Nokia Unveils Luxury Camera Phone
Nokia has announced a premium high-end camera phone, the model 8800 (8801 in the US). The phone features a 208 x 208 pixel active matrix TFT color display (262K colors) covered by reinforced...
View ArticleT-Mobile Unveils Street Level Coverage Maps
T-Mobile has unveiled a new site that provides street level cellular and hotspot coverage information. The maps include cellular signal strength and hotspot locations across the entire United States,...
View ArticleCaller ID Spoofing Services Proliferating
A number of services for faking Caller ID information have sprung up over the past few months. These services allow your phone call to appear to be coming from any number you desire. Because many large...
View ArticleNokia Launches Cell Phone That Stores 3,000 Songs
Nokia has announced three new mobile phones, one of which is capable of storing 3,000 songs on an internal 4 GB hard disk. That model, the N91, supports digital music in four formats: MP3, M4A, AAC,...
View ArticleReview of the Nokia 7710
Several sites have reviewed the new Nokia 7710 mobile phone and PDA. The Nokia 7710 features a wide, touch-sensitive screen and runs on the Symbian Series 90 operating system. Features include 90 MB of...
View ArticleReview of the Motorola MPx220 Camera Phone
O'Reilly Digital Media has published a very informative review of the new Motorola MPx220 camera phone. The features include: Windows Mobile Smartphone 2003 Second Edition operating system, 64 MB of...
View ArticleExperts Say That Cell Phone Virus Threat is Overblown
According to experts who work with telecom providers, the problem of cell phone viruses is completely overblown. Statistics show that only .0036 percent of customer support requests had anything to do...
View ArticleVOIP May Be The Next Target For Hackers
According to the VOIP Security Alliance and a new government report, Voice Over IP telephone services may be the next target for hackers and criminals. The major threat right now is denial of service,...
View ArticleOptions For Home VOIP and Videoconferencing
An article over at CNET looks at the options for home Voice over IP and videoconferencing, including iChat AV from Apple, the Ojo from Motorola, the Netphone, the F1000 from Vonage, the CN620 from...
View ArticleReview of the PalmOne Treo 650
Tom's Hardware and TrustedReviews have published a detailed review of the PalmOne Treo 650 smart phone. The Treo 650 features mobile telephone functionality, wireless email, web access, digital camera...
View ArticleNokia and Sony Ericsson Launch a Dozen New Cell Phones
Today both Nokia and Sony Ericsson announced a dozen new cell phones. Nokia announced seven mobile phones, including the 6280 3G slide phone with 2-megapixel camera, the 6270 quadband slide phone with...
View ArticleTreo 670 Using Windows Mobile 5.0
According to several blog postings, the unannounced Treo 670 uses Windows Mobile 5.0 instead of the PalmOS operating system. According to the specifications, the device features CDMA on Verizon's...
View ArticleSamsung Unveils X820, D830, D900 - Thinnest Cell Phones Ever
At 6.9mm, the Samsung X820, also called the Ultra Edition 6.9, is the thinnest cell phone on the market. Among the features are a 2 megapixel camera and an MP3 music player. The two other announced...
View ArticleSamsung BlackJack II Available on Black Friday
According to Crave, the newest Samsung Blackjack, the BlackJack II, will be available for sale on tomorrow. Crave.CNET.com writes:"The newest edition of the Samsung BlackJack officially will become...
View Article3G iPhone with UMTS and HSDPA Coming in 2008
According to a story out today, the CEO of AT&T has said that the 3G iPhone with UMTS and HSDPA broadband data rates will be available next year. Speculation is that it will be priced at $599 and...
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