USA treatment? Looks like Mobile City Online is offering the 8GB for preorder with a ship date of February 15, 2008. I strongly recommend American’s buy the current N95-3 and an 8GB microSD card instead of this model, but who am I kidding, the 8GB is…
Pantech’s newest SKY handset – Pantech SKY IM-S300 Romantic Wave
Pantech’s bringing a bit of romantic flair to its SKY lineup of mobile phones. While the Pantech SKY IM-S300 doesn’t tout the technological “whizz-bangery” of the Pantech SKY IM-R200, the SKY IM-S300 does turn up the notch on the fashion side of things. With a set of curvy navigational buttons, the Pantech SKY IM-S300 is…
South Korea to let landline phone users switch to Internet telephone without changing numbers
When you have so developed telecommunications industry like South Korea does, it’s only logical to allow your citizens to roam between landline, mobile and VoIP phones. That being said, the Korean government is preparing to introduce a new rule that will allow landline phone users to switch to Internet-based telephone carriers without changing their phone…
Google reserves two stands at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona? Ready to showcase the first Android devices?
File this under “we’re so not sure about it,” but the word on the street is that the search giant has reserved two stands at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It’s important to understand the Mobile World Congress is the place to be for all major mobile industry players and Google may only…
Jailbroken iPhone among Wired’s top 10 gadgets of the year
Kudos to Wired! Yeah, their selection of the Apple iPhone as one of the top 10 gadgets of the year — and the only mobile phone on the list — will certainly spur some controversy around the Web, but that’s not the point here. Instead of picking the regular, out-of-box iPhone, they went for the…
Chinese butterfly phone for kids
Even though I personally don’t like how this device looks, I’m glad to report it’s an original Chinese design — or at least I’m not aware of any similar handset. As you can see from the image above, the device seems to be designed for kids, or at least for someone who really likes butterflies…
Numbers: India adds 8.3 million wireless users in November!
We know India is the fastest growing mobile phones market on the planet, but… This November mobile operators attracted an additional 8.3 million wireless users. In total, there are now 264.8 million mobile and fixed-line users in the country and that number is expected to hit the half-billion mark by 2010. Now imaging every 100th…