Latest-Mobile header image main
Latest-Mobile header image archieves

Entries from February 2008

O2 to sell iPhone in Ireland

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

O2 operator has confirmed the info that it will become Apple’s partner and get exclusive right to sell the iPhone in Ireland. The phone arrives to Ireland on March 14 and will be available through O2 sale networks and Carphone Warehouse, like it is now in the UK. The iPhone 8GB will be priced at [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Apple · O2 · Portable Audio · Portable Video · iPhone

1.1.4 Firmware for iPhone and iPod Touch

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s finally here, but this one is a mystery. Does the 1.1.4 firmware update pave the way for SDK? No one knows what it fixes exactly just yet. You can get it through iTunes if it’s iTunes 7.6.1.9. Engadget brings good news in the form of a healthy jailbroken 1.1.3 getting the aforementioned update. It’s [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Apple · Portable Audio · Portable Video · Software · iPhone

Tuck Your Cell Phone into The Tare Panda Holder at Night

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Do you catch your cell phone staring at you when you are nestled into your comfy bed or chair. Do you feel like it’s going to vibrate any second and fall onto the floor out of pure anger. Well your cell phone works just as hard as you do and it deserves to rest its [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Accessories · Gadgets

SoMo 650 handheld with antibacterial coating

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Socket Mobile has reported it will soon release its SoMo650 handheld built with an antibacterial plastic. The original SoMo 650 was released last spring. Designed for business users this semi-rugged Pocket PC can stand a fall from one meter’s height to concrete. It features Intel PXA270 (624 MHz) processor, Windows Mobile 5.0, 3.5” QVGA display, [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: PDA Phone · Smartphone · Windows Mobile 6

Corsair bringing 16GB Voyager GT flash drive to CeBIT

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Corsair has indeed already launched a 16GB (and 32GB, for that matter) Voyager flash drive, but its forthcoming Voyager GT promises access speeds “up to four times faster” than standard USB 2.0 drives. Furthermore, this one comes housed in a water and shock resistant all-rubber casing, and could be entirely more appealing if that keyring [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Accessories · Data · Gadgets

Two SIMs in General Mobile DST33 handset

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

General Mobile has announced its DST33 phone supporting 2 SIM cards. The device is packed in a classical candy bar glossy black shell with the numeric keypad. This is quite a simple handset given its specs. General Mobile DST33 will come out in several countries of Europe in March.
The specs of General Mobile DST33:

Networks - [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Nokia · SIM

Sprint Offers ‘Unlimited Everything’ for $99

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Today Sprint unveiled its own version of the $99 unlimited plan. Unlike the plans announced last week by other wireless carriers, Sprint’s plan includes unlimited voice, data, SMS messages, email, Web, Sprint TV, Sprint Music, GPS navigation, DirectConnect and Group Connect. The plan is called Simply Everything, and is available to both CDMA and iDEN [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: In The News · Sprint Nextel

LG KF750 5-megapixel fashion slider leaked

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Details of three new LG fashion cellphones are beginning to appear in advance of CeBIT, all bearing an ‘F’ prefix that seems to stand for ‘Fashion’. The KF240 is believed to be a 2-megapixel music phone initially targeted at Latin America and Asia, while little is known of the KF300; however, the most interesting [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: 3G · Camera · LG Mobile Phone

LG announces world shipments of KF240 handset

February 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

LG has announced world shipments of its new mobile phone LG KF240 (F in LG lineup is short for Fashion) starting from Latin America followed by China, Asia, CIS countries and Europe.
According to the manufacturer, this stylish, simple and secure cellphone will help strengthening company’s leading position on the market. Featuring fine decoration of the [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Cellphones · LG Mobile Phone

General Mobile DSTW1 communicator with dual SIM

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

General Mobile has unveiled its DSTW1 communicator, which supports two SIM-cards – the first one designed for quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and the second one – for tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz). The DSTW1 is running on Windows Mobile 6 Professional. It will come out in several European countries in March 08, however we’ve got no [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: SIM · Smartphone · Windows Mobile 6

Opera Switches Search Option

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

From now on, mobile browsers from Opera will use Google search instead of Yahoo search. It will be accessible directly from the Opera start page beginning March 1.

[Read more →]

Tags: Google · Internet · Software · Yahoo

Bill to Challenge Mobile Phone Contracts

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Today the U.S. House of Representatives is holding a hearing to discuss legislation that would prevent carriers from forcing customers into two-year contracts when they pay full price for a handset. Massachusetts Representative Edward J. Markey, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, is behind the Wireless Consumer Protection Bill. It mandates [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: In The News · Industry Q&A's

LG-KM500 media phone in stores worldwide

February 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

LG Electronics has announced shipments of LG-KM500 to Latin America, Europe and Asia. This music-heavy phone can remotely handle audio files. It was introduced to the public at the Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona. Packed in a slider form-factor LG-KM500 has a dedicated function – you can listen to the music with your family [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Bluetooth · LG Mobile Phone · Portable Audio · Technology

S11HT (EMONSTER) or HTC TyTN II for Japan’s EMOBILE

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

EMOBILE, a young 3G operator in Japan, has launched preorders (effective from March 1) for the S11HT communicators with a threatening name “EMONSTER”. Other regions know this device under the name of HTC TyTN II. The operator timed the sales of the communicator to the launch of voice services in its networks. EMOBILE was positioned [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Camera · GPS · HTC · PDA Phone · Smartphone · WCDMA · Windows Mobile 6

Nokia, Qualcomm Consolidate Patent Battles

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Nokia and Qualcomm have made some progress in their ongoing legal battles concerning patents and cell phone technology. While none of the litigation has been settled, both companies agreed to refrain from filing any new lawsuits, put some of the cases on hold, and combine several of the proceedings to speed up the process. The [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: In The News · Nokia · Qualcomm