Vaja turns into yet another iPhone nano case maker
For something that’s not supposed to exist–at least not officially–the iPhone nano sure is getting a lot of attention. From patents to plain rumors, and just recently, from case makers. Though Chinese iPhone case maker XSKN made no clear mention of an impending official appearance of the iPhone nano in the very near future, it [...]
Fan-made iPhone Pro mock-up looks like it was delivered straight from the future
The iPhone 3G has been a great improvement over the original that was first released by Apple exclusively for AT&T. But there’s still plenty of room for improvement. And if Apple won’t work on it, someone elese will. What we have here is a fan made mockup of what is supposedly called the iPhone Pro. [...]
Palm Treo Pro available via O2 UK
Apart from being available unlocked and through Vodafone, Palm Treo Pro is now being sold to UK users via O2 as well. The largest British mobile carrier has added the Treo Pro to its online shop, offering it to business customers even for free with some data plans. In case you forgot what Palm Treo [...]
Samsung S8300 – an impressive upgrade to Soul
Samsung has been pretty successful with it’s first heavily promoted branded handset – Soul U900, launched during MWC 2008 last February. . And why not, it had some pretty good looks and usability. And very impressive specs for the time. But almost a year has passed, the overall novelty weared off and the specs are now [...]
Make any iPhone 3G bare it all with icustom clear replacement case
Now, why didn’t anyone think of this sooner? We had them for the Gameboy. We had them for early Nokias. So it only makes perfect sense for us to have a custom-made clear plastic case for the iPhone 3G. The custom-made clear plastic iPhone 3G replacement case is done by the fine folks from over [...]
Movistar’s ZTE E810 packs Windows Mobile, not much else
These days, Windows Mobile phones are a dime a dozen. However, it’s still quite refreshing to see new models thrown into the ecosystem, trying to best each other with much of the same features as everything else. The ZTE E810 is one such newcomer to the category, boasting a Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard edition OS [...]
Samsung Innov8 with AT&T 3G support approved by the FCC
2009 looks promising for AT&T customers, at least when it comes to high-end camera phones. After FCC’s approval of Sony Ericsson C905a, now it’s time for another 8MP camera phone to pass the Federal Communication Commission’s tests. I’m talking about Samsung i8510 Innov8, which was approved under the name of Samsung i8510M. Unlike the original [...]
Verizon’s Casio Exilim NX9250 phone leaked in live photo
An Exilim camera equipped phone from Verizon just had to happen. The earlier announced Casio Exilim W63CA offered a great taste of things to come, but the new and recently leaked model pictured here is just as sweet, 8.1-megapixel camera or not. This Exilim camera-equipped handset is said to be the Casio Exilim NX9250 that’s [...]
Samsung C3110 gets FCC approval
In case you had any doubts if Samsung is still in the business of making phones that people use to call other people, here’s proof. Up for launch soon is a new basic slider phone that’s eerily reminiscent of the Samsung D500. It even has much of the same features to boot. It will be [...]
Dual-SIM Philips Xenium X710 unveiled
Three phones into the holidays, and Philips still fails to impress fully with the new models in its Xenium range. All of them are noteworthy for their outstanding battery life, but when are we going to see some iPhone killers in this lineup, eh Philips? Following the special edition Xenium 9@9qs we told you about [...]
Pantech Sky IM-S400L with Glide Sensor officially announced
Pantech has just introduced a sleek-looking phone that’s white as snow in Korea, called the Pantech Sky IM-S400L. It’s got a 2.6-inch LCD screen and features a new sensor technology called Glide that enables a user to navigate through the phone’s menus by using touch on the keypad. Basically, the Glide Sensor makes the keypad [...]
LG-GD910 wristwatch phone to debut at CES 2009
LG isn’t known to produce phones with rather quirky and unfamiliar form factors. However, this is about to change, as the company is set to debut its very first 3G-enabled wrist phone, in the form of the LG-GD910. It’s a phone with a twist that fits on your wrist. The LG-GD910 might not look like [...]
Nokia Gun cellphone might make you hit more dead spots than usual
If Nokia had been a company back in the Wild Wild West, I have a feeling this “gun phone” pictured here would be one of their greatest flagship products. The magazine appears to be a Nokia 6020, with the LCD screen and keypad sticking out on the gun handle’s side. It wasn’t specified of what [...]
Philips introduces Xenium 9 @ 9q Dragon and Phoenix phones for the holidays
For those who are looking for a fast yet cheap way to have a fine-looking phone, here comes the Philips 9@9q. That old phone model isn’t quite fit for the runway, but its recently introduced holiday edition counterparts, the Dragon and Phoenix, can both live up to any fashion-conscious user’s expectations. For starters, both the [...]
Qik adds support for 20+ new phones for the holidays
A new build of Qik with support for more than 20 additional phones is now available for download, so more people can “Qik all [their] holiday moments.” This new version of quick also adds a couple of new features. First, the new version of Qik now has the ability to utilize external flash memory so [...]
Mobinnova’s ICE officially launched, offers a glimpse at SE’s next WinMo smartphone
While it’s not yet busy producing Sony Ericsson’s next-gen Windows Mobile smartphone, Mobinnova has launched its newest flagship product. Yes, they have their own devices as well. Mobinnova’s newest Windows Mobile-based smartphone is called the Mobinnova ICE, and it runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile® 6.1 professional. It comes with a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201ATM chipset, and [...]
Nokia 6208c pops up on Nokia China’s web site
Fashioned from Nokia’s first touchscreen with a built-in keypad hybrid, the Nokia 6708, the Nokia 6208c is now official on Nokia’s Chinese web site. This handset has been confirmed to be running Nokia’s S40 software, and will feature a full alphanumeric keypad as well as a 2.4-inch touchscreen display for input. This makes the Nokia [...]
Nokia Victoria (RM-412) passes through FCC
Before Christmas, an upcoming Nokia smartphone codenamed Victoria silently passed through the FCC, and with several published documents we gain more information about this mysterious handset. This phone was first revealed as part of a package Nokia smartphone roadmap leak we gave you a few months back. The Nokia Victoria, with product code RM-412, appears [...]
iPhone nano now available in Thailand, sort of
Knockoffs have undoubtedly come a long way since the first one we documented. And we’re not exactly new to the existence of knock offs for products that don’t even exist yet. That’s why we’re not at all surprised to see an iPhone nano allegedly for sale in Thailand. Silicon case manufacturer XSKN first revived the [...]
AT&T turns $99 iPhone dreams come true with refurbs
Walmart has already gone official on its impending iPhone sale, and that holy $99 price point is not going to happen. But don’t give up hope just yet, for you see, AT&T is stepping up to the plate with their own offer of hundred-dollar iPhones. Refurbished iPhones 3Gs are now in stock and available from [...]