Smartphones become a heck of a lot smarter once you start installing applications that can help you achieve your daily routine more efficiently. The problem has always been finding said applications. 3 has just launched a website called neXt that is kind of like Digg.com for mobile apps. What makes this even more interesting is…
Archives for 2007
RIM launches GPS and WiFi equipped BlackBerry 8820
After years of customer demand, RIM finally decided to go the WiFi way with the new BlackBerry 8820. But the addition of WiFi is not the only new feature of the latest BlackBerry — there’s also the quad-band GSM/EDGE radio (no 3G?), built-in GPS for accessing the location based services, support for microSDHC memory cards…
LG and Samsung – top mobile entertainment phones in the U.S.
Hmmm, where should we file this. Two sections come in mind: 1) Before an iPhone; and 2) Before any significant adoption of Symbian OS-based smartphones in the U.S. Apparently, among owners of LG and Samsung phones in the U.S., 12% and 11% reported having mobile TV features, respectively, compared with 8% of Motorola owners and…
Origin of the iPhone
Check this out – the very first iPhone. Of course the device on the image above was never released, but it’s interesting to note that it dates from 1983! Apple was so forward-thinking back then that this phone looks uber-cool even today. Yeah, there’s the annoying cable, but what the heck – I want one!…
i-mode just doesn’t work anymore outside Japan
While it’s still being used by nearly 50 million Japanese subscribers, a forerunner of the mobile Internet i-mode is fading in the rest of the world. Apparently, there were two main problems with the i-mode: first, i-mode was not supported by the major handset manufacturers and the carriers ended up offering a small number of…
Leady K3288 – Chinese Communicator?
No, it’s not a ripoff this time — or at least I’m not aware of any similar device. It’s the first Chinese phone I’ve seen with built-in GPS and full QWERTY keyboard, thus I’m going to call it Chinese communicator. The device is everything but beautiful, though I like the wide form factor that makes…
Handy Weather – the first 3rd party application optimized for Nokia E90 Communicator
Epocware just released the new, E90-optimized version of its popular Handy Weather application. Now, users of the new Nokia Communicator will be able to see 5-day weather forecasts optimized for their device’s large 800×352 screen. If you haven’t used Handy Weather so far, you should know that it’s the single best weather application for Symbian-based…
Vodafone denies rumors of $160 billion bid for Verizon Communications
No, this is not the same deal involving Vodafone and Verizon Wireless. That deal was all about a partial buy-out of Vodafone’s share in Verizon Wireless by partner Verizon Communications. A couple days ago, the rumor mill spit out a little nugget – a little nugget that claimed Vodafone Group PLC was preparing to put…
Nokia N93i Transformers Edition
To join all the hype surrounding the big blockbuster movie, Nokia will launch the N93i Transformers Edition somewhere in Q3 this year. Basically the phone is the same as the original N93i, it just bundles some movie-specific content like “Transformers” game, three thematic background images, and two exclusive ringtones. Plus, the special edition phone is…
Japan to get Japanese-language BlackBerry on July 23rd
With China getting their very own CrackBerry, it was just a matter of time before Research In Motion brought the finger-cramping BlackBerry line to China’s island neighbor, Japan. The Japanese-language version of the BlackBerry was announced yesterday – for a July 23 launch from Japan’s largest wireless carrier, NTT DoCoMo. An English-language BlackBerry has been…