While I was in Chicago for the Evening with S60 Party, the question of “What can Nokia do to improve its USA presence?” was asked several times. People kept bringing up the fact that NokiaUSA.com sucks, not just a little, it sucks hard. A little birdie just told me that a relaunch is due within…
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Sony Ericsson K530, a 3G winner?
Yet another Sony Ericsson phone announced today is the K530. I find this device interesting enough to dedicate a single post about it, as it smells as a true winner. There’s nothing truly special about it — the K530 is a true moderate, yet good-lookin’ device, and as such it’s easy to imagine the major…
Sony Ericsson W960i: 8 gigabytes of Walkman love
Besides packing 8 GB of internal memory and a 2.6 inch QVGA touch screen the new Sony Ericsson W960i has a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera. Triband GSM (900/1800/1900) is bad news for people in America who depend on the 850 MHz band and UMTS 2100 is something only the Europeans get to enjoy. Surprisingly a…
Sony Ericsson introduces Z250, Z320 stylish low-end clamshells
It’s only natural that a handset manufacturer can’t make only high-end camera and smart phones. The mass market is where the real money is and in that sense, Sony Ericsson just unveiled two stylish clamshells from the lower end of the spectrum – Z250 and Z320.
Sony Ericsson K850i Cybershot – the baddest Cybershot yet!
Sony Ericsson sure went crazy today! We were expecting them to drop the bomb on us and boy did they ever! Sony Ericsson’s flagship Cybershot, the K850i Cybershot, gleams like the cameraphone beacon it is. It boasts a 5 megapixel Cybershot shooter with autofocus and Xenon flash, but it doesn’t stop there for this quad-band…
Mastercard PayPass trials new mobile Tap N Go system in NYC
Mastercard is rolling out their trial of a new “Tap N Go” mobile payment system through their Mastercard PayPass infrastructure in New York City. The “Tap N Go” system utilizes NFC (Near Field Communication) enabled phones that Mastercard arrogantly calls “PayPass-enabled” phones. The technology is only fitted to a handful of handsets so we can’t…
Sony Ericsson goes crazy; Announces 6 new phones and bunch of accessories
At its Global announcement event in Berlin, Sony Ericsson launched 6 new phones and an array of accessories, which include the three Bluetooth watches we’ve already posted about. Among the announced devices are the K850i – 5 MP Cybershot phone, W910 – feature phone with Walkman 3.0 software, W950 – touch slider smartphone with almost…
Apple iPhone will launch only in Apple Stores and select AT&T stores
So it seems that Consumerist got their hands on some internal memos that outline which outlets will be receiving iPhone shipments, come 6pm on June 29. The memo clearly states that only Apple.com, Apple Stores, and select AT&T outlets will have the honor of lightening our pockets of the better half of a Grand. So,…
Opera Mini Dimension to launch on June 19th!
We just got word that the much-anticipated web browser from Opera is just days away! The Opera Mini Dimension has been taunting us with contests and beta programs, but is now a reality as the beta launch day closes in. Come this Tuesday, June 19th, the public beta will be going live and throngs of…
Foxconn – Apple iPhone manufacturer to double production capacity
Foxconn (Han Hai) manufactures the Apple iPhone, so it’s interesting to see the component integrator ramping up production capacity. Chairman Samuel Chin announced that Foxconn would spend $1B over 2007-2008 in their efforts to more than double capacity, saying that, “Our current production capacity isn’t sufficient to support future development and labour costs have increased,…