Third party batteries have recently taken the life of a man in China. If you really need those extra hours of use out of your Nokia N95, buy yourself a second Nokia branded battery. Be safe. [Via: Slashphone]
Picture: Nokia dominates hamburgers in the Philippines
How wireless is your city? Are there chargers for your mobile you can use while in queue for a greased up fast food snack? According to cow-economics I would say Nokia has a 50% market share in the Philippines, something Motorola and Sony Ericsson should be worrying about. [Via: The Smart PDA]
Video: Finland, Version 2.0
I can’t believe how difficult it is to create a solo video that doesn’t make you look like a complete tool. Props to Steve Litchfield with “The Smartphones Show” for pulling it off wonderfully; be sure to watch this weeks episode for a complete review of the Motorola Z8.
iPhone CPU supports hardware Java acceleration, yet it is turned off, why?
Java applications running a bit slow on your mobile? You probably don’t have Jazelle in there, a technology created by ARM that speeds up the execution of Java applications and lowers RAM consumption by a factor of 8. It also allows for multiple Java applications to be run with minimal overhead. Why is such an…
Video: Fight with your heart and you’re destined for glory
These are the words of Hammerfall, a metal band from Sweden that I thoroughly enjoy. Why haven’t I blogged for the past few days? Sit down and grab a drink because I don’t think you’re going to believe it:
Video (Chinese): Nokia 7500 Prism
The 7500 Prism launched in China yesterday. We don’t know if it will be released in other countries and while some people thing its ugly I personally think it looks awesome. Taste is subjective however. The guys over at PC Home snapped a lot of pictures and even took the time to shoot this short…
Nokia PC Suite 6.84 Release 10 is out
Come and get it, the latest version of the PC Suite is out. Changelog is ultra short: Offers enhancements to performance and stability Enables the synchronization of files and folders between PC and phone Notifies when new add-on applications are available [Link to download page]
Motorola Zante (Sidekick 4.0?) pictures and specifications revealed
Shiny would be an understatement, it is practically a mirror. This quadband GSM device has a 1.3 megapixel camera, 2.4 inch 320×240 display with 65,000 colors, Java support and can be expanded by up to 2GB with a mini SD card. Expected release date is October with a price of $269, they don’t say if…
Nokia E90 available from Dell USA for less than $900!
For $896.07 + shipping you can have what is arguably the most advanced device on the market right now. Dual screens, 320×240 on the outside 800×352 on the inside, both have 16 million colors, quadband GSM and WCDMA 2100, WiFi, 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, GPS, full QWERTY keyboard, can you tell I’m foaming from…
Nokia 3555 Classic and 5310 XpressMusic information is out
I don’t want to tell Nokia to stop releasing these XML files, hell it makes rumors that much more fun, but don’t they kind of ruin the surprise of new products? XML file for the 3555 Classic reveals the following specs: A2DP support, 128×160 resolution screen, S40 (not 5th edition), 3G And the XML file…