Cellphone charger blamed for blaze in Delaware
added on September 3rd, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones
Details on this one are remarkably skimpy, but here are the facts as we know them. A fire caused around $30,000 worth of damage to a mobile home in Delaware this past week, but thankfully, the Millsboro and Indian River firefighters found no one home at the time... |
Sonim LM801 isn't a Sonim at all, XP1 still in the mix
added on September 3rd, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones
It's still a rugged little bastard -- and yes, it still has a laser pointer -- but there's one thing the LM801 cellphone is not: a Sonim. The CEO of Sonim, maker of the purposefully overbuilt XP1, wrote in on our LM801 piece to let us know that... |
Shure introduces $99 SE102MPA stereo headset
added on September 3rd, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio
Shure slipped under the $100 mark with its regular earphones some time ago, and it's now brought its stereo headsets into the more budget-friendly territory as well, with its new SE102MPA sound isolating headset boasting the magic price tag of $99.99. This set is actually a... |
Conceptual teddy bear phone shown off in Japan, could totally sell for $199 on contract
added on September 2nd, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones
We've seen some bizarre -- bizarre -- handsets in our day, but this one is just too darn cute to call weird. The conceptual Kuma Phone was recently shown off in Japan by Willcom, and according to local reports, the audience in attendance absolutely adored it. The GSM... |
Nokia's North American E66 shows up in flagship stores
added on September 2nd, 2008 |
| Filed under: CellphonesBarely a month after Nokia's North American E71 went on sale at the Chicago / New York flagship stores, we've received word that the QWERTY-less sibling (that'd be the E66) has now arrived at the same locales. The quad-band slider boasts support for AT&T's 3G network, and there's... |
Avidyne's MLX770 provides pilots with two-way text messaging support
added on September 2nd, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Transportation
It's not that texting from planes is currently impossible, it's just not terribly reliable. Thanks to Avidyne's Q4-bound MLX770, however, all that is about to change. The two-way datalink receiver will not only enable pilots to have access to the radar mosaic for most of the world... |
Nokia's Comes with Music service launches next month -- UK first
added on September 2nd, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio
Nokia's "free," all-you-can-eat, music subscription service is set to world premier in the UK next month before hitting continental Europe and Asia in 2009. Nokia already has Universal Music, Sony BMG and Warner Music on board and plans to have EMI signed before launch -- in... |
MegaFon confirms butch iPhone deal for Russia
added on September 2nd, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones
While "market sources" had already spoken of a deal with MTS to bring the iPhone 3G to Russia, local carrier MegaFon has stepped-to, ex-KGB-like and confirmed its own deal. In a terse, presumably shirt-less announcement made while fishing, Russia's third largest carrier said, "The sales of iPhone in... |
Sony Ericsson says XPERIA X1 still on track to ship in Q4
added on September 1st, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones
Rumors of the XPERIA X1 being delayed to 2009 have been floating around forever, and the chatter's only gotten louder at IFA -- to the point where Sony Ericsson's been forced into damage-control mode for a second time, telling Reuters that "there is absolutely no delay" and that... |
Microsoft job listing hints at App Store-like 'Skymarket' for Windows Mobile
added on September 1st, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
While Apple's App Store was far from being the first of its kind, we're now seeing a job posting over in the Redmond area that suggests that Microsoft is looking to produce something similar for its Windows Mobile platform. The news comes hot on the heels of... |
A functional Meizu M8 UI, CEO Jack Wong finally caught on video
added on September 1st, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones
After what feels like centuries of waiting (and suffering through that painful CeBIT demo), we finally get to see the Meizu M8's OS in action... and it's not as bad as you think. Sure, the interface is totally derivative of the iPhone, and there is that pesky cursor... |
Leaked Sprint roadmap reveals Touch Pro, Touch Diamond dates and pricing
added on September 1st, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones
From the looks of it, Sprint has gone and gotten a decent chunk of its playbook leaked all over the interblogs, and it's chock-full of titillating information. Thanks to slippery fingers and loose lips, we already knew that the Touch Diamond and Touch Pro were headed to the... |
Belkin JoyPod render surfaces: your App Store gaming controller
added on September 1st, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming, Peripherals
For better or worse, it looks like the so-called iControlPad is edging closer to reality -- or at least something really similar. According to a new image (and our limited Spanish translation skills), Belkin is actually looking to produce an App Store gaming controller, though we're... |
Sonim's rugged LM801 phone will probably outlast you
added on August 31st, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones
Sonim has chosen IFA this week to show off its latest hardcore G'zOne killer, the in-your-face, take-no-prisoners LM801 candybar. Highlights of the rugged set include an integrated flashlight, laser pointer (for those times when you're stranded in the Rockies and you need to blind you some bears, we... |
HTC's Android-driven Dream revealed in glorious spy photos
added on August 30th, 2008 |
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Sure, we've seen some blurry videos and a few stolen glimpses when Andy Rubin demonstrated this beast, but now we've gotten our hands on a slew of pictures showing off a very real T-Mobile-branded Dream in all its Android-running glory. Not only does this confirm... |
Screen Grabs: the Daily Show's Jon Stewart grabs a Centro for some speech critique
added on August 30th, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones
Our latest micro-series, Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and occasional misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with a screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dt com.
We're not sure how this came to be, but when Jon Stewart needs to make a... |
BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 surfaces on eBay, trigger fingers get itchy
added on August 30th, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones
Not that you won't be able to buy this thing from carriers here shortly, but there's just nothing quite like being the first on your block to own a new handset. For those with cash to burn and an insatiable desire to play with RIM's forthcoming Kickstart 8220,... |
HTC wars: Touch Pro, Touch Diamond and S740 go head to head
added on August 30th, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Now that the cat's out of the bag it was no trouble tracking down HTC's S740 this morning, and just for kicks we rammed the phone up against the Touch Pro, which we subsequently rammed against the Touch Diamond and an iPhone for a generally violent display... |
Qualcomm slapped with fine for violating Broadcom injunction
added on August 30th, 2008 |
| Filed under: CellphonesOoh, Qualcomm you been naughty. You might remember that last year Qualcomm was banned from selling various 3G chips that infringed on Broadcom's patents, but the big Q apparently believes that being in trouble is a fake idea, because it kept right on doing it -- to the... |
BlackBerry Bold hitting AT&T on October 2?
added on August 30th, 2008 |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
With hope of a summer release fading with the passing of each and every day, Boy Genius Report cites a "pretty solid bit of info" that the BlackBerry Bold is now pegged for launch on AT&T on Thursday, October 2. So if you see a throng of... |
