Remember that Samsung SGH-E590 that rocked a 3.2 megapixel camera and branded by industrial designer Jasper Morrison? Well, it seems that Samsung has seen fit to bring us a lower-end (and lower-priced) version of that sleek looking candybar. The new Samsung SGH-J200 looks almost identical to the E590, but lightens the spec-sheet with a tri-band…
“Cells” mobile phone concept redefines keypad design
We love concept phones. We’ve said it before, and we just said it again. It’s just fun to imagine what the mobile phone will look like in the near future. But, it’s not often that we see a concept that could actually make it to market within a reasonable time-frame. This “Cells” mobile phone concept…
WillCOM teams up with Sanyo on AA-powered bare-bones mobile phone
WillCOM is always good for an interesting take on mobile phone design. We love seeing what the Japanese company is going to come up with next – modular, torch-light, headphoneswhat‘s next? Well, their newest concept is the fruit of a joint project with Sanyo – the AA battery-powered mobile phone that you see to the…
Samsung files patent application for mobile phone with built-in cradle/kickstand
Samsung is all about making life as convenient as possible for their customers. They’ve got fertility monitoring down. Their gaming phones are trick. Easy GPS directions? Yep, they’ve got that too. Now, the South Korean patent application masters have come up with another cool idea. If they get their way, Samsung may soon be pushing…
AT&T makes it easier on parents – Parental Controls will limit voice and data usage
It looks like AT&T is going to make it easier to have kids. No, they’re not getting into the family planning planning/fertility business (that’s already being covered by Samsung). The leading US wireless carrier is set to launch a parental control service starting September 4. Dubbed “AT&T Smart Limits,” the new service will allow parents…
HTC Launches P3600i in Australia with Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
Those lucky Aussies just got what no other European can hope for – an HTC P3600 Trinity packing the coveted Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional OS. HTC hasn’t blessed the P3600 with that long-awaited WM6 upgrade, but they’ve seen fit to release a juiced-up WinMo6.0 version for those living “down under” – the HTC P3600i (“i”…
Rogers Wireless: get your MySpace fix on Rogers’ handsets
It looks like Rogers Wireless is bringing MySpace to social-networking junkies across Canada. The largest GSM carrier in the country of the maple leaf will be rolling out the MySpace Mobile service to its customers later this month. But, there’s a catch. In exchange for the hours of your life (browsing friends’ profiles and editing…
Rumor alert: Research In Motion working on wireless file transfer for BlackBerry – use RIM’s BES servers to transfer data
We love rumors – especially when they have a distinct possibility of becoming reality. We’re not sure how legit this particular rumor is, but it sure is enticing. Word on the street is that Research In Motion, makers of the addictable (yes it’s a word, we just made it up) BlackBerry handsets, is hard at…
Palm Treo 700wx brings Sprint customers minor update
It looks like Palm Treo 700wx fans/users on Sprint’ network will be getting a bit of update-love from the people that tanked your Treo with that buggy firmware update. Palm has released a minor update for the Treo 700wx on Sprint’s network. This isn’t the patched version of the buggy update that Palm pulled from…
Apple iPhone gets software unlocked – finally!
It’s finally happened. Not even a day after we brought you that hardware unlock solution for the iPhone (from geohot), the intrepid iPhone hackers over at iPhoneSIMfree.com announced their full software unlock solution for the Apple iPhone. Unlike geohot’s hardware unlock, there are no risky circuit solders to deal with – an unlock iPhone is…