Barack Obama phone launched – not in the US, but in Kenya
The first ever Obama-branded mobile phone is called Mi-Obama and it was recently launched, not in the US, how people would’ve expected, but in Kenya – the country where Obama’s father was born. Mi-Obama is produced and sold by Mi-Fone, a company that you’ve probably never heard of. That’s because it’s only present in some Asian [...]
BlackBerry Curve 8900 shows up on T-Mobile USA’s website, release date still not clear
T-Mobile USA officially announced the Curve 8900 on January 7, but without unveiling the smartphone’s release date. Well, RIM’s new and shiny Curve is now featured on the carrier’s official site, which means that it shouldn’t be long until it will be available for purchase. Rumors say that January 19 will bring the smartphone to T-Mo’s [...]
Nokia E71x to hit AT&T with S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
There’s still no official announcement regarding AT&T’s Nokia E71x, but don’t worry, the Eseries smartphone will be soon released by the giant North American carrier. And it will come with a little surprise: instead of running on Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 (like the unlocked E71 that’s already available in the US), E71x runs [...]
Motorola PEBL Rose Bloom launched just in time for Valentine’s
Did you really think you could get away with buying a new phone for your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day without considering something from the mother-of-the-RAZR’s stable? Well, you thought wrong if you did. Just launched is what Motorola calls the Motorola PEBL Rose Bloom, a cutesy little almost egg-shaped clamshell phone that’s adorned with a [...]
T-Mobile MDA Basic launched in Germany
MDA Basic is the name of the latest smartphone from T-Mobile’s MDA line-up. The device was just announced in Germany and it’s actually a T-Mo personalized version of HTC Touch Viva, which has been around since last year. As its name suggests, the MDA Basic is not a high-end handset. However, it comes with Windows [...]
TeliaSonera starts work on world’s first 4G commercial wireless network
In vying to be one of the world’s first telecom operators to offer the world’s first 4G commercial wireless networks, TeliaSonera has teamed up with Ericsson and Huawei to deploy the new technology in Stockholm and Oslo. In a statement issued to the press today, TeliaSonera Senior Vice President and CTO Lars Klasson says, “We [...]
Scientists in South Korea develop nanomaterial films suitable for flexible electronic devices
The day of the Nokia Morph‘s arrival might be sooner than you think. Scientists in South Korea have managed to develop a method for manufacturing for large-scale, nanomaterial films that are perfect for the kind of flexible electronic device that is the Nokia Morph. And not only that, the same can also be applied for [...]
Japan handset vendors now ready for global limelight
Fujitsu and NTT DoCoMo’s move to offer a new handset officially outside Japan was no accident. Other Japanese handset makers like Sharp, Kyocera and NEC are also eyeing to make good on sales of their notable handsets worldwide. This is a trend that has only started recently. Just as Fujitsu’s F905i handset was announced in [...]
Is the Palm Pre going to be a Best Buy exclusive?
We already know that the Palm Pre is going to be an exclusive smartphone for Sprint in the U.S., but are any of the big retail chains going to get it? A recent rumor says yes, pointing to Best Buy as that exclusive U.S. retailer. The Palm Pre-Best Buy exclusive deal will be short-lived, lasting [...]
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic firmware update v11.0.008 now available
Every now and then Nokia lets firmware updates for its devices loose to users who always want to have the latest features on their purchases. They still do it via Nokia Software Update, and this time it’s the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic that gets an update. It is said that newly shippped Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phones [...]
Compulab’s Exeda comes with Android, support for Windows Mobile
Fancy having yet another Android device to think about choosing? Compulab might be able to help you out. Pictured below is their newest QWERTY keyboard-equipped contraption, which not only supports Google’s open-source Android mobile OS, but also Microsoft’s Windows Mobile. It’s called the Compulab Exeda, and it’s going on sale on March. As mentioned earlier, [...]
Employee steals Sony Ericsson phone prototypes, gets caught before unveiling them
Sony Ericsson’s security policies may be very strict, but that didn’t stop an employee of the company from stealing several phone prototypes from its Lund headquarters. The stolen handsets, said to be valuing around 750,000 SEK (about $89,000), were found by the police in the employee’s house. Apparently, they were returned to SE’s labs before [...]
Sony Ericsson PlayNow Kiosk launched for Pacific Asia
In a move that should attract more customers on its side, Sony Ericsson has just launched a new mobile download service for Asia Pacific. The service is called PlayNow Kiosk and it allows owners of Sony Ericsson phones to download movies, games, music and ringtones – all for free, apparently. The only limitation is that you can’t [...]
Asus chairman confirms Eee Phone, envisions it as a remote control for the digital home
The existence of an Asus Eee Phone has been confirmed, by no less than Asus’ chairman Jonney Shih, in a recent interview with the New York Times. Apparently, the man thinks he can see the future, and what exactly is in store for us all according to his visions? A day when all families don’t [...]
Nokia N79 Active sports Polar heart monitoring features
Nokia has chosen the smallest handset in its Nseries range to ship with the wireless Polar Bluetooth WearLink heart rate belt from Polar, enabling users to work on getting fit while having fun. The particular handset being referred to here is the Nokia N79 Active, which is supposed to be a “sportier” version of the [...]
Fujitsu F905i, the first phone released by NTT DoCoMo outside Japan
Japanese-made phones and smartphones are known for not getting out of Japan, so you’ll hardly find any of them for sale in other markets. However, NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu want to change that, as they’ve just announced the release of F905i in Taiwan. Similar to the FOMA F905i (already on sale across Japan), F905i is a clamshell [...]
New 8MP Samsung phone appears in Korea
You didn‘t think Samsung would start 2009 with only two 8 Megapixel phones (Innov8 and Pixon), did you? Because if you did, you should check out the third 8MP Samsung handset, which has just been spotted in South Korea, the company’s homeland. The new phone’s official name is not known, so details about it are scarce. [...]
Sony Ericsson wants to equip cameraphones with built-in image dictionaries
In the future, people will be able to point their cameras to foreign objects, and after snapping a photo, gather relevant information about that object such as its name, origin, et cetera effortlessly. It seems like a given for this kind of camera feature to be present in one way or another in cameras of [...]
Samsung Ego S9402 to be available exclusively from Russia’s Euroset for over $1,500
The Euroset Company in Russia will be the first and only store in the world to offer the Samsung Ego S9402, a new luxury handset that’s adorned with less crystals and more useful-in-the-real-world features than most. Billing on strength, flexibility and resistance to scratching, Samsung promotes this handset as having a blend of Liquid Metal [...]
Dell could launch its own smartphone soon
Following the announcement of Palm’s power-packed Pre smartphone at CES, rumors about Dell’s impending launch of its own smartphone were sparked. This comes mostly from the fact that it’s been about two years since Dell hired the Motorola exec known as the force behind the RAZR phone, Ron Garriques. Analysts pin either the 3GSM or [...]