Category: Mobile Phones

  • Germany to allow cell phone use on commercial flights

    The German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing will next year lift the ban on the use of mobile phones on commercial flights. The German Aerospace Centre says that mobile phone signals do not interfere with onboard electronics. Several European airlines are also considering the removal of the in-flight ban on GSM phones. Last…

  • Google maps on your Java enabled phone

    Mobile GMaps is a free piece of software that displays Google Maps and Keyhole satellite imagery on Java J2ME-enabled mobile phones or other devices. Mobile GMaps is distributed under a Creative Commons license. You may download, use and distribute the application free of charge for non-commercial purposes. You may NOT use it for any commercial…

  • NEC N600i – First 3G Phone for i-mode Operator Outside Japan

    NEC Corporation today announced that it has developed its first i-mode 3G terminal “N600i” for an operator outside Japan and has commenced delivery of the terminal for COSMOTE, the largest mobile operator in Greece. COSMOTE, celebrating i-mode’s first year in the Greek market, is the first i-mode operator in the world, after NTT DoCoMo in…

  • Crazy Frog is back

    British independent gaming publisher Digital Jesters announced on Friday that it had won the rights to produce a video game based on Crazy Frog, which it hopes to have out by the holiday shopping season across Europe. The game initially will be available on the PlayStation 2 and PC platforms, and initially launch in Europe…

  • Black Motorola RAZR V3 available on Cingular

    Having made its debut at the 77th Annual Academy Awards, Motorola’s black edition of the popular RAZR V3 mobile phone has now found its way to the line-up of mobile network operator Cingular Wireless. Sporting the exact same specifications as its silver sibling, the RAZR Black is quite simply a black version of the RAZR…

  • Motorola E895 Linux Mobile

    Motorola released the Linux-based E895 EDGE mobile phone. The E895 has a 1.3 megapixel camera with pan and zoom capabilities, Motorola is claiming that it will take great photos even in low light. The Motorola E895 runs on a Java and Linux (JUiX) combination OS with tri-band GSM connectivity, it also offers capture, playback and…

  • Motorola Franklin RAZR smartphone

    Rumours are there that Motorola is planning to release a new RAZR thin communicator running on Windows Mobile 5.0. The new device is code named Motorola Franklin, the name will probably change on release. The form factor of the Motorola Franklin is the same as some devices from HP and BlackBerry. The Franklin will be…

  • Motorola FOMA M1000

    Motorola announced Tuesday the launch of the FOMA M1000, the world’s first-ever WLAN-integrated W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS dual-mode smartphone. Developed jointly by Motorola and NTT DoCoMo, the FOMA M1000 provides features such as international roaming, full Internet browsing and high-quality voice and video communications, as well as the capability to send/receive e-mails to multiple addresses with…

  • Nokia 1600

    The Nokia 1600 has a 65,536 color display (96 x 68 pixels) is Dual band (GSM E850/1900 and E900/1800) and weighs 85 grams. It’s key specifications are :- 200 entries phonebook, Interchangable covers, Polyphonic ringing tones with MP3-grade sound, 900 mAh Lithium Ion battery (270 mins talktime and 350 hours standby time). The 1600 will…

  • Nokia 1110

    The Nokia 1110 is Dual band GSM phone E900/1800 or E850/1900 weighing 80 grams. Aimed for the developing markets the 1110 has a Monochrome display, 200 entries phonebook, 20-chord polyphonic ringing tones with MP3-grade sound, Express on covers, Handsfree Speaker and the Nokia Prepaid Tracker. The 1110 will retail for approx US$ 100 (65 Euros)