Archive for the ‘mobile phones’ Category

The Palm Pre is Out

Monday, June 8th, 2009

The Palm Pre is finally out. June 6 was the day. It's available for $199.99 after rebates from Sprint: If you're still on the fence about getting a Pre go over to PreCentral.net where you can find loads of videos and a comprehensive review on the new smartphone. It's about an ...

Palm Pre Demo Video

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

There have been so many rumors about when the Palm Pre will finally be released that I have given up following all the hype. I am now content to wait till the official announcement from Palm whenever that happens. But there are signs that the first week of June is ...

Palm takes the Grand Prix with the Pre

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

This is one gadget that has every geek drooling in anticipation for its release. The Palm Pre with the linux-based webOS, which is light years ahead in terms of usability compared to Palm's previous venture into Operating systems namely the PalmOS, will be out in the first half of 2009. It ...

Sony Ericsson Idou! Do you?

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Many people, especially those in love with Apple's iPhone may think it's hideous, but I think it looks pretty good. Revealed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with the codename Idou, Sony Ericsson has another one of those  iPhone-killers warming up to take on the Jesus-phone. All we know about the ...

Nokia’s most advanced mobile computer

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Nokia touts it as a "true mobile computer". Launched Dec 7, 2008 after months of keeping the mobile phone-loving world in the dark, Nokia has revealed the N97 which they call the world's most advanced mobile computer. Taken from Nokia's Press release: “From the desktop to the laptop and now to your pocket, the ...

Next Windows will be the 7th

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

We've known for a while now that the code name for the version of the Windows operating system which is to supersede Vista some time in Q1 of  2010 is "Windows 7". On October 13, Microsoft decided on "Windows 7" as the official name. Why Windows 7 you ask? The fact is, ...

Early Birds hoping to get the worm err 3G iPhone

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

I read this on Engadget today. Can you imagine with still a week to go before its release, people have already started to line up at the New York Apple flagship store to be the first to get their grubby hands on a 3G iPhone. What do you make of ...

The 3G iPhone Nemesis

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Just a day before old Steve unveils the new 3G iPhone at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Samsung has come out to announce their take on the "Jesus phone". The Samsung i900 Omnia is a PocketPC with the following specs and features: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS 3.2" WideQVGA (240x400) screen w/ TouchWiz ...

A delight to the ears: A review

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

[ad#ad-3]Since I spend a total of 8 hours traveling by bus and "speedboat" at least once a month to every week if possible, It's important that I keep myself preoccupied during those long monotonous trips. What better way to do that than listen to my high bit-rate mp3 collection. (I ...

Water-powered mobile phones

Monday, April 21st, 2008

The dangers of global warming are probably getting to the Samsung engineers who've developed a hydrogen generator and micro-fuel cell that runs on water. Hey you'd want to have an alternate source of this life-giving resource if, let's say, your watter bottle ran out in the middle of a heat ...