Smartphones

Samsung SCH-i760 Approved by FCC, Headed Onto Crowded Field at Verizon?

We’ve been hearing rumblings of the Samsung SCH-i760 slide-up mobile office communicator for the past three months, and now the FCC has approved the device. That means we’ll be seeing it on a CDMA carrier, probably Verizon, very soon. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-sch-i760-slide-up-mobile-office-communicator-227125 It’ll have Windows Mobile 6 on board, Wi-Fi connectivity, and will also be able to…

Gadgets Charlie White Apr 12

Kooky Brit Marries Aussie Woman After Text Encounter

It doesn’t get any wackier than this, folks. 24-year old David Brown says he woke up one morning with a random telephone number in his head. So later that day he decides to text this number and randomly finds 22-year-old Michelle Kitson on the other end. The two begin a text relationship, and after a…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Apr 11

Verizon to Offer Unlimited Text and VCast to the Masses

Good news for Verizon customers. Starting April 15th the boys in red are launching unlimited plans for their data services. So for $20 extra you’ll be able to sign up for unlimited text messaging, picture messaging, and VCast. I’m on Verizon and I’m paying more than I care to know for my text addiction, so…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Apr 11

FrankenHaiku: Nokia N95

In their initial press release, Nokia called their N95 “what computers have become.” It wasn’t just a new phone, or even a new smartphone. The N95 was the evolution of the computer. In short, we were reading PR poetry. And as it is known, there is only one way to counter PR poetry: dorky tech…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Apr 11

Inside the Minds of Motorola’s Design Team

I have to hand it to Motorola. Design-wise, most of their phones have been spot on (I should know ’cause almost all of my cellphones have been Motos). But I can’t help but chuckle over this video, where you have Moto’s top designers proudly displaying their creations and then you try to send a text…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Apr 10

Garmin and TomTom Eyeing the Cell Phone Market

Ok, so maybe they’re a little late to the party, but rumor has it that Garmin and TomTom are finally gonna make a move into the GPS-enabled cell- phone market. We’ve already seen a few phones encroach on their turf, so this move comes as a no-brainer from the two GPS giants. In the long…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Apr 10

Nokia N95 Gets Gutted in Public

As much as it pains us to see this, a Flickr member by the name of DevilsRejection has cracked open Nokia’s new N95 uber phone and splayed its insides all over the Web. The phone, which just launched here in the States this weekend, is going for $749. Highlighted in the dissection are the phone’s…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Apr 9

A Balda-Faced iPhone?

Though Apple usually prefers two sources for its components—better to foster competition among the vassals and keep supply chains nice and smooth—BusinessWeek says “it’s an open secret” that German touchscreen maker Balda is the only squire worthy enough to build the Apple iPhone screen. Balda now makes glass-surfaced screens that are far more sensitive, thinner,…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Apr 6

i-Mate’s 2007 Phones Leaked Online

We’ve given you a heads-up on a couple of i-Mate’s forthcoming phones, but now someone at the company has done us the favor of leaking the company’s entire roadmap for ’07. Aside from the new Ultimate models, there’s also an X Series that looks particularly interesting with HSDPA/Edge support and Wi-Fi. The series consists of…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Apr 6

The Best iPhone Guide Ever Now Available for Pre-order

Did you guys see that iPhone for Dummies book cover floating around the blogs today? That’s a weird cover, isn’t it? The girl’s holding an iPod up to her ear. I mean, aren’t these guys supposed to know the difference between and iPod and and iPhone? Plus, you guys aren’t dummies, so why would you…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 6

Death of Innovation: Hop-on Gets Patent for MP3 Phones, Plans to Sue Everyone

You may not be familiar with Hop-on, a company based in both Irvine, CA, and China, but you’re going to hear a lot about them soon. Why? Because they’ve just been granted a patent for an “MP3 phone with speakers on the side, in addition to front and side buttons to activate its camera/video features.”…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 5

Verizon Wireless Gets its Mitts on BlackBerry 8830 World Phone

Being a Verizon customer, I’m always complaining about their lack of phones, but it looks like the boys in red just got first dibs on RIM’s BlackBerry 8830 (aka the Cyclone), which is a CDMA/GSM hybrid. In other words, it’ll work here in the States and overseas on GSM networks. It’s Verizon’s second phone with…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Apr 5

