Some “replica” makers are going all out these days. This knock-off takes the feature-cake with more features and trademark infringements than you can throw a USPTO legal team at. We don’t know what to call this thing, but it claims to be a Samsung Anycall phone and a PSP, with Windows Mobile-ish and Nintendo gaming.…
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It’s a PSP, No It’s a Phone, No It’s a Rip-off!
The newest rip to hit the streets comes to us in the form of a PSP look-alike. But, in a rare show of cloning aptitude, the A816 brings its A-game with a spot-on reproduction of the PSP, right down to the glossy face and button layout. Although playing games (ROM emulations, not PSP games, of…
Qwest Releases Pink Sanyo Handset for Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Awareness
Qwest is teaming up with Sanyo to release a Pink version of the Sanyo Katana, SCP-2400 and SCP-3100 handsets to help the Susan G. Komen for The Cure. Ten percent of retail sales of the handsets will go toward the Cure – with a $50,000minimum donation, up to a maximum donation of $100,000. The handsets…
Clear Channel goes Mobile – Play lists, Traffic data, Song Requests All on Your Mobile Phone
Clear Channel has announced their plans to integrate mobile services with their radio stations. The new mobile initiative aims to give radio listeners access to song requests, playlists, traffic data, and even chat with DJ’s on their mobile phones. Clear Channel’s Z100 in New York will be the first radio station to offer this new…
I finally found out why I’m in trouble!
After contacting Darby & Darby numerous times to try and find out what I did wrong I simply gave up and contacted "Domains By Proxy." They were kind enough to forward me the complaint that Nokia has filed against me. Yes you read that right, Nokia has filed a complaint against me. You can read…
AT&T Rushing to Re-brand Cingular as AT&T in Anticipation of Apple iPhone Launch
The Apple iPhone is one of the largest product launches in history, and as such, AT&T is rushing to ensure that all the street-cred goes to AT&T instead of Cingular. Reuters reports that the telco giant is stepping up efforts to rebrand its Cingular wireless stores as AT&T – with plans to replace Cingular signs…
Korea gets two new KTF Sliders with e-Dictionaries – EV-W200, EV-K200
KTF has released two new sliders for their home-turf of Korea. The EV-W200 and the EV-K200 both rock the sought-after e-dictionary features with “cute” designs (yes, we said “cute”). The KTF EV-W200 packs in a 2MP shooter, MP3 player, Bluetooth, and video calling; while the KTF EV-K200 sports the lower-end 1.3MP camera and Bluetooth. We’re…
Private Investment Firms Buy-Out Alltel for $27.5 Billion
Private investment firms TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners have teamed up to buy-out Alltel for $27.5 billion. The buy-out represents a sale of $71.50 per share, compared to the $65.35 value on Friday, which should appease shareholders. The $27.5B deal includes an assumption of debt. Barring any regulatory hiccups, this deal should get the…
Nokia Scentsory cellphone concept
We’ve already talked about Nokia’s plans to implement various sensors in the future devices, including the smell sensor. Well, we now have the concept device before us. The Nokia Scentsory cellphone concept comes in a paper airplane folded style and packs such advanced/strange/weird (you pick the word) features as user customizable scent specifications for contacts…
Yahoo! OneSearch hits 7 Asian countries
Just as we reported that Yahoo! OneSearch is coming to Canada, UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy, the search giant expanded its mobile application/service to seven Asian countries, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Yahoo! is betting heavily on mobile search, and its OneSearch is accessible to 85% mobile phone users in…