We love concept phones. We’ve said it before, and we just said it again. It’s just fun to imagine what the mobile phone will look like in the near future. But, it’s not often that we see a concept that could actually make it to market within a reasonable time-frame. This “Cells” mobile phone concept…
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WillCOM teams up with Sanyo on AA-powered bare-bones mobile phone
WillCOM is always good for an interesting take on mobile phone design. We love seeing what the Japanese company is going to come up with next – modular, torch-light, headphoneswhat‘s next? Well, their newest concept is the fruit of a joint project with Sanyo – the AA battery-powered mobile phone that you see to the…
Nokia launches 5 accessories today, 1 might interest you N95 users out there
We have a Bluetooth GPS unit called the LD-4W, which we found leaked images of thanks to the FCC over 3 weeks ago; 125 Euros, 31 gram weight, 10 hour operation time. Next up is the BH-903, which looks quite uncomfortable to stick in your ears, but the OLED screen certainly makes it stand out.…
Zombies on my mobile? Capcom coming to N-Gage
Capcom, one of the largest Japenese game developers, has just announced their support for N-Gage. They plan to have games out on the market in 2008. “With our global reach, it’s important to have strong, well respected global partners”, said Gregg Sauter, Director of Third Party Publishing, Nokia. “For many years, Capcom has been entertaining…
Zyb moves into social networking; Brings life to your mobile data
Zyb, the service which we’ve already wrote about that allows users to securely store their contacts and calendar online, has just been upgraded to give users an option to “bring their mobile data to life.” You guessed correctly, they’ve joined the social networking club and now they are offering much more than a simple backup/restore…
Nokia N73 Special Edition celebrates Ramadan
Coinciding with the Holy month of Ramadan, Nokia has recently announced the N73 Special Edition, which will be initially exclusively available in the Middle East and North Africa markets. Coming in an elegant new soft white color with subtle highlights, the N73 Special Edition is “carefully tailored for the consumers in the Arab world.” Along…
Another Sony Ericsson K810i clone
What we have here is another Sony Ericsson K810i clone. I thought Chinese handset makers will copy the K850i by now. Why return to the K810i? Anyway, the unnamed device has the same kind of keys as K810i has, and even comes with the “Cyber-shot” label, thus blatantly infringing Sony’s trademark. In terms of specs,…
First Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 mobile screenshots; Coming in October
We’ve already reported that Konami is working to bring its key titles to mobile screens. Now, at the Leipzig Games Convention, the PocketGamer.co.uk team had a chance to get their hands on the soon-to-be-released mobile version of the popular football/soccer simulation – Pro Evolution Soccer 2008. As they report, the new 2D Java game sports…
Google Mobile apps reverse web activity trends
Usually people are using Internet less frequently during the summer days. However, that’s apparently not the case with Google Mobile apps, which have seen a spike this summer. Completely reversing typical trends for web activity, Google has reported a 35% increase of its mobile apps usage from May to June. It’s hard to say what…
More than 14 million free mobile game downloads at Gamejump
GreyStripe’s Gamejump.com has reached an important milestone these days. Apparently, there were more than 14 million free mobile gaming content downloads. As with everything in life, nothing is free – hence the games on Gamejump.com are ad-supported, meaning that users will see an ad before and after each game. Still, if it’s not 100% free,…