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Entries from May 2008

T-Mobile Loses Appeal Regarding Class Action Lawsuits

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Class action lawsuits have been filed against T-Mobile in several states. So far, the lawsuits have been on hold while the legality of the lawsuits has been under question. T-Mobile’s contracts state that customers can’t file class action suits, and have to use arbitration to settle any issues. State and federal law clash over the […]

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Tags: T-Mobile · In The News

Apple patents solar cells

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Apple has filed a new patent – known as Solar cells on portable devices. Clearly, they hope to integrate them into small devices, such as iPods and iPhones. Judging by what the application says, Apple wants to cover the device in question in a layer of solar cells. Should this come to fruition, it would […]

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Tags: Battery · Technology · In The News · Apple · Accessories

Nokia E66 and Nokia E71 press images unveiled

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Hopefully, the announcement of Nokia’s upcoming E66, E71, and 7310 handsets isn’t that far off, now that the official press images have shown up on several news sites. The E66 is the successor to the E65 slider, and the E71 is the successor to the E61, with a full QWERTY keypad. Both devices will ship […]

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Tags: Smartphone · Nokia · Camera

K-Touch’s 8 megapixel C280 cameraphone

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Making 5 megapixels in cameraphones redundant is this beauty from K-Touch. T 8 megapixel C280 with 3x optical zoom features 1600 ISO support and uses Canon’s own DIGIC III image processing. The phone was presented in the China market during CHITEC 2008
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Tags: Cellphones · Camera

AT&T quietly pro-rates cancelation fees

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments

AT&T has without fanfare begun pro-rating its early termination fees for contracts, Unwired View notes. The plan reduces the penalty for canceling service from its normal $175 by $5 increments for each month of active service. Subscribers ending service the month before their contracts expire will each pay $60 to back out; a more realistic […]

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Tags: FCC · iPhone · Industry Q&A's · In The News · AT&T Wireless · Apple

Palm Treo 850 has WiFi and more

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments

After those spy-shots, its time to give you a lowdown on what to expect from the new Palm Treo 850. According to friend of TamsPPC, “This is not the PalmOS version of the Centro.” Codenamed “Skywriter”, the device is a little wider, but much slimmer than the Centro.
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Tags: GPS · Windows Mobile 6 · PDA Phone · Palm

iPhone inspired iCondom

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Hmmm, it’s hard to image someone would be able to get away with this, but the iPhone inspired iCondom is quite entertaiing.
iCondom’s pokesperson Steve Jones claims their product “opens a new era in the history of safe sex” and has “latex with memory”.
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Tags: iPhone · In The News · Accessories

Brando’s iPhone Super Grip makes sure your iPhone never slips away

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments

“iPhone may be a beautiful phone but without a proper case it can easily slip away. On the other hand, that same case makes the device look uglier, but I guess that’s a trade off for protecting it against falls.
Now, thanks to Brando’s Super Grip your iPhone won’t slip any more. As matter of fact […]

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Tags: iPhone · Apple · Accessories

Nokia N95-3 update released early, performance improved

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Last week Nokia promised an update was coming to the North American version its venerable N95, the N95-3. But, the company played coy and failed to mention any details other than availability in “early June.” We’re not even out of May yet but the 20.2.011 firmware update is ready and initial reports are good. Boot […]

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Tags: Smartphone · Nokia

Icebar V2 - Waterproof iPod Nano Speakers

May 24th, 2008 · No Comments

The Icebar V2 is a shatterproof and waterproof crystal clear polycarbonate case with built-in speakers, helping you to keep your 1st, 2nd or 3rd generation iPod Nano safe and sound in wet environments.

It has stereo speakers that produce excellent sound for their size, as well as a phono socket if you want to keep […]

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Tags: Portable Audio · Apple · Accessories