Archive for May, 2007
Concept phone brings life to dominos
Filed under: Handsets, OthersA new concept cell phone from Syntes Studio that’s called the “Domino” might be giving the current crop of thin phones a run for thier money. With a retro, 80s style to it, the Domino might be called “svelte and sexy” in some circles. Stylish? Yes. Functional? Don’t expe…
Somebody, please get Eric Schmidt an iPhone
Filed under: Cellphones
Ok, imagine this for a second. You’re Eric Schmidt — head of the most powerful internet company in the world, worth $4.8 billion dollars, member of Apple’s board of directors… and you don’t carry Apple’s new cellphone. So what’s a brother got to do to get a friggin iPhone?…
Will Apple Beat Microsoft With Own ‘Surface’?
Microsoft announced this week the world’s first-ever commercially viable third-generation user interface — the Microsoft Surface. Here’s the question: Will Apple’s Steve Jobs announce June 11 a third-generation UI competitor that runs on Mac OS X Leopard? If so, will it SHIP ONE MONTH BEFORE MICROS…
SMS Protest Halts Construction In China
Residents of the city of Xiamen, China, launched a MASSIVE PROTEST VIA SMS — involving over one million messages — shutting down a chemical plant they fear Will create catastrophic pollution.Original post by Mike
Nokia N75 and N76 now available — from Nokia USA
Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS
For a company that tends to concentrate on candybars and the occasional slider for its smartphone stable, a double shot of S60 flips in the American market is pretty much a bumper crop — and that’s exactly what Nokia’s delivering, officia…
Raon set to release Everun UMPC
Filed under: Handhelds, Tablet PCs
Raon didn’t exactly knock it out of the park with its first foray into the UMPC market — largely due to its curious decision that integrated WiFi and Bluetooth weren’t all that important — but it’s now having another go at it, introducing its new-and-improved Eve…
NTT DoCoMo’s F904i hits store shelves Friday
Filed under: Handsets, Others, NTT DoCoMo
While not quite a home theater in your pocket, the NTT DoCoMo F904i from Fujitsu (which, if you remember, was part of the FOMA 904i launch) at least rocks widescreen action, and that is half the battle won right there. Unveiled in colors including blanche, b…