New Samsung Diva phones: S7070 and S5150 Olivia
Samsung has recently showcased two unannounced phones that are part of a new design line called “Diva” and obviously targeted at female customers.
Samsung S7070 is a full touchscreen phone with a 3 inch WQVGA resistive display, TouchWiz UI, 5MP autofocus camera, Bluetooth, microUSB, FM radio and MicroSD card support.
The S7070 should be launched sometime in [...]
BlackBerry Pearl 9100 in leaked photos, video
RIM is getting ready to launch a successor for the popular BlackBerry Pearl 8100 / 8110 / 8120: meet the BlackBerry Pearl 9100, codenamed BlackBerry Stratus or BlackBerry Striker.
Like most of RIM’s new smartphones, the Pearl 9100 comes with an optical trackpad instead of a trackball. It has an overall glossy look, and a SureType [...]
Motorola Crush touchscreen phone announced for US Cellular
Motorola has just unveiled a brand new touchscreen phone called Motorola Crush.
The Crush is an EV-DO Rev. 0 device with an interesting design, having the power and lock keys above its 2.8 inch, 240 x 400 pixels touchscreen display, and no keys at all below it.
The phone further features a virtual QWERTY keyboard, a tap-to-silence [...]
Verizon announces the rugged Casio G’zOne Rock
Verizon’s newest Casio phone is not the Brigade, as expected, but the Casio G’zOne Rock, a clamshell announced today by the largest US mobile carrier.
The Casio G’zOne is a rugged handset that features Triple Sensor technology and advanced G’zGear software which can operate in six modes: Earth Compass, Astro Calendar, Sunrise Sunset, Tides, Walking Counter [...]
LiMo forms Korean Association, will launch the Samsung SCH-M510 via SKT
LiMo Foundation announced the establishment of the Korean LiMo Ecosystem Association, together with major Korean mobile companies including Samsung, LG and SK Telecom.
The role of the Korean LiMo Ecosystem Association, which is supported by the Korean Government, is to “fully catalyze and empower innovation upon the LiMo Platform within the Korean mobile industry.”
As part of [...]
Will Maemo bring Nokia N-Series Mojo back? It’s all about software and services now
When Nokia first introduced the N-Series, they were all about pushing the limits of what a mobile phone should be. But it was mainly, on the hardware side, with software running the devices, taking a back seat.
A digital camera with Carl Zeiss optics (N90), music player with built-in hard drive (N91), mobile television [...]
Sony Ericsson to close four facilities, fire 2000 people
Sony Ericsson is getting ready to fire about 2,000 employees worldwide and close four of its facilities.
The affected locations will include two facilities in the US (the Research Triangle Park facility in North Carolina, and a small Miami facility), plus operations in Chennai (India) and Kista (Sweden).
The Research Triangle Park facility will be closed sometime [...]
The Google Phone is reportedly “very real”. Wouldn’t that make Andy Rubin a liar?
Despite Andy Rubin’s recent “we’re not making hardware” statement, the rumors about a Google Phone just won’t die.
According to TechCrunch a “pure Google-branded phone” with Android is “absolutely confirmed” for early 2010 – although it should have been launched this year.
Reportedly, the handset will be manufactured by a major company – LG or Samsung, most [...]
Hands-on Review of T-Mobile Samsung Behold II
My friends, we are in the middle of an Android revolution; the Google-powered OS is starting to overtake the world. Up until last month it was a slow but sure process, with very few actual Android handsets coming out over the last year. Since October, however, we’ve seen a huge spike in new devices [...]
Google Earth for iPhone updated to version 2.0
Launched more than one year ago, Google Earth for iPhone has now reached version 2.0, coming with new features and support for a total of 31 languages (including Russian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Hebrew).
Google Earth for iPhone 2.0 lets you view custom maps (created by your or by others) via the My Maps [...]