The appropriately named “Elegance” comes to us from Haier and truly embodies its namesake. We love the tiny form factor and the sleek lines, but it doesn’t end there! This tiny beauty packs an OLED screen, FM tuner, music player, and Bluetooth into a pocketable body that gives us 200 hours of standby time! Hit…
007 Mobile Phone – China Makes James Bond’s Cell Phone
Playing off James Bond’s famous agent code, the Chinese made 007 mobile phone gives secret-agent-wannabe’s an outlet for their make-believe play-dates. The secret agent phone doesn’t do anything spectacular, but it does have a 2.6 in screen, handwriting recognition, 2 megapixel camera, TransFlash slot, and 30 days worth of standby time. Actually, that’s a pretty…
Nokia Readies Shipments Of WiMAX Phones For 2008
With the hot new high-speed technology being WiMAX, is it such a surprise that Nokia is already preparing for the 4G technology from Intel? The Finnish mobile manufacturing giant has announced, at Web 2.0 Expo, that they are going to leap-frog 3G and 3.5G tech for an early 2008 release for their 2+mbps WiMAX phones.…
4 EASY Tips for FAST and STABLE Windows Mobile – The Definitive Guide to Stability and Speed
Microsoft Windows. Desktop or mobile, it’s a name synonymous with instabilty. Why does the Windows Mobile camp have to endure the constant taunting of Symbian and Linux users? No more! It’s easy and fast (dare I say fun?) to keep your Windows Mobile Pocket PC smartphone running in tip-top shape. Here are the four definitive…
Global Mobile Phone Growth Slows As Market Dries Up
According to a recently released research report, from IDC, the global market for handsets seems to be growing at a slower pace. Sure, we saw shipments of mobile phone grow 10%, compared to the same time last year – that’s still a good amount of growth – but, the explosive 20%+ growth from every quarter…
PDA / Cell Phone Combo Patent Application – Cell Phone Tucked Inside PDA
We found this interesting patent application for a PDA that can also function as a cell phone. Yes, there are numerous smartphones out there. No, this patent application isn’t for a smartphone. This thing is more than just a PDA with built-in cell phone functions. It’s a PDA with a built-in cell phone. You can…
The Roll Phone Cell Phone Concept
It’s a roll of film! It’s a Tootsie roll! No! It’s the Roll Phone cell phone concept from the mind of Tao Ma, the same guy that brought us the Bracelet cell phone concept. Tao Ma claims this Tootsie Roll-sized concept to be the shortest cell phone to date, and features a bending, rollable display…
Bracelet Phone II Concept Cell Phone – Successor To Bracelet Phone Concept
Tao Ma, the creator of the inimitable Bracelet Cell Phone Concept, is at it again with a Bracelet Phone successor and the Roll Phone Concept. The Bracelet Phone II, as Ma calls it, is similar in shape and function to its predecessor, but goes for a slimmed-down look and brings a bluetooth headset along for…
Alltel Serves Up Two New Samsung Phones – “Wafer” and “Snap”
Alltel has released two new cell phones, the “Wafer” and the “Snap.” As the name might suggest, the “Wafer” is ridiculously thin – at 8.4 mm thick it’s a wafer indeed – and busts up any preconceived notions that CDMA phones are bulky and brick-like. The Samsung Wafer takes the cake as the slimmest Alltel…
LG Shine Clone In The Flesh – Diamond KG70 Shine
Remember those cease-and-desist letters that LG was sending to Hong Kong electronics boutiques? Yeah, well apparently those LG Shine clones are still on the shelves and we got some impressive pics. The trademark-infringing Diamond KG70 Shine is quite the clone! There are plenty of crap-phones coming out of China these days, but this one is…