October, 2011

• 27 October

  Man has phone dock built into prosthetic arm

  

  An enterprising chap has had his prosthetic arm turned into a dock for his Nokia C7, the Telegraph reports. 50-year-old catering manager Trevor Prideaux was born without his left arm, and was used to having to balance his mobile on a surface or on his prosthetic limb to use it. But now using the touchscreen …

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• 27 October

  Samsung: Galaxy Tab injunction ‘flawed’

  

  Samsung Electronics today alleged that the interlocutory injunction awarded to Apple against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was incorrect and a leap of logic, all the while pushing for the case to be expedited in the courts. In a case presented before Justice Lindsay Foster in the Federal Court of New South Wales today, Samsung contested the basis on which …

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• 27 October

  Want to be our new mobile phones reviewer or editor? Apply now

  

  Update: Applications for this role close at 9am on Monday 31 October 2011, so be quick if you want to apply. A very rare opportunity has opened up at CNET UK for a mobile phones reviewer or editor to join our award-winning editorial team. If you have passion for technology and a history of producing fantastic content, we want to …

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• 27 October

  Can Nokia’s Lumia line save Windows Phone?

  

  Windows Phones just aren’t selling (only 1 percent in the U.S., according to Nielsen in June). The new Mango OS is nice enough, but with shelves awash with so many excellent Android phones, what Windows Phone badly needs is a hardware hit. If Nokia has its way, the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 will deliver it. “It’s a new dawn …

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• 27 October

  Can Nokia’s Lumia smartphones make it in the U.S.?

  

  LONDON–Nokia’s new Windows Phone-based Lumia smartphones will not hit the U.S. market for months, but when they do, will the devices have what it takes to entice U.S. consumers? That’s the question everyone is asking this week as Nokia introduces its its first Windows Phone smartphones: the flagship Lumia 800 and the lower-cost Lumia 710. These phones are the first …

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• 27 October

  Apple wins patent on unlocking phones with a gesture

  

  Uh-oh — Apple has won a patent for unlocking phones with a movement of your finger. That means only one thing for Android, Windows Phone and any phone that unlocks with a touchscreen gesture: fiiiiggghhhhttt! Apple applied for the patent back in June 2009, claiming the exclusive rights to unlocking a touchscreen device by tracing a preset pattern or gesture …

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• 27 October

  Microsoft holding Windows Phone ‘backstage’ event Nov. 7

  

  It looks like Microsoft is gearing up for another big Windows Phone event. The company just sent out invitations for a “backstage” event held in New York on November 7. Microsoft’s Windows Phone team, including Andy Lees and Joe Belfiore, along with other partners will be on hand to discuss the platform. Microsoft Interestingly, Microsoft is hinting at a significant …

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• 27 October

  Imagine! Nokia shows it still has a pulse

  

  Nokia is showing signs of life, proving it can rush product to market, innovate and maybe even get something commercial out of its research and development. It’s early, but there are signs of life here. Perhaps Nokia won’t be road kill for Android and Apple’s iOS. Let’s connect a few positive data points for Nokia. First, Nokia is showing off …

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• 27 October

  Shooting with the Nokia Lumia 800

  

  Nokia got its star turn this week when it finally unveiled its long-awaited Windows Phone 7 devices in London. Of the two new handsets, the Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, the former definitely is the more interesting given its sleek design and high-end features. And of those features, we’re particularly excited by the 8-megapixel camera with the high-quality Carl …

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• 27 October

  Why an Apple HDTV is a huge risk

  

  With the release of Steve Jobs’ biography this week, it seems that the man’s final desire was to build an Apple television. His biographer, Walter Isaacson, wrote that Jobs had the idea of a simple interface cracked, but then told CNET that the product was not “close at all” and “very theoretical.” This hasn’t stopped analysts from leaping over each …

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