When it comes time to clean out your wallet, a high-end mobile phone can be just the thing to help you rid yourself of all those pesky dead presidents. There’s nothing like a several-thousand-dollar handset purchase to lighten your wallet’s load. And, Vertu is pretty much a household name when it comes to uber-expensive middle-of-the-road…
Archives for 2007
LG Colorholic phone unveiled in Korea; Available in 14 colors
In order to appeal to the (I guess) younger females, LG has launched the Colorholic slider phone in Korea. The idea is to make the phone available in 14 colors so that even the pickiest female cellphone users can find the one which fits with their style. As we don’t have the complete specs sheet,…
Snoopy cellphone straps
Here’s something cute to buy for kids in case they have a cellphone — and many kids these days have one. It’s the Snoopy cellphone straps! But wait, this gift shouldn’t be only about the cute little puppy — it should be the overture to the wonderfull and funny world of Peanuts, the cartoon we…
LG Shine x Andy Lau Special Edition phone
LG Electronics has launched the new special edition version of its Shine phone designed in the partnership with famous Chinese actor Andy Lau. The Shine x Andy Lau Special Edition phone comes complete with the actor’s own handwriting inscribed motto on the back of the phone which says “Heaven is where the kind hearted people…
iPhones can now directly upload to .Mac web gallery
Beside the standard “Use as Wallpaper,” “Email Photo” and “Assign to Contact,” your iPhone can now send image to the Web gallery (option “Send to Web Gallery”) without any additional update or software. Apparently, beside fixing Safari’s security holes, the earlier 1.0.1 update also brought this option, yet set it up so that it’s turned…
Motorola RAZR2 V9m coming to Sprint next month?
If this isn’t coming from the BoyGenius, I would certainly file it under “way too early to say anything about it.” This way, I think there is something in this story, even though it’s coming from an anonymous tipster. Apparently, the thin RAZR2 V9m will support all the major services the carrier is providing including…
Nokia N75, Motorola KRZR K1 now even more affordable on AT&T
Don’t want the Nokia N75 for $200? How about for $100? Same goes for MOTOKRZR K1. AT&T just discounted the popular music phones making them more affordable than ever. Suddenly, there’s no excuse for not having one… But wait, price goes even lower if your purchase via Amazon. The online store is retailing the N75…
Motorola announces global series of MOTODEV Summits
Just when we saw Motorola’s new Linux platform (MOTOMAGX) unveiled, the American handset manufacturer is about to start promoting it to developers — along with other mobile platforms it supports. The idea behind MOTODEV Summits is to reach developers and “condense months of potential experimentation and development into one day.” For developers reading IntoMobile, you…
Sybase, HTC team-up to deliver more secure, better managed mobile solutions
Provider of the enterprise infrastructure and mobile software Sybase and the manufacturer of Windows Mobile smartphones HTC announced the formation of a global alliance to deliver optimized Sybase iAnywhere mobility software on HTC devices. Under the agreement, the two companies are teaming-up on “strategic business, engineering and marketing initiatives,” with initial phase set to focus…
Nokia to lisence their modem technology and the first customer is STMicroelectronics
Nokia used to make their own IC’s (integrated circuits), until today that is. They’ve announced that in order to remain cost competitive a new licensing and outsourcing model will be used. In the PC industry we call this becoming a fabless company. Nokia will design the chips and then tell one of their 4 partners…