Video was sent to me by Emilio Vignapiano from Cellulare Magazine. At first I refused to believe the Skype phone was even real, regardless of the pictures and the press release. Something about creating a phone around a proprietary voice service, albeit the most popular one in the world, is just unsettling. This is however…
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It’s Official: The wrong Steve is running Apple
“Woz” as people like to call him recently sat down with laptop magazine. He gave straight, pure, unedited thoughts about the iPhone that just might shock those people who think a black turtle neck and jeans is what Jesus would be wearing today if he was alive: Laptop Magazine: Is there anything you would change…
Sandisk launches the US Nokia N95 8 GB before Nokia does
That title may be a play on words, but here is a picture of a Nokia N95, the American version witch has more RAM and a larger battery compared to the EU model, with a 8 GB microSDHC card. Granted the European N95 8GB that recently launched has a larger and brighter screen, it also…
Video: Sidekick LX Review
Video done by Eric from Phone Scoop. This is a very interesting device and if it wasn’t for BlackBerry’s gain into the teenage market with the Pearl than this phone might have done well. The specifications are really dated, but then again this was not made for people who can afford a $700 Nokia N95…
Video: The Official S60 Touch UI Demo
This is what Rafe and I saw at the Symbian Smartphone Show. The folks over at S60 were nice enough to upload the clip from the raw feed straight to youtube:
DVB-H, dead in the water already?
Steve Litchfield proposed a question on Friday: which method of consuming video content do you see taking off in the future? DVB-H aka the same broadcast system principle our parents and their parents grew up with or on demand content a la YouTube? In less time than it takes for blood to move from one…
Nokia N93 NGage-related firmware coming soon? Please Nokia add Bluetooth A2DP support
The new NGage platform is coming within few weeks, and will probably include the firmware updates for all the devices supported. I’m hoping that this update will finally resolve my biggest problem with the N93 — the lack of Bluetooth A2DP support. And while we’ve nothing confirmed from Nokia, we can still hope they will…
Japan’s Foreign Ministry to use mobile phones to warn travelers of danger overseas
It doesn’t happen that often that we see governments using mobile technology for their citizens’ benefit. Naturally, it’s Japan where this kind of approach is used, as most of the population has a mobile phone. Following the recent kidnapping of a Japanese student in Iran, Japan’s Foreign Ministry has decided to start using mobile phones…
Sony Ericsson launches K850i and W910i commercials and the virtual W910i site
Sony Ericsson wastes no time in their preparation for the upcoming Christmas shopping season. Lately we’ve spotted their new commercials for the K850i Cyber-shot and W910i Walkman phones. These two are top of the line products from the Swedish-Japanese handset maker, and are made to provide their users with top camera and music playback experiences…
Fasion Designer Aiisha inspired to create 35 dresses based on the Nokia 7900 design
Inspiration can come in various forms and lead you to do some miraculous things. The Nokia E61 made me start blogging and now look where I am, Finland. A fashion designer in beautiful Dubai that goes under the name Aiisha was mesmerized by the Nokia 7900 enough that she created a fashion line with 35…