with potentially less than inspiring results. In a statement released today from the company's head of devices, Kai Oistamo, the phone-maker says it will be launching a series of touchscreen devices in the second half the year, with the first model -- likely the Tube -- aimed at the "volume market." Oistamo claims that the mid-range market (not the high-end sector that devices like the iPhone 3G occupy) account for 50 percent of the total value of the touchscreen phone game. Essentially, it looks like Nokia's strategy will be business as usual, likely flooding the field with unspectacular mid-range phones, rather than taking on pricier competition like recent Apple and Samsung devices head-to-head, at least initially Read More...
For the smattering of Canadians wealthy enough to pick up an iPhone 3G from Rogers Wireless without worrying over the lack of an unlimited data plan, we've stumbled across what appears to be internal verbiage detailing the in-store activation process. Quite frankly, there doesn't seem to be any real surprises here, but it is somewhat interesting that retail locations will be required to download and use a special version of iTunes with an "Activation Only Mode," which will enable employees to unbrick the mobiles before customers leave. In any case, feel free to hit the read link if you're anxious to know exactly what the sure-to-be-hair-raising experience will be like come July 11th Read More...
Not that charging stations are a total rarity at airports, but Samsung is giving a nod to the little guy by adding a new fleet of 'em at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Unlike some alternatives, Sammy's stations deliver juice to cellphones, laptops and all manners of other gadgets gratis, which -- let's be honest -- is exactly how it should be. 22 new stations will be installed at MSP and ready for use prior to July 4th, so feel free to drain your lappie right on down prior to landing / connecting in the great state of Minnesota Read More...
Monsoon Multimedia, an innovative digital video solutions provider, today announced HAVA Mobile Player for S60, a TV place-shifting video-streaming solution for S60 3rd edition on Symbian OS. The HAVA Mobile Player gives HAVA owners the ability to watch and control all of their home television channels and services from anywhere in the world on a mobile device - whether it be cable or satellite, receiver or DVR, standard or high definition. Monsoon Multimedia will be showcasing the new software at the S60 Summit 2008, held in Barcelona, Spain, May 28-29, 2008. Read More...
Nokia's having a bit of trouble keeping its E71 QWERTY business phone under wraps, with that initial sighting in January, and now another couple in-the-wild shots to keep us interested. If anything this serves confirm those previous shots, but it's nice to see some autofocus on this 3.2 megapixel puppy. If our powers of badly-translated Chinese deduction are correct, the third picture of the set could be the E66, but we're not jumping to any conclusions just yet. Read More...
The second-gen iPhone is already well into testing, and numerous units are floating around in super secret pockets. A trusted source got a chance to check one out, here's what we've heard. Read More...
As a matter of principle, we very rarely carry stories about handsets being launched in a different colour from the original. A new coat of paint does not make a new phone, but in the case of the Nokia N82 in Black
Sony Ericsson's W980 is a new Walkman phone with audio enhancing technology, intuitive music control, and 8 GB of storage. It is a power-packed flip cell phone sporting 8GB of internal storage. It has an exciting large external display, and something the company calls "Walkman on Top." The technology (if you can really call it that) replicates the music player interface in its entirety on the external display, allowing full player control without opening the phone. Read More...
Samsung Electronics plans to introduce its DVB-H enabled mobile handset, the P960, into the Taiwan market with the launch schedule to be decided later, according to Ryu Jae Hyun, director of mobile communications unit at Samsung Taiwan.
The New Samsung P960 is a quad-band GSM /EDGE phone with HSDPA support. It has a 2.6" TFT QVGA display and a 3 megapixel camera
Sony Ericsson has just recently filed a patent on a haptic touch screen gaming device. The patent goes by the name "Orientation based multiple mode mechanically vibrated touchscreen display", and among a set of nice designs, it shows a very PSP-like concept. But, not only does it look like a PSP device, the patent also states that the PSP mode is "set out to mimic the look and feel of the popular Sony.TM. Playstation Portable (PSP.TM.) gaming device", as well as about 5 other mentionings of the PSP brand. Interesting!!
Sony Ericsson has released its new slider, the T303. It comes in small size and has a mirrored screen and chrome finish metal housing. T303 features a 1.3-megapixel camera with 4x zoom, a Bluetooth connectivity, media player with FM radio, Track ID and a Protective Case IDC-22. The Sony Ericsson T303/T303c is a GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 phone while the T303a will be a GSM/GPRS 850/1800/1900 phone. Both of them will be available in selected markets from mid 2008. Read More...
Apple has previewed the iPhone 2.0 software which due to release in June and announced the immediate availability of a beta version to selected developers and enterprise customers. The iPhone 2.0 beta includes both the iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) and new enterprise features, such as support for Microsoft Exchange Active Sync and the addition of Cisco IPsec VPN. Read More...
Samsung Electronics and Adidas have joined the race against Apple and Nike to offer people a device that plays music and keeps track of workouts.
Samsung's miCoach music mobile phone even lives up to its name by encouraging people as they run, telling them to "speed up" if they aren't keeping pace, and giving them updates on their heart rate, time left in their run and more.
Here are some leaked scans of the PSP phone concept.a fusion between a PSP console and SOny ericsson mobile , It says to have a full 480 x 272 display, mini-analog stick, and drop UMD in favor of playing full PSP games via M2. Apparently, those scans are from Stuff magazine months ago.
As a matter of principle, we very rarely carry stories about handsets being launched in a different colour from the original. A new coat of paint does not make a new phone, but in the case of the Nokia N82 in Black 
Sony Ericsson's W980 is a new Walkman phone with audio enhancing technology, intuitive music control, and 8 GB of storage.
Sony Ericsson has released its new slider, the T303. It comes in small size and has a mirrored screen and chrome finish metal housing. T303 features a 1.3-megapixel camera with 4x zoom, a Bluetooth connectivity, media player with FM radio, Track ID and a Protective Case IDC-22. The Sony Ericsson T303/T303c is a GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 phone while the T303a will be a GSM/GPRS 850/1800/1900 phone. Both of them will be available in selected markets from mid 2008. 
