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Samsung release two new Q1 Ultra series UMPCs
By Tim Hanlon
01:17 July 30, 2008 PDT
July 30, 2008 Samsung has released two new models for their Q1 Ultra series of ultra-mobile PCs - the businessman's Q1UP-V and the well connected Q1U-CMXP. Read More
World’s smallest portable 2.5-inch USB hard drive
By Darren Quick
04:02 July 29, 2008 PDT
July 29, 2008 Tech companies just love being able to lay claim to that “world’s smallest” title, and hard drive manufacturers are no different with Freecom boasting the “world’s smallest and lightest” portable 2.5-inch USB 2.0 external hard drive with the Mobile Drive XXS. Read More
Jailbreak a 3G iPhone on Windows with WinPwn
By Tim Hanlon
02:39 July 28, 2008 PDT
Windows users who read about the OS X-based Pwnage Tool 2.0.1 last week can stop feeling left out thanks to WinPwn - an equally capable application that runs on Windows XP and Vista. Read More
How to tether your 3G iPhone for use as a modem
By Darren Quick
05:04 July 23, 2008 PDT
July 23, 2008 While tethering (using a 3G phone as a modem for a laptop) is a feature included in almost every 3G phone on the market, AT&T have come out and said they will not support tethering on the 3G iPhone. That oversight has spurred hackers into action and resulted in the circulation of a tutorial for doing what AT&T won’t. Remember that this might be against your use license agreement with AT&T and result in much unpleasantness – or they may do nothing at all. Read More
Send free SMS from your iPhone
By Tim Hanlon
21:01 July 22, 2008 PDT
July 23, 2008 Looking for a way to offset the ridiculously expensive data plan that your new 3G iPhone is tied to? AOL's free AIM client has a feature you might be interested in - the ability to send free SMS messages. Read More
A Universal Car Integration Kit for iPod from DICE Electronics
By Darren Quick
22:11 July 21, 2008 PDT
July 22, 2008 DICE Electronics have joined the glut of FM iPod transmitters already on the market with their Universal Car kit for iPod. The offering from DICE however differs from its competitors by using FM RDS technology - the communications protocol standard that sends small amounts of digital information such as time, track/artist info and station ID alongside conventional FM radio broadcasts. Using RDS allows song and artist name info from the iPod to show up on the screen of a compatible car radio. Read More
QingBar MP101 projector turns an iPhone into a portable cinema – sort of
By Darren Quick
22:06 July 21, 2008 PDT
July 22, 2008 For those that find the touch screen on their iPod Touch or new 3G iPhone too small, Honlai Technology have introduced their QingBar MP101 iPhone projector. The portable unit that measures 102mm wide x 76mm long x 54mm high can throw images from 15 to 27-inches onto a wall or screen in a 4:3 aspect ratio at 640 x 480 (VGA) pixel resolution. Read More
Activate and Jailbreak your 3G iPhone with Pwnage Tool 2.0.1
By Tim Hanlon
22:56 July 20, 2008 PDT
The iPhone Dev Team have released version 2.0.1 of their infamous Pwnage Tool, which can now activate and jailbreak a 3G iPhone. Unfortunately, unlocking the phone for use with another SIM card is still a work-in-progress. Read More
Knight Rider GPS by Mio lets you K.I.T.T. out your car
By Darren Quick
23:16 July 10, 2008 PDT
Always wanted to live out a “Hoff” fantasy - no, not drunkenly try to eat a hamburger, but rather driving around with the dulcet tones of K.I.T.T. riding shotgun? Well now thanks to the portable GPS navigation device maker Mio you can become a lone crusader and take a shadowy flight into the world of a man who does not exist. The Knight Rider GPS by Mio includes exclusive voice guidance and turn-by-turn directions featuring the original voice of K.I.T.T., William Daniels as well as a Knight Industries-approved LED display. Read More
Mobile Internet reaching critical mass
By Kyle Sherer
04:14 July 9, 2008 PDT
A combination of device availability, network speeds, content availability and consumer interest has lead to mobile Internet use reaching critical mass, states a report by Nielsen Mobile. The paper predicts that we can expect to see a rapid growth in consumer adoption and mobile marketing in the following years. Mobile Internet use generated over $5 billion in 2007, and accounted for $1.7 billion in Q1 of this year. Read More
The Juicebar disposable mobile phone charger
By Mike Hanlon
04:17 July 8, 2008 PDT
July 8, 2008 The mobile telephone gold rush has made a fair percentage of the world's nouveau very rich, and spawned a lot of accessories of dubious value - this doesn't appear to be one of them. Once you've realised how essential a phone is, having a dead battery is just not an option. Being stranded without communication is not only an exasperating problem, but it can also put you in a dangerous predicament when you need to make an emergency call. Enter the Juicebar Read More
RIM to release FlipBerry?
