Rogers Wireless decided to spice-up its offering by adding that nowadays important Web 2.0 element, hence they’ve signed a deal with MySpace to provide its users with quick and easy access to their MySpace accounts directly from their handsets. Under the agreement, Rogers will be the exclusive provider of MySpace Mobile service in Canada, and…
Archives for 2007
Sharp EM-ONE dual-sliding smartphone
Talk about the features, the Sharp EM-ONE has everything… well almost. There’s the gorgeous 4.1″ touchscreen powered by Sharp’s ASV LCD technology, which can display resolution of up to 800×480 pixels; dual-sliding mechanism that hides full QWERTY keyboard as well as navigation keys, and the 3G radio. On the downside, there’s the so-last-year 1.3 MP…
Who wants threaded SMS text messages on a Windows Mobile phone?
We do! Threaded SMS text message just make it so much easier to keep track of all those “omg hi2u” back and forths with your friends. It’s the most intuitive way to chat with your friends – just like chatting on your favorite IM client. But, if you don’t happen to have a GSM Treo…
Nokia 2115i explodes with a BOOM – another battery problem from Nokia?
Nokia is in a bit of hot water these days, what with all those defective handsets out there rocking faulty batteries. And this is sure to make things a little worse. Gizmodo reader Johnathan says that his Nokia 2115i basically exploded with a dynamite-like BOOM after he plugged in his phone for a little juice…
E-Ten posts 1H 2007 net profits up 73%
Way to go, E-Ten. With amazing products like the E-Ten Glofish X500+ bringing VGA-love to the Windows Mobile 6.0 crowd, and stuff like the Glofish X800 WM6-powered 3.5G handset in the pipeline, it’s not hard to see why the company has recently posted a 73% increase in net profits for the first half of 2007…
Nokia 6555: Cheap yet beautiful 3G clamshell [UPDATE]
Here is a press release quote you’ll never forget: Adding to its attraction, the Nokia 6555 features a QVGA 16 million color internal display – twice as many colors as the human eye can see – for a brilliant, crisp resolution on a large 240×320 screen, making it perfect for viewing photos and videos. I’m…
HTC announces Windows Mobile 6.0 release details for HTC P3300 Artemis, HTC S620 Excalibur, and HTC Athena Advantage X7500
We know, we know. The last time HTC mentioned a Windows Mobile 6.0 upgrade, they kind of flaked on us. But, this time around, we’re pretty sure they’re going to come through and actually deliver on their promise of the long-awaited WM6 upgrade on the HTC P3300 Artemis, HTC S620 Excalibur, and HTC Athena Advantage…
German scientists claims to have broken speed of light – could quantum tunneling allow instant communication?
We’re used to breaking the speed limit laws on our local highways and byways – they’re more like suggested speeds than real, hard limits to us. Unlike these laws governing the speed of our vehicles, the law governing the speed of light cannot ever be broken. Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity prohibits the transmission light…
Nokia CTO Dr. Tero Ojanpera preannounces Nokia N95 8 GB
Thanks to Tommi Vilkamo for linking to a new Nokia Podcast RSS feed. There are only two episodes so far: Bob Iannucci, Head of Nokia Research Center talks about the future and how collaboration is critical to shaping the next generation of services and Tero Ojanperä (pictured right), the CTO who reviews how well Nokia…
China Mobile announces 5.6 million new subscribers in July – take that US carriers
When you have fully 10% of the world’s population residing within your borders, the exploitation potential in any market is incredible. Case in point, China Mobile has just announced their continued dominance in the Chinese wireless market – with 5.6 million subscribers in July alone. Smaller rival, China Unicom, has been steadily losing ground to…