Archive for March 28th, 2008Filed under: Handsets, Pantech, Helio, EV-DO, MVNOs, CDMA  In light of the fact that the original Ocean’s model number was OZ, it seems pretty obvious that an “OZ2″ passing through the FCC by way of Pantech would be — you guessed it — the Ocean 2. It helps that the label diagram’s depiction of the phone is clearly Ocean-esque in nature, too. So let’s use this opportunity as a springboard for discussion: what does everyone hope to get out of the dual-sliding Helio Ocean’s successor? Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Misc
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Filed under: Handsets, Palm, ATT, Palm OS, GSM, EDGE  Great news: the more business-friendly substitute to the white / green wild child is filtering into an AT&T store near you. Turns out that pre-production units were seen sporting both metallic and solid black paint jobs, but the final units are solid — probably the ideal option, considering that this one will likely see time on a corporate boardroom table or two. Can’t have those sparklies reflecting in the fluorescent lights, now can we? [Thanks, BrainsOnTheMonitor] Filed under: Handsets, Palm, ATT, Palm OS, GSM, EDGE Great news: the more business-friendly alternative to the white / green wild child is filtering into an AT&T store near you. Turns out that pre-production units were seen sporting both metallic and solid black paint jobs, but the final units are solid — probably the best option, considering that this one will likely see time on a corporate boardroom table or two. Can’t have those sparklies reflecting in the fluorescent lights, now can we? [Thanks, BrainsOnTheMonitor] Filed under: Handsets, LG, Rogers Wireless, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS  It turns out that AT&T won’t be the only network picking up the Americanized version of LG’s Prada — the blacked-out, touch-tastic Vu — come this May; Rogers wants in on the action up north of the border, too, and they’ll be keeping pace with their GSM brethren below the St. Lawrence by launching the phone in the very same time frame. We have the ability to only assume that Rogers will be launching the CU915 variant (or TU915, as it’ll probably come to be known to them) since the carrier doesn’t feature a MediaFLO network that would warrant the need for the CU920’s additional hardware and expense. As we already know, the phone will feature a 2 megapixel camera, HSDPA, microSD expansion, and it comes as no surprise that the phone will support access to the full host of Rogers’ media services. It looks like pricing will be announced closer to launch, but you might want to just begin putting away the occasional dollar now, because this one ain’t exactly going out the door free on contract if you catch our drift. [Via Mobile In Canada] Filed under: Handsets, Features, RIM, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS  Okay, we’ll admit, the first thought on our minds when we saw the BlackBerry 9000 in its natural habitat for the first time was, “that’s it?” RIM’s been taking on increasingly sharp competition as of late — even in its traditional corporate strongholds — and we’d expected and hoped to see something less evolutionary and more revolutionary from these cats. On closer inspection, though, we find that the phone is leaving a very positive second impression. The phone’s lines seem flow really well (dare we call a BlackBerry “sexy”?) without losing its purpose-suited stance exuded by the 8300s, 8700s, and 8800s of yore. The real kicker, though, might be the beautiful user interface, which has been totally revamped from the ground up; gone is the cartoonish look and feel of the current lineup, replaced with a modern, warm theme with wireframe icons and slick animations. Another large win: as Vodafone’s slide deck mentioned, the 9000 features both WiFi and HSDPA, confirmed by this particular example’s info display. Too tiny, too late — or is this thing a genuine threat in the marketplace this year? Follow the break for a video of the hot new UI in action! [Thanks, BaggedLunch] %Gallery-19321%
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Kodak’s new digital photo frames feature gesture-based inputPosted by: admin in Oline Networking NewsKodak’s dropped a trio of new digital photo frames that lack the usual controls or remote control that most frames come with. Instead the frames have a multitouch-like “Quick Touch Border”, allowing for gesture-based input to browse or display photos. It’s a cool idea. The M820 and M1020 are 8- and 10-inch frames, respectively, featuring built-in […]
The M820 and M1020 are 8- and 10-inch frames, respectively, featuring built-in speakers for MP3 playback and multi-card reading card slots for loading images into its 128mb internal memory. It also has a USB port for loading straight for the personal or even a thumbdrive. The P720 features a 7-inch screen with no internal memory; instead a secondary SD card slot takes the place, meaning it can hold as much as you’d enjoy it to, up to 2GB. It’s slick, and made to be mounted on walls. Their all available now, with the P720 retailing for about $120, the M820 for $180, and the M1020 for about $230. Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS  Mere mortals will need to wait until the third quarter of the year — if not longer, depend on their region and tolerance for some probable price gouging in the early going — to get their hands on the mighty Nokia N96. On the other hand, Mobile-review apparently knows the right hands to shake and eyes to wink to get hold of a prototype unit extraordinarily early, and they’re taking full advantage of the opportunity. A few hours of your time devoted to the novella of a review will net you a deep understanding and appreciation for the N96’s strengths and follies, but in a nutshell, the site seems to come away with a pretty ambivalent view of a device that should be knocking everyone’s socks off — especially for a sticker price that’ll hover in the $800 arena. Problems included a penchant for picking up dirt and fingerprints (the price you pay for a beautiful glossy face, we suppose), a cramped nav key layout with the tricky touch-sensitive Navi Wheel front and center, audio performance that wasn’t bad but was expected to be far superior in light of the dedicated DSP, and a “shovel”-like feel in the hand, a symptom of the phone’s generous dimensions. Everyone owes the production version of the N96 a chance to show its true form when it’s released later this year — and hey, at least Nokia’s got a checklist of things that need improvement in the prototype now — so we’re keeping our chins up that this’ll still make the N95 8GB a proud daddy when it comes time to hand over the crown to the Nseries kingdom. [Via Tech Digest and NokNok]
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Video: Leaked trailer for new X-Files movie is confusingPosted by: admin in Oline Networking NewsYes, Mulder, I want to believe too. I want to believe this motion picture is as good as it looks. I’ll be there July 25th. Yes, Mulder, I want to believe too. I want to believe this motion picture is as good as it looks. I’ll be there July 25th. |
