Documents seen on the FCC web site reveal some details about the Sony Ericsson r306a. According to the documents, this clamshell phone has tri-band 850/1800/1900 radios, as well as Bluetooth. The FM and AM radios are a big component of this phone, which has external radio presets and channel changing controls. AM radios are not [...]

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Google Maps is improving day by day (or at least until the next update), with the latest version throwing in mass transit directions on its S60 and Windows Mobile versions. Version 2.2 can easily be downloaded and installed on your smartphone’s browser, just make sure you’re on a decent data plan as it can end [...]

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AT&T has written a public letter to the FCC stating that it expressly forbids the use of peer-to-peer applications on its mobile phones and laptop cards. It said that its network is built to enable short bursts of high-speed traffic for activities such as sending email or browsing the web, not for sustained high-bandwidth activities [...]

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Most iPhone users want a good case to keep their phone from being scratched or damaged in a drop. The problem is that some cases out there for the iPhone don’t fit well and just don’t work.
Today we are going to look at a very nice case of the iPhone that is also available for [...]

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Last week Bandai introduced its SmartBerry Handset, a nifty device for young girls (6 to 9 years old). Our slider styled touch screen unit allows you to exchange personal information including business cards, blood type, and birthday via the “Wai-Wai communication” system, a Bluetooth system.

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If there is room enough in the MP3 player market for another player, a company like Dell would be a shoe-in. Dell may have been out of the MP3 player business for some time (they haven’t been in it too long) but that doesn’t mean they have lost interest. In fact, if the Wall Street [...]

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Nokia’s upcoming Tube handset – said to named the 5800, has appeared several times before – in spy shots, and it was most recently seen in the film The Dark Knight. Now, the first live shots of the device have emerged, you can make up your own mind on what the UI looks like.

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It looks like users of the Palm Treo 800w will soon get to experience voice dialing over their Bluetooth headsets. This new feature will be introduced by means of a software update distributed by Palm in the next coming days. And though no specific release date has been given, we will no doubt see it [...]

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Yesterday, Dolby and LG have announced a partnership to develop LG phones with Dolby Mobile, a set of digital audio processing features designed to improve the audio performance and entertainment capabilities of multimedia phones. Mobile Weblog reports.
“… LG plans to include Dolby Mobile in phones bound for the global market this year which will feature:

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A report, composed by IMS Research suggests that the number of touchscreen handsets will see an increase of approximately two hundred million, giving a total of 230 million. Thirty million touchscreens were sold last year, so, if that number is sold each year, by 2012, that will total 180 million, but, then again, more than [...]

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‘Tis only a rumor but the implications are endlessly interesting. ZunePhone running Windows Mobile 7, said to be a real competitor to OS X. Also, Windows Live Services will be its focal feature. The ZunePhone will be a multi-touch phone, of course, but there’s no hint of possible screen size and connectivity. We can assume [...]

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Last Friday, AT&T filed a petition with the FCC in a move aimed at halting the merger of Sprint’s Xohm Wimax service with Wimax provider Clearwire. It has asked the FCC to require Clearwire and Sprint to demonstrate that the merger serves the public interest just like any other providers would have to do. AT&T [...]

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Samsung has announced a mid-end handset, the i740. It’s missing a few key features, such as 3G, and Wi-Fi, but then again, at €285, what do you expect?
The technical specifications are as follows:

Connectivity: Tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900
Operating System: Windows Mobile 6.1
Camera: 3.2 megapixesl with autofocus
Display: 2.8″ 320×240 QVGA resolution, showing up to 262,144 colours

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Live photos of Nokia E71

Table of contents:

Positioning
Design, size, controls
Display
Keyboard
Battery
Memory
Performance
USB, Bluetooth
Camera
Software department
Nokia E71 vs Nokia E61i
GPS-navigation
Music department
Impressions

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Details are scarce right now, but you can make of it what you will. Sprint hasn’t been in the best of situations since it acquired Nextel in 2005, and while this move may not be seen by everyone as definitively negative, it certainly is worth noting. The flagging carrier sold off “nearly all” (around 3,300) [...]

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