Alltel has released two new cell phones, the “Wafer” and the “Snap.” As the name might suggest, the “Wafer” is ridiculously thin – at 8.4 mm thick it’s a wafer indeed – and busts up any preconceived notions that CDMA phones are bulky and brick-like. The Samsung Wafer takes the cake as the slimmest Alltel…
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Is this the next Sony Ericsson Walkman phone?
What have we got here? A still not named Sony Ericsson, which from what I can tell, looks like one of the member of Walkman family of devices. No smartphone signs, only the slider form factor. Hopefully, we’ll see it announced soon… (via: Ubergizmo)
MOTO RIZR Z8 now available for pre-ordering in UK
Craving for MOTO’s active-looking RIZR Z8 smartphone? Live in UK? Good news for you as the device is now available for pre-ordering at MOTO’s UK online shop. Those wanting to be among the first ones to use this slider-kicker phone should prepare £334.99 (around $670) for it. For that money, you will get the first…
Nokia 8600 approved by the FCC
The Nokia 8600 is closer than we thought. Lately the upcoming device has been approved for the U.S. market by the FCC. Meaning, yet another stylish Nokia is set for America. According to the FCC filling, the 8600 will, unlike its older brother – Nokia 8800 Sirocco, boast GSM 850 and 1900 radios. I would…
What makes the Nokia N95 $750?
I grew up on computers. I have the bill of materials stored in my memory for every gaming PC I’ve ever owned or have ever wanted. I just want to know what the breakdown is: How much does the QVGA display cost? How expensive is the TI OMAP 2420? Bluetooth chip? GPS? etc
LG Shine Clone In The Flesh – Diamond KG70 Shine
Remember those cease-and-desist letters that LG was sending to Hong Kong electronics boutiques? Yeah, well apparently those LG Shine clones are still on the shelves and we got some impressive pics. The trademark-infringing Diamond KG70 Shine is quite the clone! There are plenty of crap-phones coming out of China these days, but this one is…
Emotive’s Push-Ringtones – Caller Decides What Ringtone You Hear
Push ringtone technology, from Emotive Communications Inc., lets you decide what ringtone your call-recipient will hear. A fresh infusion of $7.7 million from investors gave Emotive the legs to run with their push technology – which will temporarily override your own ringtone and force you to listen to and even watch whatever your caller chooses.…
Sprint’s PPC-6800 Caught In The Wild
Sprint’s variant of the HTC Titan (CDMA version of a slimmer HTC TyTn) has been peeped in the wilderness of a PPCGeeks forum. One lucky forum member got to put his grubby mitts on a prototype version of the PPC 6800 and he was kind enough to hook up some deets. Just like big brother,…
Going to Spain in style
A Nokia employee who shall remain nameless is lending me their N95 for my adventure to the S60 Summit in Spain next week. My flight leaves tomorrow at 10:50 from DFW with a connection in NYC that departs at 18:00; three hour layover = lunch. I arrive in Madrid at 07:10 on Monday. People I…
Nokia N95 clone, Nokia-N95, appears
It didn’t take long to see Chinese companies ripping off the Nokia’s flagship N95 “multimedia computer”. The name of the new clone Nokia-N95 (yeah, there’s a minus between “Nokia” and “N95”). The company behind this “project” haven’t been able to copy Nokia’s unique dual-slider design, so they decided to go for a candybar form factor.…