The E7 impressed us at the recent Nokia World conference. Although marketed as a business device, it looked like a Qwerty smart phone worthy of anybody’s attention. Unfortunately, you may have to wait until next year to buy it. An unlocked black version of the E7 is being offered by online retailer Expansys for £585. …
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Motorola Oasis Motorola Motorola announced the Oasis Bluetooth headset today, which it claims is the most comfortable Bluetooth headset ever. The unusual-looking device has a rotating boom mic and a lightweight battery unit that fits behind the ear. It has the usual dual-mic noise cancellation in addition to 12mph wind resistance, a dedicated mute button, voice prompts, multipoint, and a …
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The HTC Trophy 7, an ultra-slim candybar-type touchscreen phone, has joined the growing ranks of Windows Phone 7 handsets that’ll be available at launch. A full list of specs was revealed by WMPoweruser (once again). It will carry a Qualcomm QSD 8250 1GHz processor, the same as the two previous devices we saw, the HTC Mozart and HD7. Like the …
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Lots of people buy iPads under the mistaken assumption that they can scribble notes on them, much like they would on a legal pad. However, because the tablet employs a capacative touch screen, you can’t just grab your old plastic PalmPilot stylus and start writing. You need a special pen, one with a conductive tip that mimics your fingertip. Many …
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Mobile-phone users on the 3 network can now access a basic version of Facebook for free, thanks to a collaboration between the operator and social-networking behemoth. The free 0.facebook.com website is a lightweight version of mobile Facebook that loads more quickly because it’s text-only. If you want to see a photo, you’re out of luck — you’ll have to leave 0.facebook.com, and pay standard data charges. …
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We’ve seen plenty of leaked Windows Phone 7 handsets, but a much meatier tidbit appeared this weekend — the news that Microsoft could have its revamped mobile marvels in UK shops as soon as 21 October. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans told Neowin that Redmond intends to hold events across the globe to launch its new mobile OS, and get …
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San Francisco–RIM developers can now build applications based on BlackBerry WebWorks, a new open-source Web-based development platform. These apps can be written entirely in HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, and developers can then use the BlackBerry Web App Packager to wrap the apps in a Javascript wrapper, making it easier for them to integrate the app with BlackBerry services. The Web …
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Tawkon, a small Israeli start-up, announced Monday that its cell phone radiation detection application has arrived for Google Android phones. The company’s mobile application uses an algorithm that measures your specific absorption rate or SAR (See also: CNET’s Quick Guide: Cell phone radiation levels). This is the rate at which your whole body absorbs energy from a radio frequency magnetic …
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Bonnie Cha/CNET The activity around Windows Phone 7 is starting to pick up and with it are some new rumors of launch dates. According to Paul Thurrott of Windows Phone Secrets, the U.S. market will see devices launch on November 8, whereas Europe will get them a bit earlier, starting October 21. Microsoft has not confirmed these dates, but it …
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Verizon Wireless today officially announced what some Android users have been anticipating for quite some time: the R2-D2 edition of the Droid 2. Bowing September 30, the highly customized Droid 2 is sure to delight “Star Wars” fans. Unlike other special smartphone versions, the handset has more than just a white battery cover painted to look like Artoo Detoo. Verizon …
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