Mobiles reviews - video

iPhone 2.0 OS shows off Japanese keyboard

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:12:56 +0000

Here's a quick look at the next iPhone firmware revision's Japanese keyboard. The iPhone 2.0 OS will apparently be shipping with a Japanese keyboard in tow, and TokyoMango has the video to prove it. [Via: MacRumors] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Apple busts out new iPhone keyboard video!Softbank announces iPhone 3G pricing structure for JapanJapanese man fabricates his own [...]

Cool BMW concept car - what if handsets were designed like this

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:21:55 +0000

It's a slow news day. You gotta love summer. I came across this video of the BMW GINA concept car. The idea behind this car is that the skin acts more like a malleable cover than a rigid-metallic material that requires all manner of hinges, seams, and joints. You gotta love BMW. Macenstein mentioned that it would [...]

iPhone 3G hopefuls should hit the gym

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:10:58 +0000

And maybe take up some sort of martial arts training. Or, at the very least, watch your back for iPhone-targeting, low-life, wannabe thugs looking to pry that beautiful iPhone from your cold, dead hands. You see, there seems to be a shift from the old days where people were getting mugged for their iPods to people today, [...]

T-Mobile Sidekick LX OTA update will enable video recording and playback

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:25:33 +0000

As expected, Boy Genius got his hands on the T-Mobile Sidekick LX OTA update. BGR is confirming that, in addition to spell checker, play and share capabilities, an alarm clock, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), Bluetooth file transfer support, the Sidekick LX OTA (otherwise known as an "update") does indeed enable video recording and playback. For you Sidekick [...]

Samsung Instinct vs. Apple iPhone - Round 1

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:40:25 +0000

We all know that handset manufacturers (and their partner carriers) that aren't the iPhone are gunning for the all touchscreen form-factor that's proved to be so popular among smartphone fans. But, this newest advertisement from No. 3 US wireless carrier Sprint may be the first case of a carrier overtly going for the iPhone's jugular. Here [...]

nVidia announces Tegra 650 mobile processor - nVidia Tegra Mobile Platform is here

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:06:17 +0000

nVidia is known more for their graphics processing prowess than as a mobile processor manufacturer. But, with nVidia's impressive mobile platform demonstration at Mobile World Congress, the GPU-giant took a giant leap in to the mobile space. nVidia showed off their nVidia Tegra Mobile Platform at Mobile World Congress 2008 Barcelona with the nVidia Tegra [...]

Video: HTC Dream live and in the flesh at Google conference

Wed, 28 May 2008 20:12:55 +0000

The near-mythical HTC Dream handset has been rumored for longer than we can remember, and we can't wait to get our hands on the device that was once thought to be the Google Phone (gPhone). Alas, we'll have to wait until Google and HTC can work out the niggling details on the Android OS that [...]

Freaky cellphone concept that make you/it squirm

Thu, 22 May 2008 18:55:15 +0000

Mobile phone concepts usually make us drool in envy and with longing for the possibilities of things to come. So, this new mobile phone concept from Provoke is a bit of a departure from the high-tech wonderment that concept technology usually inspires. The idea behind Provoke's Touch Concept is to allow "deep communication" between lovers - [...]

Sony Ericsson shows off unknown handset in new video - gesture control on the way?

Mon, 19 May 2008 22:35:12 +0000

The mobile space is all about convergence. It's all about putting the power of a laptop, music player, camera, and PDA in the palm of your hand. To that extent, mobile phone manufacturers have been pushing their version of converged life on the consumer market with spiffy commercials and eye-catching graphics. Sony Ericsson's new device presentation [...]

This is the RIM BlackBerry 9000 interface - in-depth look at BlackBerry 9000 UI

Thu, 08 May 2008 20:21:08 +0000

The BlackBerry 9000 is the next greatest thing to come out of Waterloo. With loads of pictures already circulating the interwebs and Blackberry 9000 specs already known, there's not much that we don't know about the curvy handset. Good thing for us, CrackBerry has their own BlackBerry 9000 live and in-hand for an in-depth look at [...]

Interview: Dolby explain about "Dolby Mobile"

Sun, 04 May 2008 18:34:56 +0000

This week, I was lucky enough to spend some time in the company of Max Taylor (International Marketing Director, Mobile), and Mark Price (Public Relations Manager, EMEA), from Dolby Mobile. Many of you may remember that we covered Dolby's move in to Mobile as part of Will's CTIA coverage - out of that has spun [...]

Analysis: Mobile TV standards problem may never be solved

Sat, 03 May 2008 18:36:34 +0000

From previous posts, you might know that I am always quite optimistic about Mobile TV - well a report from In-stat is a real humdinger in terms of good and bad news - the good being that the M-TV market could be worth $12bn in 2012, the bad being that the fragmented standards are here [...]

Video recording on the iPhone - iPhone Video Recorder

Fri, 02 May 2008 21:57:47 +0000

It's a sad fact that Apple has neglected to enable video recording for the iPhone, but that doesn't mean iPhone users are going to be left out in the cold. Thanks to the prolific iPhone developer community, there are more features and applications for the iPhone than we can count - the newest application being [...]

The new Internet Explorer Mobile for Windows Mobile 6.1 - desktop browsing from Windows Mobile

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:08:17 +0000

It was hard standing idly by, snapping a few pictures, while everyone else was busy taking video of Microsoft's demonstration of the next-generation Internet Explorer Mobile for Windows Mobile 6.1. Not having a video camera on hand was hard, but not being able to show you readers what Microsoft had in store for Internet Explorer [...]