Samsung and US Cellular have just launched their latest QWERTY flip-phone for the mass market. The new Samsung Gloss, as it’s called, combines a QWERTY keyboard with a fashionable flip form-factor that absolutely oozes estrogen. As such, the squat Samsung Gloss’s flowery designs and Pink color probably won’t find too many homes in male pockets.…
Sharp announces world’s thinnest mobile phone solar panel
Solar-powered cellphones are still rare these days. But, that may soon change, if Sharp has anything to say about it. Sharp has announced that their thinnest mobile phone solar panel is now available to cellphone manufacturers around the world to use in future hardware. The LR0GC02 Solar Panel module comes in at just 0.8mm thick,…
Nokia stumbles on Ovi Store launch
Nokia’s Ovi Store launch today has turned into something of a launch-day fiasco. The launch of the Ovi Store was to be Nokia’s triumphant answer to Apple’s iTunes store and the highly integrated iPhone AppStore. Alas, things didn’t go according to plan. Nokia’s Ovi Store is apparently suffering from server problems, UI funkiness and overall…
HTC Touch Pro2 available online!
HTC’s latest and greatest Windows Mobile smartphone, the HTC Touch Pro2, is now available online through DeviceWire! With the HTC Touch Diamond2 already available through online retailers and carriers in Europe, it was only a matter of time before the HTC Touch Pro2 went live. But, we had no idea it was going to go…
Sprint “Can’t afford to sell the Pre to the Wrong Customers”
It looks like this whole “limited supply on launch” situation is a serious problem for Sprint. So serious, in fact, that Sprint’s leaked launch guide contains a page alerting Sprint sales reps to warning that they (Sprint and Palm) “Can’t afford to sell the Pre to the Wrong Customers.” The Palm Pre should, according to…
iPhone mobile advertisements prove most memorable
The iPhone is known for a lot of things – multi-touch controls, unrivaled web-surfing and a huge touchscreen display. Now, you we can add “mobile advertising superiority” to that list. A new study from research firm GfK NOP and Brightkite suggests that the iPhone is a more effective mobile advertising platform. Mobile phone users are…
O2 bringing GSM Palm Pre to UK!
It looks like the UK’s iPhone 3G carrier is preparing to pit the iPhone 3G against the GSM variant of the Palm Pre. According to the Guardian, O2 has inked a deal with Palm that would give the carrier exclusive rights to sell the Palm Pre in the UK. The report mentions that O2 beat…
Palm Pre gesture guide leaked!
If it weren’t for document leaks like this, we’d go crazy waiting for the Palm Pre to launch on Sprint’s network. The Palm Pre gesture guide has just hit the interwebs for a little pre-Pre gesture practice. For those that still don’t know, the Palm Pre sports a touch-sensitive gesture-control area just below the capacitance-based…
AT&T considering cheaper data plans for iPhone, other smartphones
We’re not too keen on paying through the nose for unlimited (well, soft-capped 5GB) data plans that keep our iPhone 3G’s and Touch Diamond2’s fed with 3G data from AT&T’s network. But, it is what it is. You have to pay to play, right? Actually, AT&T is reportedly considering a lower-cost data plan option for…
New iPhone icon shows up in iPhone OS 3.0 beta SDK!
We have yet to hear a peep out of Cupertino regarding Apple’s upcoming iPhone 3G successor, but that doesn’t mean the iPhone maker isn’t hard at work on the next-generation iPhone. Many expect the new iPhone to sport more capable internals – like an uprated battery, better camera, faster processor and more memory. But, the…