Tag: mobile phone
MWC 2008: Motorola's heart not in it – the Z6w, W161 and W181 wouldn't even impress the catering staff
After making such a vast loss in the mobile part of its business last year, you might’ve expected Motorola to come out KICKING and possibly SCREAMING at this year’s Mobile World Congress 2008 show. But no.
It revealed the wi-fi-enhanced Z6W, which is an upgraded version of the Z6M. That’s the one on the left.
nüvifone: Garmin's first mobile phone with web browser and navigation
Garmin has announced that it’s launching its first mobile phone. The nüvifone is a handset which incorporates a web browser and a personal satellite navigation system.
Garmin are certainly no stranger to GPS navigation devices, but what else are they bringing to this crowded market?
Well, it’s hopped on the iPhone bandwagon by offering a 3.5-inch touchscreen, though to be fair, Garmin has been making touchscreen navigation devices for some time, and very good they are too.
Is Dell to release a phone using the Android platform?
Dell may be about to enter the mobile phone market – and with a handset using the Android platform.
NEC's "Flask" fuel cell-powered mobile phone
The future has arrived!
Sadly, the future looks like a 1970s disposable cigarette lighter, thanks to NEC’s incredibly odd-looking Flask mobile phone and its glimpse into one possible future of mobile phone design and power.
The screen is transparent, as are the buttons, with everything else transparent and it all just sort of sitting there on the case. It must be using some sort of alien technology…
Brits mainly use their mobile phones for texting and voice calls
Despite the diverse range of mobile phone handsets boasting a myriad of advanced features, 60% of UK consumers still use their mobiles exclusively for sending text messages and making phone calls.
Three in five people who took part in the SNAPin Software survey said that they were simply not interested in using the other mobile services available on their phone, while nearly a third were confused about how they’d be billed, and one in five said they couldn’t be bothered to learn how to use new features.
O2 launches 3G Xda Stellar with GPS, QWERTY, colour touchscreen
O2 may have the iPhone, but their latest "own label" XDA handset packs in a lot of features not present on the Apple device. For a start, the Xda Stellar is 3G, so it has the faster connection many…
The PDA is dead – and an N95 is laughing by its grave
Analyst IDC says the shipment numbers of PDAs has dropped by 43% over last year, making a sensationally poor 15th consecutive period of decline for the once-futuristic pocket computers.
Clearly it’s because phones have stolen their thunder. With iPhone, Nokia’s N95, the lovely LG Viewty and numerous…
Opinion: Mobile phone deals aren't call for cash
They’ve always said you don’t get anything for free in this life, but flick towards the back of any of the tabloid newspapers in this country and you’d have to question that view.
FREE Xbox 360, FREE iPod, FREE laptop, FREE Wii, FREE PSP, FREE HDTV, FREE money – and all you have to do is sign up for a FREE mobile phone. In fact, some of the deals even give you a FREE handset with your FREE handset. Please, tell me, where do I sign…
Motorola unveils T505 Bluetooth in-car speakerphone and digital FM transmitter
Motorola has unveiled its T505 portable in-car Bluetooth speakerphone and digital FM transmitter, offering full hands-free compatibility with Bluetooth phones or MP3 players.
Stereo Bluetooth phones, such as the MOTORAZR or MOTOROKR Z6 will allow music and calls to be streamed to the car radio, while users with ordinary Bluetooth phones can use the T505 to make and receive calls over the car stereo.
The T505 features StationFinder technology which announces where the best FM connection can be found on the user’s car radio. When calls come in, the T505 automatically mutes the music and audibly announces the Caller ID.
T-Mobile to launch Sidekick Slide in the UK
T-Mobile has announced that it has exclusive rights to Motorola's Sidekick Slide handset in the UK. The new handset is the slimmest, smallest Sidekick to date, and features a large sliding screen, instant messaging, full Internet browsing, full QWERTY…
