First BMW integrated the iPhone into the vehicle lineup. Then Audi followed suit with their iPhone-integration announcement. If you’re a fan of German cars (we sure are), it doesn’t get much better than that. Or, does it? Audi, apparently not satisfied with integrating Apple’s iconic iPhone into their vehicles, has a new concept on their…
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Reminder: Evening with S60 San Francisco on Tuesday, who is going?
I’m not going to be flying out there, but I’m curious to see who is going. Drop a comment if you’re free Monday night, a friend of mine [Nokia employee] is interested in having a drink with one or two people the evening before the actual event. For everyone else, here is the link to…
Pantech IM-220 Dolphin phone
Remember LG’s Banana phone? Well, Pantech is launching the similar device called IM-220(K) or Dolphin phone. At the moment, the low-to-mid range device is only available in Korea, and among other things sports a 1.3 MP camera, office document viewer, Bluetooth, music player and HSDPA support. According to Pantech, the phone’s nickname comes from the…
Palm goes green; Wants to recycle mobile phones
In an effort to protect the environment and to get some media recognition I might add, Palm has announced that it will start a recycling campaign for mobile phones. Under the Environmental Stewardship program, Palm will properly dispose toxic components such as mercury, lead or lithium found in today’s cell phones. Or to put it…
Hands on Vodafone’s Samsung i640v
In case you’re a (potential) Vodafone UK customer who are looking for a not-that-bulky Windows Mobile smartphone, the Samsung i640v may be the perfect device for you. It has all the things needed for a modern business person, including the full QWERTY keyboard, 2.4″ QVGA screen, Bluetooth, WiFi, HSDPA, and more… What follows is the…
Samsung to start AMOLED phone production for KDDI Japan
So far, we’ve seen few companies working on AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) screens and just when we were wondering when will first such devices start appearing, Samsung announced that it will start the mass production of AMOLED display equipped phones for KDDI in Japan. Yeah, it’s always Japan that gets the latest…
Black Palm Centro now available on Sprint’s site for $99 with contract
In case you’ve been waiting for Sprint to finally release the Palm OS powered Centro, your wait is over. For just $99, after instant savings of $200 and $100 mail-in rebate, you’ll get the latest Palm OS based smartphone which sports the full QWERTY keyboard, 1.56×1.56 inch 320×320 TFT touchscreen, Bluetooth connectivity, 1.3 MP camera,…
Nokia N81 8GB is in the Into Mobile Hiz-ouse
Just got the Nokia N81 8GB less than 30 minutes ago, here is an unboxing video and more images (full 5 megapixel resolution shot on my Nokia N95) can be found in this Flickr gallery. Enjoy the video:
Google Docs goes mobile
I guess we’ve kinda expected this to happen. Now you’ll be able to check your documents from Google Docs while on-the-go. According to Google Docs’ official blog, only users with iPhones, BlackBerrys or Windows Mobile based devices will be able to access the Google Docs mobile version — I wonder why they don’t mention Nokia’s…
WorldMate’s free travel application now available for Symbian UIQ 3.x and Windows Mobile Standard smartphones
MobiMate announced that its popular travel application, WorldMate Professional, is now available free of charge to users of the Symbian UIQ 3.x and Windows Mobile Standard based devices. Initially, we saw MobiMate testing its “Freemium business model” with the release of WorldMate for Symbian S60 based devices. Apparently, the test proved as a success and…