10 Designer Mobile Phones That Will Make You Cooler

Posted May 12th, 2008 by Kathryn in Mobile Phone Handsets

Did you think it was bad when you found out that your girlfriend was spending $300 on each pair of jeans that she wears? Do you still argue with her about the fact that she thinks she needs $400 designer brand shoes and $1000 designer name handbags? Well, you can add another accessory to the list of items that you’re going to be footing a fortune for if you ever end up having to support the lady love of your life: the designer name cell phone. From Levi’s to Prada, designer mobile phones are making their way from the runway to the must-have category of every woman’s life. And you know what the worst part is? You’re probably going to actually like this expensive accessory.

Here are ten of the top designer brand mobile phones interesting consumers today:

1. Prada KE850.

This designer phone has gotten a lot of attention in the fashion world but has gained even more sidelong glances from the tech world. That’s because it is … continue reading "10 Designer Mobile Phones That Will Make You Cooler"

The 12 Most Awesome Google Android Applications

Posted May 12th, 2008 by Kathryn in Gphone (Google Phone)

After Google released its Android phone platform into the market, the company launched an Android Developer Challenge to stimulate competition amongst those people creating applications for the product. Applications that were submitted for review included everything from cutting-edge mobile social networking apps to innovative ideas for using the cell phone to remotely control your … continue reading "The 12 Most Awesome Google Android Applications"

Sony Ericsson Developing Location Based Music Search

Posted May 12th, 2008 by Patrick in Mobile Phone and Social Networking

Many people have favourite songs that they associate with certain places such as a track to listen to when they visit their home city or a football ground. A new patent filed by Sony Ericsson could see the development of a location based music search service to bring all of our favourite tracks together into a geo-targeted version of the Top 40.

The system has been detailed in a patent filed by Sony Ericsson (manufacturers of the excellent Walkman music phones) entitled “Location dependent music search”. The patent details how users would be able to tag tracks with the locations they associate the tracks with as well as downloading songs that are associated with their current location.

Sony has a reputation of producing some innovative music phones already but offering a service that allowed users arriving in a particular new city to download a soundtrack for that city would open up a whole new world of mobile music based social networking. The best analogy of this service is the geo-tagging being offered by photo sharing site flickr.

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Who is Responsible for Green Mobile Phones?

Posted May 9th, 2008 by Kathryn in Green Mobiles / Environmental Issues

Ask the average person why he isn’t more earth-friendly with his mobile phone and he’ll probably give you a reason that is basically a shirking of responsibility. Individuals typically feel like there is very little that they can do to be green with their mobile phones because cell phone manufacturers and carriers make it so hard to be green. Indeed, it is the responsibility of both of these larger groups of people to work on making … continue reading "Who is Responsible for Green Mobile Phones?"

Mobile Phone Weekly News Round-up: May 9th

Posted May 9th, 2008 by Andrew Boxall in Mobile Phone Round-up

Although we haven’t met any, there are people out there who obviously think their mobile phones don’t smell enough, and are attempting to reverse this ‘issue’. German tech folk at ConVisual have joined forces with the Institute of Sensory Analysis and Marketing to create a ‘smell-force’ intent on bringing smell-emitting chips to mobile phones. Apparently … continue reading "Mobile Phone Weekly News Round-up: May 9th"

Active Matrix OLED Displays and 5 Cool Devices That Use Them

Posted May 8th, 2008 by Patrick in Mobile Technology

Active matrix organic LED displays have been appearing in a number of prototype and production devices recently thanks to their superior viewing angles, refresh rate and low power consumption. The use of OLED displays in mobile phones … continue reading "Active Matrix OLED Displays and 5 Cool Devices That Use Them"

Google - King of the Wireless World

Posted May 7th, 2008 by Kathryn in Gphone (Google Phone)

There is no doubt that Google is the giant when it comes to search engines but the company is also well-known for making moves in other areas of the technology business. In the past few years, one of the major areas of development has been Google’s involvement in the wireless sector. With the release of the Android platform, the development of applications for the mobile web and … continue reading "Google - King of the Wireless World"

Stunning LG Synthesis Concept Phone Unveiled

Posted May 7th, 2008 by Patrick in Mobile Phone Handsets

Designed by a member of the Product Design Forums as his entry to a recent design contest run by LG the Synthesis is a stunning concept phone that could easily become a real product in the future.

Touch screen devices are highly desirable these days and the Synthesis uses a … continue reading "Stunning LG Synthesis Concept Phone Unveiled"

Zoo Suffers Text Message Scam – Thousands Call Asking for “Mr G Raff”

Posted May 6th, 2008 by Nick in Funny Mobile Stuff

According to a report this weekend the Houston Zoo switchboard has been jammed with thousands of calls per day after a text message prankster launched a mystery campaign.

Zoo managers have been forced to call in the FBI after their main switchboard was jammed with people calling asking to speak to “Mr G Raff” and a host of other … continue reading "Zoo Suffers Text Message Scam – Thousands Call Asking for “Mr G Raff”"

Mobile Phones Weekly News Round-Up: May 2nd

Posted May 2nd, 2008 by Andrew Boxall in Mobile Phone Round-up

The Nokia ‘Comes with Music’ download service has been in the news ever since it was announced back in late 2007, joining the oft-delayed N-gage gaming system as another reason to watch the Finnish brand.  Last week, we talked of the huge cost of the ‘Comes with Music’ venture and this week, The Register reported further fallout has occurred, along with a similar, and disastrous, case study from a few years back.  There’s no doubt ‘Comes with Music’ is ground-breaking and is set to be massively popular – but at what cost to Nokia? … continue reading "Mobile Phones Weekly News Round-Up: May 2nd"