T-Mobile Sidekick LX
October 29, 2007
Flip Sidekick LX’s screen around and up, revealing the QWERTY keyboard underneath. Noted LCD Maker Sharp manufactures the Sidekick, and given Sharp’s display manufacturing prowess, it makes sense that the high-quality, 3-inch, WQVGA (400-by-240-pixel) display would draw on Sharp’s Aquos LCD technology.
Sprint Touch - iPhone Wannabe
October 29, 2007
Behold Sprint’s/HTC’s copycat iPhone running on the Windows Mobile 6 interface. HTCdoes so with hardware tweaks and its own software, written to integrate with Windows Mobile yet provide a very different, more simplified experience. The result includes screens such as this one: a home screen that’s easy to read and navigate compared to a typical Windows Mobile home screen. Other screens include a weather shortcut and a customizable quick-launcher.
Nokia to Unveil the N82?
October 28, 2007
Nokia is set to reveal another secret on November 2, based on the teaser found at the company’s website. Now many are speculating that this big announcement on All Soul’s Day, is the phone that has been doing the rounds in the grapevine, the Nokia N82. Some rumored specs of this much anticipated smartphone, which is said to work under the WCDMA/HSDPA networks, and GSM/EDGE, and powered by the S60 3rd Edition FP1 Platform, are; a QVGA 2.4″ 16M colorsTFT (240 x 320) display, integrated GPS, FM radio and media player, a secondary camera for video calls, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a 5.0 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and xenon flash. Let’s hope it is indeed the N82 that Nokia is set to unveil a few days from now.
[The Nokia N82? via Mobile-Review ]
iKon - Shock-Resistant PDA Smartphone
October 28, 2007
In conjunction with its 40th year anniversary, Psion Teklogix his releasing the iKon, a shock-resistant well-equipped smarthphone slated for releaset this December. The lineup of features include a 3.7″ VGA display, a camera, media player plus WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and a barcode scanner. The PDA phone can work in either the Windows Mobile 6/Pro Version or Windows CE.net 5 platforms and can connect via GSM, GPRS and UMTS networks. This shock-resistant handset can take a 5-foot drop and function perfectly and withstand sandstorms and rain.[ The iKon via Engadget ]
Coming Soon: Samsung F110 Adidas phone
October 26, 2007
Samsung and Adidas are set to release a co-branded F110. The F110, while not exactly meant for the tech-hungry set, does include a heartbeat monitor, step counter, and other sports-related applications. This 2.5G GPRS/EDGE handset packs a 2-inch display, a 2MP camera, FM tuner and MP3 player function. As with most of Samsung’s phones, this handset is pretty slim. Pricing and availability aren’t available at the moment, but it seems like it’ll be coming out quite soon.[ The Samsung F110 Adidas Phone via GSMHelpDesk]
LG Viewty Says Hello to Europe
October 26, 2007
The LG Viewty, a candybar-cum-camera phone recently launched in Korea several months ago was recently unveiled by the people at LG for the European market. Also known as the LG-KU990, this handset sports a 5-megapixel Schneider-Kreuznach camera with manual focus, SmartLight technology, one touch Image Stabilizer and an ISO of up to 800.The Viewty’s 3-inch touchscreen is capable of handwriting editing and can play DivX files in widescreen format. Not only can it play video, it can also capture it at 120 frames per second, a world’s first for cellphones. Read more
Audi Concept Phone is Bond-esque
October 26, 2007
Audi has come up with a concept phone slash do-it-all handset. The, um, device, which works as a phone with Wi-Fi and 3G UMTS tech, also has an MP3 player, a vehicle control interface, and works as an input device for the car’s navigation system. It can also receive pictures of any potential intruders taken by the car’s on board camera, and let you watch and keep tabs on them as they speed away with your vehicle via the built-in tracking system - which one would hope would also help you eventually recover the car. All that technology in a case that looks a lot like a slab of cement. Whether it makes it to production is anyone’s guess, but at the moment Audi are keeping their secrets secret.[Â The Audi Concept Phone via Engadget ]
Sprint Expands ‘Unlimited By Boost To 10 Additional U.S. States
October 25, 2007
Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced that it is expanding the availability of Unlimited by Boost - the regional flat rate wireless service offered by its Boost Mobile® division - to 10 additional U.S. states, based on the success of its launch in California and Texas. Unlimited by Boost offers unlimited local and nationwide long distance calling from a home calling area for a fixed monthly price, which ranges from $45 to $55 depending on location. Customers making or receiving calls outside of their home calling area are charged 15 cents per minute.
New gaming features for Sprint Arcade
October 24, 2007
Sprint has just announced the launch of the Sprint Arcade, a unique bundle of casual games. The Sprint Arcade, the first-ever subscription game channel in North America, allows customers to download multiple games powered by EA’s Mobile Games Division for one low monthly fee. The list of games currently includes Sudoku, Mini Golf, Mahjong, Hearts, Air Hockey and Blue Blocks, with more to be added in the future.
The Sprint Arcade is available on most data-enabled Sprint phones for $9.99 per month. To download Sprint Arcade, customers should select the Web icon on their phone’s main menu and type “arcade” into the search box. Standard data usage charges apply.
Wimax is 3G
October 24, 2007
Sources are calling it a “major victory for WiMAX as a technology and industry” because for the first time, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has approved a non-cellular telecommunications technology as part of the union’s 3G standards. The decision, made at the ITU’s Radiocommunication Sector’s (ITU-R) general meeting in Geneva , Switzerland, means operators with 3G spectrum in the 2.5 GHz bands globally can use WiMAX to build out a network. Although each country’s regulators ultimately decide, the ITU decision usually has a strong influence. Read more
