NTT DoCoMo to Develop Phones with Self-Healing Paint
Have you ever scratched your phone? Chances are you have, and you were probably cursing the fact that phones seem to be way too vulnerable. We here at Unwired View love new ideas that could someday innovate the way we use and benefit from mobile phones. The latest idea is from Japan’s NTT DoCoMo, which [...]
Nokia Rumored to Consider Palm Buyout
I’ve always been amazed at how stocks can be influenced by mere rumors, but Palm’s stock skyrocketed today by 8% amidst speculation that the struggling company may be bought out by Nokia. Now, this wouldn’t be the first time we’ve heard this rumor, but for some reason it’s resurfacing; word of a Palm takeover had [...]
Nokia Ovi Player launched; Nokia PC Suite supports Windows 7
The Nokia Music PC suite has been updated and renamed to Nokia Ovi Player. The Ovi Player comes with several new features, including support for Microsoft’s latest Windows 7, “some new views to help you navigate and enjoy your music collection”, a “filter column” (which should help users browse their music collection easier), and redesigned [...]
Motorola MT710 oPhone is like a keyboard-less Droid for China
The Motorola Droid is certainly one of the hottest phones Moto ever had, and perhaps that’s why the company plans to launch a similar handset in China. Said handset is called Motorola MT710 and it’s an oPhone, meaning that it runs an Android OS customized for China Mobile. The MT710 resembles the Droid, but it [...]
Dell Mini 3i officially announced for Claro Brazil, China Mobile
Dell has finally issued a press release, confirming the fact that its Dell Mini 3i Android smartphone is coming to China and Brazil. The carriers that will launch the Mini 3i are China Mobile and Claro (part of America Movil). Dell says that its first Android smartphone will be available in China in late November, [...]
Samsung to make 100 million touchscreen phones in 2010, 65% of them with capacitive screens
We recently told you that Samsung plans to sell about 270 million phones in 2010, and it looks like 100 million of those will be touchscreen handsets. According to Telecoms Korea and a Shinhan Investment report, Samsung should ship about 57 million touhcscreen phones by the end of 2009, and it plans to almost double [...]
Nokia’s vision of 2015? Nokia is already working on BIONETS self-evolution capable services to make it happen
When I was watching Nokia’s “The way we live next” vision of 2015 video, they key theme – the ability of Nokia services and devices to self adapt to user, needs based on usage patterns – sounded somewhat familiar. I checked my notes, and yes, indeed – it was a familiar topic. The visions of 2015 was [...]
New Mozilla Add-on Challenge can get you a free Nokia N900
Mozilla has recently announced a new contest, called the Mobile Add-on Developer Challenge, through which it will offer 10 free Nokia N900 smartphones. What you need to do is develop a Mozilla Firefox add-on for mobile and send it to Mozilla (or you can participate with an already-developed add-on). The contest is open until December [...]
Bellperre Finest Woods luxury phone series launched
Bellperre announced the availability of a new luxury phone series, made out of “the very finest authentic materials”, including hand-crafted wood (Walnut, Elm, Zebrano or Wenge). The new Finest Woods Bellperre phones weigh 120 grams and measure 100 x 44 x 15,3 mm each, and can be customized with hand-polished Steel, Yellow Gold, Rosé Gold [...]
Vodafone UK launches the HTC HD2, free on select plans
Today – not long after HTC announced that its high-end HD2 is shipping in Europe – Vodafone launched the smartphone in the UK, thus becoming the first British carrier to offer it to its customers. With a contract agreement for two years and a monthly plan of at least £35 ($58), the HTC HD2 is [...]
Samsung Corby WEP490 Bluetooth headset announced
Samsung currently has three Corby phones (well, four, if you count the B3310 Corby Mate too), and it will soon introduce a Corby Bluetooth headset as well. Named Samsung WEP490 Corby, the headset comes in various color versions, to match the colorful Corby phones. The WEP490 Corby features a status LED indicator, echo cancellation, noise [...]
Flash 10.1 for Palm WebOS to come in the first half of 2010
Announced by Adobe at the beginning of October, Flash 10.1 for mobile will be available for Palm’s WebOS smartphones starting the first half of 2010. At least that’s what Adobe says to WebOS users who are currently trying to access Flash-based content on their handsets. And in case you’re wondering, there’s still no word on [...]
Windows Marketplace for Mobile updated, PC-based shopping now available
Microsoft announced that Windows Marketplace for Mobile has just received several new features, including developer portal enhancements, PC-based shopping and an anti-piracy protection. From now on, Windows Mobile 6.5 users will be able to buy applications not only via their phones, but also from their desktop PCs, by visiting the Windows Marketplace for Mobile website. [...]
Apple patents improved digital ink recognition techniques for pen-aware tablet
The rumors about he upcoming Apple tablet have been flying around far and wide lately. Well, actually, the rumors about the upcoming Apple tablet have been flying around for years now. Some people even doubt that a mythical Apple tablet will ever be created. But the crescendo of rumors from various sources these past few [...]
Huawei M228 headed to MetroPCS. Huawei C6100 and G7002 pass the FCC
We’ve got some info about three unannounced Huawei phones – one of them being prepared for a release in the US by regional carrier MetroPCS. Huawei M228 is the MetroPCS-bound phone, and, although its description over at the Bluetooth SIG says that it’s “designed as a mobile office for the business persons”, it actually looks [...]
Motorola Quantico and Debut i856w announced
Today, Motorola unveiled a brand new rugged phone: Motorola Quantico, a clamshell that comes with a “tough-as-nails exterior” made out of rubber, chrome, glass and mesh. The phone meets military specification 810F and can be submerged in water (1m) for up to 30 minutes without being damaged. Other features and specs include: CDMA 1700/2100 and [...]
Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 now has Windows Mobile 6.5
Garmin-Asus announced that its M20 smartphone is now available with Windows Mobile 6.5, thus featuring a revamped interface, Microsoft MyPhone, Windows Marketplace for Mobile and other new things. Already available in some markets around the world, the Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 with WM 6.5 will be launched by the end of 2009 in the following countries: [...]
Samsung, LG to launch Android 2.0 phones for SK Telecom
Remember those rumors about KT wanting to release an Android phone made by Samsung or LG? Well, new reports are coming from Korea, saying that KT’s rival carrier, SK Telecom, is also in talks with the two giant handset makers for developing Android devices. According to Korea Times, SK will launch Android 2.0 phones next [...]
Nokia 6316s, 3806 and 1506 officially announced in China
Nokia has just announced the upcoming release of three new CDMA phones for China Telecom: 6316s, 3806 and 1506. First seen yesterday, the Nokia 6316s (aka Nokia 6316 slide) is a 3G “multimedia device” that comes with a stainless-steel body, a 2.2 inch QVGA display, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1, Web browser, email, dedicated music keys, 2MP [...]
Inventor Turns Cell Phone into Microscope
Over the last decade our mobile phones have evolved greatly from just being a simple phone that allows you to make calls anywhere outside your home, to being a miniature computer. We now wonder exactly where mobile phones will evolve over the next decade, and this story posted in the NY Times may give us [...]