There’s nothing like a little hands-on time with a “first of its kind” mobile phone. Research In Motion, our favorite little BlackBerry manufacturer from Canada, came to CTIA San Francisco 2008 with just these kinds of little gems in tow. We came to the Moscone Center and immediately noticed the BlackBerry booth proudly displaying the…
Motorola ROKR E8 at CTIA San Francisco 2008
Motorola’s latest take on their ROKR line of music-oriented handsets brings a snazzy, reconfigurable keypad to music-lovers everywhere. Together with a touch-sensitive scroll-strip called the “Omega Wheel,” Motorola’s ROKR E8 boasts a morphing keypad – Motorola calls it “ModeShift” technology – that makes music playback as simple a proposition as possible. Simply hit the dedicated…
Motorola MOTOZINE ZN5 from CTIA SF 2008
Motorola’s first mega-megapixel cameraphone, the Motorola MOTOZINE ZN5 is the company’s first foray in to high-end handsets with a high-quality camera module on board. The Motorola ZN5 leverages Kodak’s Perfect Touch Technology and Kodak Imaging Technology to create an intuitive and incredibly snappy 5 megapixel cameraphone with no noticeable shutter lag. If there’s any shutter…
The HTC Touch Pro’s (Raphael) keyboard is tops!
QWERTY keyboards can be a great addition to any smartphone. In some cases, a virtual on-screen keyboard can be faster and easier to use than a physical keyboard with nubby little keys. Other times, a physical keyboard is the way to go. The choice is mostly subjective, but some misguided “un-enthusiasts” will have you believe…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 and the future of the Panel UI
Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 flagship isn’t just a geeky-cool piece of kit. The XPERIA X1 represents more than the amalgamation of WVGA touchscreen display, QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, GPS, etc. – it represents Sony Ericsson’s push to redefine the mobile experience through its Panel UI. If you don’t already know, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 uses…
Urban Planet mobilizes English language learning
Urban Planet Mobile has used CTIA to launch Urban English, “the first, biggest, and best audio English learning line created specifically for mobile phone distribution.” It’s easy to understand Urban Planet’s entrance into the mobile world. At present over 1.1 billion people worldwide learn English language and that number is projected to reach 2 billion…
Sprint announces HTC Touch Diamond and Touch Diamond Pro
As guessed earlier, the U.S. carrier Sprint has officially announced the HTC Touch Diamond and the HTC Touch Diamond Pro at CTIA today. The first will be available before the end of September (word has it around the 14th.) for $249.99 on a two-year contract, while the latter (complete with slider keypad) will cost you…
iDEN BlackBerry 8350 announced on Sprint
The first iDEN BlackBerry in a long time has been announced at CTIA, offering the proper push-to-talk that folks have been hurting for since the the 7100i. While the BlackBerry 8220 should be offering its own brand of PTT on supporting networks , the Nextel network is really built for this kind of thing, as…
CTIA 2008: A Look at RIM’s Booth
Doug over at BBCool managed to sneak onto the convention floor yesterday to snap some pics of the RIM Booth at CTIA. Props to Doug for sneaking in there and getting these pics. With the show getting underway, I can only assume that our very own Will shall be snapping pics and shooting videos left…
BlackBerry Pearl Flip officially announced
After months of spy shots and speculation, the first flip BlackBerry made its expected announcment today at CTIA, slated for a Fall release (previous talk had been pointing to a launch this September). T-Mobile is the only carrier explicitly mentioned, but we’ve seen some pretty compelling evidence that it’ll be coming to Rogers as…