Phone Reviews
XPERIA X2 from Sony Ericson expected to launch by 2010
The mobile giant Sony Ericson has announced the release of its new windows based smart phone by 2010 called the Xperia X2. Its supposed to be a far better multimedia and communicating device than Sony Ericsson’s previous models. Customers can instantly sync their email... [Read more...]
Smart Phones
Windows Mobile 7 details leaked
Looks like some of the details of Microsoft’s highly-rumored and much-anticipated Windows Mobile/Phone 7, have already leaked ahead of its supposed introduction at Mobile World Congress (MWC) on Feb. 15, 2010 in Barcelona. Ironically, so far Microsoft has never made any public... [Read more...]
Wi-Fi Gadgets
EEE Keyboard Out in October?
The tech world has been terribly excited about the new Asus Eee Keyboard PC since the first pictures of it started to leak out several months back. Since then, we’ve had delay after delay, primarily due to the fact that Asus isn’t quite sure how to market this peculiar... [Read more...]
Events
Nokia Wins Patent Case In UK
Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. (NOK) has won a patent case in a U.K. court against German patent licensing firm IPCom, press spokesman Mark Durrant said Monday. The case follows on a long-running dispute under which IPCom has tried to charge Nokia for using the patents,... [Read more...]
Accessories
Wi-Fi Direct connections coming soon
The Wi-Fi Alliance this morning announced that it is nearing completion of a new specification that will allow WiFi devices to connect to each other - devices such as mobile phones, cameras, printers, as well as devices such as keyboards and headphones - and that certification is expected to begin mid-next year.
I know. It sounds an awful lot like Bluetooth. But I suspect that this will be better.
The key here is that these devices will operate on a peer-to-peer basis, instead of linking to each other via the WiFi network. [Read more...]
Camera Phones
Sony Ericsson Packs In the Pixels With New Camera Phone
Most camera phones are thought of as cellphones that also happen to be able to take pictures. Sony Ericsson’s new C905a Cyber-shot turns the tables; it’s an 8.1-megapixel camera that also happens to be able to make phone calls. It joins the Samsung Memoir, another recent offering, in raising the cellphone megapixel ante.
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Wireless Connectivity
Apple flogs hobbled Iphones in China
THE GLORIOUS APPLE RELIGION’S missionary quest in China seems doomed from the outset.
The Iphone, which has been a triumph of control freakery in the West, was launched in the highly commercial Chinese market over the weekend.
However Chinese buyers, who have to save up for months to buy the gizmo, were shocked to discover it had no WiFi.
China wanted the makers of smartphones to use its WiFi standard, but Jobs’ Mob said that if the gear had not been approved by Steve then it was not going into the Iphone.
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GPS
Fans Can Take Snoop Dogg On The Road With Them Through GPS
Rapper Snoop Dogg continues to find ways to think outside of the box. As other rappers are branching out and launching fragrance and new brands for alcohol, the Dogg sets his sights to even newer horizons.
Partnering up with voiceskins.com, Uncle Snoop will now be launching his own GPS system. The VoiceSkin will be available for download for drivers that utilize the TomTom GPS navigation systems.
Using the application, drivers will be able to be directed to their desired location with the rapper’s actual voice navigating them turn-by-turn. Keeping things personal, users will also have th chance to download a “Points of Interest” file which will contain some of Snoop’s favorite spots in his nesting grounds of Los Angeles.
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Hot Spots
Sky High WiFi
Airlines have made it easy for travelers to do just about everything on line except reserve seats for Red Sox games, and now American has added a new twist for flyers with laptop computers.
AA’s Wi-Fi widget sits on a PC’s desktop, and is designed to inform passengers which flights are equipped with wireless networking services. Plug in a flight number or a departing airport, and the item or list comes up. The tracker looks ahead by 24 hours.
While the widget is free to grab off of a Web site, the in-flight hookup isn’t. Internet connectivity via Aircell’s Gogo service starts at $5.95 per session and goes up—so to speak—depending on the length of the flight. The airline says that at American, it’s now available on all Boeing 767-200 aircraft, select MD80’s and is coming to the fleet of 737s.
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Wireless Security
You Decide: should you leave your Wi-Fi connection open?
If you have wireless broadband, you might feel generous and want to leave the connection open. But do the social benefits outweigh the personal risks?
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