By Darren Quick
22:27 July 7, 2008 PDT
July 7, 2008 Rumors of a low cost BlackBerry clamshell phone have been doing the rounds for a while now and appear to have reached critical mass. According to reports the new BlackBerry KickStart, will sell on US wireless provider T-Mobile for US$49.99 after subsidy with September the expected release date. RIM’s entry into the lower end of the market could well be in anticipation of the effect the imminent release of the iPhone will have on their traditionally higher-end market. Read More
The Neo FreeRunner open source mobile phone
By Darren Quick
01:37 July 7, 2008 PDT
While Android, the open mobile platform developed by an alliance of some of the mobile phone and computing world’s biggest names, has attracted a lot of interest and support since it was announced late last year, it wasn’t actually the first open mobile computing platform. That title goes to Openmoko – a project founded by Taiwanese computer and components manufacturer First International Computer, Inc. (FIC), with the combined aims of developing an open source Linux based operating system designed for mobile phones and hardware devices on which the operating system, called Openmoko Linux, runs. The first smartphone released that supported the Openmoko Linux platform was the Neo 1973, which was released in July, 2007 but suffered from supplier shortages. Now Openmoko has announced their follow up – the Openmoko Neo FreeRunner – a mobile device that the company says will help to enable ubiquitous computing in the 21st century. Read More
Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer
By Emily Clark
01:34 July 7, 2008 PDT
The new Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer allows users to print photos from their mobile phone or digital camera as soon as they take them. The pocket-sized inkless printer is portable, stylish and easy to use. Read More
Motorola Blaze to enter the touchscreen phone arena
By Darren Quick
16:01 July 6, 2008 PDT
June 6, 2008 Motorola’s yet-to-be-released iPhone competitor is the Motorola Blaze, which boasts a haptic-feedback touchscreen with a protective flip top transparent plastic cover which also allows for the unit to be used with the cover closed. The phone also sports a 2 megapixel camera, EV-DO, GPS, Bluetooth and MobileTV. Read More
The Quick Draw Clip System for personal organisation
By Mike Hanlon
16:40 July 1, 2008 PDT
For most people, the mobile telephone is their principal business tool. It needs to be conveniently accessible wherever they are for optimum productivity. If you move beyond your desk regularly, that means carrying it with you without losing that accessibility. The Quick Draw Clip System offers an instant, accessible and secure way to carry cell phones, iPods, GPS, gloves, cameras, tools, keys, two-way radios or anything else you can come up with! Read More
Optoma Pico Handheld Projector
By Mike Hanlon
23:27 June 20, 2008 PDT
June 21, 2008 The promise of micro projector systems integrated into our phones, PDAs and video iPods has been one we have awaited expectantly for so long that it has almost achieved vapourware status. Now Optoma has announced the first Pico projector based on the DLP Pico chipset will available be THIS year. Smaller than most smart phones, this new micro-portable projector fits in your palm and is the ideal companion to ultra-portable media devices such as iPods, PDA's, smart phones and digital cameras. That’s an iPod driving the device in the image – can’t wait for this one! Read More
BlueAnt releases portable Text-to-Speech speakerphone
By Darren Quick
16:18 June 18, 2008 PDT
Anticipating the changing of handsfree driving laws in the US, BlueAnt Wireless’ has released a new portable speakerphone device called the Supertooth 3 Bluetooth Handsfree, which incorporates advanced ‘Text-to-Speech’ technology with voice prompts providing guidance to help users pair the device and upload their mobile phone’s address book. The unit supports a selection of six different languages including American English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and British English, so that when a call is received, the Supertooth 3 announces the incoming caller’s name or Caller ID and the user can then verbally accept or reject the call. Read More
Nuance demonstrates open voice search prototype
By Emily Clark
23:03 June 11, 2008 PDT
June 12, 2008 Nuance Communications has shown a prototype "open voice search" application on the Apple iPhone that promises simple “say anything” mobile web search capabilities. Read More
3G iPhone revealed
18:20 June 9, 2008 PDT
June 10, 2008 After months of speculation the odds were pretty safe - Apple has announced the roll-out of the new iPhone™ 3G. Read More
New Jawbone Bluetooth headset
By Kyle Sherer
21:51 June 5, 2008 PDT
Aliph has introduced a new version of its Jawbone Bluetooth Headset, which won an International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award last year. The new model is 50% smaller than its predecessor and up to ten times more effective than competing headsets at eliminating background noise according to the manufacturers. Read More
Special Forces Smart Noise Cancellation Ear Buds with built-In GPS
By Mike Hanlon
17:15 June 4, 2008 PDT
With more than half the world carrying a mobile phone and some of the best brains in the world focussed on differentiating the next generation of mobile services and functionality, it was interesting to see Silynx’s C4OPS GenNext headset system displayed for the first time at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Florida recently. Most of the functionality does not translate readily to non-combat environments, but what it can do is simply amazing. Read More
The 3G Apple iPhone - what are the real chances?
By Mike Hanlon
17:11 June 4, 2008 PDT
June 5, 2008 You know an event has captured public interest when the bookmakers start laying odds, so you’d better believe that next Monday’s Keynote by Steve Jobs is now an event of international import. The latest odds suggest he’ll be pulling the wraps off a "thin" (less than 0.46in or 11.6mm deep) iPhone with 3G and 32GB of memory and that Apple's stock (AAPL) will close higher than its opening value that day. You knew that? Then put your money where your mouth is, Mr Smartypants, because the odds on offer are much better than bank interest. Read More
ModeLabs unveils Bluetrek Metal Bluetooth headset
By Kyle Sherer
17:55 June 3, 2008 PDT
ModeLabs Group has added the 4mm thin Bluetrek Metal to its line of Bluetooth products. The 5.5-gram model uses a sturdy metal framed design and promises up to five hours in talk mode and more than seven days in sleep mode. Read More
Gresso White Diamonds luxury mobile phone collection
By Emily Clark
23:05 May 27, 2008 PDT
Not satisfied with the innocuous grey or black of standard mobiles? Perhaps these unique diamond encrusted phones from Gresso are what you’ve been looking for. But such exclusivity comes at a price - 9,000 and 33,000 euros (around US$14,000 and $52,000) depending on the model. Read More
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