To expand the range of its multimedia offerings and to strengthen its appealing to the Middle East based customers, Nokia has partnered with an Arabic video-sharing site, so called YouTube of the Middle East, Ikbis. The tie-up with Ikbis will allow NSeries users to produce videos from their mobile phones and then directly share and…
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Rogers Wireless adds Red BlackBerry Pearl
Red BlackBerry Pearl is one of the most appealing smartphones on the market. In the U.S. it is offered via Cingular/AT&T, and in Canada it wasn’t available until now. Rogers Wireless decided to change that, and has recently starting offering the RIM’s Red Blackberry Pearl handset for $249.99 with a 3-year term, $399.99 with 2-year…
Verizon Wireless launches comic strips application
Verizon Wireless announced the launch of an interesting mobile application/service called Comic Creator by AMA, which allows users to create their own comic strips via mobile phones. The new service will give Verizon Get It Now customers a series of characters, settings and backgrounds from which to create comic stories. Once created, users can easily…
Mobile Spy records SMS and call details; Allows remote monitoring of family phone activities
The first activity monitoring software for Windows Mobile based smartphones, Mobile Spy, has been released by Retina-X Studios, allowing users to monitor SMS and call details online in real time. The software is completely hidden from view and task manager, and does most of the things automatically. After being set up on the phone, Mobile…
Nokia E61i disassembled
And now something for the total geeks interested in buying the Nokia E61i. Over at Flickr, I came across the Nokia E61i taken apart gallery. Anyone interested to know how this business baby looks like naked, should point the browser here. I admit – I’m a geek, I love these photos. I wouldn’t do this…
Sprint PPC-6800 gets
In a fit of schizophrenic indecision, Sprint has decided to delay the release of the HTC Titan, rebranded as the Sprint PPC-6800, and now renamed to the Sprint Mogul. Confused yet? Sprint’s variant of the HTC Titan was expected to be released on the CDMA carrier’s network as the Sprint PPC-6800, but will instead be…
Nokia N81 and N82 pictures, specs and launch date leaks!
Ricky must have an amazing source at Nokia since I usually see this information in Russian or Chinese forums first. The N81 is a slider running S60 3rd Edition FP1. It has 8 GB of onboard memory, a 16 million color 320 x 240 screen, 2 megapixel camera, 3.5 mm headphone jack, WiFi, Bluetooth with…
Motorola to Unveil new iPhone Killer on May 15
Hey Zander! We know you’re stoked about keeping your Chair on Motorola’s Board, but c’mon man, you need to earn it. First of all, stop and think for a second. Why is Motorola in such a financial slump? With such beautifully designed phones like the RAZR, KRZR, L7, and RIZR, why is it that you…
The E61i notification LED is a little bit buggy
Geekonimus (one of my most frequent commenters) and I were just having a chat about our devices, the Nokia E61i. His notification LED works, but ceases to function after the phone has been on for a few hours. I sent myself a text message to check if my LED still works and low and behold…
Rumor Alert: Ericsson looking to buy Motorola
There’s some speculation that Ericsson is looking into buying Motorola to re-structure the ailing company into two segments – network kits (for mobile operators) and consumer handsets. The rumor, started by Carl Icahn, is a bit puzzling. Ericsson already has a consumer handset manufacturing division in Sony Ericsson, which is already leaps and bounds ahead…