It looks like eBay is finally starting to put their Skype acquisition to good use. Skype has announced plans to launch a VoIP compatible mobile phone on UK-based wireless network, 3. The plan is to launch a handset that both works on 3’s wireless network to make traditional mobile phone calls and is able to…
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Apple halts shipments of all iPhones to ensure only iPhone v1.1.1 hits stores
In an apparent effort to strangle the supply of iPhones with the v1.0.2 firmware, Apple has halted all iPhone shipments to ensure that all iPhones are shipped to stores with the newest v1.1.1 firmware pre-installed. The thing is, the iPhone v1.0.2 firmware is last iPhone firmware that is compatible with the free baseband radio unlocking…
Motorola launches Motorola RAZR2 V8 “Luxury Edition”
The Motorola RAZR 2 V8 has just left the starting gates Motorola’s already pushing a special edition version of the new hotness that is the RAZR2 V8. As we expected, the Motorola RAZR2 V8 “Luxury Edition” brings “18k gold-plated accents against an ebony vacuum metal finish” to the EDGE-only handset. The diamond-etched nav wheel, chemical…
T-Mobile launches Samsung T639 3G handset. T-Mobile 3G network to go live soon?
We’ve been expecting this for quite some time now, and T-Mobile’s finally pulled the trigger on the Samsung T639. The Samsung T639 passed through the FCC months ago, and reports indicated that the handset would launch in September. Well, T-Mobile has launched their first 3G handset ahead of its actual 3G network rollout. The Samsung…
Brief: Nokia E51 shipping in 5 days?
This eBay auction seems to say so. Not a bad price for someone looking for a powerful device in a small form factor.
Funny Homer Simpson phone; Yeah, the weekend is coming…
With weekend just around the corner, why not relax a bit. This Homer Simpson shaped phone may not have a built-in cellphone radio, but will certainly put a smile on your face while make your room stand out at the same time — that’s in case you’re, like me, a fan of the Simpsons. When…
Sony Ericsson W910i FC Bayern Edition
Sony Ericsson seems to think they have a winner device with the W910i Walkman phone, hence they keep pumping various different editions of the same device. Earlier we saw the Sony Ericsson W910i in Havana and Kent editions, and now the Swedish-Japanese handset maker has partnered with football/soccer club Bayern to release the special version…
Supermarkets in Netherlands trial mobile grocery shopping
A branch of Dutch chain C1000 is running a six-month pilot program that involves 100 customers, which are also Rabobank online account holders, paying for their shopping via their mobiles. The program is run by LogicaCMG and uses an existing online PIN payment system. Each customer in the program has a phone equipped with technology…
Samsung E950 – the first Samsung phone to use Scalado’s imaging software; More to follow
We’ve already talked about Scalado and their image processing technology that allows fast and memory efficient image manipulation on the camera equipped mobile phones. Now, they’ve announced a major licensing agreement with Samsung, to integrate their CAPS imaging technology in a number of new Samsung handsets. The first device that will be rolled out with…
SHAPE Services acquires iPhone Application List; iPhone web apps market set to explode?
SHAPE Services, the company that is best known as the developer of the IM+ instant messaging software for multiple platforms, has announced that it has acquired iPhoneApplicationList.com, the site that lists iPhone web-based applications and services. The details of the transaction are not disclosed, but somehow we’re sure the folks behind the mentioned website have…