All praise to the brilliant minds at HTC that managed to pull out something as beautiful as the Diamond. Their new brainchild is called the S740 and it has its own bit of surprising wonder in it that can make any non believer to start believing. It is for those folks who have a constant confusion between which is better: a QWERTY keypad or the regular number one. The QWERTY slides out from the side in this case. The...

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a software that enables deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to use sign language - over a mobile phone. UW engineers got the phones working together this spring, and recently received a National Science Foundation grant for a 20-person field project that will begin next year in Seattle. This is the first time two-way real-time video communication has been demonstrated over cell phones in the United States. Since posting a video of the...

Casio W53CA launched last year was barely known to us since it was meant for the Japanese market. Well a newer version known simply as the Casio Exilim W63CA phone is undergoing tests by the FCC. Although the phone could be just tested for global roaming for the region with no plans for a worldwide launch, it could be on its way to our shore since the Japanese Government is keen on promoting the wallet and other local technologies...

Nokia today unveiled the Nokia N85, the latest Nokia Nseries multimedia computer made to set new standards for mobile entertainment, gaming and sharing. Along with an eye-catching 2.6" OLED screen and smooth, sleek finish, the Nokia N85 redefines the mobile experience. It boasts N-Gage gaming, music with in-built FM transmitter. The built-in 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and bright dual LED flash captures clear, sharp images as well as DVD-quality videos at 30 frames per second. Combined...

Verizon along with UTStarcom has produced the TXT8010 my-first-QWERTY phone or appropriately named the Blitz. This phone id for those parents who are too frustrated teaching their kids the sms lingo after a hard day teaching proper punctuation and grammar. A full keyboard may keep your messages grammatically correct but lets not forget the added costs involved in long text message sending. The Verizon Blitz slider phone the phone features a microSD slot, a 1.3 mega pixel camera and...

The Nokia N96 was made official quite some time back. Nokia has has now announced the N96 (NAM) or the North American edition to break iPhone's dominance. The phone supports 850/1900 HSDPA bands which is the only change, other than that the specs remain the same which include 16GB onboard memory, 5 Megapixel camera with dual LED flash, Memory expansion slot, FM radio with RDS, media playback, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth etc. Though it is posied to take on the...

Often employees leave their mobile phones at their desk when called for an unscheduled meeting. The next time you think of leaving your mobile lying around at your desk its better if your not using the same device to share confidential information or just text your girlfriend during office hours. A new software is able to trace every sms, mms, sent received and even just lying in your drafts, it can even keep a tab on who you call,...

Like the Japanese, Mexicans will soon be able to use their mobile phone for making micro payments such as restaurant meals and taxi rides. Teaming up are telephone operators Telefonica SA and Iusacell along with Citibank and BBVA. The target audience will be tech savvy teenagers and early adopters Cell phone users will be able to have their bank link their savings account to their telephone so they can make payments to participating stores, restaurants and taxis by sending...

The clock is ticking on a little known website that showcases the 01Phone which is touted as the new iPhone killer. The phone is not the conventional touchscreen phone we usually see being announced in fancy events. This one actually has 32GB of storage along with 3G and a very innovative keyboard solution. Instead of using the usual slide out keyboard, this phone goes one step ahead and integrates a laser keyboard projector. Let's not forget that the phone...

Sprint will be launching the HTC Touch Diamond on August 28th with a red back panel as the only distinguishing feature. The CDMA phone will be thicker than the GSM Diamond, measuring in at 101mm x 51mm x 14mm considering the CDMA technology and a 1350mAh battery which by the way is a much better prospect than its GSM counterpart.The Sprint CDMA HTC Touch Diamond will set you back $299 on a 2yr contract & $549 for the outright...

We are witnessing a new era of touchscreen phones, the LG KC910 touchscreen phone is the newest entrant in the mobile phone scenario. The new phone boasts of an 8MP camera, is GPS enabled and can play Divx/ Xvid movies. The phone features * 8 megapixel autofocus camera * GPS navigation with geo-tagging * Schneider-Kreuznach optics * Records VGA videos at 30fps * Xenon flash * 3" 262k color LCD display at 240 x 400 resolution * Quad-band GSM...

After a plethora of image leaks pouring all over the Internet the new Palm Treo Pro is here, and what an entry. The phone looks like a dish and feels like a heavy meal considering it's not so lightweight. It packs a dated camera among all the usual offerings; hope it's robust considering the Palm name. The New Treo features * Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system * 2 megapixel camera * Bluetooth 2.0 * GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA/WiFi enabled * GSM...

Can you believe this…3G technology is still not available in India, but crazed Apple addicts have thronged to various outlets all over the country to get their hands on the 3G iPhone? Although the first-gen didn't make to the country the gray market provided plenty to the people out there at a nifty Rs 25,000 ($575), as opposed to the current outrageous price of Rs 31,000 ($713) for 8GB and Rs 36,100 ($830) for 16GB of memory space. What's...

Swany has the distinction of coming out with the first hands free cell phone ski and snowboard gloves The g.cell glove features Bluetooth adaptable cell phone in a totally functional ski and winter sports glove. Incoming calls are announced by the vibrating wrist action and can be accepted by pushing on back of hand. It has a unique call out - voice command dial system. The phone will last for 12 hours on standby and 4 hours talk time....

Can a simple piece of wood inspire a complicated technical device? Yes it can…designer Hideo Kanbara of the KDDI Designing Studio has designed the Ply concept phone, which takes inspiration from the pasted pieces of wood. This multilayered phone packs in multiple functions like printing, gaming, projector and photography into its sleek frame. It slides both sideways and upwards to display it functionalities and is designed in many hues. Awesome concept but whether practical or not is still a...