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Windows Mobile 6.5 cell phone OS unveiled

Monday, February 16, 2009 - 11:14am

Well it's about time fuddy-duddy Microsoft hopped up with the hepcats and finally redesigned that stodgy Windows Mobile interface. And what a bang-up job the Redmondians have done with this version 6.5 of its cell phone operating system. It's not...

Samsung OmniaHD, world's first cell phone that shoots 720p video

Monday, February 16, 2009 - 7:15am

Dozens of announcements are blasting out of the huge Mobile World Conference cell phone convention in Barcelona right now, but let's just cut through all the me-too teases and show you the highlight: the Samsung OmniaHD, the first cell phone...

Samsung Blue Earth solar cell phone, saving the planet one call at a time

Friday, February 13, 2009 - 12:59pm

Samsung jumps onto the green bandwagon with this Blue Earth cell phone, equipped with a solar panel on the back that'll charge it up any time you're out in the sunshine. You do go out in the sunshine, don't you,...

TeleNav rolls out first full-featured GPS navigation software for Android

Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 9:03am

TeleNav just jumped into the Android arena this morning, announcing the first GPS navigation service for the open-source cell phone operating system started by Google. TeleNav GPS Navigator will have all those handy features of stand-alone and in-dash GPS units,...

LEGO phone changes colors with snap-on parts

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 10:58am

What does a company do when it's having trouble selling cell phones? I know, let's make a LEGO phone! This Alcatel cell phone, destined to hit the market this year, has snap-on pieces that let you change the color of...

Conduit concept phone: Why aren't all phones this sexy?

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 6:56am

The Conduit is a mobile workstation and phone all rolled up into one gorgeous package. Pan-pipe jokes aside, this concept was designed for SKY/Pantech, a Korean cellphone company. Let's all beg them to make this a reality. The Conduit is...

Samsung Memoir cell phone has groundbreaking 8-megapixel camera, lots more

Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 12:43pm

Okay commenters, we hear you. We won't compare the gorgeous Samsung Memoir mobile phone to the iPhone. We'll just talk about that honking 8-megapixel camera on board, coupled with a xenon flash. Finally, a cell phone with a real camera...

Touch Wars: Toshiba unveils the next would-be iPhone killer

Adario Strange

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 8:54pm

Yet another iPhone competitor called the TG01 has just been launched by Japanese hardware manufacturer Toshiba. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1, the touchscreen phone features GPS, WiFi, video playback, Flash video playback, a 3.2 megapixel camera, video game play, a...

Casio unveils perfect bridge between old cell phones and the iPhone

Adario Strange

Sunday, February 1, 2009 - 8:54pm

The touchscreen war is over. Despite loud, early protests, Apple's iPhone has effectively swayed Asia's handset makers to the way of the touchscreen. The most recent proof of this sea change comes from Casio's new CA001 touchscreen phone. What makes...

HTC Touch Cruise smartphone nails the GPS features

Thursday, January 22, 2009 - 12:14pm

HTC expanded its niche of iPhone knockoffs with the HTC Touch Cruise, emphasizing GPS features with an application called "Footprint." Available by June, this $600 geo-tagging smartphone snags "digital postcards" of your current location with its 3.2-megapixel camera, combining...

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cell phones stories

Windows Mobile 6.5 cell phone OS unveiled

Samsung OmniaHD, world's first cell phone that shoots 720p video

Samsung Blue Earth solar cell phone, saving the planet one call at a time

TeleNav rolls out first full-featured GPS navigation software for Android

LEGO phone changes colors with snap-on parts

Conduit concept phone: Why aren't all phones this sexy?

Samsung Memoir cell phone has groundbreaking 8-megapixel camera, lots more

Touch Wars: Toshiba unveils the next would-be iPhone killer

Casio unveils perfect bridge between old cell phones and the iPhone

HTC Touch Cruise smartphone nails the GPS features

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