Samsung i8910 Omnia HD Gold Edition announced
Samsung has just unveiled a special edition of its i8910 Omnia HD Symbian S60 5th Edition smartphone, called Samsung i8910 Omnia HD Gold Edition. The Omnia HD Gold Edition comes in two color versions (Luxury Brown and Champagne Gold) and is inlayed with 24 karat gold. There are also some exclusive accessories, including a leather [...]
India blocks millions of phones without IMEI
As of today (December 1), millions of cell phones that do not have an IMEI number are being blocked by mobile operators in India. Phones that don’t have the 15-digit International Mobile Equipment Identity code are cheaper than the normal ones and can’t be traced. Some of these phones have been used in attacks by [...]
Fring for iPhone and iPod touch adds video calls
Less than one week after launching a Symbian S60 app with video calling support, fring has now announced that its app for iPhone and iPod touch has also been updated to enable video calls. The video calls are made through Skype, over your Internet connection (3G or WiFi). Unlike the fring video calls on S60 [...]
HTC Touch.B – HTC Rome pics appear on the interwebs
The rumors about a new HTC handset codenamed Rome have been floating around the net for a while now. But, beyond the codename, we didn’t know anything at all about this handset. Well, some information about HTC Rome is starting to trickle out to the net. No specs yet, but we can give you a [...]
Nokia launches Qt 4.6 with support for Symbian, Windows 7 and more
Nokia has just announced the availability of Qt 4.6, the newest version of its cross-platform application and UI framework (formerly developed by Trolltech, which Nokia acquired in 2008). Qt 4.6 comes with many new features, as well as with support for more platforms: Symbian (4.6 is the first version of Qt to support Symbian), Windows [...]
Did Nokia make a mistake by not developing touch for S40? Samsung’s numbers say – Yes.
The introduction of iPhone in 2007, changed mobile industry dynamics in a major way. It introduced extremely usable full touch UI, and shifted the competition from innovation in hardware, to innovation in software, services, user interface and usability of mobile devices. At that point in time both, Nokia and Samsung, were at about the same [...]
Nokia sues big LCD makers for artificially inflating prices
Not long after suing Apple over alleged patent infringements, Nokia has now (well, actually on November 25) filed a new suit, this time against a group of LCD manufacturers, which apparently have “artificially inflated the price of liquid crystal displays ultimately incorporated into LCD products purchased by Nokia, causing Nokia to pay higher prices.” The [...]
LG and T-Mobile USA in talks for an Android phone?
LG (which just announced the eXpo for AT&T), might make an Android handset for T-Mobile USA. According to Strategy Analytics, LG’s market share in North America declined 2 percent in the third quarter of this year, possibly due to its lack of smartphones. Moreover, Verizon (one of LG’s main customers in the US) didn’t include [...]
Samsung Diva S7070 and S5150, new fashion phone collection launched
Ever since it launched, Samsung La Fleur collection of decorated mobile phones have been quite a hit. Especially around Christmas and Valentine’s day, as a gift to your loved one. But it’s been more then a year since any of Samsung phones received latest flowery decorations, and the fashionable phone line is crying for the [...]