Rumor and hearsay are floating around that the Symbian UIQ3 operating system will soon be supporting the popular VoIP application, Skype. The recently released Sony Ericsson P1i shows, on page 66 of its white paper, a mention of “Skype – Voice over IP application that lets the user make mobile phone calls over the Internet.”…
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Is the Nokia 8600 going to be launched in 3 days?
From a thread over at Howard Forums: Nokia 8600 Luna (aka – Black Magic) Release Date = 25th May 2007 @ Carphone Warehouse (UK Only – AFAIK) Exclusive Release To Carphone Warehouse For 6 Weeks.. Will be Availible Free On Selected O2 Tariffs * Organic User Interface and Light Effect * Smoked Glass Cover *…
BYB Balance cellphone concept
BYB Balance cellphone concept is made for specific kind of people who doesn’t mind spending more-than-needed amount of money for the latest thing in tech. It has two touchscreens and a unique slider mechanism that protects them when closed. Other specs include a 5.1 MP camera, 2x optical zoom, HSDPA support, WLAN, Bluetooth, and a…
Mobile phone help guide blind people in Sweden
Don’t you just love watching technology being used for the good cause? One such case can be found in Stockholm, where modern technology helps blind people navigate independently, thanks to voice advisories from their mobile phones. The prototype system uses the Nokia smartphone paired with a Bluetooth GPS unit, and has been tested by about…
T-mobile Wing Launched! Pictures and Video
T-mobile’s MDA successor, the T-mobile Wing, has finally launched! After much debate over its name and release date, we get news on this 22nd day of May, that it will be called the T-mobile Wing after all. The rebranded HTC P4350 (Herald) sports the brand-spankin’ new Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional operating system, quad-band GSM with…
Sony Ericsson cautious on mobile gaming?
Despite various reports indicating that mobile is where the gaming industry goes, Sony Ericsson seems to be cautious with its mobile gaming plans. According to handset maker’s president Miles Flint there are still many hurdles to be overcome for mobile gaming, particularly with regard to the multiplayer experience. But the problems don’t end there —…
Samsung develops world’s thinnest 2.2″ AM-OLED display
Again it’s Samsung who brings the new technologies to the mobile world. This time they’ve created the world’s thinnest (only 0.53 millimeters thick) 2.2″ active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AM-OLED) display. The new display promises to change the way phones and other devices with screens are built — it’s much lighter, brighter and more energy-efficient than…
Verizon Wireless launches Song ID service
You know how it goes — you’ve heard the song on the radio and liked it. The problem is that you don’t know which song is that, thus you can’t get it. This is the exact problem Verizon Wireless’ new service is trying to solve. The carrier’s V Cast Song ID enables subscribers to identify…
New Bluetooth keyboard available for Palm users
If you have a smartphone and already don’t have a Bluetooth keyboard, you should strongly consider getting one. The reason is simple – you can type much, much faster! Palm has released a new foldable Bluetooth keyboard that works with all Bluetooth enabled Palm products (yes, that includes Treos). To make it easier for using,…
ASUS to provide Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for its PDAs
Following the move by HTC and Dopod, Asus decided to jump in and provide Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for its line of Windows Mobile smartphones and PDAs. The teaser page is already on place, and suggests that owners of the Asus’ devices, namely ASUS A639/A626/A686/A696 and ASUS P535/P735, could expect to see updates released starting…