Uncategorized Cell Phone Digest | 09 Jun 2008
Steve Jobs Announces the New iPhone 3G
| Today Apple's CEO Steve Jobs announced the new 3G iPhone at Apple's WordWide Developer's Conference. The new iPhone comes with thinner edges, a flush 3.5mm headset jack, a black plastic back cover and solid metal buttons. The iPhone has the same 3.5-inch display; however, it comes with improved audio quality, talk time of 5 hours, and stand-by time of 300 hours. 3G browsing time will be 5 to 6 hours, with 7 hours of video playback, and 24 hours of audio playback. The new iPhone also comes with GPS. The 8GB version is priced at $200 while the 16GB model is priced at $300, and it will also come in white. The new iPhone will be available July 11. It will support tri-band UMTS/HSDPA bands at 850/1900/2100MHz. |
Uncategorized Cell Phone Digest | 09 Jun 2008
Digia Announces 1st Finger Touch Web Browser
Digia has created a first fully finger touch controllable web browser finger touch controllable web browser for UIQ based mobile phones. Designed for UIQ 3 and Symbian OS the Digia Web provides user oriented mobile browsing experience. Browser is based on the open-source webkit browser engine ported to UIQ by Digia, and a whole new browser UI that gives powerful and intuitive access to true web content. Digia @Web 1.0 browser engine is based on the open-source S60 webkit engine version ported to UIQ platform by Digia. Other users of the webkit browser engine include Apple Safari browser, iPhone, Google Android and Nokia S60 browser. |  |
Uncategorized Cell Phone Digest | 09 Jun 2008
Samsung Announces the Omnia Smartphone w/ Touch Screen
| Samsung today announced the touch screen Omnia (SGH-i900) smartphone. The Omnia is a business handset with Windows Mobile 6.1 offering Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel and Word). The Omnia features:
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Uncategorized Cell Phone Digest | 09 Jun 2008
Camila Goes Mobile With Verizon Wireless
Camila, the hottest group in Latin music right now, is launching their first headlining U.S. tour with a 17-city schedule that kicks off in Miami, on June 6. This Latin sensation, whose albums have sold in excess of 800,000 units worldwide, has joined forces with Verizon Wireless to further connect with fans via mobile technology. Camila’s song, “Todo Cambio,” recently won two Billboard awards for the album of the same name, which has sold nearly 400,000 copies in the U.S. in 12 months. |  |
Uncategorized Phone Obsession | 09 Jun 2008
$26,000 Crocodile Skin Phones - “Lady Dior” Mobile
In case the $5,000 My Dior phone was too cheap for your taste, Christian Dior has unveiled a $26,000 mobile model that's even more high end. The upscale version features crocodile skin and a whopping 640 Swarovski crystals, totaling 3,251 carats.
Designed with Modelabs, the clamshell fashion phone …
Uncategorized Phone Obsession | 09 Jun 2008
$14,000 African Blackwood Cell Phones - Gresso White Diamonds Mobile
Gresso, a Russian phone maker, recently wowed the world with its luxurious new mobile phone models. The company just launched the White Diamonds Collection which includes two cell phones bejeweled with what we know as a girl's best friend: diamonds.
The mobile phones are made of titanium, sapphire …