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Motorola To Cut More Jobs, Shift Focus to Android Phones

Motorola’s got plenty of problems. A really big one being that their development focus is spread across as many as six cellphone platforms. To help streamline (err, slash up) things, Sanjay Jha, the new head of cellphone operations, plans to do what many have been suggesting and suspecting: reduce that number to three, while shifting…

Tech News John Mahoney

The Eeephone Cometh: Asus To Launch Android Phone in ’09

We already know Hop-on and Motorola are planning Android-based cellphones, but now there’re a few hints that Asus is interested in joining the game. Some unnamed company sources are reportedly saying it’ll hit the streets during the first half of 2009—which is about the same timing as Motorola’s promised version—though it appears it may be…

Tech News Kit Eaton

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Pimped in Christina Aguilera Video

After making an appearance in a recent Britney Spears video, and showing up again in Christina Aguilera’s video for “Keeps Gettin’ Better” (about 1:07 in), Nokia’s marketing strategy regarding their new 5800 XpressMusic is becoming pretty clear. At least this time the singer can actually, you know…sing. Hit the jump to check out a couple…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Apple Really Wants You to Rate Apps in iPhone 2.2

Apple continues to try to make iPhone app ratings genuinely useful—first by making sure you own ’em before you slam ’em—and in the iPhone 2.2 update, apparently, by getting you to actually rate them. A new 2.2 screenshot shows it asking users to rate an app when they delete it from the phone, which would…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Verizon Stopped Samsung Glyde Sales Because of an “Issue”?

This is mighty curious. According to this very legit-looking image distributed to a Verizon customer service call center, Verizon either briefly stopped or planned/plans to stop sales of the Samsung Glyde because of “an issue.” Whether or not they actually went through with pulling the phones is a mite unclear, though the vagueness about the…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Japan’s Finest: KDDI Fall Winter Cellphone Line

Proving again that Japan has the prettiest phones in the world, au by KDDI has released its Fall and Winter lines, showing off eight new models with emphases on super bright and big Organic EL screens, multimedia “au BOX” connectivity, and a funky mobile personal trainer and calorie counter called “Karada Manager.” While we will…

Tech News Elaine Chow

The Telecommunication Company Family Tree

Things were neat and tidy before the breakup of AT&T in 1984, but after the 7-way split things got a little out of control as you will see in the Telecommunication Company Family Tree compiled by the folks at Neatorama. By their own admission, the tree is “woefully incomplete and grossly oversimplified” given the omission…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Question of the Day: Which Missing iPhone Feature Would You Like to See Most?

Over the weekend we learned that the iPhone firmware 2.2 beta was going out to developers sans copy/paste (again). Apple claims that it is not a top priority but, to be honest, I’m beginning to think that it will never happen. Nonetheless, AT&T released a survey to customers in an attempt to determine what the…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Sprint LG Lotus Lightning Review

The Gadget: LG Lotus, an odd little monster of clamshell with a full QWERTY keyboard and a UI by Sprint in collaboration with Frog Design. Price: $150 Verdict: The form factor is utterly bizarre—a flip phone as wide as Oprah’s ass with a full QWERTY keyboard that takes its design cues from a chick’s makeup…

Reviews Matt Buchanan

Cox Becoming a Virtual Wireless Provider Using Sprint’s Network in 2009

New details have emerged on #3 cable provider Cox Communication’s plan to enter into the wireless business. Apparently, subscribers will be able to control their DVRs, watch television, and automatically sync their address book with home PCs via their cellphone. Cox will be riding on the back of Sprint to get things going in the…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Nokia Announces the Musical Bench

Nokia may rule a large portion of the worldwide cellphone market, but you know, with the economy and everything, it never hurts to diversify. Nokia is setting up musical benches throughout the UK to promote their Comes With Music audio service, each featuring three integrated handsets with headphones to sample music.The track lists are said…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Reminder: Android Market Officially Open To All Devs Today

Expect a tidal wave of more Android goodness today, the first day any developer can register and upload their own applications to the no-overlord-approval-necessary Android Market. We’ll be following the action closely in our Android App Liveblog, so keep a close watch there as the applications start rolling in. [Android Developers Blog]

Tech News John Mahoney

Qik Cellphone Video-Streaming Now on BlackBerry

Click to viewQik’s handy video streaming app has been out, in real or test release for the iPhone, HTCs and Nokias, but not Blackberry… until now that is. The company’s just released an alpha version BlackBerry client, working best under the 4.5 OS, and running on Pearl 8120/8130, Curve 8320/8330 and Bold. A version for…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Casio’s W63CA Exilim, World First 8.1-Megapixel Cameraphone Hits Japan

