The Inferno isn’t the only thing Motorola’s saving up for Mobile World Congress – the ZN300 is a simple little thing with an interesting key layout. It supposedly has a 3 megapixel camera and 240 x 320 screen, but about those two zoom keys? Photo viewing or video recording must be a pretty big part…
Virgin Mobile Canada to Get BlackBerry Storm by End of Year?
It sounds unlikely that Virgin Mobile, what one would normally disregard as a discount phone outlet, would get a smartphone as new as the BlackBerry Storm, but it’s a tip floating up alongside info of their rates rising by $5/each. Apparently Virgin Mobile Canada hasn’t been doing so well since launching in ’05, so the…
Samsung to Debut 12 Megapixel Cameraphone at MWC?
Word has it Samsung is preparing a 12 megapixel cameraphone to launch sometime in March an potentially be unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona between February 16th. and 19th., although we’re more tempted to think that it will be another 8 megapixel device of which we’ve already seen proper pictures. Samsung and LG have…
Rogers Set to Update Smartphone Data Plans
Rogers is up to their old tricks again. According to a tipster over at BGR, Rogers will be updating their lineup of ‘Smartphone Plans’ in the near future. As expected, if you think 500MB of data per month is more than reasonable, then you’ll be just tickled pink with the plans. If you are, however,…
Motorola Krave ZN4 passes “Torch” to Motorola Inferno
The Motorola Krave Zn4 is one of the more innovative and impressive handsets to come out of Motorola’s R&D labs in recent memory. With the touch-sensitive translucent flip that gives you finger-friendly access to basic handset functions even when closed, the Motorola Krave ZN4 proves that Motorola can indeed make some interesting hardware. So, what’s…
New Microsoft patent hints at smartphone dock for quick computing
Smartphones are getting more and more powerful these days. The hardware inside today’s high-end handsets is almost up to par with laptops of just a handful of years ago. So, why not use your mobile phone as a mobile computer? Palm failed to bring their smartphone companion, the Palm Foleo, to market as a thin-client…
iPhone Games Going Premium?
Rumour has it Apple will open up the iPhone App Store to games costing around $19.99, but only for big name publishers, like GameLoft and EA. Such a price point would end up competing with Nintendo DS and lower-end PSP titles. That’s quite an ambitious move, one that would require developers to really throw their…
Another round of Windows Mobile 6.5 pics emerge
The Windows Mobile 6.5 update is right around the corner, and just as we expected, more alleged Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots have made their way to our inbox. We say “alleged” because these new WinMo screenshots show the same honeycomb homescreen that we first saw in those still-suspect Windows Mobile 6.5 leaks from France. Other…
Apple mulling integrated 3G data connection on future MacBook?
While netbooks with integrated 3G data connectivity garnered significant interest over the just-past holiday shopping season, larger laptops were largely left out of the party. Today, we’re hearing that Apple might soon change all that with a rumor that has AT&T and Apple possibly collaborating to integrate AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband service with Apple’s laptop…
AT&T Samsung Propel Pro en Route with Windows Mobile
The Samsung Propel which was launched on AT&T this fall is getting some company from a bigger brother, the Propel Pro, who will be packing Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. Apparently it’s got an optical joystick which sucks right now, but if it’s still in testing, maybe they’ll be able to work out the kinks. No…