From the S60 Browser Blog: Open http://www.operamini.com/ to get our main competitor: Opera Mini! I wouldn’t call Opera Mini a competitor at all. It is more of a complimentary browser for people who are still paying for data by the KB or for people like me in America who have 3G, but on the wrong…
Archives for 2007
Alltel and MetroPCS gun for 700Mhz spectrum; Newly opened spectrum to be auctioned soon
With the newly opened 700Mhz wireless spectrum going up on the auction block soon, smaller players like Alltel and MetroPCS are making their intentions clear. Alltel has filed a petition with the FCC to keep the auctioning fair and open to bids for smaller, regional licenses. The FCC is planning to set aside a chunk…
Nokia ends the month of May with a bang, releases three new phones
The 8600 Luna, 6500 Classic and 6500 Slide were announced today. The marketing department probably didn’t think this one thru since consumers now have to remember a 4 digit string and a suffix. The Enterprise and Multimedia Division (E and N Series) have better naming conventions, but enough bad mouthing for now. Let us dive…
1 Million Chinese protest chemical plant with text messge
In the Chinese’ mobile equivalent of the Million Man March, citizens of the Chinese province of Xiamen used 1,000,000 (1 Million) SMS text messages to organize a protest to halt the construction of a $1.4 billion industrial facility, by Tenglong Aromatic PX (Xiamen) Co. Ltd. The plant was slated to produce paraxylene – an eye,…
A message to Forum Nokia and Nokia Public Relations
When publishing a press release announcing a new device, could you please publish the spec sheet on Forum Nokia for us enthusiasts who care about things like weight, Bluetooth profiles, dimensions, which version of which OS it runs, etc? There seems to be a disconnect between your two groups. I’m sure it could be easily…
One of World’s Worst spammers caught, Faces 65 Years in Prison!
You read correctly! One of the world’s most infamous, and prolific, spammers has been arrested and faces a litany of charges – including from fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. Robert Alan Soloway has been indicted by a Seattle, Washington Grand Jury on the aforementioned charges and awaits trial. The “Spam King” has been pursued…
Finish twins: Nokia 6500 announced in two flavors – Classic and Slide
Aside from Luna, today Nokia also announced two interesting mid-range devices – Nokia 6500 classic and Nokia 6500 slide, touting them as easy to use with “ergonomically correct dimensions and surfaces.” Both devices sport QVGA screens, media players, dual-band 3G and quad-band GSM radios, and use the familiar Series 40 interface…
The Nokia 8600 Luna is finally here!
No more pre-ordering, spy-shooting anticipation folks. Nokia has announced their Nokia 8600 Luna to start shipping this quarter! This thing just oozes so much sexiness that we just had to dedicate a whole separate post to this super-slick handset. The translucent black slider, crafted out of steel and glass, rocks-out like the high-end designer phone…
Nokia Releases Three New Mobile Phones to its Lineup – 8600 Luna, 6500 Classic, 6500 Slide
Nokia’s launched a new high-end handset, and a couple mid-rangers, for its 2007 lineup. The much anticipated and highly praised Nokia 8600 Luna is finally upon us! The beautifully slick and shiny slider takes its place as the high-end designer phone in this year’s Nokia offerings. The steel and glass-clad handset features 2 megapixel shooter…
HTC plans Major annoucement for June 5 – Possible iPhone ‘Killer’ in the works
Our favorite little Windows Mobile ODM-turned smartphone manufacturing powerhouse has a major announcement in the pipeline for this June 5th. We’re not sure what the super-secret launch will be, but Smartphone Thoughts has it, on insider tips, that the new device from HTC will be based on the as-yet unannounced HTF Elf platform. Further speculation…