Place-shifting TV programs never had it so good. Sling has announced that they’ll be releasing an updated version of their SlingPlayer for Windows Mobile devices this Spring. WinMo fans rocking a SlingBox at home and SlingPlayer Mobile on their handset can look forward to optimization for newer Windows Mobile devices (both touchscreen and non-touchscreen). Sling…
More heads roll at Motorola – two more executives leave Motorola
For better or worse, Motorola is lopping off executive-heads like this was Marie Antoinette’s France. Following the exodus of Motorola’s top level execs recently, Motorola has replaced their Head of Mobile Devices in Europe, Mike Fenger, with Steven Nolan, (former) VP of Sales in Europe. And, in much the same way that Casey Keller decided…
Nokia Xpress Music 5610 headed to T-Mobile
Well, look what the cat dragged in. A member of our favorite mobile phone forum that recently avoided getting shutdown has spotted the Nokia Xpress Music 5610 with T-Mobile branding. The branding is a good omen for fans of the 9.5mm thick Nokia musicphone on T-Mobile’s network. Launch and pricing information is not available, but…
AT&T Vu launching with two variants – with MediaFLO and without?
We can’t wait for AT&T to finally get real with the AT&T Vu (an AT&T-branded LG Viewty), and it looks like the nation’s No. 1 wireless carrier is preparing to launch the AT&T Vu in the short-term – with two variants, no less. The AT&T Vu popped up on AT&T’s website in a list of…
Verizon prepping PRADA-like LG VX9700 for slim touchscreen duty
Sure, Verizon’s already offering the LG Voyager as their touchscreen monster for all you gotta-feel-it types on Verizon’s network. It’s just too bad that the full touchscreen, qwerty-keyboard, stereo speakers, and the flip form-factor put the LG Voyager on just the other side of svelte – who are we kidding it’s a veritable brick. The…
Apple working on iPhone flip? Patent application details flip-phone with dual-sided multi-touch.
Apple’s first foray into the mobile space has been a terrific success. And, not just as the company’s first-ever handset offering, the iPhone has succeeded in an entrenched and competitive handset market. Still, Apple’s a bit of a one-trick pony with their iPhone. They’ve only got one form-factor with one model (different storage capacities notwithstanding).…
Samsung launches the “MiniSkirt Season 2” lineup – Samsung SCH-C225/ SPH-C2005/ SPH-C2255
Samsung has announced that their new Samsung “MiniSkirt Season 2” offerings. No, Samsung is not getting into the reality TV game, they’re promoting their new lineup of chick-friendly slider phones. The new handsets are being offered as the successors to the original Samsung MiniSkirt handset. After shipping 1 million MiniSkirts, it makes sense for Samsung…
Varioptic and Seiko partner up to make liquid lenses for cameraphones
It looks like liquid lenses are about to make a big splash in the cameraphone world. Varioptics and Seiko have partnered up to manufacture 500,000 continuously variable liquid-filled lenses for the mobile market, starting in Q3 of this year. Liquid lenses offer the advantages of being able to continuously adjust focus with barely any power…
Sharp preparing to enter Chinese handset market ahead of Beijing Olympics
Watch out, China’s upper-class is growing. And, with that growth comes a demand for respect from handset manufacturers. Sharp, looking to cash in with the affluent Chinese population, is making plans to enter the Chinese handset market ahead of the Beijing Olympics. “There is a growing number of consumers in China who want to buy…
Verizon VX9100 gets real – LG enV2 on the horizon
If the LG Voyager’s huge external touchscreen isn’t your cup of tea, Verizon’s got your back with the LG VX9100. With a smaller external display and dedicated external keypad that flips open to reveal a full-QWERTY keyboard and stereo speakers, the LG VX9100 is a smaller, slimmer offering for text-messaging aficionados. Now, you might have…