According to new research by SNAPIN software, over 60% of us in the UK are using our mobiles for just the core functions – text and voice. Apparently 30% of the respondents explained their reticence to do more by being saying their were concerned about extra charges. And 18% said they couldn’t be bothered with…
Archives for January 2008
Video: Sony Ericsson W350 demo
The demo video for the recently announced Sony Ericsson W350 Walkman phone is here. As you’re about to see, it’s the thinness and the overall look of the phone the Swedish-Japanese handset maker is pushing. The device looks right and aside from the lack of the standard 3.5mm audio jack, it’s the perfect feature music…
Treo 500 now available unlocked for £269
We knew this is coming and now it’s officially here. The unlocked Palm Treo 500 could be hours for £269 ($526). Aside from the standard full QWERTY keyboard, the new Treo also also packs the 3G radio, tri-band GSM/GPRS connectivity, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and of course the microSD memory slot. Windows Mobile 6…
Mobile 3.0 gets the German DVB-H licence
Mobile 3.0, a JV (joint venture) between MFD (a German Mobile TV wholesaler) and publishing house Neva Media, has been awarded a license to operate the upcoming Mobile TV platform in Germany. T-Systems obtained the license to build the network in October (something we covered at the time). The Mobile TV platform is expected to…
Fujitsu F705i – world’s slimmest waterproof 3G phone
Again it’s the Japan where we see some of the coolest devices being released. This time we present you with the Fujistu F705i, a device that prides itself to be the world’s slimmest waterproof phone on the planet. At just 13.7mm, they’re most certainly right about that one. And best of all, it’s not a…
Alltel announces red BlackBerry Pearl 8130, LG Scoop, and Samsung Muse
Alltel will be expanding its portfolio with three additional devices. First comes the GPS-equipped BlackBerry Pearl 8130 in red, which is already available for preordering. Then there’s the text-friendly LG Scoop with its full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Once it hits the market, you’ll be able to pick it up in orange, cyan or gray color.…
iPhone development reading material – iPhone Open Application Development
Leave it up to the iPhone development community to release an instructional iPhone application programming book before Apple even releases the official iPhone SDK to the public. Jonathan Zdziarski, a prominent iPhone developer and one of the team members that helped craft the recently released iPhone v1.1.3 jailbreak (against the team’s wishes), has already gone…
Possible new Palm 800w details
For a company that pioneered the PDA industry and essentially ushered in an age of smartphones, Palm looks to be circling the drain to a slow demise. In the early days, innovations like Graffiti were enough to keep the PDA-maker at the top of the game. Now, after more years than we care to remember,…
Nate True leaked iPhone v1.1.3 jailbreak, kicked off iPhone Dev Team
All iPhone users waiting on a viable iPhone v1.1.3 jailbreak method are incredibly indebted to Nate True’s for making the jailbreak solution available last night. But, it turns out that he did so at the cost of his membership in the inner-circles of iPhone hackers – the iPhone Dev Team has apparently kicked him out…
Motorola patent application shows foldable/rollable display/keyboard
Flexible displays and devices are the future. Rollable e-ink newspapers, flexible displays, we’ll be seeing a lot of them in the coming years. And, following on that READIUS foldable mobile device from Polymer Vision, an older Motorola patent application regarding a flexible display/keyboard has surfaced. Motorola’s taking the whole “flexible” idea to the next level.…