Nokia recently announced that the Japanese market was pretty much a wrap for the handset maker’s mainstream brand. Nokia’s high-end Vertu brand, however, will be soldiering on in Japan with the launch of the Vertu MVNO and the Vertu flagship retail location in Ginzu, Japan. And, by the looks of it, the Vertu building is…
Boot-up your computer from your T-Mobile G1!
Sure, you could just use your T-Mobile G1 as an Android smartphone and call it a fulfilling day. But then you’d be missing out on the geekery that is booting your PC from your T-Mobile G1! The fine folks over at Logical Tech have figured out a way to use the T-Mobile G1 as a…
Sony Ericsson Filippa to launch as Sony Ericsson C901 at Mobile World Congress?
We’ve been tracking the still-unannounced Sony Ericsson Filippa Cybershot handset since last year. The upcoming Cybershot cameraphone is expected to one-up the Sony Ericsson C510 Cybershot with a 5 megapixel camera that bests the 3.2 megapixel jobby in the C510. And, word on the street has it that Sony Ericsson is preparing to launch the…
Nokia updates Nokia N95 8GB with v31.0.015 firmware
Following on Nokia’s recent update to their Nokia N95 for European owners, Espoo is pushing out another firmware update for Nokia N95 8GB handsets. The new firmware, v31.0.015 for those keeping track, promises to bring improved web browsing stability, closing a jailbreak hole, and various other bug-fixes and enhancements in its 130MB payload. As usual,…
Android port for OMAP3 processor opens door to Android-powered Palm Pre!
Well that certainly didn’t take too long, now did it? Just weeks after Palm’s highly-anticipated Palm Pre and Web OS launch, we’re hearing that work is already being done to port the Google Android platform to the Palm Pre. The Android port, when completed, will essentially turn the Palm Pre into a dual-booting Web OS/Android…
Nokia posts financial losses across the board in 2008
The 2008 fiscal year proved to be a rocky one for the mobile industry. While some handset makers actually managed to grow their business, most took hits to sales revenues and market share. Even the world’s largest mobile phone maker, Nokia, saw their 2008 finances adversely affected by a deteriorating global economy. The bean-counters in…
Truphone goes Android with Truphone Anywhere Android application!
Following on Truphone’s recent Skype-enabling update for the Truphone iPhone application, Truphone has released their VoIP application for the Android platform. The release of the Truphone Anywhere Android application makes it possible for T-Mobile G1 customers to get their VoIP fix through Truphone’s integrated VoIP solution. And, Skype fans will also be happy to hear…
Palm launching touch-friendly Palm Pre next month?
Grains of salt, people. Take your grains of salt. The just-announced Palm Pre smartphone has been rumored to be launching well within the 1H 2009 launch window that Palm set for itself. In fact, word on the street is that the Palm Pre will be launching next month – possibly as soon as February 15.…
T-Mobile bows Sony Ericsson TM506 in Scarlet Red
The Sony Ericsson TM506 has been serving up T-Mobile’s own special flavor of 3G on the 1700Mhz AWS spectrum for some time now. Sony Ericsson had previously offered the Sony Ericsson TM506 in Black or Emerald Green, and is now updating the lineup with a new Scarlet Red color option. The Scarlet Red TM506 features…
Do NOT try this at home…
This Sony Ericsson Z600 is one hot handset. Literally! We happened upon this YouTube video, from user NokiaN95Freak, of a Sony Ericsson Z600 taking a bath in lighter fluid before being set on fire. We’re not sure what prompted this particular act of mobile-sadism, but we have to admit that the flaming Sony Ericsson Z600…