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ITRI Bringing Folding TFT-EPD Displays to Smartphones Next Year

This Pilotfish mock-up illustrates a new product that Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) hopes to integrate into smartphones starting next year—a folding, Thin Film Transistor Electrophoretic Display (TFT-EPD). The goal, of course, is to try and increase screen size without adding a significant amount of bulk to the phone itself. While this render looks…

Tech News Sean Fallon

$99 Apple Cellphone Inevitable, Analyst Says

The Kaufman Bros.—technology market analysts, plumber aficionados, and part-time acrobatic artists—are arguing that the $99 Apple-branded cellphone is going to happen, echoing what Charlie Wolf already said. Really. One of these days: https://gizmodo.com/iphone-could-hit-99-analyst-says-5069217 While we are not sure of exact timing, we think a $99 Apple-branded cell phone is inevitable. As we mentioned in our…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Life-Saving Surgery Performed via Text Message Instructions

Using text message instructions from a colleague, a British surgeon in the Congo successfully amputated the gangrenous collarbone and shoulder blade of an unfortunate teenager who had his arms torn off in an accident. The surgeon, David Nott, texted his colleague back in the UK as he was far more knowledgeable about the procedures required…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Cogi Writes Down Your Conversations So You Don’t Have To

As a lazy writer who is occasionally forced to interview an actual person, I still haven’t found the perfect solution to transcribing phone interviews without doing it myself. But a service called Cogi looks promising. For $30/month you can record all of your calls through the Cogi website or a dial-in number—up to 1000 minutes…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Japan Cellphone App Gives Fashion Advice Based on Your Face

Japan cellphone app maker J-Magic has released a useful update to its celebrity look-a-like app, “Kao Cheki.” Called “Shoubu Co-de Cheki,” it offers fashion advice based on mobile snapshots of your face. Anyone want to make this for the iPhone? “Shoubu” is a slang term for the type of clothing a woman wears to land…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Kogan Agora Pro is the Next Android Handset

The Kogan Agora Pro has popped up in Australia as the latest Android handset and is available for international pre-order. The phone has a 2.5-inch resistive touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard, 3G and GPS for $399. Kogan claims they spent a lot of time listening to direct feedback from consumers on what features they wanted most, and…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Nokia’s Down With Making A High-End Open Source Phone, Just Not With Android

When Nokia first showed me their Maemo Linux-powered N800 Internet Tablet, I told them it was cool but that, ideally, I wanted this exact product, smaller, and as a phone. Seems like two years later, this might finally be the way things are headed. “In the longer perspective, Linux will become a serious alternative for…

Tech News John Mahoney

iPhone Conquers 16.6 Percent of World Smartphone Market

After besting BlackBerry and the Razr, the iPhone has seized its largest parcel of the global smartphone market yet: 16.6 percent. It doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s actually a pretty big deal. https://gizmodo.com/apple-quarterly-earnings-6-9-million-iphones-sold-mo-5066543 You actually have to look at Nokia’s numbers, though, to understand why. The global smartphone leader by a huge margin,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Katie Couric Explains How Texting Works in Relationships

Click to view Let it be known, Katie Couric is OK with saying you love someone over text message. Just don’t dump somebody that way. Text messaging: Adequate for love, not quite seething enough for hate. [via textually]

Tech News Mark Wilson

List of Most Downloaded iPhone Apps is Full of Frivolous Crap

With Apple hitting the 10,000 app milestone, they’ve just released the stats for the most downloaded apps in a number of categories. And boy, they sure do prove that you people like frivolous, stupid crap on your iPhones. Seriously, Koi Pond is the top paid app overall? No wonder we’re in a recession, all that…

Tech News Adam Frucci

T-Mobile G1 Net Access Can’t Be Turned Off, Results in Huge Roaming Costs

According to our tipster, taking your G1 abroad may not be financially wise. Apparently, his data roaming bill rang up at $102.85—even though data roaming, data sync and 3G were turned off. How could this happen you ask? Well, after returning home from the UK, he called T-Mobile customer service to discuss his bill. After…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Blockbuster To Stream Movies To Windows Mobile Phones via Live Mesh?

