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Filed under: Cellphones

According to the folks by at CrackBerry (who, let’s be honest, might be a little biased when it comes to a assured grade of cellphone), Research In Motion’s upcoming touchscreen phone — the infamous Thunder — will feature a virtual keyboard so realistic you’ll swear you’re sitting in front of 1986 IBM Model […]


Filed under: Cellphones

Well that was bound to happen. Ahead of schedule, Walt Mossberg has turned his official review of the new iPhone 3G, and we’ve got the recap. On the whole, Walt stays mostly positive about the device; he likes the anatomy factor (which he wants to stress really hasn’t changed much), says the 3G […]


Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about Nokia’s Haptikos tactile touch screen technology, but with the unearthing of some juicy patent details, we finally know what’s going on here. Basically, the tech uses layers under the touchscreen to allow control of surface roughness and friction. The patent describes a “plurality […]


US IPHONE 3G GETS UNBOXED AND HANDLED

Filed under: Cellphones

Continuing that day of iPhone 3G impropriety, the Boy Genius has somehow secured himself a brand-spanking-new iPhone 3G, and has unboxed it for all the world to see. First off, our condolences to the AT&T or Apple employee who will probably lose their job by that one, and next a tip of the […]


US IPHONE 3G GETS UNBOXED AND HANDLED

Filed under: Cellphones

Continuing that day of iPhone 3G impropriety, the Boy Genius has somehow secured himself a brand-spanking-new iPhone 3G, and has unboxed it for all the world to see. First off, our condolences to the AT&T or Apple employee who will probably lose their job by that one, and next a tip of the […]


MIO GETS OFFICIAL WITH KNIGHT RIDER GPS UNIT

Filed under: GPS

Mio has understandably not been very shy about showing off its new Knight Rider-themed GPS unit, but the company has now finally gotten its official business out of the way and provided all the details on the device’s US launch. In case you somehow managed to miss it, the device itself is basically […]


Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Very rarely does a Palm handset go fully under the radar all the way through to the official announcement (if ever?), and now that we have a user’s manual, we can pretty much declare the impending Treo 800w fully, completely, and utterly scooped. This is definitely the real deal, too, coming straight […]


Filed under: Cellphones

You probably saw that one coming, but with that massive slew of countries and partners Apple has wrangled for the new iPhone launch, that July 11th street moment was bound to be neglected. So here you have it, courtesy of the french blog Gadget O’Mac, an iPhone 3G on display in a […]


Filed under: Cellphones

If you’re a prospective iPhone 3G buyer, get ready to assemble a mess of your keyboard, desk, and any nearby objects that may be hit by spittle flying out of your mouth. Some lucky, lucky Portuguese man or woman has already had the bliss of cracking open the box and booting up their […]


Filed under: Cellphones, GPS, Portable Audio, Portable Video

See that guy? That’s Jonny Gladwell from Auckland New Zealand. He’s special no matter how you define the word. He’s camped outside of Vodafone NZ right now which puts him on a path to be the world’s first iPhone 3G owner. Of course, there’s still […]


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