Chip orders for low-cost entry-level iPhone Nano to be made in March, device could be launched in June: report
Looks like silicon case makers XSKN and Vaja were doing more than just playing with our minds with those upcoming iPhone nano cases that they showed us. Though practically all rumors of an iPhone nano being released by Apple just died with the recently concluded Macworld 2009 expo, it gets revived once again through a [...]
BlackBerry Storm available in India starting January 15
Although Indian mobile users have probably hoped for this to happen in 2008, it’s only today that RIM and Vodafone Essar have announced the release of BlackBerry Storm 9500 in India. Already on sale in North America and across Europe, the Storm is RIM’s first smartphone to lack a physical QWERTY keyboard and to have [...]
Upcoming HTC smartphones for 2009 leaked mercilessly
Just when you thought you’ve heard enough about HTC for today, here comes news of their upcoming smartphones for 2009, which apparently have been leaked onto the web for people like us to feast upon. Here are several HTC device designs that are said to be those of future models, most of which will probably [...]
Mobile Paint for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and S60 5th Ed. devices ready for download
If you’ve got a Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone, you can let your inner Picasso come alive using this nifty new application that’s been released for Nokia S60 5th edition devices. It’s called Mobile Paint, and it works exactly as advertised. Using the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic’s touchscreen display as a canvas, a user can draw an [...]
Disposable wristwatch phone concept
The LG-GD910 is proof that even the mobile industry bigwigs keep track of “the future” of mobile phones. Publicly unveiled at CES 2009, it seems to be exactly what every wristwatch phone should be. Unfortunately, feature-rich though it may be, it still can’t outperform concepts. What we have here is a “Disposable Pre-paid mobile phone [...]
50% of HTC phones to run on Android next year?
The bad news (or at least rumors) just keep on piling for Windows Mobile. This morning we’ve heard the talk that in addition to Symbian, Motorola might be dropping Windows Mobile OS on it’s new phones as well. Now we are hearing that HTC is hard at work on a touchscreen device that might be even [...]
Nokia Locate Sensor launched at CES
Nokia wants to make sure you always have your power-packed smartphone within reach, so they’ve cooked up a little something called the Nokia Locate Sensor to serve as a little reminder and sort of an assistant. The Nokia Locate Sensor is currently a work in progress, now a project at the Nokia Research Centre labs [...]
Keyboardless Palm Centro 2 with webOS in the making?
You have to admit it, the brand new Palm Pre and the webOS platform have about all it takes to bring back Palm’s lost glory. And since one new smartphone is not enough, Palm surely wants to come up with at least another one. In fact, rumors have it that the Sunnyvale company is already [...]
Motorola might say goodbye to Windows Mobile and 50% of its handset division’s employees
Motorola’s long affair with Windows Mobile could be ended this year, and that’s because of Google’s Android platform. According to PhoneScoop, Moto intends to release fewer handsets per year from now on, and none of them will run on Windows Mobile. Instead, the future Motorola smartphones will be based on Android. This means that MOTOSURF [...]
Check out These LG Watch Phone Pictures
The buzz has been all about the LG “Dick Tracy” watch phones that were unveiled this week at CES 2009. Essentially the watch phones will feature touchscreen, a speakerphone as well as bluetooth, a rather large amount of internal memory for playing MP3 music, and a text-to-speech recognition for you to listen to any text [...]
Hands-on Sony Ericsson W508
Sitting next to the Cybershots C905 and C510 at CES was the latest in the Walkman lineup, the W508. The W508 has a few nice features on it, such as 3.2 MP camera with Smile Shutter technology and autofocus, SensMe feature that will match your music with your mood, Bluetooth, ability to do picture and [...]
Sony Ericsson C510 at CES
I posted about the Sony Ericsson C905 at CES yesterday, and have since had the opportunity to take some pics of other forthcoming phones in their lineup. I found the C510 Cybershot hanging out next to the C905. Looks like this one will come in a couple different colors. See for yourself in the pics!
Mobinnova Ice Phone Comes to CES
I certainly wasn’t expecting to see it at the Microsoft booth, but the Mobinnova Ice was sitting there being shown off with the other Windows Mobile 6.1 devices. Mobinnova is a new Taiwan upstart that is currently working with Sony Ericsson to produce the next Xperia phone. Overall the Ice seemed to be a good [...]
Motorola Aura Makes CES Appearance
I can now say I’ve held a $2,000 phone in my hands. The Motorola Aura was making its rounds at the CES 2009, and I was able to snag some pictures of it in action. While I am not the kind of guy that would just simply fork out a couple grand for a phone [...]
CES 2009 Shows Off Nokia N97
At the Nokia booth, the hardest phone to get close up to was the Nokia N97. Shocker! The N97 was announced with much anticipation in December 2008, and is slated for release in Europe sometime in the end of the first half 2009, with North America release sometime soon after. The rep mentioned the pricing [...]
Palm Pre Sprint’s pricing update and sales volumes
When Mobile Review’s Eldar Murtazin revealed $399 price for Palm Pre on Sprint network, he caused a lot of discussion and even more questions in the mobile blogosphere. Is $399 price tag for Palm Pre smart or stupid decision, given that it’s main competitors - iPhone and Blackberry Storm are selling for $199? Was the quoted [...]
LG KM900 – LG’s first high-end music phone?
LG’s music phones (like the KM500 and KM710) are not what you’d call high-end devices. They have ordinary displays and they lack 3G, Wi-Fi and many other capabilities. However, the South Korean company is preparing a new handset from the KM series (thus music-oriented) that will come with both 3G and Wi-Fi. LG KM900 [...]
Samsung TwoStep SCH-r470 hits the US via U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular and Samsung have just released a new clamshell named Samsung TwoStep SCH-r470. The TwoStep is nothing more than a basic and affordable handset, so it should be welcomed with interest in these times of financial uncertainties. Anyway, since it has external music controls and stereo speakers, I guess we can call it a [...]
China Mobile’s 3G Android-based Ophone to be launched soon
It looks like the Android-based and 5-megapixel snapping Lenovo Ophone is ready for primetime, as according to a report from Reuters, China Mobile is said to be planning the launch of the same within the first quarter of this year. Which is in the next couple of months. The Ophone is, of course, based on [...]
MagnaChip Semiconductor announces WVGA resolution supported AMOLED driver chip – EA8850
A company from Korea called MagnaChip Semiconductor has just announced the EA8850, a new high-end WVGA resolution supported AMOLED driver chip that would give way to more high resolution handsets in the mobile market. The EA8850 supports WVGA (480RGB x 864) resolution, and at the same time it also works with nHD (360RGB x 640) [...]