Touchscreens are all that, and a bag of chips. Apple showed the world what we knew all along – touchscreens are essential to the smartphone experience, and everyone from LG to Nokia is jumping on the touch-bandwagon. The newest entrant into the touchscreen realm seems to be Sony Ericsson is going to try their hand…
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Kyocera prepping to buy Sanyo’s mobile phone division
Remember when we told you that Sanyo wanted out of the mobile phone manufacturing business? Well, it seems they’ve found a suitor to take their not-so-blushing mobile phone division off their hands. Kyocera is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations to buy Sanyo’s in-the-red handset business. If the acquisition goes through, we could see…
Nokia Maps navigation software gets an update – more features, more coverage
Following on Nokia’s launch of the Ovi web service, the Finnish handset manufacturer has announced that one of Ovi’s services is now updated with a few new features. Nokia’s updated their popular Maps application for compatible Nokia handsets. There’s a data counter to let you know exactly how much data you’re sucking down, a GPS…
Indian state bans mobile phones for teenagers 16 and younger
For the love of everything teenie-bopper and annoying, why would anyone even think of taking away a teenager’s mobile phone? Well, aside from silencing the incessant yapping and monthly-bill-destroying SMS text messaging, it seems that government officials of Karnataka, India have deemed “”prolonged use of [handsets] by teenagers” dangerous to their health. The Indian state…
Sushi and chocolate mobile phone screen cleaners – good enough to eat
Well almost. While we can’t quite eat these things, they sure do look appetizing. The crazy, gadget-loving, island-nation of Japan brings us yet another cooky mobile phone accessory – food-inspired mobile phone screen cleaners. If sushi just ain’t your cup of miso soup, then the chocolate-looking dood-ads should do the trick. There’s nothing like a…
Sanyo S1 candybar phone spotted on FCC
Sanyo’s getting their slim-on with this new Sanyo S1 candybar that we spotted on the FCC webpage. Details on the S1 are just as slim as the 11.1mm profile – thanks to a locked-down confidentiality agreement – but we can tell you that we’re looking at Sprint to handle the Sanyo S1’s launch honors. This…
FCC: US wireless carriers must meet new E911 accuracy standards
It looks like the FCC is really crackin’ down on wireless carriers’ E911 performance. Hot on the heels of the FCC’s announcement that they plan to levy penalties against Sprint Nextel, Alltel, and US Cellular for not meeting 2005 E911 accuracy requirements, the FCC has just approved more stringent E911 standards. US wireless carriers will…
Grab you $100 Apple Store credit now – iPhone early adopters’ redemption is here
If you’ve been squirming in your seat for Mr. Jobs to drop that $100 Apple Store credit on all of us early iPhone adopters, you’re day has arrived! Apple has launched a new webpage to help us all get over the $200 hit that we all took on the shiny new iPhone. From the Apple…
Samsung i760 quietly released
Although we saw the Samsung i760 passing the FCC hurdle way back in April, and even the glimpse of the device on Verizon’s site in July, we still haven’t heard anything officially when it will be available for purchase. Well, it started happening. According to the always highly informed Boy Genius, the so called Samsung’s…
Tony Hawks beware: EA Mobile unleashes SKATE
For some time Tony Hawks titles have ruled both console and mobile gaming world. EA Mobile wants to change that at least in the mobile area with their new title SKATE — not that their console title also don’t aim to sell better than the Tony Hawk Pro Skater. According to the game publisher, players…