It looks like French iPhone hopefuls are next in line to see a drop in the price of current-generation iPhones. Reports are pointing towards Apple working with Orange France to offer subsidies for the iPhone. As it stands, Orange is not allowed to offer any purchase subsidies on the iPhone, but with the 3G iPhone…
Hop-on disposable cellphone coming to Europe – mobile phone is cheap enough to throw away
The Hop-on HOP1900 Graffiti phone that brought the convenience of disposable mobile phones to the US is apparently set to make a trip across the pond. Thanks to an initial test-order of 10,000 units, and unnamed distributor has made the commitment to bring the super-cheap, display-less Hop-on disposable cellphone to Europe. Of course, the Euro-version…
Nokia’s CEO Kallasvuo says the Apple iPhone is a niche product
By now you all know that Nokia is working on an iPhone-fighting touchscreen handset based on the S60 Touch OS. The UI on the S60 Touch OS still needs work, from initial impressions. The hardware, on the other hand, looks good. But, the most memorable comment in this whole Nokia S60 Touch vs. iPhone debacle…
Congress considers bill to ban cellphones from in-flight use
As if the FCC and FAA‘s indefinite ban on the use of mobile phones while airborne wasn’t enough, a couple well-meaning but likely clueless Congressman have proposed a bill that would effectively ban cellphones from being used on an airborne plane. Apparently, the fear of having to sit next to loud and obnoxious passenger yapping…
Verizon sues Sprint for $10 million in “interconnection fees”
It’s refreshing to see that huge corporations dealing with multiple millions (if not billions) of dollars in revenue can fall behind on their bills. It makes me feel better about my late cable bill. Verizon Wireless has apparently exhausted all other means of trying to get Sprint to make good on the $10 million that…
KDDI announces ER Search – visual search powered by Bandai
Why fuss with vague or complex search strings to find information about a product that you’re holding in your hands? Sure, semantic and contextual search engines help narrow down your search to the most likely hits by “reading between the lines,” but they still require you to describe the object you’re searching for. That’s where…
HTC Touch Dual passes through FCC as HTC NEON300
As much as we love playing the “Guess this model name” game with the FCC, it can get a bit tiring. The newest handset to grace the FCC’s testing laboratories is the HTC NEON300. Like the HTC NEON200 and NEON100 before it, this HTC-made handset is a variant of the popular HTC Touch lineup. In…
Hands-on review of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1!
While the rest of us XPERIA X1 fans are eagerly waiting to get our hands on a review unit, or any unit for that matter, WMExperts has managed to score their very own Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1! They flagship XPERIA superphone from Sony Ericsson will be powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and will sport:…
BlackBerry 9100 on the way?
The BlackBerry 9000 was outed not too long ago to mixed reactions. After all the hype of an iPhone-fighting BlackBerry, the BlackBerry 9000 was a bit of a let down. But, as a smartphone in and of itself, the BlackBerry 9000 is a highly competent smartphone that’s likely to give potential iPhone buyers pause. So,…
E-Ten launches the E-Ten Glofish M750 and M810
Up and coming Windows Mobile device manufacturer E-Ten has just launched a new pair of Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional-powered QWERTY sliders that are sure to impress WinMo fans the world over. Following Acer’s acquisition of E-Ten, the company’s E-Ten Glofish M750 and M810 are apparently ready to pull duty as the company’s new flagship Windows…