The only successful MVNO in America is Helio and I’m honestly proud to have worked there. Sure they sell Samsung and Pantech based devices, but they also sell you the experience. I was always offered a free device, I never took one. Give up my (at the time) E61? Never! Amp’d failed because they didn’t…
Archives for 2007
Chiva P008 iPod phone, Chinese of course
Now I clearly see why Apple decided to go for the full touchscreen device — otherwise the iPod phone would look quite ugly as we can see from the Chiva P008. Of course, this is the Chinese handset and have nothing to do with Apple. Dedicated music keys are used instead of a keypad, thus…
Nokia N95 Firmware 12.0.013 Changelog leaked
It pains me to have to say “changelog leaked.” Why can’t Nokia just be honest and admit that they shipped a phone that wasn’t perfect from the start, but they’re trying very hard to correct that. Nokia is one of the few companies who even do firmware upgrades! If you tell someone to update to…
Say Hello to the sand iPhone
It’s a summer, hot and people are on the beach. Instead of joining them, I’m stuck in my room typing these words for you folks. 🙂 Anyway, Apple is one lucky company to have fans like Chris, who along with his kids made this iPhone in the sand. You guessed that right, it attracted quite…
Symbian CEO Nigel Clifford talks growth in the Japanese market
It took them 3 years to sell the first 10 million Symbian based devices in Japan and only a year to sell the next batch of 10 million. That is how well Symbian is doing in Japan thanks to 60 devices being available, the SO704i being the most recent. Shipments grew 30% 1Q 2007 compared…
Motorola Marco is a Z3 with WiFi
Boy Genius has the exclusive on the WiFi powered Motorola Z3 look-a-like called Marco. Quadband GSM and a 2 megapixel camera doesn’t make this device stand out that much and whether or not it is UMA capable will make or break the device. Looks like they just wanted to make something with WiFi for the…
Apple patent application reveals iPod and iPhone as wireless remote controls with metadata communications!
Apple innovates like none other. We love getting the latest details on what they’ve got cookin’ up in Cupertino. The latest dirt on the iPhone maker is the company’s 2005 patent filing that reveals the possibility of using your iPod and iPhone as a media remote control with wireless metadata communications. In addition to Apple’s…
Sony Ericsson Sliding P3i Concept
We love concepts and rumors around these parts. Speculation and hearsay are the spices that kick up our mobile tech stew a few notches (bam!). Let’s spice up our Sony Ericsson P3i payaya. Here’s a Sony Ericsson P3i concept from concept artist SE_cz and posted over at esato. The sleek P3i concept sports a sliding…
Verizon backdoors Qualcomm out of the picture – inks licensing deal with Broadcom
With no end in sight for the juvenile legal battle between Qualcomm and Broadcom, carriers are US carriers are starting to feel the pinch of the ITC’s ban on 3G devices utilizing Broadcom’s intellectual patents for more efficient power consumption. Sprint has already gone ahead and implemented their own software patch to maximize battery efficiency,…
Mobile phones are making us forgetful
But does being forgetful imply turning into an idiot? I fully believe in the theory that your brain is like a hard drive and like all hard drives it has a limited capacity. Why are some memories like your first kiss, first night with a woman, first concert and the day you purchased a new…