Wondering how will the next generation of mobile phone look alike? Sure you do – we all do. Students from the College of Art, Science and Engineering’s product design course think they may have an answer — they’ve created six concept phones to support “intimacy and sensuality”, posted on the website of alternative mobile phone…
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Battle of the high end camera phones
With today’s handsets sporting the 3+ megapixel cameras, you would think that they could replace the regular digital cameras. For simple zoomless photo taking that may be the case. Nokia N93/N93i even have the optical zoom built-in, but still lack the image quality of even mid-level cameras.
Palm releases security updates for Treo 650/680/700p
Palm has released a security update for Treo 650, 680, and 700p to close an obscure security hole in the Treo version of the Palm OS. According to Palm, the problem was in the “Find” command, which users could execute even when the Palm OS password protection was turned on using the Make Emergency Call…
Nokia N95 clone video
Darla Mack spotted an interesting video of the really good looking Nokia N95 clone. The device has the same form factor, except that it can’t slide on the other side. The N95 clone even has the Three logo, making it even harder to distinguish from the original N95. Still, those icons on the bottom of…
Sidekick to get a GPS
With that many location aware handsets available today, it doesn’t surprises that the maker of the popular Sidekick handsets wants to add some GPS to its flagship device. A job posting at Danger indicates that they are on the task — “Formalize the Java Native Interface and glue layer for binding the BT serial support…
Sprint expands unlimited data bundle trial
Sprint is expanding its unlimited data bundle trial to the users in Twin Cities, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Tampa (Florida). Customers in these metropolitan areas can choose an Unlimited Access Pack with unlimited voice, text and data for $119.99, or an Unlimited Access Pack with unlimited voice, text and data PLUS unlimited mobile broadband access…
Generation Y to drive the mobile banking growth in the U.S.
A recent Celent’s report on mobile banking indicates that 35% of U.S. households will access their banking accounts using mobile phones by 2010. Benefits such as quick direct (seamless) payments with a cell phone will drive the growth of the mobile banking services. According to Celent, the so called “mobile contactless payments” will make up…
New Nokia E90 firmware and picture samples
Michael from My-Symbian is happy to report that his Nokia E90 now has firmware 07.17.3.0 The good: GPS takes less than a minute to get a lock on after a cold boot, 10-15 seconds after that. The bad: A2DP doesn’t work. Don’t forget to check out a few picture samples and a video shot using…
Haier Sterling – The Other Shiny and Tiny Handset
We’re all familiar with those shiny LG SHINE-series phones that gleam with their mirrored and metallic finishes. Haier apparently wants a piece of that shiny gadget market. Following up on their recently released Haier Elegance handset, word has it that the company’s new “Sterling” handset is set to start shipping July 7th. The super-reflective mirrored…
RED Motorola KRZR K1 Picked up by Rogers Wireless
Canadian GSM carrier Rogers recently released the bold, and charitable RED Motorola KRZR K1 for about $150 – when you sign up for a 3-year contract (eeek!), of course. Aside from getting that hot, red color scheme, you’ll get that warm and fuzzy feeling from the knowledge that your purchase will help eliminate AIDS from…