Amnesty Wireless is a new cell phone services launched by Amnesty International USA. Their service is unique in a sense that by signing with them you agree to donate a 10% of the service’s charges to the Amnesty International. Basically you use your phone regularly, and donate money at the same time. The service doesn’t…
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Video: Airplane take off shot on my Nokia N93i
I probably broke some sort of FAA regulation by not turning off all my portable electronic devices, but the flight attendants didn’t seem to mind: No soundtrack, sound effects, or voice over; just me in my chair sticking the camera against the window. I recorded my boarding pass to demonstrate that the auto focus feature…
Don’t buy an iPhone on eBay!
These days an interesting device appeared on the eBay listings. Yes, I’m talking about iPhone and it’s yet another scam.
Namco and KDDI to bring mobile games from Japan to North America
North American consumers, prepare to be flushed with mobile games, as Namco and KDDI announced the partnership to bring KDDI’s large catalog of hit mobile games from Japanese publishers and developers to the market. Utilizing BREW technology, KDDI provides popular games to its more than 25 million mobile subscribers throughout Japan. Its acclaimed mobile games…
T-Mobile launches MOTORIZR Z3
T-Mobile is officially launching the MOTORIZR Z3. The slider quad-band device packs a 2 MP camera with 8x digital zoom and flash, a 1.9″ screen, a stereo Bluetooth and a microSD slot. If you’re a RAZR fan, you may want to consider the similar-looking slider device. It may not have all the features of the…
Asus Aries M530w at CeBIT
During the CeBIT, Engadget guys had their hands on Aries M530w, Asus’ BlackBerry-like Windows Mobile-based smartphone. The Aries M530w is a HSDPA device that brings the full QWERTY keyboard, a huge d-pad and a scroll wheel. The device also packs a 2 MP camera, and runs the new Windows Mobile 6. Sounds promising – too…
ABI Research findings indicate declining market share for Symbian OS
The latest research on smartphone markets from ABI Research, shows Nokia has maintained its leadership position. Highlights: A total of 70.9 million units has been shipped last year Of that number, Nokia sold 40 million smartphones (56.4%), thus increasing its smartphone sales from 28.5 million in 2005 Motorola also had a strong 2006 and occupied…
Touchmate TM-M800 luxury phone
The Touchmate TM-M800 may not impress with its features, but it certainly has its selling points. Among that non-impressive (or let’s say standard) features are 1.3 MP camera and a music player. 128 MB of memory is available for storing files, but users can also expand the memory with additional microSD memory card. But, buyers…
Longcheer G300 GPS phone coming to China in April
China-based Longcheer recently announced that it will start selling its new G300 GPS phone in China starting from next month. The G300 GPS uses u-blox AG GPS chips for navigation, and also features a music player, a VGA camera, and a WAP browser. This quite slim device measures 117x50x16.5 mm, weighs only 102 g, and…
EA Mobile releases Tetris Multiplayer
Arguably the most popular game ever is about to hit the handset near you. In case you’re wondering, I’m talking about Tetris. The new mobile Tetris will be a multiplayer game, allowing players to compete with one another “over the air,” regardless of their locations, using their mobile carrier’s network.