Entries from September 2006
September 30th, 2006 · No Comments
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Always being indifferent to low-end solutions, the company of Motorola has become one of the strongest players in this field. Great success of Motorola C350 gave birth to a real wave of copies even inside the company. The company of Compal became the main partner in producing low-end models. And a number of models close […]
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Tags: Review · Motorola
September 29th, 2006 · No Comments
Verizon Wireless has become the first US carrier to launch Motorola’s next-gen KRZR K1 series handset. The Motorola KRZR K1m (or in MOTOmarketing speak, the MOTOKRZR K1m) continues where the RAZR V3m left off–sleek design, more memory and dedicated music control keys. Spec wise the phones aren’t too different, the design is the biggest change. […]
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Tags: Verizon Wireless · Motorola
September 28th, 2006 · No Comments
The only mobilized version of MySpace currently in existence is limited to the very few customers of Helio. That exclusivity will end soon, perhaps before the end of the year. MySpace is developing a mobile application in house, rumored to be called MySpace Web. The company is currently in talks with a major carrier about […]
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Tags: Backpage
September 28th, 2006 · No Comments
While the N-Series has focused on music before, Nokia has expanded its musical sights outside of the multimedia computer space with the Nokia 5300 XpressMusic. While designed to be more mass market than the N-Series, the 5300 XpressMusic is by no means low-end:
Bluetooth
QVGA screen
3.5mm headset hack
Tri-band GSM (two versions, one with GSM 850 for America) […]
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Tags: Nokia
September 28th, 2006 · No Comments
Sony Ericsson and Fossil have teamed up to create the MBW-100 Bluetooth Watch. The timepiece incorporates Bluetooth technology from Sony Ericsson and watch technology and design from Fossil. The MBW-100 allows users to control calls and music from the watch. When a call comes in, the name or number appears on the OLED watch face. […]
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Tags: Sony Ericsson · Bluetooth · Accessories
September 28th, 2006 · No Comments
Mobile phone manufacturer BenQ Mobile may be headed into bankruptcy. The company bought out Seimens’ money-losing handset division last year. BenQ said the company isn’t going to support its BenQ Mobile division any longer, which may spell bankruptcy for the operation.
Prior to the Siemens Mobile / BenQ Mobile merger the two companies shared […]
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Tags: Backpage
September 28th, 2006 · No Comments
ESPN has decided to pull the plug on its fledgling MVNO and end operations of Mobile ESPN. New sales of handsets and service have been discontinued already, current subscribers will continue to have voice and data services through the end of the year. ESPN will refund the price of Mobile ESPN handsets to all customers […]
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Tags: MVNO
September 27th, 2006 · No Comments
ThinkSecret, a popular and historically accurate Apple rumor site has posted an article stating that the widely expected mobile phone from Apple will be a Cingular exclusive at launch. This comes at no surprise to analysts because Cingular is the only GSM carrier in the US with a 3G network (and both large CDMA carriers […]
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Tags: iPhone · Backpage · Apple
September 26th, 2006 · No Comments
Nokia Open Studio 2006 — The Nokia N95 is the latest and top-tier model in the N-Series of multimedia computers. Nokia made the introduction, along with Nokia N75 at an event in New York City.
Features of the Nokia N95 include:
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 + HSDPA 2100 + WCDMA + EDGE + WiFi
5.0 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss […]
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September 26th, 2006 · No Comments
Nokia Open Studio 2006 — Nokia has announced the N75, the latest of its N-Series of “multimedia computers”. The introduction was made at an event this in New York City with several hundred attending press from around the world. The N75 is only the second straight clamshell N-Series handset and is the first N-Series handset […]
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Tags: Nokia