Posts Tagged ‘phone’

When I leave the house in the morning, I run through a mental checklist to be sure I’m not forgetting my phones (check), wallet (check), subway pass (check) and keys (check). But this routine falls by the wayside if I’m anywhere else at any other time of day, leaving me longing for some guarantee that I’m not forgetting anything—especially my phones. This week, I tested two ... Full story

While most mobile phone users would be more than happy to use the stock firmware, there are some folks who want to get the most out of their phone’s hardware. If you fall into that category and own a Samsung Omnia HD, you might want to take note of the custom ... Full story

Here is a nice chart to show the differences (or similarities) with Apple iPhone and Microsoft Windows Phone OS. In my opinion, iPhone is advancing rapidly to catch up on features that were missing from Windows Mobile previously and vice versa, Windows Phone is losing its features to fall back to where iPhone begins. So, tell me, what is happening with Microsoft? ... Full story

SlashGear went hands on with the interesting Sagem Puma phone that runs Android. The phone is cool and a second-generation version is expected in 2011.Continental and Nokia are working together on specifications and other tech to allow an in-car screen to control apps on a smartphone. That would mean things like Ovi Maps navigation could ... Full story

Who needs a marble mobile phone and it is not cheap! This CPT001 concept phone from Mobiado has gold filled engraved letters  and details on this one piece solid marble. The buttons are made of gold and between the call and end button, there is this gold skeleton mechnical watch. To top it up, the touch screen is made of sapphire. ... Full story

Looks like Sagem wants in on the Android game too, as the French phone company has mentioned that they’re considering an entry-level version of their sports/lifestyle themed device that will be powered by Google’s Android OS. This news comes just after the pre-launch event last night for the Sagem Puma phone. The ... Full story

A recent patent application by Apple shows that the fruity company is working on a rather interesting speaker phone feature for the iPhone. Instead of having to activate the speaker phone manually, the patent indicates that the phone could be smart enough to use its built-in camera to “see” the environment and ... Full story

It was some time back now that we saw the lovely W PhoneWatch come in from Kempler and Strauss, as a small yet effective replacement for a watch and a phone. However, the company has given the PhoneWatch a new look and that too in gold. At CTIA Wireless 2010, ... Full story

I just spoke on the phone with Olivia Ward, a foreign affairs writer for the Toronto Star. I don't usually think of myself as an expert on foreign affairs, but, in Canada, U.S. politics is foreign affairs, so there you have it. I don't always express myself coherently over the phone–I'm better in writing, when I have the freedom to rearrange my sentences into something ... Full story

I just spoke on the phone with Olivia Ward, a foreign affairs writer for the Toronto Star. I don't usually think of myself as an expert on foreign affairs, but, in Canada, U.S. politics is foreign affairs, so there you have it. I don't always express myself coherently over the phone–I'm better in writing, when I have the freedom to rearrange my sentences into something ... Full story