All of you video bloggers on the East Coast, and hopefully Robert Scoble, get your butts to Mobile Monday Boston where the featured speakers are David Carson and Alan Blount from Google. They’re going to be running thru Android and the Open Handset Alliance on the 13th of November at 19:30. The event is being…
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Hot chicks, live pics, and vids – the LG KS20 never had it so good
Not like this thing is ever going to hit the US mainstream, what with its lowly tri-band (900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM radio, but it’s definitely nice to see the LG KS20 “Dominator” get more time in the spotlight with some cute chicks honeys ladies. If you still don’t know what the LG KS20 “Dominator” is, here’s a…
Brief: Confirmed: Nokia in discussions with Google about Android, no decision has been made yet
Yesterday I reported that Kari Tuutti from Nokia’s Multimedia Division said Nokia was open to joining the Open Handset Alliance (the group behind Android) if it proved beneficial. Today Simon Ainslie, Nokia UK’s managing director, said: “We are having ongoing discussions with Google.” Oh snap! [Via: BBC]
Targus Bluetooth Mobile TumbPad when the tiny keyboard on your smartphone just doesn’t cut it
Full QWERTY keyboards are a must for any self-respecting mobile warrior. Be they hard-keys or virtual keyboards, doing any type of productive work on a mobile device without them is almost impossible. So, what do you do when you outgrow that tiny on-screen or hard-key keyboard on your favorite smartphone? You pick up Targus’s Bluetooth…
Video: Nokia N95 8 GB has an accelerometer too, not being used out of the box however
Daily Mobile has a Nokia N95 8 GB and thanks to a beta version of the application RotateMe which utilizes the devices built in accelerometer their screen rotates quite easily. We now know both the N95 and N95 8 GB have accelerometers, yet they are not being used. What other Nokia devices on the market…
More live pics of the Sony Ericsson W890i
Here are some more live pics of the freshly announced, 3.5mm headphone jack-less Sony Ericsson W890i. The spec sheet (especially the TrackID feature) of the Sony Ericsson is pretty impressive. But, as a Walkman Phone, the lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack and necessary headphone adaptor is really confusing. To reiterate what Stefan already clearly…
HTC could ship 1 million Android handsets in 2008
Google’s already announced their plans for the mobile space and there’s still no end in sight for rumors regarding the GPhones. HTC, already rumored to be the manufacturer of the Android-based prototype Google “Dream” Phone, is now reportedly expected to ship 1 million handsets based on Google’s mobile OS Android in 2008. Morgan Stanley is…
LG launches two i-mode sliding handsets – LG KG291 and LG KE590
LG has just launched two, new i-mode sliders for the tri-band European market. The LG KG291 and LG KE590 are the two lower- to mid-end offerings for carriers like Italian Wind. The LG KG291 brings up the low-end of this duo. With a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0 A2DP, microSD card slot, USB 2.0, mp3…
More extravagance from Vertu – Signature Black & White Diamonds
Keeping in tune with their lineup of functionally-challenged, uber-extravagant, overly-luxurious, downright tacky mobile phones, Vertu has released another handset slathered in boat-loads of diamonds – the Vertu Signature Black & White Diamonds handset rocks 644 white diamonds and 428 black-flavored diamonds, to be exact. Vertu seems to think that people will pay un-godly sums of…
Motorola Sidekick Slide goes live!
If the Danger-made Sidekick LX just wasn’t your cup of tea (or maybe it was a little too expensive) there’s a new Sidekick-kid on the block. The Motorola-made Sidekick Slide has hit the ground running and is available for just $199 from T-Mobile (contracts and rebates are involved, as always). Billed as the Sidekick 4-lite,…