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Motorola Nest phone could be real

Monday, May 18, 2009 - 9:51am

When designer Kelly Bremer showed off this Motorola "Nest" phone as a design concept late last year, we hardly took it seriously, but now the phone is apparently headed for the realm of reality. Its pleasingly asymmetric shape is supposed...

Samsung's puzzling camera trick: here's how they did it

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:44am

Remember Samsung's brilliant viral video campaign for its I8910 HD cellphone we showed you last month? Now the company reveals how it pulled off that clever camera trick. Some of our more astute commenters instantly solved this fascinating puzzle, and...

The ultimate outdoor cellphone? Sharp announces phone that's solar, waterproof

Monday, April 20, 2009 - 6:51am

Solar-powered cellphones at first appear counterintuitive. Most people carry their phones in a pocket or bag, so you'll have to wait until you're home until you charge it up — usually when the sun's gone down. But what if you...

Credit-card phone fits in your wallet

Stewart Wolpin

Friday, April 3, 2009 - 8:53am

Wallet fully loaded? Let's see: Visa, American Express, MasterCard, cellphone… Yup, its a phone the size of a credit card, only 0.58mm thin (less than a quarter inch, about the width of three credit cards) and weighs just 1.3 ounces....

New AT&T satellite phone will keep you connected when the network's gone

Stewart Wolpin

Friday, April 3, 2009 - 8:12am

AT&T will launch a 3G cellphone that also connects to a new satellite phone network by the end of this year. Why this satellite phone will succeed where others have failed remains to be seen. A company called TerreStar is...

Hands on: Motorola $2,000 Aura cellphone

Stewart Wolpin

Friday, April 3, 2009 - 7:33am

If you've got some extra dough lying around or you have too much money, Motorola has the ultimate status phone for both of you: the silvery Aura, which sells for a cool $2,000. Why $2k? Aura's hefty etched stainless steel...

Ulysse Nardin Chairman self-winding cellphone is so much more than steampunk

DVICE Staff

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 7:14am

Earlier this month we featured top-end watchmaker Ulysse Nardin's self-winding cellphone. As intriguing and steampunky as the phone may have looked from the one promo picture featured, the full set of photos barely do the phone — expected to put...

SHIFT: What comes after iPhone 3.0?

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 3:34pm

DVICE writers take a closer look at the latest tech trends in our weekly column, Shift. Apple's unveiling of the third major iteration of the iPhone's software was extremely welcome news to anyone who uses the phone for anything more...

Run out of cash? Pay with your cellphone

DVICE Staff

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 3:31am

Forgotten your wallet? Find yourself short on cash? Well, why not use your phone to pay for that latte? Folks in the U.K. will soon be using their cellphones to pay for a wide range of stuff, thanks to a...

Watchmaker Ulysse Nardin to introduce the world's first self winding cellphone

Michael Trei

Saturday, March 7, 2009 - 8:06am

It's been many decades since there was any kind of correlation between the price of a wristwatch and its timekeeping abilities. Today, expensive watches are all about style and making a statement. The problem is an increasing number of...

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cellphone stories

Motorola Nest phone could be real

Samsung's puzzling camera trick: here's how they did it

The ultimate outdoor cellphone? Sharp announces phone that's solar, waterproof

Credit-card phone fits in your wallet

New AT&T satellite phone will keep you connected when the network's gone

Hands on: Motorola $2,000 Aura cellphone

Ulysse Nardin Chairman self-winding cellphone is so much more than steampunk

SHIFT: What comes after iPhone 3.0?

Run out of cash? Pay with your cellphone

Watchmaker Ulysse Nardin to introduce the world's first self winding cellphone

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