VK Mobile, South Korean manufacturer of the Helio Kickflip, has passed another handset through the hallowed testing halls of the FCC. It looks like the VK160 handset will be bringing a quad-band GSM radio and Bluetooth to the entry-level masses. We’re not sure which, or even if, any carriers will be picking up the VK…
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The Snooze mobile phone concept is also an alarm clock
The latest mobile phone concept to hit the internets is a hybrid mobile phone/alarm clock jobby. If you’ve ever wished your mobile phone could be more like your alarm clock, then the Snooze mobile phone concept is for you. On the front-side, the Snooze looks like a normal mobile phone – keypad and screen in…
Japan facing continuing deflation woes due to mobile phone price wars
When do low prices on mobile phones and service actually hurt consumers? Well, for Japan, the continuing decline of mobile phone prices is putting the hurt on the island-nation’s economy. With 100 million mobile phone users, Japan’s top mobile phone manufacturers and carriers are engaged in a months-long battle to entice wireless customers into their…
RIM prepping 3G, iPhone-fighting BlackBerry 9000/9xxx?
RIM is really on a roll recently. They’ve been pumping out handsets faster than ever, and it looks like RIM’s next big handset will aim at Apple’s iPhone. It makes sense, since every phone manufacturer out there is gunning to, well, out-gun the iPhone with touchscreen offerings of their own. Research In Motion (RIM), makers…
O2 brings MySpace and Facebook to mobile users in the UK
Social networking is definitely the hottest show in the tech-game right now, and bringing it to the mobile space is a logical step. O2 seems to understand the need to bring the most popular social networks to its customers – the UK wireless carrier has just inked deals with MySpace and Facebook to provide mobile…
A Nokia-branded Renault Twingo Nokia special edition? Lame….
What happens when a mobile phone manufacturing giant teams up with an automaker? Well, sometimes you get Ferrari phones, sometimes you get Porsche phones, and sometimes you get lame little cars from Renault that come with free Nokia 6110 Navigator and a little “Nokia” badge on the B-pillar. Renault is working with Nokia to turn…
Pull up a chair, your mobile phone looks tired
Have you been putting your mobile phone to good use? Well, chances are it’s getting a bit tired of all the hard work. What better way to give your phone a much need break than to give it a seat, literally. These little Phone Chairs from Brando (in your choice of Pink, Green, or Aqua)…
EU citizens benefiting from Eurotariff roaming charge price cap
The European Commission is touting their achievements with this announcement that the price cap on EU roaming charges has been a boon for Eu residents. If you’re in the European Union and you like to travel, you probably already know how good the recently passed “Eurotariff” has been. But, just to be clear, the European…
O2 germany picks up the HTC Touch Dual as O2 Xda Star
If there’s one thing we love more than the quirky codenames coming out of HTC’s labs, it’s O2’s practice of renaming all of HTC’s best handsets. O2 Germany’s done it again with the HTC Touch Dual that was recently launched. It didn’t take long at all for the German carrier to pick up the HTC…
AT&T finally sets launch date for AT&T Tilt (HTC Kaiser TyTn II) – holy grail of smartphones launches tomorrow!
We thought it would never happen. After missing rumored launch dates left and right, AT&T has finally set a launch date for their AT&T Tilt. It looks like AT&T is going to be offering up the US-spec HTC Kaiser TyTn II as the AT&T Tilt (without the front-facing camera) on October 5. The No. 1…