Even though recent research has shown that mobile TV will have a lukewarm reception in Europe, LG chooses to use its charm, whether or not customers will find the U960’s 2.2-inch rotating screen big enough for TV. The U950 is a triband phone with further connection umph via 3.6 Mbps HSDPA. It’s also equipped [...]
Continue reading...25. September 2007
HTC kept its promise and will shortly release the P5500 Touch II phone, dubbed “Nike” for NTT DoCoMo customers. When this will arrive in North America we do not know yet. The design is similar to Touch I with an added slide-out keypad. It runs on Windows Mobile 6 and will have TouchFLO for UI [...]
Continue reading...25. September 2007
Everyone knows, Microsoft uses Toshiba’s PMP hardware for the Zune, and every time there is a new Gigabeat announced it’s not too farfetched to expect the same player with a Microsoft branding coming soon. So is the Gigabeat T400 worthy of the Zune branding? Without WiFi, fat chance. The 2.4-inch QVGA screen, WMV/WMA/MP3/WAV and WMA [...]
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No surprise here really, as the Mobile Diva has been a Nokia user for years. She’s coined a new name for the new N95, though, which I believe could very well catch on. N95-3’s most impressive feature is its long battery life. First, Darla Mack charged her N95-3. Unfortunately, Darla’s area had no 3G service, [...]
Continue reading...25. September 2007
Just when you think that manufacturers would stop making iPhone look-a-likes, SuperTalent comes up with not one but three different clones. The VIDEGO 28 (left) has a 2.8 inch touch screen, slim dimensions (95 x 56 x 14mm), and an SD card slot if the 2GB or 4GB models aren’t enough for you. [...]
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Talk about not judging a book by its cover: the nondescript M300 from Quanzhou Quangang Samsin Trade is actually a GSM 900/1800/1900-supporting phone/watch that plays MPEG-4, 3GP, MP3 and MIDI files. It has a built-in 2MP CMOS camera, three games and a WAP browser, too. Display is through a 260,000-color TFT screen (and we [...]
Continue reading...24. September 2007
Milan fashion week had a techie start with Armani showing off its Samsung-manufactured “Girogio Armani Phone.” Yes, it’s painful calling your phone Giorgio Armani but that is its name and not Samsung Armani. Other highlights include an Armani jacket for ladies that is almost as tiny as a bolero. Don’t know what a bolero is [...]
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Google, Inc. and Apple, Inc. both registered their highest stock prices on Monday. AAPL jumped to $149.85, surpassing the previous high of $148.92 last July while GOOG clocked at $571.46. Google’s favorable showing at the stock market might have something to do with their bid to purchase online advertiser DoubleClick. If the European Union approves, [...]
Continue reading...24. September 2007
Apple has announced that it will not honor warranties if your iPhone is illegally unlocked. If you want to skip the AT&T service exclusive on your iPhone and use one of the unlocking softwares currently available online this will void your iPhone warranty, Apple explains in no uncertain terms: “Apple strongly discourages users from installing unauthorized [...]
Continue reading...24. September 2007
To launch its new partnership with Apple iTunes, Starbucks has planned perhaps the biggest giveaway in the music industry. Starting at launch date, October 2, to November 7, each Starbucks will be giving 1.5 million “Song of the Day” cards, which can be used on the iTunes Store. The giveaway will include songs from [...]
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25. September 2007
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