Keeping in tune with their lineup of functionally-challenged, uber-extravagant, overly-luxurious, downright tacky mobile phones, Vertu has released another handset slathered in boat-loads of diamonds – the Vertu Signature Black & White Diamonds handset rocks 644 white diamonds and 428 black-flavored diamonds, to be exact. Vertu seems to think that people will pay un-godly sums of…
Motorola Sidekick Slide goes live!
If the Danger-made Sidekick LX just wasn’t your cup of tea (or maybe it was a little too expensive) there’s a new Sidekick-kid on the block. The Motorola-made Sidekick Slide has hit the ground running and is available for just $199 from T-Mobile (contracts and rebates are involved, as always). Billed as the Sidekick 4-lite,…
O2 picks up HTC Touch Cruise (Polaris) as O2 Xda Orbit 2
We love O2’s penchant for completely renaming their smartphone handsets to fit their “Xda” naming scheme. Especially when they rename the already long-named HTC smartphones. O2 has announced that they’ll be launching the HTC Polaris P3650, which HTC recently renamed the HTC Touch Cruise, as the O2 Xda Orbit 2. The O2 Xda Orbit 2…
Successful initial test of Finland’s next-gen wireless broadband LTE network
Remember that new 4G tech that Verizon was considering for their next-gen wireless broadband network? Yea, well, the Long-Term Evolution (LTE) protocol isn’t just being considered in Finland, the ultra-fast high-speed wireless 4G protocol has already wrapped up a successful trial in Nokia’s homeland. The LTE/SAE (Long Term Evolution/System Architecture Evolution) Trial Initiative (LSTI) kicked…
Hands on the Nokia N82!
If you’ve been waiting anxiously for the Nokia N82 to hit the ground running with its long, 5 megapixel, Carl-Zeiss legs, you’ll have to keep waiting a bit longer. But, we have some more pics of the N95’s candybar-sibling for you to drool over in the meantime (or not, we prefer the N95). Again, this…
Motorola debuts the Motorola MOTOPURE H12 Universal Bluetooth headset
Following on their “TrueComfort” line of uber-comfortable Bluetooth headsets, Motorola has just announced their newest Bluetooth headset – the Motorola MOTOPURE H12 Universal Bluetooth headset. The sleek, silver, almost Mac-like design (notice the MacBook Pro-esque main button and perforated metallic bezel) adds a touch of style to the headset’s impressive feature set. And, the MOTOPURE…
Live pics of the E-ten Glofish X800
We love the VGA-packing E-ten Glofish X800 because it’s basically the incredibly capable underdog in the Windows Mobile 6.0 world. The VGA display actually gives it a hand-up on the AT&T Tilt’s QVGA display, but the recently FCC approved E-ten Glofish X800 is the underdog because it doesn’t have the powerful carrier-subsidized mind-share that the…
German iPhone hopefuls will beat UK fans to the iPhone-punch
Thanks to some interesting launch-day timings, iPhone hopefuls in Germany will get to play with their own, legit iPhones ahead of Brits. Both the UK and Germany are slated to launch the iPhone on O2 and T-Mobile, respectively, on November 9. However, the Deutsche Telekom store at Schildergasse in Cologne will open its doors to…
Writers Guild of America on strike for better compensation from online and mobile media
You may have noticed that your favorite night-time variety show has flipped the “re-run” switch recently. What’s going on? Well, the Writers Guild of America is currently striking for the right to get a piece of revenue generated from their work being published online, including the mobile space. You see, the seemingly glamorous job of…
Theft protection for the mobile warrior – SprintSecure Laptop Guardian does EVDO, anti-theft
Being completely mobile endows a sense of freedom that no cubicle can match. There’s nothing like traveling all over the place with a wireless data connection ready to do your bidding. That is, until you get jacked for your laptop. The one problem with rocking the mobile warrior lifestyle is that you have to essentially…