Palm set to announce Treo 700p for Sprint on May 15th
Palm set to announce Treo 700p for Sprint on May 15th
Filed under: CellphonesWe were sort of hoping against hope that Palm would officially take the wraps off their new Palm-powered Treo 700p here at CTIA this week, but a highly trusted source has confirmed for us that they won’t be making an official announcement until Monday, May 15th (or thereabouts). That date could slip, of course, but it does jibe with the May 28th launch date that’s been floating about the interweb. We’ll keep poking around here at CTIA to see if we can find out any more details, cool?Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Nokia 7370
The Nokia 7370 is a trendy-looking phone designed to appeal to fashion-conscious users looking for a decent selection of multimedia features.
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Nokia’s N73 and N93 launched
Filed under: Cellphones Well hello there N73 (bottom) and N93, how nice to see you in the for realz at last. Other than finally making these phones official we don’t really have too much new information to offer. Both models run Series 60 3rd Edition and feature large 2.4-inch 262k color QVGA displays, Bluetooth 2.0, a MiniSD slot, MP3 / ACC media players, FM radio with Visual Radio, and a chubby 3.2 megapixel shooter with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, mechanical shutter, and integrated flash. Want to share those snaps? Coolio daddy-o, ’cause a new partnership with Flickr gives you the ability to upload and add comments to your photos directly from your new N-series cellphone without the need to download any additional software (don’t forget to ZoneTag!). The N73 will launch as both a quad-band GSM / EDGE model and another which includes 3G (2100MHz UMTS). It features 42MB of on-board memory and 3D stereo speakers at the top and bottom of the unit to kick out some tinny jams. Meanwhile the N92-lookin’ N93 turns out 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM / EDGE and 3G (2100MHz UMTS), 50MB built-in memory, 802.11b/g, UPnP, TV-out, and adds a 3x optical zoom to the camera, which can record MPEG-4 VGA video at 30fps. If you’re looking for mobile TV, you’ll have to stick with the N92 though, since the N93 does not feature a DVB-H tuner. Both will drop in July; welcome to the show, boys. More product images after the break.[Via PhoneScoop]Read N73Read N93Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Skype now available for Palm OS… via EQO
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Portable AudioWell, well, welcome to 2004 Palm OS users with the announcement that EQO’s Mobile for Skype client now supports Treo 600 and Treo 650 devices. Sorry, this isn’t a full-featured Skype client (not that we expected one, ever) loooong available for PocketPC devices. Rather, EQO is now providing a beta J2ME client for your Palm OS device which must run along-side a PC plugin (yes, your PC must be running and connected to Skype for this to work) all linking up with EQO’s service to bridge the whole shebang and provide users the ability to make and receive Skype calls, send IMs, and view their Skype buddies’ on-line status. Hey, no one said it would be easy… but judging by feedback in the EQO community forum, it seems to work.[Via Palm Infocenter]Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Samsung Z510
The days of the 3G brick are numbered, with Samsung’s Z510 joining the Motorola v3x in the slim and sexy category.
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Moto sells auto biz to Continental for $1B
Filed under: Cellphones, TransportationMotorola, which has been shedding non-core businesses for years (including its semiconductor business, which was spun off to become Freescale in 2004) will scrap another of its classic lines, the company’s automotive electronics arm, which includes sensors, telematics and safety-related electronics. The division will go to Continental AG, a German company best known in the US for its tires. The sale further focuses Motorola’s business on cellphones and other communications technologies such as cable modems, two-way radios and set-top boxes. The move takes Motorola out of the automotive industry for the first time since 1930, when the company created the first successful car radio (hence the name "Motorola"). Of course, Moto’s been out of that sector for years, and most car owners are unlikely to notice that the current divestiture has even happened, since most of the assets being sold are related to behind-the-scenes systems that don’t include heavy consumer branding.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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The SkyQube multi-phone mashup
Filed under: Cellphones, Misc. Gadgets Qool’s had a few arbitrary devices over the years, but we definitely had to look twice at their SkyQube and SkyQube². It’s apparently still early on in development, but the box gives you calling every which way possible, often using Skype as a call conduit: USB to PC audio / Skype, Skype to POTS forwarding, Skype to (integrated) GSM forwarding, Skype to Skype, SkypeOut, Skype messaging to SMS, followme to/from Skype — all of which you use with your POTS telephone. It’s also got conference calling and integrated contacts, just one giant Skype love-in, supposedly to go for $80 for the SkyQube and $150 for the SkyQube². We’re just not ready for that much Skype though, man, you know?Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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