The Nokia 6300i (might be the 6301 actually), 6650 (Nokia’s first 3G phone, but knowing Nokia they might recycle the name) and 7070 (no Nokia has ever had this model number) have been unearthed by the German site NokiaPort.de They also mention the 7070b, that is just the same device as the 7070 but for…
Archives for January 2008
Babies and Mobiles – part 2: gimme a good camera
I am sure you weren’t all expecting the second part to this commentary so soon – well here it comes! My wife and I agreed since way before our baby was born, that we were going to take lots of photos. Maybe not so many videos, but certainly capture (and print) lots of photos. We…
Samsung and Motorola displace HTC as top non-touchscreen Windows Mobile manufacturer
While HTC is clearly the top-dog in the touchscreen-based Windows Mobile smartphone market, it looks like the (arguably) sleeker handsets from Motorola and Samsung have taken away HTC’s #1 position in the non-touchscreen Windows Mobile smartphone market. Citing internal data from Microsoft, DigiTimes is reporting that HTC owned 50% of the non-touchscreen WinMo market last…
Babies and Mobiles – part 1: I can’t hear you….
As some of you may remember, when I joined IntoMobile only a few short weeks ago, I said that I was going to post some entries about the situation of having a new baby, and how my Mobile life relates to it. “Great!” some of you said, and I’m sure equally as many groaned! However,…
O2 revamps ‘Active’, as i-mode fades away….
Sad news for fans of i-mode, on the back of some good news for the rest of us – O2 is preparing to pull the plug on i-mode, at the same time as getting ready to launch a newly redesigned ‘Active’ portal. The new portal features highly sophisticated personalisation, and is content-centric – it’s the…
Cellphone blamed for Ghana man’s death
This isn’t just another exploding cellphone story. We’re used to hearing stories of exploding batteries and mobile phones going up in flames, but this is the first time we’ve heard of a mobile phone electrocuting its user. The Modern Ghana reports that a man was recently killed when his mobile phone sent a jolt of…
O2 offers iPhone customers more bang for buck – more wireless minutes and text messages for the same tariff
In an apparent effort to spur sales of the iPhone in the UK, Apple’s iPhone partner, O2, has announced that they’ll be radically changing their iPhone wireless plans. Most O2 iPhone customers will see a three-fold increase in wireless minutes on the same monthly tariff. O2 iPhone customers on the £35 wireless plan can look…
PhoneFavs helps users bookmark mobile websites; Wants to be mobile web starting point
Recently I’ve spotted yet another mobile bookmarking service called PhoneFavs. The idea is, as with similar services, to provide users with an easy way to store and manage their favorite mobile websites. The sharing component is also integrated, hence you’ll be able to allow your friends and/or colleagues to access all or only selected parts…
THQ Wireless to make Playboy-branded games
THQ Wireless has announced that it has signed a worldwide agreement with Playboy Enterprises, Inc. to exclusively develop Playboy-branded mobile games. The multi-year Playboy agreement covers the development and publishing rights to multiple Playboy-branded, lifestyle themed, non-nude mobile games featuring “bikini-clad Playmates to be released worldwide.” The first title, Playboy Games: Pool Party –scheduled to…
South Korean airlines to launch mobile check-in services
Cry if you’re not in Korea, as their airlines are in the midst of launching mobile check-in services to allow air travelers to use their mobile phones to check in for international flights. Thanks to the cooperation with the country’s leading mobile operator SK Telecom, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines will remove part of the…