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Nokia Joins Plans To Create Flash Memory Card Standard

Helsinki, Finland (AHN) - Cell phone giant Nokia announced Thursday it will join efforts to develop a flash memory standard for handsets and digital cameras regardless of maker. Samsung and Sony Ericsson are also part of the team.
The results of the joint project should bear fruit in 2009 possibly reducing access time for media, such […]

Saturday, September 15th, 2007

T-Mobile is launching that use Wi-Fi hotspots

Wouldn’t it be great to have your own cellular tower at home? You’d always have a strong signal on your mobile phone, and you wouldn’t be paying to use the carrier’s network.
It sounds like a pie-in-the-sky idea, but it’s actually the gist of what T-Mobile USA is rolling out Wednesday: the option to use your […]

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

News: Cell phone GPS

Driving around a rapidly growing city on unfamiliar streets is not fun.
A wrong turn can land you in a maze of construction detours and bumpy roads. Some residents in Las Vegas’ newer communities say stop signs and street names seem to change by the month.
So I tried navigating around town using cell phones loaded with […]

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Sanyo, Motorola Top Cell Phone Satisfaction

J.D. Power and Associates has released its 2007 Wireless Mobile Phone Evaluation Survey and finds Sanyo and Motorola tied for first place markets among mobile phone manufacturers. The survey also found that consumers are hanging on to their wireless phones longer: in 2007, consumers owned their wireless phones for an average of 17.5 months, up […]

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Application and symbian: Free Navigation Service Unveiled For BlackBerry

Mexens Technology has begun shipping a software package that turns any BlackBerry PDA phone into a personal navigation device (PND) that delivers turn-by-turn driving instructions without a monthly carrier subscription fee and without the use of GPS-satellite signals.
Mexens’ Navizon software uses cell tower triangulation rather than GPS to help users navigate. As a result, it […]

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Nokia cell phone application: Nokia 5700

As one of the newest member of the XpressMusic series, the 5700 is sure to be a hit among audiophiles. At first glance, the phone surely has the design of the 5200 and 5300. Although the two phones are sliders, the 5700 is a bar-type twister - a feature found in the old 3250. Yes, […]

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Nokia showcases Nokia Intellisync Call Connect for Cisco business voice solution on new dual-mode Nokia E65 and Nokia E61i business devices

At the Interop show in Las Vegas, May 22-25, Nokia is demonstrating the combination of Nokia Intellisync Call Connect for Cisco solution running on two of the latest Nokia Eseries devices, Nokia E65 and Nokia E61i. The full functionality of Nokia Intellisync Call Connect for Cisco can be experienced in the Cisco booth, No.1225, at […]

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Cell Phone Review: Nokia E65 smartphone

Nokia has been at the forefront of moves to provide business-grade Wi-Fi enabled phones with its E-series. The E61 has become ubiquitous amongst those using and demonstrating voice on Wi-Fi.
The E65 is this year’s model. It’s not as fancy as the N95, a geek toy famous for getting Vodafone’s knickers in a knot, but like […]

Monday, May 21st, 2007

New Cell Phone: Nokia E-series

Nokia updated their E-series mobile phone series with three new models, the E65, E61i and E90, all of which feature Nokia’s Series 60 interface, based on the Symbian operating system.
According to Nokia, the new series is supposed to bring a “life-work balance” by offering mobile office applications for business users as well as being […]

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Sony Ericsson: the K810i

That’s the catchphrase that Sony Ericsson chose to accompany their latest Chyber-shot cell phone, the K810i candybar. In many ways, it’s nearly identical to the K800i which preceded it, including the 3.2-megapixel camera built-in. This picture-taker is accompanied by auto focus, an image stabilizer, and a super bright Xenon flash. Continuing with the photocentric trend, […]

Monday, May 21st, 2007