Filed under: Cellphones
Nokia’s doing far better than rivals like Sony Ericsson and Motorola, but it’s not going to let up while it’s ahead — the cellphone maker is reportedly cutting prices across the board in order to increase pressure on the competition. The biggest cuts are on the 5310/ 5610 music phones and the 8GB […]
RIDAX FIRST COMPANY TO OVERPRICE IPHONE 3G CHARGING ADAPTER
Aug 01 2008
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Filed under: Cellphones
Although the 30-pin Dock connector in the iPhone 3G looks the same as it has since it was introduced in the 2G iPod, it’s different in one critical (and maddening) way — it doesn’t support charging the older FireWire charging pins, only the newer USB method. That means a whole host of older […]
Filed under: Cellphones
Hey, you remember the Neonode N2? The OG full-face touchscreen phone? Well, better cherish those memories, since every N2 is being recalled due to “reception problems.” A fix is apparently ready to go, but seeing as we haven’t heard a peep from Neonode since it promised us a totally new OS and handsets […]
Filed under: Cellphones
We were already pretty certain that would be happening, but it’s looking real now, whether 8.5 x 11-inch pieces of paper taped to a window is any indication: T-Mobile is rolling out its 3G service on October 1 to 27 choose cities. The above poster was spotted by TmoNews “outside a meeting” and, […]
SAMSUNG INSTINCT GETS ITS FIRST FIRMWARE UPDATE: TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
Aug 01 2008
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Filed under: Cellphones
Quite a few Instinct owners were giving Samsung / Sprint one option: crank out a firmware update to show that they cared before the 30-day analysis period expired, or deal with all that messy RMA paperwork. Unfortunately for the aforesaid firms, the handset’s first update is coming ten days after that moment (at […]
AT&T TELLS THE FCC IT’LL CUT OFF WIRELESS P2P USERS
Aug 01 2008
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It looks like the FCC’s analysis into Comcast’s questionable traffic management is turning up a number of interesting details, the latest of which comes from AT&T’s Robert Quinn, who told FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell that, “use of a P2P file sharing application would constitute a material breach of contract for which the user’s […]
SONY ERICSSON’S G705 SLIDER LEAKS ONTO INTERNET, SHOWS HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
Aug 01 2008
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An undeterred Sony Ericsson appears to have a good-looking new slider on its way out in the near future — according to a slew of pictures leaked to the se4m forums — meant to sit beside the previously spied (and supposedly forthcoming) Remi. The device — dubbed the G705 — will feature GPS, […]
ASUS MOVING FORWARD ON ZX1 CANCELLATION, ADDING TWO OTHER PHONES?
Aug 01 2008
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CNET Asia has apparently received word that not only will ASUS’ Lamborghini-branded ZX1 smartphone be canceled (as we mentioned earlier that month), but the company will additionally be putting the brakes on its forthcoming P560 and M536 phones as well. In a statement issued presumably to CNET, the company claims that the project […]
Filed under: Cellphones, GPS
Somehow that doesn’t surprise us. According to a statement released ahead of Garmin’s Q2 earnings call, the company says it will be delaying the release of its Nuvifone from late 2008 until the first half of 2009. In the press release, the satnav-maker says it has “found that meeting some of the […]
NINE IN TEN DENTISTS RECOMMEND CARVING UP THAT IPHONE DOCK YOUR OWN DANG SELF
Aug 01 2008
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But not that guy. Seriously, he’s gonna stick drill that in somebody’s mouth after this? Not ours, no thank you. Tipster Adam Marcus wanted to assemble some room for his iPhone 3G in his old iPhone dock, and got a teeth fixin’ out of the whole deal, but we’d say somebody should shout […]
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