For some reason, the W63CA cellphone hit the FCC over on this side of the Pacific in August, but now it’s officially hit the stores in Japan. It’s got a couple of claimed world’s firsts, apparently: the world’s first 8.1 megapixel cameraphone, and the first with a 3.1-inch 480 × 800 pixels organic EL display.…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Motorola’s Aura Luxury Phone Given First Groping, General Thumbs-Up

News on Mototola’s crazy high-end Aura cellphone surfaced last week, and over at Mobile Review they’ve actually managed to get a hold of a pre-production example and given it a good playing-with. And as the gallery confirms, the round-screened phone really does seem to impress with its shiny looks, whizzy screensavers and clocks, and circularly-tweaked…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Samsung Weathers Crummy Economy, Sells 52 Million Phones Last Quarter

Sony’s hurting, Apple’s soaring, and Samsung is doing fine, even as it definitely shows stress from the economy. Aggressive pricing and marketing are leading it to spend more to make more, driving overall profit down 44 percent from a year ago to $850 million. Its handset division led sales for the whole company, selling almost…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

BlackBerry Web Signals: NYT, Fox News and Other Objective News Pushed to Your Phone

Announced a couple days ago at the BlackBerry Developers Conference, BlackBerry Web Signals drops customizable push content on your phone from most news sources under the sun: New York Times, Fox News, Reuters, Accuweather and more. Once you’re set up, Web Signals will push news straight to your BlackBerry—since you know, news the economy is…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

“World’s Toughest Phone” Battered Live Online For Your Enjoyment

The folks at Sonim have done just about everything in their power to convince potential customers that their XP1 is the world’s toughest phone. That includes running over it with cars and dunking it in beer baths. Their latest stunt involves hitting in with a hammer 24/7 until it breaks—and you can watch the entire…

Tech News Sean Fallon

No T-Mobile G1 for Neil Gaiman Because “It Won’t Do the Google Here”

The G1 sounds like a neat phone. If you haven’t played with it, you might want to, like Neil Gaman did. So he rolled to the nearest T-Mobile store to do so. But alas, he lives in a 3G desert, where T-Mobile isn’t stocking them. The strategy is sound: Using the G1 over straight-up EDGE…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Next Month on Verizon: Samsung Omnia, HTC Touch Pro and More

If the BlackBerry Storm isn’t quite your beat, Verizon’s got a surprisingly sturdy brigade of other phones coming out next month, headlined by Samsung’s Omnia and HTC’s Touch Pro (sorry, XV6850—why won’t you just let HTC be, Verizon?). The Omnia’s keeping the same crappy UI, but it’ll be tarted up red, the way VZW likes…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Motorola To Cut More Jobs, Shift Focus to Android Phones

The Eeephone Cometh: Asus To Launch Android Phone in ’09

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Pimped in Christina Aguilera Video

Apple Really Wants You to Rate Apps in iPhone 2.2

Verizon Stopped Samsung Glyde Sales Because of an “Issue”?

Japan’s Finest: KDDI Fall Winter Cellphone Line

The Telecommunication Company Family Tree

Question of the Day: Which Missing iPhone Feature Would You Like to See Most?

Sprint LG Lotus Lightning Review

Cox Becoming a Virtual Wireless Provider Using Sprint’s Network in 2009

Nokia Announces the Musical Bench

Reminder: Android Market Officially Open To All Devs Today

Qik Cellphone Video-Streaming Now on BlackBerry

Casio’s W63CA Exilim, World First 8.1-Megapixel Cameraphone Hits Japan

Motorola’s Aura Luxury Phone Given First Groping, General Thumbs-Up

Samsung Weathers Crummy Economy, Sells 52 Million Phones Last Quarter

BlackBerry Web Signals: NYT, Fox News and Other Objective News Pushed to Your Phone

“World’s Toughest Phone” Battered Live Online For Your Enjoyment

No T-Mobile G1 for Neil Gaiman Because “It Won’t Do the Google Here”

Next Month on Verizon: Samsung Omnia, HTC Touch Pro and More

Sam Witwer Is Ready for Maul’s Moment

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How Adult Swim Skipped the April Fools’ Nonsense and Dropped a ‘Smiling Friends’ Claymation Horror Short Instead

Oracle Lays Off Thousands to Offset AI Spending

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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