Research In Motion’s push email servers give the BlackBerry its addictive email functionality. And last night’s server crash is still causing service interruptions and leaves CrackBerry addicts in a state of despair and withdrawal. Rim is working hard to get the system back up and running at full steam, but the down time inevitably caused…
50% Market Penetration For Camera Phones In The U.S.
The numer of cameraphones has reached 106 million in the US. This numer represents a 50% market penetration among mobile phone users. M:Metrics has released a study that finds that the proliferation of cameraphones is leading a decline in wallpaper and phone graphics revenue. As more and more people opt to plaster their own cameraphone…
Nokia N95 VoIP Feature Crippled By Orange And Vodafone
VoIP calls on cell phones are a great way to get around paying for wireless minutes. It’s too bad Orange and Vodafone don’t understand that point of view. Apparently, in an effort to prevent revenue loss from VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls, the two European GSM network operators have opted to disable built-in VoIP…
Another Apple iPhone Clone – From China
China, ever the trademark-infringing, sub-par quality, knock-off manufacturing powerhouse, has another iPhone clone – the Hua Long IP2000. It kinda looks like an iPhone, and it’s even got a touchscreen, but the dual-band GSM phone is noticeably thicker, has a crap UI, and is adorned with a huge, gaudy Apple logo on the backside. Still,…
Porsche Cayenne Mobile Phone – From Hong Kong
We’d love to see Porsche officially sanction and design a cell phone, and apparently some Hong Kong (of course) manuacturer wanted the same thing. This “Porsche Cayenne” cell phone looks like a toy (it’s actually pretty funny) but it’s actually a fully functioning cell phone. With dual-band GSM, microSD, and audio playback, it barely qualifies…
Bell Canada On The Auction Block – BCE In Talks To Sell Bell Canada
Bell Canada (Canada’s largest telecom network) is on the auction block as parent company BCE Inc. negotiates to sell Bell Canada. Four companies are in talks with the Canadian company and the deal could be worth CDN $40 per share – a CDN $32 billion deal. BCE stock rose 6.4% with the news of a…
LG’s Prada Phone Gets DMB Mobile TV Feature
LG is refreshing their KE850 Prada Phone (since it’s so old) with a DMB tuner. The Korean company is catering to it’s home-country’s love of mobile TV with this newest rendition of the much lauded Prada Phone – iPhone killer. A flip-out tuner antenna has been bolted onto the side of the device, but everything…
It’s A Drink Coaster, It’s A Frisbee, It’s A… ‘Radia’ Cellphone? – Interesting Circular Disc Concept Phone
Nope, it’s not a drink coaster, it’s actually a new cellphone concept from the mind of Michael Laut. The “Radia” concept is a refreshing take on cell phone design. There’s no candy-bar, slider, or flip form-factor here. With a minimalistic and simplified design, the palm-sized disc features a brushed aluminum outer ring and a touchscreen…
Nissan Developing Test Intelligent Transportation System – Mobile Phones Prevents Auto/Pedestrian Accidents
Nissan is developing its Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) in hopes of reducing road accidents in Japan. Using traffic information collected by NTT DoCoMo’s CARWINGS-enabled mobile phone subscribers, the ITS system can route drivers through the quickest path, warn of potential vehicle/pedestrian collisions, and notify of speed limit changes (a school zone, for example). The “probe…
Tellme Beat Google To The Free 411 Game – Free Directory Assistance With Options
Tellme Networks, recently acquired by Microsoft, claims to be responsible for 80 percent of automated 411 calls in the US and they beat Google to the “free 411” market. Tellme’s free directory service was already in place when Microsoft announced its acquisition of the company, beating Google – with their recent announcement of GOOG-411, Google’s…