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Motorola MING A1800 Comes Out With Both SIM Card Slots Blazin'

A hands on with the new Linux-based MING A1800 from Motorola by the guys at Boy Genius Report has revealed some interesting information. For example, the phone features CDMA, quad-band GSM and dual SIM card slots along with Bluetooth and a 3 megapixel camera. They also claim that the phone felt "sturdy as a rock" despite its diminutive size. There isn't any pricing information yet, but BGR expects to learn more at CTIA next week. [BGR via Unwired View]

8:30 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Sean Fallon
4,630 views, 10 comments

Latest by CODIFEROUS: MINGe.... hehehehe more »

back the fone up

Think Geek's SIM Card Backup Gadget Saves Your Contacts

If you've ever had the nightmarish experience of trying to retrieve all your peeps' phone numbers after you lost your phone, you may want Think Geek's SIM card backup gadget. The device has 16KB memory, which is enough to stow away up to 500 numbers. The shiny $15 backerupper can be password protected for added security, and can receive and transfer contact info from multiple SIMs. It may just be the thing to save your sanity—along with that hot chick from the bar's digits. [Tech Digest]

2:30 PM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By hook
2,122 views, 7 comments

Latest by BensAngel: Who stores their numbers on their SIM any more? And carriers give these things away where I live. more »

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TechFaith Launches "World's First WCDMA/GSM Dual Mode Phone"

China's TechFaith Wireless Communication Company has developed what they are calling the "World's first WCDMA/GSM dual mode phone." The "Twins" phone, as it has been dubbed, allows users the option of loading one WCDMA card and one GSM or loading dual GSM SIM cards. That means it would no longer be necessary to switch out SIM cards or carry around two phones for calls on both business and personal lines. More »

9:00 PM on Thu Nov 1 2007
By Sean Fallon
4,487 views, 20 comments

Latest by xThadd: Dual numbers isn't enough though, for those of us who live between countries. I would love to have one phone, and not have to switch out SIMS because I get work calls on both phones. more »

gadgets

iMono Flash Memory Card and SIM Reader: Pocket-Sized Polyglot

The multi-readers get smaller and smaller, and this iMono SIM card packs more versatility into a small form factor than we've seen yet. It handles a veritable alphabet soup of flash memory cards, including miniSD, all types of Memory Sticks, microSD, SD, MMC Card 4.0, MultiMedia Card, MultiMedia Card Plus, RS-MMC (MMC Mobile), RS-MMC4.0 (MMC Mobile 4.0) and MMC micro. It also reads cellphone SIM cards. Plus, there's no cover to lose. More »

8:49 AM on Mon Feb 5 2007
By Charlie White
1,136 views, 9 comments

cellphones

Dual Sim Card Adapter

If for some reason you find yourself toting around one cellphone and two sim cards at the same time, you might want to look into purchasing a dual sim adapter like the one on the right. The Powerful Dual Card offered by Hong Kong's mobile.brando for $27 lets you switch from one sim to the other without powering your phone off; there's a menu so you can either switch manually or set a timer to do it. More »

2:58 PM on Fri Mar 3 2006
By gizmodo.com
14,089 views, 6 comments

Latest by vahanavagyan: Anyone!!! Can your phone get a phone call on any phone number WITHOUT switching them? I mean - can you be available for both numbers? Or do you HAVE TO jump from one to another? more »

cellphones

Flash That Phonebook, Baby

If you can get over the name, you might actually get some really good use out of this little gadget. The USB Phonebook Flasher plugs one end into your mobile phone and another into a USB port for one-touch backups for your address book. It's probably the most valuable tool ever for someone who uses Verizon or a service without the ease of a SIM card. No more having to spend hours reloading your new phone with your numbers off your old phone when you've got this. Backs up over 10,000 phonebook entries off both the phone and/or SIM card. Only $21.00 to spare you hours of aggrevation and sore fingers. More »

4:59 PM on Thu Dec 22 2005
By gizmodo.com
280 views, 2 comments

Latest by Jason Hazel: @DeadHead - but how would they charge us more money then? more »