I’m still skeptical about WiMAX, the world is moving towards UMTS based LTE, hell even Verizon dropped CDMA. This is not stopping Nokia from wanting to test how effective WiMAX will be in the future. A spokesperson for Nokia told Reuters that “Nokia will roll out the first WiMax-enabled Internet tablets using Intel chips in…
Required reading for all phone manufactures: Microsoft 2.0, the book
I know what you’re thinking, what does a book about Microsoft have to do with building a phone? On the surface absolutely nothing, but metaphorically it screams rather than speaks softly about the transformation many companies will be making in the near future. Some background on the author, Mary Jo Foley is to Microsoft what…
Video: Motorola RAZR 2 commercial that will give you nightmares
Creativity oozes out of this Motorola commercial, they emphasize things such as internet capability, email access and a music playing feature. Whether or not this will make people who were burned by the original RAZR’s user interface want to upgrade is beyond me, but I have to tip my hat to the marketing department who…
Confirmed: Next Nokia Internet Tablet to have GPS
Thoughtfix spotted “LJPRX-44” on the FCC pages and the test results show that the next internet tablet will have GPS enabled! A request for the standard 45 day confidentiality agreement was filed during the second week of September so it is safe to say we should be seeing this device hopefully before Nokia World on…
Review: Nokia CP-218 jogging wrist strap
Jogging is a sport being picked up by adults that are increasingly becoming health conscious. It is something that becomes infinitely easier once you have music playing in the background so you don’t have to the breathing patterns that clearly signal you’re out of shape. Some prefer dedicated mp3 players, but Nokia thinks you should…
Video: You’re invited, All About Symbian Pub meet on the 15th of October in London
Hanging out with Ewen, Steve and Rafe at the Nokia Go Play event in London was enough of a reason for me to buy a ticket to London to attend the Symbian Smartphone Show and relive those memories. In this video Steve gives a low down of what you can expect at the event and…
Video: Samsung Armani Luxury Mobile preview
Susi was in Italy rocking it with those sexy models who eat every other day, but she managed to slip away from the pouty lip crowd for a few minutes to bring you this video:
Nokia S60 party in San Francisco on October 23th in Union Square
I’ve already been to two of these things, one in NY, the other in Chicago, and trust me when I say you do not want to miss this. Phil Schwarzmann knows how to throw a festivel and besides the free booze you get to grill Nokia employees about anything and everything you might want to…
Blyk: 217 free texts, 43 free minutes, SIM card only, invite only, ad supported service for kids
Talk about a pile of hype large enough to hit the moon. Blyk is having a press conference right now and the folks at Tech Digest are doing a great job covering it on their live blog. The essential pieces of information you need to know are that the ads are nothing more than an…
Video: BlackBerry 8320, when WiFi adds absolutely nothing to the user experience
EDGE vs WiFi, common sense dictates one blows the other out of the water in terms of bandwidth. Is this really the case in the recently launched BlackBerry 8320 on T-Mobile? Boy Genius finds out: Update: Video after the jump, it breaks our tables 😉 [Full specifications of the 8320]