EU lawmakers have reached a compromise solution, backed by all factions in the European Parliament, on mobile phone roaming charges. Under the final proposal, operators will have a three months’ grace before EU-wide caps on charges for cross-border mobile calls are automatically put in place. After the grace period, the charges for cross-border mobile calls…
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Dealing with cell phone users in theaters, the Darth Vader way
And now something completely different… You know you should turn off your cell phone in a theater. Still, some people don’t want to comply causing many raised eyebrows. Here’s the way how to deal with them — the way of a Darth Vader. Get ’em Darth! (via: Crave) 🙂
B&O Earset 2 Bluetooth Headset brings class and style to your ear
B&O designs are world-renowned for their class and high-end styling. From phones to stereos, nothing beats the refinement of B&O. The Danish design-house has released an updated version of their Earset 1 Bluetooth headset. The Earset 2 just oozes class and style, but doesn’t skimp on function. The new headset features Digital Signal Processing (DSP),…
MiTAC Mio A501 Digi-Walker
MiTAC, makers of the sexy, if buggy and limited, A701 Windows Mobile Pocket PC phone, are prepping to release their Mio A501 as part of their Digi-Walker line. The new phone is compact enough to easily fit in your hand (95.7mm X 59.6mm X 20.7mm) but only comes packin’ Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU 3.5 –…
LG CU500v now available on AT&T!
AT&T sure is getting launch-happy today! Along with the hotly anticipated release of the Nokia N75, AT&T decided to drop the LG CU500v on us. The CU500v is the first “Video Share” phone from the carrier, serving up one-way video transmission (that’s as close to video calling as we’re gonna get, for now). The newest,…
Nokia N75 Launch – For real this time
Nokia and AT&T/Cingular goofed-up their Nokia N75 launch last week. For those brief hours, when the N75 was actually up on AT&T’s website, we were excited about getting our hands on the hot, new S60 flip from Nokia. Then, like so much teasing in the chanpagne room, AT&T left us on the, uh, verge. There’s…
Windows Mobile 6.0 upgrade gets official for T-mobile Dash
As we expected, the Windows Mobile 6.0 upgrade has been officially released for the T-mobile Dash. So, if you haven’t already snagged the leaked copy of the free upgrade, you can head on over to T-mobile’s website and download the ROM upgrade with the carrier’s blessing. If you already happened upon the leaked version of…
Modded Cell Phones as Art
We don’t know if you can call these mangled handsets artistic, but they sure are different. Mehmet Erkök, industrial design lecturer at Ä°stanbul Teknik Ãœniversitesi’s Department of Industrial Product Design, likes to customize these Nokia mobile phones in his spare time. Most people customize their cell phones with ringtones and wallpapers, maybe the occasional case…
Dusan: Nokia N75 finally here, LG KS10, and more. Plus, a Ferrari smartphone
Honestly I don’t enjoy watching Will suffering. Ok, maybe a little. But, I want him to suffer over his phone, not over his computer. 🙂
Yahoo oneSearch international announced
Yahoo announced the expansion of its oneSearch mobile search service to Canada and five European markets. The Internet giant will initially offer consumers select content including News, Finance, Weather, Image, Flickr and Web results. In addition, users will have access to search business listings, complete with ratings and reviews, and the company is promising more…