Nokia plans internet-based services and more for the rural market in India
Who ever said rural lands have been late in adopting the use of mobile phones must’ve been smoking some thick stuff. Mobile phones, and mobile services, for that matter, are such a hit in rural towns that Nokia plans to launch a campaign that will likely land them the top spot in these markets. Nokia [...]
iTunes 7.7 pre-release version Read Me hints at iPhone/ iPod Touch remote app
Knowing that Apple has already patented certain methods to use the iPhone or iPod Touch as a remote control, it’s not surprising to learn that there will be an app that’s intended for that purpose, and it will be made available in time for iPhone 2.0. The existence of this unannounced iPhone/ iPod Touch application [...]
Nokia Supernova 7610, 7510, 7310, 7210 launched. And we’ve got live pictures from the launch event!
There was no secret that Nokia is coming up with the new fashion phone line-up this summer. We brought you first pictures of Nokia 7310 handset a month ago. And, a few days later, webmasters at one of Finnish giant’s regional offices even made some of the product pages for Nokia Supernova 7310, Supernova 75610 [...]
New LG Projector Concept Flaunted
I have to say that this is one of the most unique concepts I have seen in a while. Everyone seems to be coming out with ideas for mobile projectors but this is certainly an original twist on the whole thing. A award-winning design at the “Design the Next LG Phone” contest certainly caught UV’s [...]
Virgin Mobile Buys Helio
The rumors are true, people! It is now official that Virgin Mobile has purchased Helio for $39 million. This has certainly been a big week for Virgin, as they announced unlimited calling plans just a couple days ago for $79.99; now, Virgin will not acquire Helio’s customers, it will also take over Helio’s inventory and [...]
Opera Mobile 9.5 Coming July 15
Opera announced today that the wait for Opera Mobile 9.5 is almost over. The browser is undergoing some final testing, and they are anxiously expecting a target date of July 15 for the first beta. In its blog, Opera mentioned that the reason it has taken some time to get ready is because Mobile 9.5 [...]
Verizon’s LG Dare goes on sale for $199 online, in stores soon
As earlier reported, LG’s new touchscreen phone on Verizon’s network has been made available online. The Verizon LG Dare can now be had from Verizon’s web site for $199 with a 2-year contract and $50 rebate. The LG Dare is another one of the many smartphones that are trying to chew at the success of [...]
Swedish iPhone Details Emerge
TeliaSonera is finally beginning to reveal some of their plans for the iPhone in anticipation of the launch. From what it looks like, the Swedish carrier of the Apple mobile telephone will offer three different plans. The plans are nicknamed Imini, Imidi and Imaxi. According to our source, these three different plans do not have [...]
Apple Increases iPhone Production to 17 million?
For some of the latest inside iPhone information we have turned to AppleInsider (seems appropriate, eh?). Looks like analysts have found out Apple has revised its Q3 and Q4 iPhone orders. Apparently Apple appears to have increased its iPhone build orders to at least 15 million through the end of the year. Also reported is [...]
France’s Orange iPhone 3G Pricing Revealed
Each day we get closer to the infamous July 11 launch date for the 3G iPhone, the internet gets all abuzz with news of iPhone pricing for different countries. Today’s flavor turns out to be Orange from France. Orange has officially announced the pricing structure for the big phone. France, look to be shelling out [...]
O2 to Offer iPhone 3G with Prepaid
The word on the street is that O2 is diving headfirst into the 3G iPhone launch and pulling out all the stops. We recently heard they are preordering the device beginning July 1, and now we have discovered that they plan on also selling the iPhone on a prepaid plan. Certainly these phones won’t be [...]
Preorder your iPhone on O2 July 1
UK tech jocks rejoice because your wish has come true! iPhone carrier O2 will begin offering the 3G iPhone up for preorder starting July 1. The news seems to be legit, as it is appearing on O2′s Ireland website. Customers will be able to set up their contract ahead of time and be given a [...]
HTC Touch, Mogul get 6.1 Treatment from Sprint
Sprint is certainly having a busy week. First the Instinct has a record-breaking week, and now it is bringing out some WinMo 6.1 love for the touchscreen lovers who don’t have an Instinct yet. I am talking to those who are carrying around a HTC Touch (Vogue) or Mogul on Sprint’s network. Yes, owners of [...]
Samsung Instinct Achieves Record Sales
Sprint is overjoyed with the news that Samsung Instincts have been flying off the shelves at record paces. They announced today that Sprint’s “iPhone killer” has become the fastest-selling phone that packs EVDO in Sprint’s recorded history. This is great news for Sprint’s marketing department, since they spent nearly $100 million in attempt to get [...]
iPhone 3G to Launch 8 AM July 11 in USA
Last year we had a grand ol’ evening celebration when the first iPhone made its appearance. This time, however, when the new iPhone decides to come out to play it looks like we will be waking up when the sun goes down June 10 just to get in line for an EARLY morning celebration. Boy [...]
Microsoft buys Portuguese mobile software company for “research and development”, not Zune phone
You’ve heard about the PSP phone. But what about the Zune phone? Unfortunately Microsoft has already stated in the past that it does not intend to turn the Wi-Fi’d music player into a handset. But then they go out and make their biggest investment in Portugal to date, on a mobile software company. According to [...]
Nokia 7610 gets FCC-approved
Thank God it’s FCC Friday. Today one new Nokia has made it out of the FCC hurdle, and it should be considered new even though it uses an old name. The Nokia 7610 is one of Nokia’s newest slider phones, and rocks quadband GSM/EDGE (only!), 3.2 megapixel camera and built-in LED flash. If you recall, [...]
Chrysler adds optional in-car Wi-Fi to 2009 models
Chrysler plans to introduce a built-in Wi-Fi feature to most of the cars it will produce in 2009. This is part of the company’s “uconnect” system, and will come as standard in 2009 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep model cars. This will be a boon for users who need constant access to the Internet, and yet [...]
AT&T employee memo points out support for MMS feature on iPhone 3G?
So the iPhone 3G will finally be arriving in a couple of weeks. And with it is Apple’s new MobileMe service, iPhone 2.0 software, and a lower introductory price when compared against the first-gen model. The sad reality, though, is that the iPhone 3G still lacks features that even basic phones possess. Most notably, support [...]
Sony PSP phone is coming, won’t have anything to do with Sony Ericsson
Mobile phones with gaming features aren’t anything new. Previous efforts of the market leader, Nokia, towards such fronts haven’t been very successful, and at one point even led to the embarrasment of the company. The reason for this may be that phone companies are good at making phones, but not so much at integrating the [...]