Things that aren’t static
Slipping out of the new product dock mere moments ahead of the expected 3G iPhone launch is Samsung’s new Omnia i900 smartphone.
Sharing a similar design as the iPhone (and the LG KE830, Prada and Clie TH55 before it), the Omnia sports a beefy-sized 3.2″ 240 x 400 pixels big screen flanked by call start/end buttons either side and a central optical mouse whotsit. Continue reading Samsung Unveils Omnia i900 Touchscreen Handset
More details are emerging online of RIM’s new touchscreen phone, the Blackberry Thunder.
A photo leaked on Boygenius shows the new phone to have – gasp! – no QWERTY keyboard, with the front of the unit dominated by a large LCD screen, with four small buttons underneath.
Continue reading Blackberry Thunder Touchscreen Photo Leaked
Already on a roll with the success of their Eee series of cheapo ultraportable laptops, Asustek Computers have offered a preview of their new Eee PC 901 which is based on Intel’s soon-come Atom processor.
Punters were given a peek at the Eee PC 901 at the WiMax Expo, and the laptop is expected to be officially launched tomorrow – the same day that Intel’s Diamondville version of its Atom processor becomes available.
RIM’s attempts to widen the appeal of their smartphones beyond their traditional business base seem to be paying dividends, with the company’s market share increasing from 35.1 percent at the end of 2007 up to 44.5 percent for the first quarter of this year.
Continue reading Blackberry Surge Ahead In US Smartphone Sales
The great dust storms generated by extended bouts of enthusiastic synergetic backslapping in Japan have finally cleared to reveal the fruits of a Walt Disney and Sharp mobile phone collaboration.
Being prepped for a June 7th offensive into adolescent handbags all over the Land of the Rising Sun is the new Walt Disney/Sharp DM002SH phone, known as the Cinderella phone.
Continue reading Disney And Sharp Conjure Up The Cinderella Phone
More details of the new Palm Treo 850w Windows Mobile smartphone have appeared on the Internet, and we have to say that finally it’s a bit of a looker to our eyes.
As predicted last week on Digital-Lifestyles, Tesco has announced a Mobile VoIP deal with Freshtel, initially a trial.
More details were disclosed at the press conference yesterday.
The most significant feature of the service is that calls will be able to be made from the existing mobile number. This is the first time we’ve heard of a mobile VoIP service offering this. There’s normally a separate number issued when you sign up for a mobile VoIP account.
If you’re fed up battling with cables that tangle up quicker than a confused Cobra after a crateful of Carlsberg, Logitech’s Pure-Fi Mobile speaker system could be the perfect carry-around for you.
Continue reading Pure-Fi Mobile Speaker System Streams Sounds From Your Pocket
Sony Ericsson’s new W980 clamshell handset from the Walkman series is expected to be unleashed into the wild sooner than expected, aping the equally unexpected early release of their W760 phone.
The official launch date of W980 was vaguely set as the “third quarter of 2008”, but after several recent sightings ‘in the wild’ an earlier release may be on the cards.
We covered yesterday morning how photos taken by individuals in Chengdu, China and posted to a mobile social network site had beaten news reports to publishing the story.
Continue reading Chengdu Earthquake Captured By Citizen Mobile: Video