Can you do this, Netflix, hmm? Blockbuster wants to bring its rival streaming movie service to your phone via Microsoft’s Live Mesh platform. The Dallas Morning News is reporting that Blockbuster (which calls the Big D home) is planning on upping the ante in its battle with Netflix by streaming its online offerings via Microsoft’s…

Tech News John Mahoney

Nokia Maps Update Adds 3D Topography, Route Sync With Your PC

Along with the brand new touch N97, Nokia also unveiled new software at its Nokia World show in Spain today—bringing a free new version of Maps and updated email/IM services. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-n97-hands-on-the-first-high-end-n-series-touch-p-5100707 The new Maps 3.0 Beta adds 3D topography and landmarks for 216 cities, high-res satellite photos, improved pedestrian directions and better turn-by-turn support. You…

Tech News John Mahoney

QIGI i6-Goal Looks to Be the First ‘Next’ Android Phone to Actually Come Out

Compared to the ZzzPhone—a modern marvel of engineering and/or MSPaint—the i6-Goal is sort of boring: it’s got no QWERTY, 3G, two-week battery, male enhancement powers, etc. It does, however, appear to be real. https://gizmodo.com/zzzphone-is-second-google-android-cellphone-ever-5097979 Announced by TechFaith Wireless and QIGI, two Chinese companies that very much seem to exist, the i6-Goal is a reassuringly modest…

Tech News John Herrman

Nokia N97: Hands On The First High-End N-Series Touch Phone

It’s been a long time coming, but after dabbling with touch on the midrange 5800, Nokia has finally brought a touchscreen to an S60 “N-Series” smartphone, the N97. Take a look at our hands-on impressions and the complete rundown on Nokia’s new flagship. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-5800-xpressmusic-hands-on-with-nokias-first-s60-5058030 But it’s not quite a full dive into touch-there’s still a…

Tech News John Mahoney

Nokia Smart Home Solution Puts Power of Control Onto Your Cellphone

With energy conservation and easy eco-friendliness on just about everybody’s agenda these days, one of the most popular concepts is the “Smart Home,” a living environment that knows just how much power you actually need to be comfortable and gives you not a drop more. Nokia’s hopping on that wagon with its new Nokia Home…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Vietnamese iPhone Unlock Isn’t for the Faint of Heart

You might think you’re some kind of l337 h4x0r because you used software to unlock your iPhone. Big deal! You’ve got nothing on the Vietnamese hackers that’ll unlock your iPhone for you the hard way. First, a technician opened up the phone and stripped it to the motherboard. In his skillful hands, the device seemed…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Sprint and Clearwire Marriage Official: WiMax Network Branded “Clear”

The Sprint/Clearwire joint WiMax venture announced back in July is a done deal, as is the $3.2 billion investmentfrom Intel, Google and others. The WiMax network will branded Clear, replacing the stupid Xohm moniker. https://gizmodo.com/wimax-just-might-make-it-sprints-wimax-and-clearwire-o-388132 Initially, the network will deliver an average of 2-4Mbps downstream, with the first devices outside of laptops and USB modems…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Samsung Omnia on Verizon Wireless Now $50 Cheaper at $200

Apparently we weren’t the only ones a little baffled by the pricing of VZW’s Omnia—after being available for only six days, the price has dropped down to $200 (with the same $70 rebate and two-year contract), bringing it even with the Blackberry Storm. We’re still only seeing the Omnia being a must-have for Windows Mobile…

Gadgets John Mahoney

SE Xperia Panel Interface Modded to Work on HTC Touch HD

Not sure why anybody would take on this project, but several modders at the xda-developers forum have gotten Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X1 panel interface to work on HTC’s Touch HD. From the look of it, X1 installs, launches and works without much of a speed difference, and the panel interface actually seems nicer on the…

Tech News Elaine Chow

ITRI Bringing Folding TFT-EPD Displays to Smartphones Next Year

$99 Apple Cellphone Inevitable, Analyst Says

Life-Saving Surgery Performed via Text Message Instructions

Cogi Writes Down Your Conversations So You Don’t Have To

Japan Cellphone App Gives Fashion Advice Based on Your Face

Kogan Agora Pro is the Next Android Handset

Nokia’s Down With Making A High-End Open Source Phone, Just Not With Android

iPhone Conquers 16.6 Percent of World Smartphone Market

Katie Couric Explains How Texting Works in Relationships

List of Most Downloaded iPhone Apps is Full of Frivolous Crap

T-Mobile G1 Net Access Can’t Be Turned Off, Results in Huge Roaming Costs

Blockbuster To Stream Movies To Windows Mobile Phones via Live Mesh?

Nokia Maps Update Adds 3D Topography, Route Sync With Your PC

QIGI i6-Goal Looks to Be the First ‘Next’ Android Phone to Actually Come Out

Nokia N97: Hands On The First High-End N-Series Touch Phone

Nokia Smart Home Solution Puts Power of Control Onto Your Cellphone

Vietnamese iPhone Unlock Isn’t for the Faint of Heart

Sprint and Clearwire Marriage Official: WiMax Network Branded “Clear”

Samsung Omnia on Verizon Wireless Now $50 Cheaper at $200

SE Xperia Panel Interface Modded to Work on HTC Touch HD

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