Vertu Ascent Ti Damascus Steel is tough like a sword
Vertu, Nokia’s luxury phone division, has just unveiled a new phone from its Ascent Ti collection: the Vertu Ascent Ti Damascus Steel. The handset is built using an “ancient steel forging” technique that increases the metal’s hardness. Apparently, said technique was used throughout the centuries to make, for example, Samurai swords (katana) or Indian Wootz [...]
BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 announced by Verizon; available starting June 19
First spotted four months ago, Verizon’s BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 is now finally official, as the giant US carrier has just announced its upcoming release. Sure, the smartphone is already available via Alltel and T-Mobile (in a GSM version, the Pearl Flip 8220), but Verizon’s loyal customers who also happen to love BlackBerries and flip [...]
Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK released by Microsoft
Not long after announcing that Windows Mobile 6.5 is complete, Microsoft has now released the WM 6.5 SDK (software development kit). The SDK allows developers to not only test Windows Mobile 6.5, but also to start developing apps for the new OS. The WM 6.5 SDK comes with a new set of APIs (application programming [...]
Google Mobile Now Available on S60
Attention all S60 fanboys and fangirls: Google hasn’t forgotten about you, as evidenced by today’s announcement that the Google Mobile App is now officially available for download. The announcement on Google’s blog touts 3 benefits of the immediacy of this service: immediacy of access, location, and query formulation. 1. Immediacy of access The Google Mobile [...]
LG GD910 watch phone hits the UK in July, via Orange and Carphone Warehouse
Back in February, when Orange announced the release of LG GD910 in the UK, it only said that the watch phone would be available “later this year”. Today, LG has finally unveiled the release date of GD910: the watch phone will be on sale starting July, exclusively through Orange UK and Carphone Warehouse. After that, [...]
Samsung M8920 to bring a 12MP camera with 3x optical zoom
It looks like Samsung really wants to be the king of camera phones: earlier this week, we saw the Pixon12 M8910, and now another 12MP handset has appeared. Apparently, the new phone is called Samsung M8920 and, as the model numbers shows it, it should have more features than the Pixon12. The only difference that [...]
HTC to launch Android phone with TouchFlo 3D UI on June 24?
OK, we know that HTC is getting ready to unveil something new on June 24 in London, but what exactly will that be? Well, the Chinese daily China Times reports that HTC plans to announce a new Android smartphone which will come with a TouchFlo 3D UI on top. You know, the TouchFlo 3D UI [...]
Sony Ericsson C901 GreenHeart and Sony Ericsson Naite announced
As promised, Sony Ericsson has unveiled today its first GreenHeart phones: Sony Ericsson C901 GreenHeart and Sony Ericsson Naite. Both GreenHeart phones have low-power chargers and casings made from “a minimum of 50% recycled plastics”. Moreover, they include e-manuals, which reduce paper usage by 90%, while their small packaging reduces transport related CO² emissions by [...]
Fring 3.40 launched with new UI and several enhancements
The popular fring mobile application has now reached version 3.40, coming with several important improvements, as well as a redesigned user interface. For example, users can now update their fring profile photo, nickname and mood status. Moreover, you can merge multiple contacts from your buddy list, by doing the following: “select the user you want [...]
Verizon to release the HTC Snap as HTC Ozone
Verizon’s HTC Snap / S522 will not be launched as HTC XV6175, like we initially thought, but as HTC Ozone (which obviously sounds better). Alongside the HTC Touch Pro 2, the Ozone should be a pretty nice addition to Verizon’s line-up of Windows Mobile 6.1 devices. As far as features go, BGR says that HTC [...]
Sony Ericsson offering mobile apps through PlayNow arena
Sony Ericsson intends to transform the PlayNow arena into its own app store, as the company has just announced that it would offer applications through it – in addition to music, movies, games, ringtones, wallpapers and themes. Various apps will soon be offered to consumers in 13 countries around the world. The platform will be [...]
XPPhone hybrid device actually runs on Windows XP
A rather unknown company called In Technology Group (ITG) has just unveiled the XPPhone, a combination between a MID and a cell phone that runs on Windows XP. Presented as a “pocketable mobile internet terminal”, the XPPhone has a generous 4.8 inch TFT touchscreen display with 800 x 480 pixels, and a sliding QWERTY keyboard. [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 picture shows up, might be the real deal
Rumors about a Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 have been around for quite a while now, and the handset was even confirmed (indirectly) by SE. Today it looks like the X2 – codenamed Sony Ericsson Vulcan – has been finally unveiled, in a rather small picture appeared over at Engadget. Sure, the image might be just [...]
Unlocked Sony Ericsson W995a to hit the US for $600
Announced at the same time with Sony Ericsson Idou (which is now called Satio), the Sony Ericsson W995 will be launched in the US this summer, as Sony Ericsson W995a. The W995a should be available starting July 6, with “pre-sale items available on or about 06/29/2009.” Unfortunately, the Walkman flagship phone has a pretty steep [...]
Qualcomm and Foxlink open mirasol display plant
Qualcomm announced that its subsidiary Qualcomm MEMS Technologies has commenced operations on the first dedicated mirasol display fabrication plant, in Taoyuan, Taiwan. The plant was opened in collaboration with Foxlink (also known as Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co. Ltd.) and it will produce mirasol displays on “generation 4.5 glass.” By using reflective technology, Qualcomm’s mirasol [...]
Acer F1 specs confirmed, live pics spotted
We first saw the Acer F1 back in March, when the handset made quite an impression with its design and features. The F1 is now showcased at Computex 2009, and its high-end specs have been confirmed. First of all, the new Acer smartphone has a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU and it runs on Windows Mobile [...]
Opera overtakes iPhone’s Safari browser in popularity
Opera’s mobile browsers (including Opera Mobile and Opera Mini) are now more popular than iPhone’s Safari browser. Reuters says that, according to the Web analytics firm StatCounter, Opera’s browsers were used more than Safari during May. Reportedly, 24.6% of the total Web pages downloaded last month to phones were downloaded via a Opera browser, and [...]
HTC unveiling new phone(s) on June 24?
It looks like HTC will soon launch one or more new phones, as the Taiwan-based company has announced an upcoming event that will take place in London, UK, on June 24. Unfortunately, the handset maker says absolutely nothing about what the event will unveil. Sure, the company might officially present the HTC Hero. But at [...]
12 new NVIDIA Tegra devices announced at Computex
Today, during Computex 2009, NVIDIA and its partners have announced no less than 12 new MIDs (mobile internet devices) based on the NVIDIA Tegra processor. Leveraging on NVIDIA Tegra’s capabilities, the new devices (netbooks and tablets) provide desktop-like Internet browsing, supporting Flash, 1080p video playback, and animation acceleration. Moreover, the MIDs come with “up to [...]
T-Mobile USA’s second Android phone to come this month, possibly not from HTC
T-Mobile USA has officially confirmed that its second Android smartphone is going to be released in “early summer”, which probably means before the end of June. In an interview with mocoNews, T-Mobile’s CTO Cole Brodman confirmed not only the upcoming release of their second Android device, but also the fact that there will be several [...]