engadget.com - 6/4/2009
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The Palm Pre. It's not just a phone, it's a myth, an idea, possibly a legacy... and a really, really long time coming. It's almost impossible to believe, but the crew at Engadget has been talking about a Linux-based Palm phone since way back in 2004 . Through the now-distant years that ...
Sprint, Palm Don't Expect --- or Want --- "Crazy Lines"
technologyexpert.blogspot.com 6/5/2009 — For those anticipating long lines at Sprint stores as people queue up for the Palm Pre, the new and long awaited Palm smartphone, which releases on Saturday, the two companies hope you won't find any. Not because they don't want to see a rush to buy the device, but because they don't feel huge ...
$700 for Nokia's new phone. Are they nuts? —
DriverHeaven.net
For a company that has said it wants to be a player in the U.S. market, it doesn't look like Nokia is trying very hard.
On Tuesday the mobile phone giant said its flagship smartphone, the N97 , which was announced in December, has gone on sale in the U.S. at the whopping price tag of $699. ...
LG Arena KM900 Mobile Phone Review —
Hardware Tech Review
LG is one of the first few mobile phone manufacturers to use capacitive touch sensitive screens and since then, no one looked at touch screen devices in the same way. The LG Arena we have today was launched recently and our review unit came in silver. Wrapped around the 3 inch screen is a chrome ...
Sprint Gets New Sanyo SCP-2700 Mobile Phone —
I4U News
Sprint has announced a new entry-level texting pone form Sanyo called the SCP-2700. The handset sports at full QWERTY keyboard and threaded text messaging, Internet access, email support, and a 1.3MP camera.
The screen on the phone is a 2.2-inch LCD and...
Cell Phone Elbow complaints on the rise —
DV Hardware
Doctors warn heavy usage of cell phones may lead to "cell phone elbow", an injury that can cause lasting damage. More info at DailyTech .
According to doctors, when you bend your elbow to hold your cell phone to your ear, you stretch a nerve which extends underneath the funny bone and controls ...
Chinese Firm Stuffing Windows XP into a Phone —
Digital Trends
Microsoft is gearing up to launch Windows 7 in October, but it looks like Windows XP still isn't going away. At the Computex trade show, Chinese firm In Technology demonstrated what it claims to be the world's first mobile phone to be running Windows XP…although, as ...
AMD Powered Windows XP Phone —
AMDZone Frontpage
The Industry Standard reports on a Chinese company showing a new phone powered by Windows XP using an AMD chip. Yes, you read me right. The company declined to give details of the computer's microprocessor, which it called the "AMD Super Mobile," or how it will make phone calls from Windows XP.
Palm Pre Emulating an iPod to Accomplish iTunes Sync? —
DriverHeaven.net
The news broke yesterday that Palm's anticipated Pre phone will seamlessly sync with iTunes for both Mac and Windows, allowing users to transfer non copy-protected content to the new Palm phone. While there has been speculation on how this had been accomplished, Jon Johansen explains in a blog ...
Apple Adds In-Call Digital Sharing To New iPhones? —
I4U News
Looks like another Apple patent just came down the pipeline. This one is for an addition to the iPhone phone application that will allow users to share music and media while talking on the phone. This news has lead to renewed rumors that Apple is working o...
Review: Dazzling Palm software beats the iPhone —
DriverHeaven.net
(AP) -- Move over, iPhone. You've had two years on top of the smart phone world. Now there's a touch-screen phone with better software: the Palm Pre.
In a remarkable achievement, Palm Inc., a company that was something of a has-been, has come up with a phone operating system that is more ...
Power-sipping cell phone displays come closer —
DriverHeaven.net
(AP) -- The first factory dedicated to making a new type of power-thrifty cell phone display has started operations, Qualcomm Inc. said this week.
Phones or other gadgets using the displays from the factory in Taiwan could be on the market before the end of the year, said Jim Cathey, ...
Data watchdog clears mobile phone directory —
The Register
You agreed for your details to be used like this, right? The UK data watchdog has given the green light to a controversial directory of millions of mobile phone numbers, which launches next week.… Video - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
Orange Vegas budget touchscreen phone —
The Register
Less Elvis, more Johnny? Review Would you take a punt on a sub-£50 touchscreen phone? With a wallet-soothing price but few must-have features, Orange’s own-brand Vegas plays a very different hand to most high-rolling touch-operated devices ...
Home and Away star in 'Lewinsky' moment —
The Register
Captured for posterity on mobile phone The Oz TV world is reeling today after Home and Away star Lincoln Lewis admitted filming a sex vid on his mobile phone and then showing the amateur grumble flick to fellow cast and crew members.… Video - ...
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