Archive for October, 2008
North American N96 hits Nokia flagship stores
Filed under: CellphonesNokia’s North American N96 has already made an appearance at Best Buy Mobile locations but, if you’re the die hard type that prefers to keep things as Nokia-centric as possible, you’ll no doubt be pleased to know that Nokia’s flagship phone is now also available at Nokia’s two…
Microsoft placing “I’m a PC” recording booths outside Apple stores
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
The Apple / Microsoft ad war keeps escalating — while Apple continues to insist that John Hodgman is the human representation of all PCs, Microsoft is taking its populist approach to the streets. Very specific streets, actually — it’s placing “I’m a PC” recording booths …
Verizon wants you to know why you shouldn’t buy the G1
Filed under: Verizon Wireless
It’s not going all-out with a nasty public smear campaign, but Verizon wants its sales reps fully prepared for the occasional customer (or would-be customer) asking why they shouldn’t head across the street to T-Mobile and pick up a G1 instead. To that end, they’ve prep…
LG’s VX5500 clamshell goes on sale at Verizon Wireless
Filed under: Handsets, LG, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMAIt’s no world-beater or anything, but the dual-display LG VX5500 is finally on sale at Verizon Wireless. Just as a refresher, this one’s bringing Bluetooth, a VGA camera, speakerphone, VZ Navigator support, voice activated dialing and Mobile We…
PSP-3000 put under microscope, interlacing issue exposed
Filed under: Displays, Gaming, Handhelds
You know those complaints about the ugly, old-school looking interlacing lines that many (ourselves included) have reported seeing on the new PSP-3000? The specific issue has been uncovered — but not by Sony. A group of concerned French gamers with a 40x mic…
T-Mobile G1 ripped to shreds, uses same trackball as RIM’s — maybe they can be friends
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
In the grand tradition of TMI, the G1’s gone through a teardown for your voyeuristic pleasure. Underneath that chubby matte shell there are all sorts of build-related details that you probably didn’t need to know, like the fact that Panasonic built the main board, …
Sony and Universal launching POP “instant entertainment” vending machines in UK
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Sure, downloading songs and movies is easy these days (even when done legally), but what if you don’t have a computer or internet connection? “How would I be reading this post, then?” you might ask. Fair point, but there must be dozens of other people out there with portab…