Samsung didn’t really have much to show at CTIA, which is pretty much in line with the lack of anything new from CTIA Las Vegas 2008, but they did have the new Samsung Access and the Samsung Alias on showcase. The Samsung Alias is an updated successor to the popular dual-hinge Samsung SCH-u740 clamshell handset…
Toshiba booth tour from CTIA Las Vegas 2008 – methanol fuel cell technology on display
Toshiba’s presence at CTIA Las Vegas 2008 was almost non-existence. Their booth was tiny, they didn’t have much to show, and their booth reps didn’t speak an English. All in all, the Toshiba booth experience was dismal. But, that doesn’t mean that Toshiba didn’t have anything cool to show. On display at their booth was…
NTT DoCoMo highlights Super 3G / LTE at CTIA Las Vegas 2008
Let’s take a tour of the NTT DoCoMo booth from CTIA Las Vegas 2008. We’re never going to see the handsets that NTT DoCoMo had on display, but it’s nice to see what the island nation of Japan gets to play with every day. NTT DoCoMo, fresh off its Super 3G / LTE test that…
Sprint prepping to launch iDEN BlackBerry with WiFi in 2008
Here’s some good news for die-hard Nextel iDEN network-fans. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse announced at CTIA that Sprint will be bringing the addictive smartphone goodness of the BlackBerry to Nextel customers still loyal to the iDEN network-based service. The new BlackBerry will apparently rock WiFi to help speed up the data-side of things when within…
BlackBerry finally coming to Russia on Vimpelcom
As expected, Research In Motion (RIM), makers of the addictive BlackBerry line of push-email enabled smartphones, has officially entered the Russian market. The largest country in the world has finally caught up with today’s technological wizz-bangery and will be offering RIM’s staid, business suit-friendly BlackBerry 8700g on Vimpelcom’s network. Following the Russian security agency’s (FSB)…
BlueAnt’s new Bluetooth accessory lineup – Blueant V1 voice activated headset, Supertooth 3 handsfree speaker, M1 Bluetooth Speaker
Like a tiny, digital ant that can carry 50 times its weight, BlueAnt’s new Bluetooth accessories pack a wallop into compact and sleek packages. BlueAnt showed off their new V1 voice activated Bluetooth headset with dual microphones and noise reduction technology, their Supertooth 3 Bluetooth hands-free speakerphone, and their M1 Bluetooth speaker at CTIA yesterday.…
Sprint’s Sierra Wireless Compass 597 is tiny and sleek – USB EVDO Rev. A modem with style
If there’s one thing that gets attention in the tech-world, it’s Apple products. So, it makes sense that Sierra Wireless wanted to leverage the MacBook Air’s “hotness” to publicize their newly announced Sierra Wireless Compass 597 EVDO Rev. A USB modem. The MacBook Air initially got my attention. Then I noticed the yellow-lit USB dongle…
LG Booth tour from CTIA Las Vegas 2008 – LG enV2 VX9100 makes an appearance
LG has one of the largest and most elaborate booths here at CTIA Las Vegas 2008. The booth is as tall as it is sprawling and there’s a live DJ spinning house music in front of a statue of a naked angel. LG didn’t have much to show in terms of new hardware (a woefully…
Dolby Digital shows off Dolby Surround Sound on Nokia N95 8GB
Nokia and multimedia handsets. Mention one and most people will reflexively think of the other. The Finns are known for their N-series mobile phones that can take amazingly sharp and crisp pictures, shoot high-quality video, and store gobs of media. Unfortunately, Espoo’s expertise in surround sound processing is a bit lacking. Enter Dolby Digital. Dusan…
HTC shows off HTC Touch Dual at CTIA Las Vegas 2008
There isn’t much at the HTC Booth here in Las Vegas. In fact, there isn’t even much of an HTC booth to speak of. Our favorite Windows Mobile smartphone manufacturer has gone the decidedly conservative route at CTIA Las Vegas 2008 and set up shop on a small piece of Las Vegas Convention Center floorspace.…