Rumor: iPhone Battery Craps Out After 40 Minutes

John C. Dvorak clearly has it in for the iPhone. Aside from suggesting Apple should pull the plug on the holy gadget, he’s also “leaking” info from a Cingular rep who claims he’s testing the iPhone and complains that its battery dies after 40 minutes. https://gizmodo.com/dvorak-isnt-drinking-the-iphone-kool-aid-thinks-apple-248208 According to mystery Cingular man, “there’s lots of issues”…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Apr 5

Nokia N95 Gets Felt Up

Now that we know it’s coming to the States, we can’t help but wait till the day Nokia’s N95 officially arrives. It’ll be pricey ($500-$600 unlocked), but it’ll be worth it considering the phone will have Wi-Fi, Edge/HSDPA support, a 5-megapixel camera and a bunch of other specs you can check out here. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-n95-coming-stateside-247075 So…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Apr 3

Sprint’s Treo 755p Also Comes in Maroon

The only other maroon gadget we could think of. https://gizmodo.com/possio-greta-combination-printer-scanner-fax-and-cell-235790 Thanks tipster!

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 2

Mystery Nokia Phone Caught by Gadget Paparazzi

Looks like Nokia has some post CTIA surprises left in store for us. A HowardForums user by the name of micrors4racer leaked this shot of a never-before-seen Nokia mobile, which is believed to be a more affordable version of the 8800. https://gizmodo.com/blingin-nokia-8800-170086 Other than the fact that it’s a slider and it has a cam…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Apr 2

Leaked iPhone Architecture: The Best April Fool You Missed

A “leaked” document that supposedly shows the iPhone’s OSX architecture has surfaced via the document sharing website Scribd. Wired’s Gadget Lab is one of several blogs that is running with the story today. It’s an extremely subtle and nuanced fake by Charles Ying. How do we know? Maybe the first hint is the date stamp,…

Tech News Noah Robischon Apr 2

CTIA 2007 Roundup

Our two reporters are home, recovering from all of the cellphone madness at CTIA 2007. While they sleep and dream of anything not related to cellphones, check out some of the goods from the show: https://gizmodo.com/live-from-ctia-2007-giz-at-the-magic-kingdom-of-cellph-247142 • HTC Shift & HTC Advantage • Helio Ocean Gallery and Video: Every Friggin Detail, Right here • Sony…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 30

Helio Ocean Video Walkthrough

Craving some more one-on-one time with Helio’s new dual slider? The guys at PhoneScoop got an in-depth video of Helio’s Ocean including a look at the phone’s features and interface. The new Web browser (which lets you view full Web pages) looks especially cool. Combine that with their all you can eat EV-DO/text messaging plan…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Mar 30

Nokia’s Secret Search Engine Will Track Your Media Files

Now that Nokia has finished announcing their high-end phones, they’re working on a mobile search engine to help you keep track of files stored on your mobile. The blueprints for the search engine are exposed by a patent that also leaks info on how the search engine will be capable of tracking media files, like…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Mar 30

Samsung SCH-i760 Approved by FCC, Headed Onto Crowded Field at Verizon?

Kooky Brit Marries Aussie Woman After Text Encounter

Verizon to Offer Unlimited Text and VCast to the Masses

FrankenHaiku: Nokia N95

Inside the Minds of Motorola’s Design Team

Garmin and TomTom Eyeing the Cell Phone Market

Nokia N95 Gets Gutted in Public

A Balda-Faced iPhone?

i-Mate’s 2007 Phones Leaked Online

The Best iPhone Guide Ever Now Available for Pre-order

Death of Innovation: Hop-on Gets Patent for MP3 Phones, Plans to Sue Everyone

Verizon Wireless Gets its Mitts on BlackBerry 8830 World Phone

Rumor: iPhone Battery Craps Out After 40 Minutes

Nokia N95 Gets Felt Up

Sprint’s Treo 755p Also Comes in Maroon

Mystery Nokia Phone Caught by Gadget Paparazzi

Leaked iPhone Architecture: The Best April Fool You Missed

CTIA 2007 Roundup

Helio Ocean Video Walkthrough

Nokia’s Secret Search Engine Will Track Your Media Files

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