Microsoft will allegedly announce its entry into the smartphone arena early next year with an iPhone rival built around NVIDIA’s new system-on-a-chip (SoC) for small form factor mobile devices, according to a report. Read more
As if the Android G1 handset wasn’t desirable enough, T-Mobile has just made it more affordable. The new tariff is now £30 with a free handset, knocking a tenner off the old minimum price of £40. Read more
The 6260 looks quite similar to the 6220 Classic, aside from the quite obvious difference that his puppy has a slide-out keyboard, maintaining the profile whilst boosting the screen size. It also sports Wi-Fi connectivity and respectable 5MP snapper. Read more
It seems to be the day for news on concept phones. First we had Samsung’s folding display technology showing us what we can expect to see in the near future, and now we have the Eclipse solar-powered phone. Read more
Imagine being able to take out a touchscreen display from your pocket and open it up up like a folded sheet of paper… Well, video footage of what looks like a flexible OLED display able to fold itself in half to become a mobile phone has been circulating online. Read more
Who says BlackBerries are all about business? A Canadian company just released a hardware and software gizmo that enables a BlackBerry to be used as a universal remote control for a typical AV set up, or your lights, or your garage door – practically anything in fact, you might need a remote for. Read more
Sagem Orga has declared that it’s developed a SIM card that offers built-in A-GPS capabilities. The Paderborn-based company says this breakthrough will enable affordable, accurate positioning technology for those who don’t have GPS-equipped mobile phones. Read more
Customers grabbing Nokia’s new flagship N-series handset, the N96, have reported software faults as well as other problems. This is more than a little reminiscent of the software crashes that marred early batches of the N95, with many customers waiting months to upgrade to its long-awaited successor.