If you’re like us, you love the Sprint Samsung Instinct’s haptic feedback touchscreen and full-HTML web browser, but that Black color scheme fails to inspire. For those of us with a need for a splash of color in our handsets, Best Buy is gearing up to offer Sprint customers a Pink Samsung Instinct. Best Buy…
Stalin-themed Nokia handsets spark controversy
Sales of Nokia handsets bearing images of of Russia’s Stalin have stirred up controversy in the Nokia camp. Granted, the mobile space is used to seeing mobile phone manufacturers and wireless carriers pushing out handset variants aimed at specific demographics. But, it’s not everyday that you see cellphones being sold through retail channels with a…
Unlocked and contract-less iPhone 3G available in France
Following on the legal kerfuffle in France that forced Apple and Orange (France’s once-exclusive iPhone 3G carrier) to stop selling iPhones locked to Orange’s network, French retailer FNAC is now selling unlocked and contract-less iPhone 3Gs in France. The French Competition Council recently ordered Orange to temporarily cease its exclusive partnership with Apple, forcing Apple’s…
Cellphone radiation could cause kidney damage?
Just in time to make the 2008 news cycle, a new research study suggests that cellphone radiation can actually cause kidney damage. While radiation from mobile phones has been blamed for everything from killing bees to causing cancer and mental retardation, this may be the first time that cellphones have been linked to kidney damage.…
Wireless carriers are gouging us on SMS text message costs
It seems that every year or so we see a “new” article that claims to have the scoop on wireless carriers’ SMS text messaging costs. A The New York Times piece rehashes the idea that carriers are out to gouge the wireless-consuming public with SMS text message prices that are disproportionately higher than what it…
Weak economy boosts discount wireless carriers’ bottom lines
Even the harshest of stormy economic-clouds has its silver lining. The maelstrom of economic bad news has at least one bright and shiny upside – discount wireless carriers are seeing a late-year boost to their stock price. MetroPCS, which offers cheap handsets tied to unlimited wireless calling plans (within Metropolitan borders), has seen its stock…
LUCAS imaging technology turns cellphone into blood analysis tool
We’ve seen many a camera add-on that turns your cellphone camera into a microscope or telephoto shooter. But, it’s not everyday that we see technological breakthroughs in bio-tech that can turn your lowly mobile phone into super portable blood analysis tool. That’s right, your cellphone can now help you track the progression of Malaria and…
Hack your T-Mobile G1 to work with any iPod speaker dock!
If you thought your T-Mobile G1 was limited to using HTC’s proprietary extUSB port for listening to music, well… you’d be right. Now, if you thought you’d be able to hack your T-Mobile G1 to work with any iPod-compatible speaker dock, you’d be right on the money. A new hack for the G1 allows enterprising…
WiBro voice calls coming to South Korea, WiMAX networks in 2009
Sprint may have spearheaded the use of WiMAX-based mobile broadband services in the US, but the tech-heads in South Korea have been using WiMAX networks, known on that side of the Pacific as “WiBro” (Wireless Broadband), for years now. WiMAX networks promise high-speed wireless data transfers but have traditionally fallen short of providing voice call…
Mint.com iPhone application keeps you in sync with your finances
The latest service from the web-based statistics gurus at Mint.com helps you stay on top of your finances from your iPhone. Mint’s finance-tracking service is open to the public and talks to your bank/credit card accounts to stay in sync with your various finances. Mint.com tracks your bank accounts, credit card balances and monthly cash…