From the monthly archives:

October 2008

LG is releasing yet another 8MP camera phone. Their company initiative is pretty clear at this point, I think.
Just behind the launch the KC910, LG is reportedly putting out another 8MP camera phone. Although an official release date and pricing is yet to be announced, it is reported that the LG KC780 will boast a 2.4-inch widescreen LCD [...]

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As  phone companies ramp up for one of the biggest and most competitive seasons ever, Nokia faces a new fight as counterfeit manufacturers continue to increase the quality and undetectability of their replica devices in time for the release of the manufacturer’s most expensive phone lines.
Distributors and dealers who have seen the latest fakes have [...]

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The Samsung Eternity: First Look

by Derek on October 9, 2008

Update on Nov 14th 2008: Here are the details about the availability of the Samsung Eternity and where you can buy it. Samsung Eternity specifications are also available.
Check out the Samsung Eternity in action here:

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There’s a big time business strategy chess match going on these days at Samsung, [...]

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Let’s hope this isn’t the start of an ugly trend. This story could help to shape the iPhone and your app choices for it in the future.
Shaker, a “Tetris-like” game with a martini glass theme, has suddenly been pulled from the App Store. TUAW provided a first look at the game back in early September. According [...]

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The Nokia E71 is the victim of the latest luxury make-over courtesy of Continental Mobiles who has coated the mobile phone in pure 24k gold. Yes, feel free to read that sentence again. 24k Gold. A mobile phone.
The E71 is an award winning, smartphone that offers a great entry point for that particular genre, with [...]

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Announcing the latest product from the world’s premier manufacturer of high-end accessories, Scosche, which offers protection specifically designed for the iPhone. The kickBACKTM features a multifunctional Crystal clear polycarbonate protection case with an integrated kickstand for widescreen viewing.
The kickback’s polycarbonate design includes practical features such as an antiglare screen protector, which safeguards the iPhone 3G [...]

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Samsung is rapidly emerging as the leading force in the mobile market today rivalling both Nokia and Motorola; effectively taking over their number 1 and 2 positions. The Korean electronics leviathan has achieved this unparalleled success through the development of devices such the soon-to-be released Samsung Sway SCH-u650.
The 14th of October is the day [...]

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HTC’s Touch HD went official in Germany a few days ago, and out comes a review from Germany calling it the best thing since the invention of the wheel. Okay, so maybe our German is a little rusty, but one thing’s for sure – it was called the first “iPhone killer to deserve that name.”
Right off the bat, [...]

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Great news for the day is that Sony Ericsson has announced that their Cyber-shot C905 will come preloaded with the “NearMe” application from Mobile Commerce.
You will always be able to know where you are, know where you were going and have a sense of your surroundings as this “NearMe” application will provide you [...]

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Sony Ericsson have revealed that their new 8 megapixel C905 device will come preloaded with Mobile Commerce’s NearMe application. NearMe is a local search service which is powered by the GPS capabilities of the handset.  With the GPS switched on, the application will automatically  work out the exact location of the user and provide access [...]

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Text crazy fans should steer clear of the numerous paid SMS text messaging services currently floating around on the internet. SMSNTXT.co.uk in particular, charge as much as £4.50 per week for the privilege of being able to send 140 text messages from your computer. Why pay for sending texts when you can do it free [...]

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Bad news for US phone lovers – HTC have declared that they have no plans to release the Touch HD to the US, citing engineering issues supporting the 3G HSDPA and HSUPA bands. The company believe that it would simply take too long to rework 3G radios for US frequencies used by the likes of [...]

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For whatever odd reason, the iPhone left out the ability do copy-and-paste functions, and it has been moaned and groaned about in many circles. RIM didn’t want to duplicate this strange omission, so the upcoming BlackBerry Storm has no trouble copying and pasting your text between fields. How exactly does it work?
Well, the BlackBerry Storm does not have a [...]

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Sony Ericsson Kate is the rumored codename of a new 5 Megapixel Cybershot phone said to be the successor of K750, the 2 MP candybar released in 2005. The new phone was first written about on the Web at the end of September, in a few rather blurry, useless shots that didn’t let us see very [...]

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It’s taken a lot of prodding, threats and whispered innuendo, but T-Mobile has admitted to losing details for 17 million of its customers.
The German mobile phone company, which is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, is now red-faced after details of the data loss were published by the German mag Der Spiegel (not even the admission was [...]

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