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Nokia 6300i: The 6300 with WiFi

By admin • Mar 27th, 2008 • Category: Nokia

The Nokia 6300i was just announced, with a Q2 ship date and a low price of 175 Euros before taxes or subsidies you can get what is essentially a Nokia 6300 today, but with the additional feature of WiFi which enabled VoIP calls. 2 megapixel camera, 2 inch QVGA screen, 12 mm thin, the 6300 […]



Panasonic Link To Cell base station routes cellular calls to home phone handsets

By admin • Mar 27th, 2008 • Category: Accessories, Announcements, Panasonic

T-Mobile’s push to rid the planet of landlines with their T-Mobile HotSpot @Home UMA program has started to catch on. The idea of dropping your traditional landline in favor of using your wireless minutes at home is getting more and more traction around the world. I personally haven’t used a landline (although I subscribe to […]



Windows Mobile 6.1 gets new UI tweaks, integration with Windows Live

By admin • Mar 27th, 2008 • Category: Announcements, Windows Mobile

Boy Genius Reports is always getting the juicy scoop on upcoming handsets, and it looks like they’ve come through again. Their latest handset, a Motorola Q9, not only came to BGR toting a WiFi radio, but also boasts a verified Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard operating system running the show.
And, the Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard OS […]



NTT DoCoMo achieves 250Mbps on Super 3G LTE network test

By admin • Mar 27th, 2008 • Category: Announcements, DoCoMo, Technologies

LTE is really starting to stretch its legs as the high-speed mobile broadband standard that we knew it could always be. NTT DoCoMo reportedly just achieved “a downlink transmission rate of 250Mbps over a high-speed wireless network in an outdoor test of an experimental Super 3G system.” Super 3G, also known as LTE (Long Term […]



Gartner: Apple places 10 million iPhone unit order - Apple preparing for 3G iPhone

By admin • Mar 27th, 2008 • Category: Apple, Devices, Mac OS, Rumors

There’s another round of hyped-up buzz starting to build surrounding the imminent launch of the next-generation iPhone. The first hardware revision of the Apple iPhone will hit the US market with a 3G radio in tow, among other features - which should appease the masses that have lamented the iPhone’s lack of true high-speed data […]



Motorola to split in two, Mobile Device Unit to become separate company

By admin • Mar 27th, 2008 • Category: Motorola

Motorola, Inc.
(NYSE: MOT) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has
commenced a process to create two independent, publicly-traded companies.
Today’s decision follows the Company’s January 31, 2008 announced
evaluation of the structural and strategic realignment of its businesses
and represents affirmative steps to position its Mobile Devices and
Broadband & Mobility Solutions businesses for success, while creating value
for […]



LG-SH240 Slider Cell Phone Mimics Human Skin

By admin • Mar 26th, 2008 • Category: Devices, LG

Are you lonesome tonight… Do you miss me tonight…
LG has taken Korean weirdness to a whole new level with the creation of the LG-SH240 cell phone. The main selling point of this handset is that the keypad mimics the feel of real human skin. I understand that there is a certain appeal to ditching the […]



Samsung Gets Haptic With Touchscreen Cell Phones (Video)

By admin • Mar 26th, 2008 • Category: Devices, Samsung, Video

Part of the reason why some people are hesitant to jump into the touchscreen arena is that the on-screen controls do not provide any sort of tactile feedback. It can sometimes be hard to figure out if you’ve actually pressed that virtual button or not. Samsung is correcting this problem with the introduction of the […]



LG KF300 Hits Up Lower End of Fashion Phone Market

By admin • Mar 26th, 2008 • Category: Devices, LG

When I hear the term fashion phone, I think about those overpriced handsets that have been encrusted with Swarovski crystals and dipped in white gold. Such is not the case with this phone, because LG is targeting the lower end of the fashion-conscious market. The LG KF300 is basically the world market version of the […]



Motorola joins LTE/System Architecture Evolution trial Initiative

By admin • Mar 26th, 2008 • Category: Announcements, Motorola, Technologies

Motorola announced that it has joined the LTE/System Architecture Evolution (SAE) Trial Initiative (LSTI), the industry group which is “driving the acceleration of commercial and interoperable next-generation LTE mobile broadband systems through the collaborative efforts of leading telecommunications companies worldwide.”The American handset maker will reuse its WiMAX research and development expertise, along with its heritage […]



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