I’m really not sure why this requires a patent – the surfboard-like phone. Anyhow, the real patent has been filed for this concept phone that aims to appeal to surfers around the globe. However, there’s a novelty here as well — this surfboard can be left standing upright while watching video clips, listen to MP3…
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Samsung offers some affordable thinnest with its C170
Looking for thin, yet affordable handset. Samsung comes to rescue! Lately, Korean giant has announced yet another ultra-thin device. Its price — we said it’s affordable — means you shouldn’t expect to watch DivX movies on it, but with one of these you will certainly be among the coolest kids in the neighborhood. Samsung C170…
UK teens to get a free cell phone service in exchange for ads
Free cell phone service is coming to the kid near you — that’s if you live in the UK. Blyk is launching a free cell phone service for kids ranging from 16-24 years old, who accept to receive ads in exchange. Already on board to annoy the kids are companies like Coca-Cola, L’Oreal and Buena…
FCC approves E-TEN glofiish M700
Yet another device from E-TEN’s glofiish family has been approved by the FCC. This time, we’re talking about M700. No U.S. carrier has picked it up yet, but doesn’t mean you won’t be able to grab this great device once available — there’s always the unlocked phone market. Anyhow, E-TEN glofiish M700 bundles QWERTY keyboard,…
Verizon now offers MOTORAZR maxx Ve
Starting today April 24th, Verizon will start shipping the latest in the RAZR series from Motorola – MOTORAZR maxx Ve. The new model is slightly heavier then than its older brother RAZR, and features a 2 MP camera with autofocus and video recording, supports high-speed downloads, VCast, A2DP Bluetooth, and a microSD expansion. The new…
Exclusive: Touch enabled S60 will be at the summit
Just came back from a podcast with Phil from the Voice of S60. I got a nice little piece of information for you: touch screen support for S60 will be talked about at the summit! No information yet as to details, time lines, devices, etc. All I know is that I’m going to be hearing…
My trip thus far: Madrid Day 0
Background Information: I began this post yesterday, then took a siesta and then went out all night. I’m probably going to offend some people with my liberal grammar usage of tenses. Today was unlike any other day I’ve ever lived. I never understood how it must have felt for my parents to come to America…
Nokia Global Profit Slips As Global Market Share Rises
It’s kind of a bitter-sweet announcement – Nokia saw its global market share for mobile phones increase to 36% (up from 35%), while at the same time experiencing a 7% decline in global profits. Nokia sold 979 million Euros worth of cell phone, down from 1.0 billion Euros worth of sales in the previous year.…
Sony Ericsson P700i – New Pictures, In Hand
We got our hands on some higher-quality photos of the upcoming Sony Ericsson P700i smartphone – courtesy of Mobile Cowboys. We love small, pixelated, fuzzy images just as much as you do – so we’re ecstatic about these new HQ pics. The deets are still lacking so we’ll just have to go on what we…
Don’t Let Strangers Use Your Cell Phone To Text! – Don’t Get Caught In The Text Message Trap!
With cell phone market penetration growing ever larger, the potential for cell phone based scams is greater than ever. “The Real Hustle” team reveals the “Text Message Trap.” Beware of strangers asking you to use your cell phone to send out a quick text message. You may end up with an expensive subscription to a…