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Nokia Communication Center
We never fail to mention in our reviews that standard means of PC synchronization, that is, Microsoft Outlook, are not the best way to go – while Windows Mobile devices embrace a more or less passable system, Nokia’s smartphones and feature phones will make you go through a whole lot of trouble when synchronizing them with PC (primarily due to a different layout of entries and fields). A possible way-out are third-party applications (along the lines of Oxygen Phone Suite), however not just about every user is willing to pay for extra conveniences. That’s why the debut of Nokia Communication Center software package is a reasonable step in the right direction, and since it’s only beta as yet, we won’t be too harsh on it throughout this quick review.…
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Virgin Mobile Festival Wild Card Special Edition
To celebrate the Virgin Mobile Festival coming up in August, Virgin and Kyocera are launching a limited run of the custom-themed Virgin Mobile Festival Wild Card Special Edition. Believe it not, that’s supposedly an abridged version the device’s full name: Virgin Mobile Festival Wild Card Special Edition Ultra Mobile Xtreme Deux Plus. Deluxe. They’re throwing in all kinds of perks with the purchase of this QWERTY clam shell: In addition to 50 eMusic downloads and a one year subscription to SPIN magazine, flashing the device at the festival will score you access to the Virgin Mobile Guest Lounge (although you’ll probably still need to buy your way into the festival itself), where Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson will purportedly be hanging out (read: probably not).…
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Mexico's Iusacell Launches Mobile Music Rental Service
San Diego - Mexican wireless carrier Iusacell on Wednesday introduced its mobile music rental service for the Mexican market, which features tracks from labels including Sony BMG and Warner Bros. that can be played an unlimited number of times while a user is subscribed to the service. The Music Box service, developed by eMbience, also offers ringtones and wallpapers in addition to over-the-air full-track downloads.
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RIM's BlackBerry Kickstart detailed further in Flip Experience
Don't be ashamed, you're out to get every last morsel of Kickstart goodness before RIM's first flip phone ever hits the market. On the docket today is a half dozen slides detailing the Flip Experience, essentially spilling the painfully mundane minutiae of how the handset will function while talking, receiving a text message, showing alerts and playing music. Nothing too mesmerizing or unexpected, but the Matt Damon hateration is totally out of left field.
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Samsung phone claims Safari web browser
Samsung hoped to draw extra attention on Wednesday by unveiling the L870, its latest slider phone. The handset is said to not only use a full HTML web browser but allegedly uses the mobile version of Apple's Safari web browser. The company doesn't mention receiving permission from Apple for the product and also fails to explain how the software would be used on the device: aside from the need to port from OS X iPhone to the Symbian Series 60 OS used by the phone as well as changing controls to use a conventional directional pad as the interface instead of the iPhone's multi-touch display.
Electronista has contacted Apple to verify the accuracy of the claim but is still awaiting an official response.
Regardless of claimed browser support, the L870 takes…
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Sony Ericsson busts out a Ducati-themed Z770
We've seen plenty of gear co-branded by high-end automakers, but only Ducati's really putting out bike-themed gear, and the latest gadget to get dressed up in cycle gear is the Sony Ericsson Z770 flip phone. Due out in Italy this June, the Ducati Z770 isn't anything particularly special apart from that paint job and a special Ducati-themed HBH DS-220 headset, but if you're into tri-band GSM non-smartphones with slightly better browsers, it's not a bad piece of kit. Just remember to take your keys out of your bike when you wander off chatting away, alright?
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HTC Touch Diamond - First impressions:
If it is are our first take on the HTC Touch Diamond that you are after, then you’ll find it all in our special write-up. The thing is, we are going to omit this part in the today's article, which will be rather a quick run-through, a round-up after a day of quality time with the Diamond. Also we are going to answer some frequently asked questions about the Touch Diamond at the end. Without further ado, here goes. The main material employed in the Touch Diamond’s design is plastic – the rear is decked out in snazzy glossy plastic, although its utilitarian merits are thin on the ground (which is something we always grumble about). The back cover is the epitome of “fingerprint-magnet”, plus it will pick up scuffs and scratches with time, which is also a generic trait of…
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Walt Disney Sharp DMS002SH ‘Cinderella’ Mobile Phone
Walt Disney has collaborated with Sharp to release the new DM002SH phone in June 7th, 2008. Dubbed as the Cinderella phone, it features a 2.6 inch internal display with a WQVGA resolution (400?240 pixel), a 0.5 inch external OLED display, 50MB of memory, a 2MP camera, Bluetooth, microSD slot, and a 1Seg Tuner. The handset is currently available in three variants; Clear Crystal, Brown Topaz, and Pink Diamond.
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WILLCOM 03 announced in Japan:
Willcom announced its latest super-phone - WILLCOM 03. As you're about to see the new Windows Mobile 6.1 device has everything a user could think of, including high-speed connectivity radio(s), powerful CPU, large screen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, mobile TV and so much more. In addition, the bottom part of the device sports some sort of smart keypad, which morphs from numeric keypad to D-pad. Enough rant, let's go through specs, shell we:
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Zinio allowing iPhone users free access to Playboy, PC Mag, and other popular magazines
Zinio partners up with a number of popular real world magazines to offer online, paperless versions for a few bucks a pop. They’ve got a fairly hefty selection, offering everything from Organic Gardening magazine to the slightly less work friendly Penthouse. They just started rolling out an iPhone optimized version of their service, currently covering 20 different magazines. The best part? Where as the PC version will set you back a few bucks per issue, iPhone users can browse through the mags for free — for the time being, at least. No word yet whether this will stay free - so be sure to check it out while the gettins good. You can check it out at: http://www.zinio.com/iphone - The available magazines:
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