The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing are shaping up to be a huge marketing boon for vendors worldwide. No wonder Samsung is aiming to cash in on this Olympic cash-cow with their lineup of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games-branded mobile phones. The newest addition to their Olympic-sponsoring handsets is the Samsung E848 flip phone. The pictures…
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Sony patents new mobile phone protection system – liquid cushions
Handsets are getting ever more advanced these days. With mobile convergence charging headlong towards a future where we trust our very lives in our little mobile devices, it makes sense for manufacturers to start conjuring up ways to make sure our precious gadgets can take a beating and keep on ticking. And, Sony has their…
YouTube enabled LG KU990 with full touch screen
It looks like LG is really trying to hit the market hard with its high-end handsets. The South Korean company is prepping the release of their LG KU990 touch screen phone that looks suspiciously like the iPhone – well, to be fair, it’s more like the LG Prada Phone. The 3-inch touchscreen looks nice and…
Newest LG Shine in ‘Titanium Black’ – the new metallic grey LG Shine
LG’s Shine series of handsets are some of the slickest and shiniest mobile phones on the market today. The only way to class-up the devices would be a cool new finish. Enter the new “Titanium Black” edition LG Shine! The dark-grey metallic body is even sleeker and more chic than the original metallic-silver version –…
Apple iPhone as mass storage device – ecamm’s iPhoneDrive lets you store data on your iPhone
With all that beautiful NAND flash memory that Apple is hoarding from the NAND flash industry in order to get it into your iPhone, why not take full advantage and use some free space to store some data files? With the iPhone’s file system cracked and open for all to use, turning the iPhone into…
Check your iPhone for dead / stuck pixels while there’s still time!
If you are unfortunate enough to have a dead or stuck pixel on your iPhone, now is the time to act. A certain Dr. Macenstein says that an Apple Store Genius has said that there is no official dead/stuck pixel policy for the iPhone (as there is for Apple’s monitors and laptops). If you have…
NTT DoCoMo helps build AT&T’s 3G network in Hawaii – Hawaiians rejoice
Japan’s largest wireless carrer, NTT DoCoMo, today announced an unusual move to help fund the build-out of AT&T’s 3G infrastructure in Hawaii. Apparently, the tropical island-state is a huge draw for Japanese tourists. NTT DoCoMo says that eager Japanese tourists are making with the sad face when they find that their 2G handsets will only…
My afternoon at Nokia Headquarters in Espoo, Finland
Oh how sweet it was; 1200 word essay after the break.
Samsung to launch G600 – handset with 5 MP camera
Guess who’s about to join the “5 megapixel club”? You got that right – it’s Samsung and they seem ready to compete head to head with Nokia N95 and Sony Ericsson K850i (although, the N95 is much more than a camera phone). Previously, Korean handset manufacturer showcased some phones boasting even more powerful cameras, but…
Chinese Sony Ericsson W950 clone
Watch out people – Chinese handset makers are getting better and better in copying the popular phone brands. Latest ripoff we’ve spotted resembles Sony Ericsson’s smart Walkman phone – W950i, but uses Walkman white-orange color combination that is NOT used on the original device. In terms of specs, there’s a 2.4″ touchscreen, 1.3 MP camera,…