AOL Time Warner has struck up a deal with Symbian, makers of the popular mobile OS with the same name. In the past this would be a great thing, but lately AOL has been the kiss of death (biggest quarterly loss in corporate history ring a bell?). However, consumers are sure to benefit–Symbian users can […]

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It looks like people in the US have finally figured out how to text message via their mobile phones. American Idol, a popular show seen on Fox, has allowed its viewers to cast votes by sending text messages.
To date over 1 million votes have been logged, and at peaks (right after the show ends) […]

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Standard kit

Smartphone
Battery (1000 mAh)
Charger
User’s guide
Case
Synchronization cradle, USB cable
Stereo handsfree
CD with software for synchronization with PC

The approach of various manufacturers to creation of smartphones is caused exclusively by their strongest area. Manufacturers of phones, for example, prefer to create their own smartphones, taking into account all saved up experience in this area, and developers of […]

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Nokia, the worlds largest mobile phone maker, has purchased Eizel–a small mobile software company. The swallow up cost $21 million US and should bring Nokia customers better email.

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During a game this past Saturday, Texas outfielder Carl Everett was smacked in the back of the head with a cellphone. It did no serious damage to the player–but the phone was cracked open. The fan who chucked it was arrested.

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MobileTracker reader Allen Smith wrote in to us with a link to his unique Java application for Motorola i88 phones (just $9.99 after rebate). The phone has a built in GPS which the application uses to post coordinates to a Perl script running on his webserver that logs his location (this happens every two minutes). […]

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Throughout the day, several media outlets have been discussing the recent development of “push to talk” phones. They sound basically like audio instant messengers. Instead of a ring, the voice message just blurts out. Unlike traditional “walkie-talkies” the audio messages are recorded and then sent (not live communications).
Sounds like research teams don’t think the tools […]

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The Register is running a story about people in the US getting bored with the Internet and turning to their mobile phones. In Japan, mobile phones are taking over normal Internet usage:
“Phones are used for shopping, for news, but most of all for communication. Social software in the truest sense. The low cost and […]

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Recently Motorola changed its policy and produced several interesting phones undertime. Just users get used to Motorola v50, the most modern folder-type fashion phone, the next model v66 launches the market. These phones differ in design and technological capabilities.
Design, battery, autonomy
Design of v66 resembles other folder type phones from Motorola, but it is less squared. […]

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Samsung’s quarterly profits were down 41% according [free registration required] to the New York Times. Since they’re a Korean company and are traded in Korea’s exchange only, the verbiage is a little different but it looks like they still made close to a billion dollars. To see what they’ve done lately in the mobile market, […]

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