Archive for May 23rd, 2008Filed under: Handsets, LG, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA  We’re seeing an awful lot of this thing lately, which we take as a positive sign that a rumored June launch is still a very solid possibility. The LG VX8610, alias “Decoy,” earns its stripes with a curious integrated Bluetooth headset that should draw its fair share of curious onlookers once it’s finally tethered to kiosks in a few weeks. Say, how are they going to secure the headset on the dummy, anyway? Glue? [Thanks, anonymous tipster] Yes, the Mac is a tremendous productivity tool. Of course it’s a terrific device for organizing your life. It can also be a monumental waste of time. And that is exactly what this week’s video is about
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Patent pair: SE puts radar in mobiles, Nokia plays with new designsPosted by: admin in Mobile TechFiled under: Handsets, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Misc  We came across a pair of phone patents this day so patently palatable that we couldn’t help but dish ‘em out together. First up is Sony Ericsson’s bright idea to shove radar in cellphones. According to the application, the built-in technology could work hand-in-hand with the GPS module and camera to obtain a position, compute distance to target, determine position / speed of said target using Doppler analysis and present the finalized information to the owner. Over on Nokia’s side, the firm has apparently been working on a number of new designs and UI tweaks, even going so far as to draw up a handset with an integrated kickstand. Check out the links below if you’re hungry for more where this came from. Read - Sony Ericsson patent application Filed under: Handsets, Telstra, HSDPA, Apple
“We know what is coming we’ve seen the new device and it will be available on our network as soon as it is launched in the USA. By Christmas this phone will be capable of 42Mbps which will make it faster than a lot of broadband offerings and the fastest iPhone on any network in the world.” Interesting. We know that Telstra’s Next G HSDPA network has been capable of 14.4Mbps since 2007. At GSMA Mobile World Congress, they even committed to 21Mbps before the end of the year and 42Mbps using HSPA+ (aka, Evolved HSPA, HSPA Evolution) technology in 2009… not Christmas of 2008. Hard to state if this is just industry blow-harding or actual insider info. June 9th: T-minus 17 days and counting. [Thanks, Paul S.] Read — Telstra 42Mbps HSPA+ in 2009
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Get this. Australian site ChannelNews claims that a “senior executive of Telstra” is the latest 3G iPhone bean spiller. They quote the exec as saying the following: