Alltel’s takeover deal has attracted a few lawsuits. According to the Pueblo Cheiftan, the lawsuits are all related to the handling of the buyout. One lawsuit alleges that the shareholders are getting shorted in this under-valued buyout deal. Another claims that special treatment will be given to those inside the company. The third suit says…
Archives for May 2007
Video: Nokia Researcher Younghee Jung tells us her vision of where mobile will be in 2012
She spends the first half of the video describing how important mobile phones have become to us and that they have become so ubiquitous that a third of the global population owns one. The second half is spent on the challenges facing cellphones today and how new usage models will solve social problems that we…
Asus M530w Live Pictures and Video
PDAFrance has some awesome in-hand pictures and a video of the Asus M530w. We saw this slick smartphone at CeBIT and now we get to finally see this thing in action. As the 3G-enabled update to the HTC Excalibur/Tmo Dash, we think it looks a lot nicer than the HTC Cavalier that it’s based on.…
E61i bug: Notification LED stops blinking when receiving a voice mail
My E61i started ringing and I wasn’t in the mood to pick up so I let it go straight to voice mail. After the phone stopped its 10 cm journey thanks to the all powerful vibrations my LED began flashing just like its supposed to, but after I got a voice mail message it stopped.…
Sony Ericsson S500 Prototype up for Auction!
Do you want to be that cool kid on the block with the coolest new toy? Well, here’s your chance to get your hands on the unreleased Sony Ericsson S500 prototype! Esato forums user, Peterkay, has put up his SE S500 phone up for auction on the forums. Head on over and check out the…
Pre-Order your Nokia 8600 Today!
Nokia’s beautiful, sliding Nokia 8600 (Luna) has not-so-officially been bumped up to pre-order status. But, it seems that a third-party retailer has jumped the gun on Nokia and taken it upon themselves to offer the 8600 for pre-order. Carphone Warehouse‘s website shows that the high-end Nokia 8600 Luna will be rocking a 2 megapixel camera,…
Verizon makes BlackBerry 8830 available along with the accompanying services
Verizon Wireless just announced the availability of the long-time expected BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone. The carrier also announced the new Global BlackBerry service, an “always-on, always connected” wireless e-mail solution that works in more than 160 countries, providing customers with quick and easy access to e-mail, contacts, calendar, organizer and the Web while on-the-go.…
GPS equipped Motorola i876 passes FCC
Motorola’s new iDEN phone i876 has been spotted on FCC listing pages. The clamshell i876 device is touted as an “international phone” and will pack the stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), dedicated music control keys, built-in GPS, 1.3 MP camera, and the microSD memory card slot. Furthermore, this phone will also boast the push-to-talk function, allowing walkie-talkie…
Nokia wear has been ordered!
I made a post earlier asking if a Nokia employee could hook me up with some company apparel. JonnyBruha was quick to make a comment that he had this link bookmarked on his phone forever. I’m proud to say that I’ve ordered one of each of the following shirts: $30.37 shipped via UPS Ground. Not…
RAZR/RAZR 2 comparison photos
Still suspicious about the RAZR 2? Yeah, it’s hard to match that feeling — RAZR fits the palm of your hand like no other device does. MobileBurn had a chance to spend couple of days playing around with a prototype Motorola RAZR 2 V8, and they’ve posted their hands-on review. According to them, with so…