I’ve been ranting about this for quite a while and I’m glad someone finally put it on video. As a phone operating system first and foremost, S40 does a better job than S60, there is also more functionality out of the box. This video goes through 10 differences between the operating systems and if you…
Video (French): Nokia 5700 review
The 5700 isn’t my favorite S60 device and with the N81 coming out in a few weeks I have to question the sanity of anyone wanting to purchase this device, but none the less it has the following specifications: S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1, Quadband GSM and 2100 MHz WCDMA, 108 x 50 x…
FCC has made roaming a right that every mobile phone consumer should have
If you’re in the USA and your T-Mobile device has no signal yet you’re friend with a 3 year old RAZR on Cingular has full bars, consider this your lucky day. The FCC has mandated roaming for SMS and voice calls to be a requirement among operators at reasonable rates. [Via: RCR Wireless News]
HTC Advantage available for only $899 at CompUSA and Amazon.com
This monster of a device that I have no idea what product category it belongs to is coming to US shores for less than $1000 to a brick and mortar store that is nearly out of business and an online store that sells competitors that frankly do a better job than this … I don’t…
ACCESS introduces mobile reference design based on Marvell chipsets at Linux World
Mobile Linux is coming thanks to processors getting stupid amounts of power compared to only 3 years ago. It makes sense to build on top of a kernel that was originally designed for servers; save money right? ACCESS was at Linux World demoing their ALP operating system running legacy Palm Garnet applications and Linux applications…
Sprint Nextel’s earnings dropped 94% and they blame their WiMAX roll out
Sprint Nextel had a tough second quarter this year. Sepnding a little over $50 million on their WiMAX network resulted in a profit of just $19 million or a penny per share. Will it pay off? Tough to tell, but they plan on spending a total of $1 Billion on WiMAX in 2007. Testing will…
Celunite first software developer to join LiMo foundation
“We welcome Celunite as the first mobile phone platform provider to join our founding members engaged in building a world-class mobile Linux platform,” said NTT DoCoMo’s Senior Vice President, Dr. Kiyohito Nagata, chairman of the LiMo Foundation. “Celunite is keen to begin assisting LiMo to realize a competitive step change in the delivery of handsets…
Samsung A517 coming to AT&T and T539 to T-Mobile
Both of these devices aren’t going to make you go gaga. The A517 has 3G support, a 1.3 megapixel camera, microSD slot and touch sensitive controls. The T539 is a quadband GSM phone with a 1.3 megapixel camera and 220 x 176 resolution display. No clue about the pricing or release date. [Via: Engadget Mobile]
How To: Share an internet connection with your Windows Mobile 6 device
Windows Mobile 6 makes sharing an internet connection nearly idiot proof and it is something I hope more operating system vendors will notice. This how to over at Craig Pringle’s blog is only 4 steps long. Enjoy!
Video Review: 2 sets of Bluetooth headphones by Phillips
My never ending love affair with Suzy of ShinyShiny will never end, she can make something as utterly boring as A2DP headphones absolutely wonderful. I’ve yet to see a pair of Bluetooth headphones I would want to purchase, these 2 are no exception. The Phillips SHB6102 and SBB7102 are available now. [Via: Tech Digest]