If you do any kind of traveling through the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), you’re probably already well aware that Samsung Mobile has started distributing mobile phone charging stations throughout departure terminals. Samsung launched their airport mobile phone charging kiosks last year to help tech-addled travelers keep their electronic gadgets juiced up pre-flight. Samsung Mobile…
T-Mobile launches Cameo picture frame
Fancy yourself important enough, or liked enough by your friends, that you need to keep those close to you up to date with a digital picture frame that updates itself with pictures of you on vacation? Well, good news! T-Mobile has launched the cellular-connected “Cameo” digital picture frame for $99.99. The T-Mobile Cameo’s claim to…
Meizu M8 UI caught on camera
It’s been a long and copyright-infringing road for the infamous iPhone clone. More than a year after announcing its intention to take on the iPhone in the touchscreen-slate smartphone market that Apple helped redefine, Meizu is closing in on their rumored launch date for the Meizu M8 MiniOne. To be fair, any touchscreen smartphone with…
Apple iPhone 3G outpaces Palm to No. 2 corporate smartphone spot
There really is no stopping this wave of iPhone 3G adoption, it seems. The iPhone 3G is the most reliable smartphone, has been proclaimed the most satisfying handset among business customers, trumped the venerable Motorola RAZR in US handset sales, and has helped Apple become the second-largest smartphone vendor in the world. Now, Apple has…
iPhone Dev Team proclaims iPhone 3G unlock breakthrough, urges caution
The iPhone Dev Team’s prolonged search for the elusive iPhone 3G software unlock solution is finally starting to come to a head. iPhone 3G users looking to unlock the iPhone 3G’s baseband firmware will be happy to hear that The Team has made yet another breakthrough on the road to unlocking the iPhone 3G. Today,…
iPhone 3G coming to Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club after Christmas!
Bargain hunters and penny-pinchers with an iPhone 3G on their holiday “wish list” will be happy to hear that discount retail giant Wal-Mart and its subsidiary Sam’s Club will soon be offering the iconic Apple handset. Following on speculation hinting at just such a move, Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club have been confirmed to be picking…
Motorola MING A1600 Luxury Edition comes with Cartier card holder, still gaudy
The Motorola MING A1600 has enough flair on its own that it doesn’t need to get all gussied up to attract attention. Apparently, Motorola didn’t get the memo. Rather than concentrating on turning around their handset business by funneling research and development funds into new and innovative products, Motorola has put their efforts into creating…
MMS coming to iPhone 3G!
Now, before you get all worked up in an MMS-frenzy, you should know that MMS is coming to iPhone 3G’s on Telia’s network. MacWorld has confirmed that the Scandinavian wireless carrier has the distinction of offering the iPhone 3G exclusively in Apple rival Nokia’s home-turf, and it looks like Telia is turning up the heat…
Cellphone radiation can make your fillings leak mercury?
Say it ain’t so! We knew that radiation from mobile phone could affect biological processes, but we had no idea that the cellphone pasted to our face could make the fillings in our teeth actually leak mercury. A new study from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences indicates that the electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones can…
Life with Google Mobile Voice Search
Google’s native iPhone application used to be known as something of a redundant app. You could just as easily open your browser and point to Google’s mobile web portal to access most of the features available through the Google Mobile iPhone app. That all changed with Google’s latest update to Google Mobile, enabling Voice Search.…