Archive for the 'Mobile Phone' Category

Nokia’s Ovi Maps Headed To Windows Mobile and Android? (update: no way)

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Put your skeptic hats on kids ’cause we’ve got a juicy one for you. When Greig Williams, Nokia’s General Manager for South East Europe, was asked by the German language Die Presse whether Ovi Maps would be coming to Android and Windows Mobile he responded very simply, “That will be the next step.” Well then, [...]

Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 Upgrades Will Be Possible, Up To OEMs to Make Them Happen

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Alright, keep your socks on here, this is as noncommittal a statement as Redmond can make on the matter, but when asked directly about the likelihood and possibility of Windows Mobile 6.5 phones being transitioned to the new hotness that is Windows Phone 7 Series, Microsoft’s Alex Reeve had this to say:
It’s early days yet, [...]

Vertu taste on a Nokia Budget: meet the N97 Mini Gold Edition

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Phone manufacturers usually leave the gilding to jewelers and other specialty shops that are more willing to show complete disregard for taste and common sense than themselves, but once in a while, pure, unadulterated emotion gets the better of someone in a position to make product decisions — yes, even at Nokia — and something [...]

Flash 10.1 might just not be a Battery Hog on Android

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Looking to fight an apparent outbreak of FUD, Adobe’s Flash evangelist Mark Doherty has posted some hard numbers (and accompanying video) on the effect Flash 10.1 has on the Nexus One — and put simply, it really doesn’t appear to have much effect at all. To back up his cause, Doherty plays a 17-minute embedded [...]

Keepin’ it real fake, part CCLV: ME600 rips Motorola Backflip down to its Shivering Blur Skin

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

There are many of us simple humans who “just don’t get” the Motorola Backflip. Their poor minds can’t fathom this oddest of twists on the QWERTY flip, and now here comes the “MOTOROIA” ME600 from Shenzhen to wrap their brain into ever more elaborate pretzel knots. The phone is a pretty faithful reproduction, but it’s [...]

Modern Smartphone Radio Design Partly to Blame for AT&T, O2 Network Woes?

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Even though AT&T’s already committed both carrier and backhaul upgrades in an effort to buck the butt-of-the-joke trend it’s been experiencing for the last couple years, there’s some evidence that it’s a recent trend in the way phone radios operate — not a lack of overall capacity — that should shoulder at least some of [...]

Nokia Serves North American X6 up for Pre-order: $455 Unlocked

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Nokia’s downright seductive X6 just started shipping to those across the pond, and shortly after the company announced a Comes Without Music edition, along comes this: a NAM version for those who call North America home, sweet home. The pre-order page (which is live this very moment, by the way) makes no mention of a [...]

Best Buy Kicks off Motorola Devour pre-sale, No Rebate Required

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

You’ll still have to wait until February 25th to actually get your hands on one, but those not wanting to take any chances on missing out on the Motorola Devour can now head down to their local Best Buy or Best Buy Mobile store and reserve one starting today. The only catch is that you’ll [...]

RIM Demos New WebKit-based BlackBerry Browser At MWC — it’s Fast!

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

We weren’t expecting much out of RIM’s presser here at MWC this morning, but the company managed to bust out one surprise — a demo of the company’s new WebKit-based BlackBerry browser. We’re assuming this is what came out of that Torch Mobile acquisition, and the early build shown off on-screen looks pretty solid, rendering [...]

Puma Joins Forces With Sagem To Birth The Puma Phone

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Looks like the rumors we heard were true: august cordwainer Puma has teamed up with Sagem to make a phone — and it’s quite a looker, too. The Puma Phone (as it’s called) is a lightweight little guy that boasts an integrated solar cell for charging and charge indicator to let you know how you’re [...]