HTC Touch Diamond review
HTC Touch Diamond, or HTC P3700 as it is officially called, is the top communicator phone of the company. It is first and foremost a fashion phone; HTC Diamond is not for techies or gadget fans, but for those users who want the coolest looking, most feature-packed device. It’s probably safe to say then that [...]
Apple gaining popularity in Enterprise smartphone biz while Palm maintains steady decline
While the recently announced Palm Treo Pro has yet to prove its worth as a smartphone for the Entreprise, the one-year old Apple iPhone seems to be getting ahead of the game. In a recent survey of almost 2,000 people that are “involved with I.T. spending” in their respective companies, 19% said the iPhone 3G [...]
Sony CEO considering dumping Ericsson for sucking so much at mobile phone business lately
We first got wind of a possible falling out between Sony and Ericsson (collectively known as Sony Ericsson; who would’ve known?) due to the the inexplicable dwindling of their mobile phone sales a few months back. Now, Sony CEO Howard Stringer is reviving the old rumor once again. In a recent interview with German newspaper [...]
M2E Power to release motion-powered mobile chargers next year
Walking is very good exercise for the human body. And soon, it will be for your handy cellphone as well. M2E power, a Boise, Idaho-based startup that has been dabbling in the cellphone accessories business for quite some time now, has just announced that it plans to bring a new kind of mobile phone charger [...]
Photoshop Mobile coming to a cellphone near you with 5GB free storage, no photo editing options
If you’re gonna call something a gun, you better make sure it can blow the bejezus out of my skull when you point and shoot it at me. Likewise, when a new mobile service’s name sounds a lot like a famous desktop photo editing tool’s, I’d expect it to at least let me get the [...]
Official layout of T-Mobile’s android powered phone surfaces
Only some days ago, we told you about T-Mobile’s android powered HTC Dream got approved by FCC and this time there is official mockup of the phone displaying an all-angles view of the upcoming device. The phone which is slimmer than iPhone 3G, is not much different from already released prototype drawings. Only way in [...]
Nokia N85 multimedia powerhouse launched
Nokia N85 has been among the most rumored upcoming Nokia phones lately. We’ve seen it’s various photos leaked, speculated about it’s camera capabilities, various versions and specs based FCC documents and what not. Well, today all speculation is over with the official release of Nokia N85. Dubbed as a “definitive entertainment package”, Nokia N85 certainly [...]
Nokia N79 gets really official
Yesterday we gave you a glimpse at the new Nokia N79 and Nokia N85 handsets, leaked a day early. But despite some photos and a bit of specs, there was not too much information about the new devices yet. Well, today is the official day for the launch of Nokia N79 and N85 and all [...]
iPhone 3G antenna put through its paces and seems normal
Using a test box that is said to be similar to a bank vault supplied by a small company called Bluetest, an antenna engineer has come to the conclusion that the iPhone 3G’s antenna is not the one to blame for the choppy signal reception. Magnus Franzén, the said antenna engineer, says that the test [...]
T-Mobile sold 120,000 iPhone 3Gs since launch
Since its first worldwide launch last July 11, a total of 120,000 iPhone 3Gs have been sold by T-Mobile, with 75,000 handsets being sold in Germany alone. Not bad for a handset that’s launched for the first time with the said carrier. Whether that translates to 120,000 happy customers or not, as there have been [...]
Verizon’s Blitz now available for $70 with 2-year contract
Those waiting for a new mid-range handset from Verizon Wireless will be glad to learn that the Blitz has just been officially launched. The Verizon Blitz features fairly modest specs, and as such should appeal to the mass market of consumers. With the Blitz, you’ll be able to access Verizon Wireless’ V CAST Music throught [...]
Verizon launches Titanium LG Voyager with support for V CAST Music with Rhapsody and Visual Voicemail
Good as the current design and choice of construction materials for the LG Voyager is, Verizon Wireless has decided it will look far better in Titanium form, with support for their V CAST Music with Rhapsody service as well as Visual Voicemail. There won’t be any other major revisions aside from this slight change in [...]
Beijing Olympics seen to boost sales of white-box handsets in China
No matter how sophisticated and high-tech the most recent handsets being outed by Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, and Apple might seem, they are not compatible with China’s China mobile multimedia broadcasting (CMMB) mobile TV standard, and therefore very limiting to the person who wants to stay up to date with the latest happenings in this year’s [...]
Tris for the iPhone is going down and out
One of the few great games available for download on the iPhone is the ever-popular Tetris knock-off called Tris. Well, the makers of the original were apparently too busy to pay attention to the iPhone, so a small, unknown developer decided to port the game with the available SDK himself. However, the maker of Tris, [...]
New Nokia concept phone by designer Ulisses Gardim
After much discussed new launches by Nokia, a new Nokia touchscreen concept phone by designer Ulisses Gardim may well divert your attention. Unlike other concept phones with rounded edge design, it’s a rectangular shaped phone with a combination of touch screen equipped with traditional numeric keypad by Nokia. From the look at images, its is [...]
Motorola brings back the antenna, i776 product page leaked by Target
The mobile community did welcome the RAZR and ROKR designs by Motorola but we are not sure if you will appreciate an old-school stub antenna with the newly leaked Motorola i776. The phone targets the mid-range market but the antenna will surely force buyers to think twice before they invest their money on it. Target [...]
Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 (almost) official
Pocket-Lint reports that Nokia has officially announced it’s long awaited Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 handsets. I’m not sure about the official part just now – haven’t seen any PR coming out of Nokia yet, the Nokia launch event site is sheduled to go up tomorrow, and the posted pictures, while looking just like the [...]
Motorola Blaze ZN4 and Rapture VU30 exposed in live pics
Not exactly sure who’s excited about this, but apparently the Motorola Blaze ZN4 and Rapture VU30 have been leaked and are now exposed in all their live glory. Pictured here are the two said handsets which, although bearing quite similar designs, are going to be offered to slightly different markets. If you recall we unearthed [...]
Guy Kawasaki offers tips for extending iPhone 3G battery life
Aside from the occasionally weak 3G signal reception and the occurrence of crashing apps, you’re probably also experiencing a shortage of battery life on your new iPhone 3G. Maybe you’re not doing all that you can to extend your iPhone’s battery life. As such, Guy Kawasaki offers a few tips to help you out. Granted, [...]
Sprint’s HTC Touch Diamond confirmed for release on August 28th
Remember how we first told you that there might be a red HTC Touch Diamond headed for Sprint some time in the future? Well, it looks like this time could be sooner than we think. Turns out, the HTC Touch Diamond will indeed be coming to Sprint in a red shade no later than Thursday, [...]