There will be a day when we can wirelessly transfer those massive 12 megapixel image files from your digital camera to your mobile phone in a matter of seconds, then here’s an answer. The technology is called Bluetooth 3.0 + High Speed (HS) and is being worked on by Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). The main objective of the project has been to improve the interoperability between Bluetooth devices. This technology will add WLAN to the MAC layer, physical...
Samsung Korea has launched the SCH-W760 mobile phone for the local market. The phone has a 2.8-inch WQVGA AMOLED, 3 megapixel camera, S-DMB, Bluetooth, HSDPA and MicroSD card slot. What's special about the slider is the infrared telephone mode which allows you to hold video calls in complete darkness. [Aving]...
Nokia seem to be playing some mind games with their target audience, with the help of some smart looking designs that are lined up for the future. Once such phone is the Nokia 6790 Surge that was earlier known as the Mako. The slider is decked with a 2.4 inch display screen and supports resolutions of up to 240 x 320. It also has a 2.0 megapixel camera on the rear and has some well spaced keys. Other features...
Motorola’s Aura was already ranked among the most overpriced phones from the company, and now it’s got all the reasons in the world to pitch in for numero uno. It is now available with as a “Celestial Edition” which is themed on man’s first expedition to the moon. The first of its kind is bound for Neil Armstrong’s address as a token of appreciation for the man who made history. It will come packed with some historical quotes from...
Keeping in mind all the extra equipment that we carry with us to work, leading cellphone manufacturers have pledged to come out with phones that use a single, universal charger. The companies who have made the pledge include Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Apple. From next year onwards these companies will produce phones that can be charged with this charger. It seems that in the EU alone, there are over 30 different chargers available. It gets on one’s nerves to...
Hell bent on blurring the line between digital cameras and mobile phones Nokia is churn out 12 Megapixel camera phones next year. Well, at least that’s what PhoneReport says, quoting undisclosed sources from Nokia and Carl Zeiss. The phone which may be from the N-Series will be announced later this year but wont hit stores till 2010. Only Nokia can confirm the rumors or put them to rest. Pictured above is the Nokia N86 the company's only 8MP camera...
The new Motorola Clutch will be available from Sprint this summer onwards with a new service agreement for 2 years costing $39.99, $20 instant rebate and $50 mail-in rebate. The Motorola Clutch i465 is the first iDEN Nextel Direct Connect device with a full QWERTY keyboard. It also has group messaging features allowing you to create groups of 20 people. The Clutch i465 also meets Military Specification 810F for low pressure; high and low temperature, dust, shock, vibration and...
Dell is working hard on a MID which is powered by Google’s mobile OS platform. There are also reports from multiple sources it will be more like a slightly larger iPod touch. Despite its history with Intel, there are reports stating the Dell is preferring ARM as the processor of choice. The article also calls it repeatedly as MID which makes you wonder if there is also a phone on the cards as well. Well all we can do...
Samsung has announced the Haptic AMOLED for the Korean market. The phone comes with a high-resolution 3.5 inch AMOLED display (something which the iPhone 3GS lacks), 5 Megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth and the Korean favorite T-DMB. The Haptic AMOLED features 'One-finger Zoom' function, Divx, Haptic UI 2.0 version and support for popular video formats like H.264, MPEG4, and AC-3. The phone will be available in Korea for 800,000 KRW ($ 550)....
You may not really own up to it at first but if you give it a little thought, then you will realize you suffer from Nomophobia, a.k.a. the fear of being ‘cellphoneless’. As the name suggests, this phobia torments those who find it hard to live without your cellphone or if it is out of range. The fact that phone usage dictates and controls most of the activities we perform in the day like organizing meetings, keeping in touch...
If the Curve didn’t appeal to you then go Bold! That’s what folks at Computer Choppers are offering with their latest 24kt Gold Blackberry Bold 9000. Priced at $940, this blinged version of BlackBerry Bold is for those who intend to make their presence felt boldly. However the appearance is comparatively subtler as this gold plated version doesn’t exude much yellow glare. With a black leather rear, this BlackBerry Bold stands out for striking the correct balance between bling...
Nikkei which is one Japan’s largest media conglomerates has reported that Sony has been working on a combination of cellphone/game system for nearly a year. It is a rumor that has been going on for years now. But Nikkei has a reputation of not tossing plausible ideas around as actual reports. Coming to think of it Sony is an important player in the field of cell phones and also gaming environment. Well it is definitely vague with reports saying...
Bluetooth SIG has approved the yet to be announced Nokia 6790 Mako and Motorola VE440 Cadbury. Hence now these two handsets have become semi-official. The Nokia 6790 runs on Symbian S60 and it is a smartphone that will be released by AT&T in the US, hopefully in the coming few months. The phone is more focused on the messaging part and comes with a QWERTY keyboard, QVGA display, email, IM, Web browser and Bluetooth. But the Motorola VE440 is...
Sony Ericsson has been on the roll and churned out three high-end media phones until the last month. Keeping in mind the requirement of the general masses, Sony Ericsson has mow revealed its midrange T715 in London. The handset comes in two versions with quad-band GSM support for world phones; the T715 is formatted for European 3G bands and the T715a supports North America 3G. This typical Sony Ericsson slider phone is compact and sports a 2.2-inch display that...
The next time an officer pulls you over he may well ask you for your cellphone rather than the alphabet in reverse. Why? A recent study has proved that texting and driving can be more hazardous than drinking and driving or for that matter even reading an email and driving. It seems quite convincing though, since testing requires you to see what you’re typing and also engages at least one of your hands into typing the message. The study...
