I just don’t get it. Isn’t it easier to release a handset in all colors at once. Sony Ericsson keeps adding new colors to some of its products, yet fails to inform us about it. Like I want to spend a day browsing through their website, searching for a newly colored phone. Press release would…
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O2: Nokia 6500, Sony Ericsson W910i and K850i coming in October
We’ve already posted that Motorola Z10 is coming to O2 UK somewhere next month. However, we should add the carrier is also preparing to launch three other cool devices this October. Namely, the Nokia 6500 (Slide version is pictured on their site), Sony Ericsson’s ultimate non-smart Walkman phone – W910i, and the best Cyber-shot phone…
Deal: Pink HTC Qtek 8500 for £99.95!
In case you live in UK, love pink color, and have been looking for an affordable entry into the world of smartphones, this one may be for you. Expansys is offering the HTC Qtek 8500 in pink for £99.95. The first Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone-based clamshell may not pack the 3G connectivity nor WiFi, but…
Kristall Vodka SMS Verification Service makes sure you drink again
Earlier in June, we wrote how Russians will use SMS to find out if their booze are legit — after last year about 40,000 people died in the country from toxic alcohol surrogates. Not sure when this actually started happening, but just a few days one of the Russian Vodka makers, Kristall, started using this…
Motorola to launch RAZR2 Luxury Edition for holidays
It’s like the RAZR2 isn’t already one of the coolest lookin’ devices out there, now Moto wants to go one step further to add a luxury element to its baby. Apparently, the RAZR2 Luxury Edition will be hitting the stores just in time for Christmas and will allow its buyers to additionally differentiate themselves from…
Glide Mobile adds Microsoft Word support to the iPhone
Who says iPhone can only view Word documents. Well, I do. But now thanks to Glide Mobile — which previously brought Windows Media support to the iPhone — users of the Apple’s handset can now edit, format and share their Microsoft Word documents. Glide Write 2.0 — part of Glide Mobile offering — is not…
BBC “In Concert” goes mobile in Europe
Fans of the BBC’s “In Concert” series of, well, concerts will be happy to hear that they’ll be within a mobile-phone’s-reach of getting their Avril Lavigne fix. BBC Radio has reportedly inked a deal with spodtronic to deliver over 1,000 concerts from artists like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, AC/DC, Coldplay, Muse, Chemical Brothers and…
iPhone coming to UK next week?
The UK could be blessed with an iPhone as early as next week, if rumors and hearsay cross over into the realm of legit news scoop. You see, Macworld UK is reporting that Apple has planned a media event for 10am on September 18. And, with Apple throwing around marketing slogans like “Mum is no…
Alltel drops Motorola RAZR2 V9m
Alltel is really playing a good game amongst big-hitter carriers like AT&T and Verizon Wireless. They’ve just dropped the Motorola RAZR2 V9m for use on the Alltel nationwide network. As we’ve come to expect, the Alltel-branded RAZR2 V9m will be sporting customizations like XM radio, TeleNav GPS, and Celltop – in addition to the EVDO…
Motorola: See you later, Qualcomm, we’re going with Texas Instruments
Maybe it was Qualcomm’s ongoing and seemingly endless patent disputes. Maybe it was Qualcomm’s high prices. Or maybe it was because royalties were too high. All we know is that Motorola has cut ties with Qualcomm as the supplier for future Motorola handsets’ wireless radios (which are responsible for getting those phones connected to a…