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Nokia Shows 'Tube' iPhone Competitor in Powerpoint Slide

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It seems that one of Nokia's vice presidents let out a few details and a slide showing Nokia's upcoming full touch smartphone, which has the code name of "Tube." Details are still scant on the as-yet unannounced device. Read the full story here.

HTC getting set to unveil Android-based 'Dream' handset on May 6?

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We can't wait to get some serious Android-kit into our sweaty, grubby hands. The launch of the Android-powered HTC Dream is at the very top of our gotta-see list. And, HTC could be setting the stage to unveil the HTC Dream for Android-duty in the near future. HTC sent out invitations for some sort of press [...]

Spreading the Word: Join the S60 Ambassador Program

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A few of you might remember that I've recently joined Nokia. I've been toiling away in front of my laptop getting all the little things just right, finding the perfect work flow and now I'm ready to spread the word about the S60 Ambassador Program. What is it? Simple. Chances are you already talk about your S60 [...]

Samsung Launches Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby SGH-D780

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Today Samsung announced the impending availability of the new SGH-D780, a bar shaped device that can accept calls on two different SIM cards at the same time, working just like two cell phones in one small package. Read the full story here.

Vodafone Offers Samsung SGH-F490 Touchscreen Handset

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Vodafone has announced that it is now offering the Samsung SGH-F490 finger-centric cell phone. The F490 includes features such as a large 3.2" widescreen touch display and a 5 megapixel camera. Read the full story here.

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Mobiola Screen Capture (Symbian S60v3)

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Fuel Cells in your pocket as early as 2009, double the capacity of regular Li-ion batteries

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CEO of MTI Micro Peng Lim is confident that by 2009 we're going to see the first products based on fuel cell technology hitting the market. Expect capacities to be double that of similar size lithium ion batteries, with the most notable advantage being a recharge is as simply as squirting a liquid into a [...]

Japanese phones are so kick ass they get signal from South Korea

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People living at the most southern point in Japan are being charged for international roaming because their mobile phones are getting signal from the cell phone towers in South Korea, 53 km (33 miles) away. If that isn't amazing, I don't know what is. NTT DoCoMo says 38 models exhibit this problems and the only [...]

Photo Gallery: Android running on a Qualcomm MSM7201 chipset

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 Now I know what you're thinking, that looks like something that came out of 1998, but this is just a mock housing. The real power is in the 400+ MHz Qualcomm MSM7201 chipset inside. PC Magazine was at CTIA and managed to take 12 images of the latest Android. New icons were shown, the browser [...]

Teenagers are putting Sony Ericsson and Samsung ahead of Nokia

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Over 58,000 teenagers (ages 11-18) in 31 countries were surveyed about their mobile phone manufacture of choice by Sulake of Finland, operator of the Habbo social networking site for teenagers. In 15 out of the 31 countries polled Nokia is number uno, but in places like UK, Germany, Denmark and Switzerland Nokia loses to Sony [...]

Palm wasn't $31.5 million in the hole last month, more like $57 million

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It just never ends for Palm, the company announced that instead of having a $31.5 million loss for their third fiscal quarter it is instead $57 million due to the collapse of the debt market. Just a reminder, one year ago they were $11.8 million in the green. I'm hoping Palm pulls through, the fact [...]

Press Release: Motorola Demonstrates First Public Mobile WiMAX Handoff in Asia Pacific

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Demonstration illustrates Motorola's capability to deploy mobile WiMAX technology for operators in the region Read the full story here.

Blind Japanese man creates vibrating Braille handset

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Raised Braille-bumps on handset keypads are good for dialing a phone number and other simple tasks, but it can be a little more demanding to tap out text messages or do anything more complex by feel alone. To help the blind get more out of their mobile phones, Nobuyuki Sasaki, a former Tsukuba University [...]

Mitac Mio DigiWalker Lovebird does Windows Mobile 6.1 and GPS on the slim - specs and launch date

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We don't know Mitac for their impressive industrial design, but that looks about to change. The Mitac Mio DigiWalker Lovebird handset made an appearance at the Microsoft booth at CTIA and the keen eyes over at msmobiles caught it on film. Mitac set out to make a sleek and slim Windows Mobile smartphone, and it they've [...]

Two-thirds of Chinese aware of Apple iPhone

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In a country that hasn't even seen the official launch of the iPhone, more than two-thirds of the Chinese population is aware of the iPhone. There are so many iPhone clones coming out of Chinese factories, it's almost impossible not to ignore the counterfeit side of things. Perhaps the prevalence of China-made iPhone copies has [...]

Samsung Instinct scores "Best In Show" from CTIA Las Vegas 2008

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When it comes to innovation, functionality, wow factor, and technology, the Samsung Instinct takes top honors at CTIA Las Vegas 2008. Of all the handsets on display at the mobile industry tradeshow, a panel of 31 judges has proclaimed that the Sprint-bound Samsung Instinct is the most innovative and "coolest" device at the show. I've mentioned [...]