Nokia E90 is about to hit the market and now we know it will be the first smartphone to support BlackBerry Connect 4.0. Latest version of BlackBerry Connect adds the ability to generate an encryption key wirelessly, wireless activation of a device in the enterprise, AES in addition to Triple Data Encryption Standard (DES), and…
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Rose Motorola RIZR Z3
Is Motorola out of ideas? Or just preparing for the Mother’s Day? I’m not sure what’s the catch here — we want NEW phones, not new colors. 🙂 Similarly to the purple RAZR V3i, the rose RIZR Z3 doesn’t feature anything new but color. Meaning that for $99.99 with a 2-year contract (expected retail price)…
Yoyo concept phone
In a design of the Yoyo concept phone, ModeLabs staff was inspired by the traditional toy. Born from a hybrid energy idea, this concept device powers itself using the solar and kinetic energy. Furthermore, the Yoyo concept uses photovoltaic cells, pendulum with circular movement and the retractable headphones that trigger pendulum motion. Alphanumeric keypad is…
Gigabyte GSmart i300 smartphone
Windows Mobile fans in Asian countries are certainly looking to Gigabyte’s GSmart i300 as one of their top picks for the future phone. The stylish, silver white colored device has everything you’ve ever need and is powerful enough, thank to the Intel’s PXA270 520 MHz processor. “Everything you need” includes a camera (2 megapixels) for…
Does it get any better than this?
Cell Phone Charm detects harmful UV levels
We know, there’s a lot to worry about when you use your cell phone. Will the bee-killing radiation give you ear cancer? Will you go over your alloted minutes? Are you annoying the people around you with your obnoxious and loud conversation? (well, at least you should be asking yourself that last question). Now there’s…
Samsung UpStage gets upstaged!
Samsung’s F300 UpStage Ultra Music Phone (that’s gotta be the longest moniker, ever) is barely out of the starting gates and Samsung has already announced the sequel to their music-phone. Actually, the Samsung F308 is more of a variant than a sequel, but we just couldn’t resist the chance at a witty headline. The F308…
HTC buys their own mobile phone certification company – Speedy handset certification to follow
In a move that makes so much sense it’s a wonder why they didn’t do this sooner, HTC has acquired Communication Global Certification (CGC). The one (perhaps only) aspect of handset manufacturing that most manufacturers have no control over is the certification process. This process ensures that the handset will work on a particular network…
Thank you Nokia
Live blogging from the back seat of Carol’s car. As a Nokia employee she got free tickets to a Black Sabbath concert and guess who she invited! Thank you Carol and Nokia.
LG KU970 – New Shine 3G slider getting ready for Australia and Singapore
LG is prepping their new KU970 3G slider for launch in Australia and Singapore. The newest addition to the shiney-metal Shine series sports a video conference camera, 2 megapixel shooter, HSDPA (for 3.6Mbps action, on the downlink), and Bluetooth – all packed in under that slick, mirrored 2.2 inch LCD. The KU970 will be following…