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Archive for the ‘Phones, Phones, Phones’ Category

January 9th, 2008

Sony Ericsson T650i in Gold

Not sure why they had to choose this phone of all models, but the Sony Ericsson T650i is now encased in gold. It isn’t the whole phone, mind you - just the screen, You know, cost cutting measures here and there especially with the weakening of the dollar. What this basically means is the screen […]

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January 2nd, 2008

Special SIM cards for text voting in contests? Weird.

I love shows that do audience participation. Especially in the form of SMS voting for talent shows like American Idol. Well, we have our own franchise back here called Philippine Idol. And as a fan of these talent shows that, I’ve become a little disturbed with some developments in blatant SMS padding of votes. For […]

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November 26th, 2007

Paygate London: Cellphones are the new currency

So what’s your take on the latest development of the London currency being dispensed by mobile phones?

“Early next year Barclaycard will run a trial of the technology on the back of its new ‘OnePulse’ contactless card, which was launched in September. OnePulse cards are combined credit cards and Oyster cards, and also allow small purchases […]

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October 17th, 2007

Skype Phone to launch everywhere

First it was Apple. And then Google announced their own. Now Skype is joining the bandwagon too. Yes, Skype is partnering with telcos to release their first cell phone.

Code-named the “white phone,” the Skype handset will be introduced by late October in Britain, Italy, Hong Kong, and Australia, and will reach 3’s other five markets […]

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September 30th, 2007

A 5% difference between being connected “now” or “later”

Look at the chart. I was able to swipe this survey off The Register as they’ve done a fine job of showing that a great percentage of people between 20-30 years of age suffer from Internet anxiety. Which is why the market for wireless connectivity, mostly through laptops and mobile phones is booming.
Have a closer […]

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September 29th, 2007

The donut inspired ETNA

See the hole in the middle? If fulfills two purposes: storage and charging the unit via induction. This ETNA phone design, made by Maxie Pantel inspires mobile phone users to never misplace their phones again. Having a dedicated dock / storage is practical for easy findings and not to mention aesthetic value.
Proceed here for the […]

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August 26th, 2007

Motorola RAZR2 V9

The Motorola RAZR2 V9 is Moto’s flagship product for the midyear. It’s got the perky improvements from the V8 including external music keys, video calling via HSDPA: the primary camera is utilized for video calls by closing the clamshell and the external display turns into the video feed. This is really smart!
Additional features include memory […]

By Jayvee -- 2 comments

July 23rd, 2007

The Nokia E70 vs the iPhone

The Best Page in the Universe has released a comparative review of the Nokia E70 (his current choice) and the iPhone. Everybody who scours the Internet knows the Best Page in the Universe. And now, he reviews the iPhone…

First of all, the E70 has a full keyboard, not some *bleep* stripped down, tap-and-pray smudgy piece […]

By Jayvee -- 2 comments

June 14th, 2007

Sony Ericsson Shake Control: Shake Em Bebe!

Sony Ericsson has introduced their Shake Control technology to their line of Walkman phones. Shake Control allows you to browse through your music playlist literally with the flick of the wrist. From the instructional text, shakiin your phone to the left or right will trigger the playlist to move to the next or previous songs. […]

By Jayvee -- 3 comments

May 25th, 2007

Cellphone theft prevention

With cellphones becoming as close a commodity to actual cash in several countries, there are obviously several ways that the government can help stop the rampant spread of mobile phone snatching. Where I’m from, we have a few public service campaigns (albeit not very widespread) on how to make cellphone theft an unprofitable sideline by […]

By Jayvee -- 5 comments

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