Now this is one amazing mobile phone concept. Designer Seokwon Hong brings us the sleek and sexy Brix modular phone concept. By itself, the Brix concept is beautiful – the full front face of the device is occupied by the display. But combined with the ability to connect to other Brix handsets, this thing has…
Nokia N95 with US 3G support coming in September!
Nokia’s on a press junket craze like no other recently. The Nokia N81, the Nokia N95 8GB Black, all those Nokia accessories, and not to mention the Nokia 5310 and 5610 Xpress Music Phones – it’s a lot in such a short timeframe. We’ve barely had time to process the results of the Nokia GoPlay…
Opera launches Opera Mini 4 beta2 – Dimension gets some new features
The best mobile browser has finally gone beta 2.0 ! We love the Opera Mini 4 Dimension browser for our non-touchscreen handsets – and the Opera team has just released their second beta. Dimension was initially released in beta form to much fanfare and anticipation. Our resident Nokia fanatic, Stefan, tested the hell out of…
HTC gets real with the HTC Touch II (Nike) TouchFLO smartphone – DoCoMo’s HTC HT1100
It’s finally here folks. After much speculation and a handful of spy pics, HTC has finally gone official with their HTC P5500 Touch II (codenamed “Nike”) Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional smartphone. Unfortunately for those residing within US borders, the HTC Nike is making its debut on Japan’s DoCoMo network, renamed (just like carriers love to…
iPhoneSIMfree: Release of software unlock solution for the Apple iPhone in three days
It looks like the AT&T legal hounds haven’t gotten to the guys at iPhoneSIMfree.com yet. Unlike UniquePhones‘ questionable software unlock status, iPhoneSIMfree has already clearly demonstrated, through independent means, that their software-based unlock solution truly does free the Apple iPhone from AT&T’s evil grasp. Today they’ve released FAQ on their website in which they outline…
Nokia N95 8GB Black glamor shots from London’s Nokia GoPlay Launch Event
That’s it, it’s official. No more speculation and rumor about the 8GB Nokia N95 Black – it’s for real, in the flesh and ready to pull duty as Nokia’s flagship. We remember way back when the 8GB N95 was just a glimmer in an enthusiast’s eye, it’s come a long way. As we all expected,…
Nokia gets official with the Nokia N81 N-Gage gaming phone
So, after yesterday’s time-traveling escapade to the Nokia N81 and N95 8GB launch today, we aren’t really surprised to see these pics. But, it’s nice to finally catch up with the future – we call that “temporal sync.” The Nokia N81 has hit the market as a revamped 3G N-Gage mobile gaming platform and packs…
Nokia launches Ovi brand, consolidates all Nokia services – watch out iTunes
Nokia has opened “the door” to it’s new internet services brand “Ovi.” Apparently, Nokia isn’t satisfied with just dominating the mobile phone market, now they want to try their hand at internet-based services – music, games, and maps. With “Ovi,” which means “door” in Finnish, Nokia will be consolidating the Nokia Music Store, N-Gage, and…
The Google GPhone may be launched in as little as two weeks – could the Google Phone be upon us?
Rumor, speculation, hype. They’re all staples of this industry and we thrive on it. But, when we get wind of rumors related to Google’s almost mythical Google Phone (the iPhone-fighting GPhone), we get worked up with frenzied excitement. We already have confirmation that HTC will be manufacturing the GPhone. It is most likely going to…
Could Nokia be behind the anonymous order for 8 million iPhone touchscreens from Balda?
We’re just throwing it out there, but we’re thinking that the Apple iPhone UI copy from Nokia and this 8 million unit order for Balda-sourced touchscreens could be related. Cellular News is reporting that Germany’s Balda has won a contract to provide 6-8 million touchscreens for an unnamed “leading mobile phone manufacturer.” Balda is the…