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Cellphone9 : Mobile Phones, 3G, Telco Industry, Cellular Networks, Phone Reviews

January 11th, 2008

NOKLA phones being sent to NOKIA service centers

Some consumers are the perfect target for things like this. Nokia sent over an email a few days ago exposing how owners of NOKLA phones are sending them to NOKIA service centers for repairs. Because of the inferior design quality, these phones tend to break. The problem with consumers is that they tend to mistake […]

By Jayvee -- 9 comments

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 […]

By Jayvee -- 0 comments

December 10th, 2007

What’s the worst phone you’ve ever used?

Lately, community blog comments over here have been leaning towards the rants. Truth be told, the influx of crap phones are much faster than the influx of pretty good ones. If you were to compile a list as a public service to other phone buyers on the crappiest phones in the market, what would these […]

By Jayvee -- 4 comments

December 2nd, 2007

Watch the SideShow

Windows Vista has a little brother in Windows Mobile. At least that is where it seems to be going. The SideShow application turns your mobile device into a small “Tempest Junior” for the huge desktop “Thunder Sub.”

Here are a few things up for the testing grounds according to the devs:
* New […]

By Jayvee -- 0 comments

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 […]

By Jayvee -- 0 comments

October 24th, 2007

Projection Screen Mobile Phone Concept

Marrying the ovehead projector and the cellphone, this Windows Mobile powered smartphone concept brings a lot more to the table, literally.
And if it costs much less than $500.00, then this can very well replace your board room projector. Of course, the concept leaves you with many questions. Your mobile phone would probably only support USB […]

By Jayvee -- 2 comments

October 22nd, 2007

tPhone for the visually impaired

Well this isn’t exactly a cellular phone but the concept is too cute to ignore. Imagine, instead of having numbers, you have a set of RFID tagged buttons of your family and friends. These buttons can be fitted into your phone slot to make calls.
Prank calls would consist of you switching around the photos of […]

By Jayvee -- 0 comments

October 17th, 2007

Symbian CEO calls us all cavemen!

The guys from The Register reports that Nigel Clifford, CEO from Symbian addressed the crowd, calling everyone neanderthals at the recent Symbian Show.

Yes, we’re cavemen, said Clifford, only cavemen who want to take our environment with us. “Connected cavemen”, in fact.[Read]
The move came as a creative expression to point out that despite the fact that […]

By Jayvee -- 0 comments

October 15th, 2007

The iPhone experience: a (failed!) conduit to sampling Apple’s other products

In the last episode of Macbreak Weekly and TWiT, Leo Laporte, Merlin Mann (congratulations on your paternity leave!), Don Reisinger, Roger Chang, Steve Gibson and the rest of the two panels were discussing how Apple’s iPhone exclusivity fiasco has caused much emotional outrage with both the mainstream consumer and Apple fanatics.
Remember when the iPod became […]

By Jayvee -- 2 comments

October 7th, 2007

The Palm Centro

The phone industry sure knows how to screw Apple around. With Nokia belting Apple for their “anti unlocking” regime, now its Palm’s turn to issue a $99.00 smartphone into the hands of fresh graduates who can’t afford a smartphone. Presenting the Palm Centro - it’s finally come. Available very soon on a 90 day exclusivity […]

By Jayvee -- 6 comments