So far we got used to see innovation coming from Hutchinson’s 3 network. Now they’ve added a new service allowing pay-as-you-go access to 3G network. What this means is that next time you visit UK, you’ll be able to have broadband virtually everywhere — or at least where 3’s 3G network reaches (i.e. Metro areas).…
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Chinese phone with WQVGA screen AND haptic feedback
While we keep waiting for the major handset manufacturers to release a device with WQVGA screen and/or a device with touchscreen with haptic feedback technology, a Chinese phone maker has already done it. Beside the mentioned 3″ WQVGA 16 million color “haptic feedback enabled” touchscreen, this device also packs a VGA camera (why not a…
Alltel jumps into WiFi game
Unfortunately we don’t see much news coming from Alltel, so we’re glad to report that they’ve announced WiFi data plans for their subscribers. With prices ranging from $10 per day, $20 per week to $30 per month, Alltel certainly wants to see you using their network regularly. Alltel’s “partner in crime” is the well known…
Black Sony Ericsson W880i spotted
Once again, we have Sony Ericsson is launching the same handset in a new color. This time it’s the popular Sony Ericsson W880i Walkman phone and it’s available in all black. While the original version is just fine with me, I LOVE the Havana-colored one. Still, I know many people prefer black devices and I…
BenQ E72 announced; Packs beauty and brains
It’s kinda good for consumers when companies are struggling and they have to innovate even more. Not that BenQ’s latest E72 smartphone brings much innovations to the world of Windows Mobile powered devices, it’s just that it looks like a fashion phone, yet packs all the cool features of a smartphone. The BenQ E72 is…
Alcatel launches Mandarina Duck fashion phone
Alcatel just unveiled its new Mandarina Duck fashion handset in three bold colors – cherry red, lilac and green with colour-coordinated graphics. As with most other fashion phones, it’s not the features Alcatel is pushing, hence this device has a smallish 128×160 screen, MP3 player, stereo Bluetooth, VGA camera and the microSD expansion slot. In…
Samsung SGH-i617 approved by the FCC; Is this BlackJack 2?
We’ve just spotted Samsung SGH-i617 passing the FCC hurdle. And while we don’t have much information about this device, everything points to the BlackJack successor. Just look at its shape and compare it to the original BlackJack, whose model number is coincidentally i607. Anyway, We know the i617 will rock HSDPA 850 / 1900, hence…
Apple iPhone v1.1.1 jailbreak gets real with third-party apps
It feels like just this morning that the iPhone Dev Team announced that they had made some preliminary breakthrough’s in the the iPhone v1.1.1 jailbreak method. Wait, it was just this morning! Those guys sure work fast, it was only hours ago that the iPhone Dev Team hacked their way into the iPhone’s v1.1.1 file-system.…
Apple files patent application for pressure-sensitive touchscreen technology
Apple’s all about touchscreen/multi-touch screens, and it looks like they want to redefine the touchscreen experience in the same way that the iPhone redefined the mobile phones user experience. The Cupertino-based company has filed with the USPTO for a patent application that would add pressure sensitivity to a touchscreen. Apple thinks that adding pressure-sensitivity to…
The Google Phone – GPhone as handset or mobile OS?
With Google’s looming entry into the wireless industry, the question remains – will the Google Phone be a hardware entry or a software solution? There were GPhone rumors from the very beginning saying that Google’s entry into the mobile space would be software-based. And then there was the recent DigiTimes report that pegged HTC as…