Crocs obviously thinks that if their famous shoes are good for people, they are good for mobile phones as well. Hence, they are launching the Crocs “o-dial”, universally-sized mobile device case, designed to share the “look and feel” of the Cayman shoes. In addition to simple “carrying around” function, the raised inside surface makes sure…
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Samsung Anycall L258 announced in Hong Kong
Samsung is bringing the cool-lookin’ candybar phone to Hong Kong and we guess the rest of China. We agree with the Korean giant that metallic-silver and black exterior of the Anycall L258 model, gives it “an added sense of sophistication and glamour” and somehow find this to be quite important for a device in the…
Lightbulb mobile phone charm informs you on new call, SMS; Looks cool
First let me be clear I’m usually against all kinds of mobile phone charms. There are simply not enough room in my pockets. However, this may be an exception. Just take look at the image above and see how this lightbulb charm fits with the Sony Ericsson K850i. It’s like SE made both items, just…
Research and Markets: Two trillion SMS this year
People all around the world keep texting like crazy. According to Research and Markets’ latest report, over 2 trillion (2 followed by 12 zeros) messages will be sent worldwide this year, with expected revenue from text messaging to account for around $65-75 billion. However, while the overall mobile messaging traffic volumes will increase, revenues are…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 shows AT&T graphic at CeBIT
At this year’s CeBIT in Germany, Sony Ericsson is showing its latest super-baby XPERIA X1. What struck us down is the AT&T’s logo located at the center of menu. What could that possibly mean? Is Swedish-Japanese handset maker trying to indirectly pitch the U.S. based carrier through media? Or the deal is already done and…
Charity Living Streets wraps London’s lampposts to protect pedestrians
Just as we’ve posted that 6 million people were hurt while texting and talking in UK last year, we found out London is in the midst of trialing padded lampposts to protect inattentive pedestrians. A pilot scheme has been launched in Brick Lane after it was found to have the highest number of “walking and…
Sierra Wireless unveils Sierra Wireless Compass 597 USB EVDO Rev. A modem
Don’t let popular opinion fool you. Sometimes size does matter – in this case, smaller is better. When you’ve got a USB dongle hanging out of your USB port, ready to break-off and kill that precious data port with one wrong slip of your laptop, you want to make sure that said USB dongle is…
ASUS launches Galaxi Mini P320 Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone with GPS
Asus is covering all their bases with their latest lineup of Windows Mobile smartphones. We’ve got the Asus M930W Communicator slated to do all the heavy lifting, the Asus Lamborghini ZX1 should cater to the high-end, and now the Asus Galaxi Mini will be holding down the mid-range as the Asus P320. At CeBIT 2008,…
Pictures: Nokia 6650 in real life and more specifications come out
Engadget is in Germany right now covering CeBIT and took the time to take some pictures of the newly announced 6650 for T-Mobile, a device I’m hoping we will see unlocked. The picture of the devices above is on top of a piece of paper that has some information about the specifications, which Nokia still…
Palm losing to BlackBerry in the enterprise segment
Things have been better for Palm. The company that essentially sparked the smartphone revolution and ushered in a new age of corporate handset fleets is now seeing their market share chipped away from enterprise competitor Research In Motion (RIM) and its line of BlackBerry smartphones. The corporate customer-base is undoubtedly Palm’s most-lucrative niche – the…