Crazy Cranium Creations

Posted November 11th, 2008 by Luke McKinney in Mobile Phone News

Your phone isn’t the only cool thing you can press against your head. It might sound odd for a phone site to tell you that, but all manner of wonderful things have been built to press against your face and some are so awesome or terrible that we just have to tell you. Here we look at some gaming gadgets that really put your head into a different world.

1. The Atari Mindlink System

As far back as 1983 Atari were trying to project gaming brains into the screen. If you just said “Wait a minute, there wasn’t any mind reading technology in the 80s” the congratulations - you know more than Atari did. There was nothing even like mind-reading technology back then. In fact, even getting a computer to notice you via buttons was considered … continue reading "Crazy Cranium Creations"

Mobile phone users sending 217 million texts per day

Posted October 30th, 2008 by Patrick in Mobile Phone News

A recent study has revealed that mobile phone users in the UK are sending a staggering 217 million text messages per day, adding up to 72.9 billion messages a year.

Despite multimedia messages not even being available on the iPhone the number of MMS messages is rising quickly with 1.5 million being sent every day.

Internet use is on the increase as well with … continue reading "Mobile phone users sending 217 million texts per day"

Top Ten Mobile Phone News Stories of the Week - 17th October.

Posted October 17th, 2008 by Andrew Boxall in Mobile Phone Round-up, Mobile Phone News

This week we have news concerning the Android G1, including the potential UK release date, more BlackBerry Storm goodness, the latest Prada phone from LG and several exciting new phone releases! Sit back, relax and read on…

1. Storm captured on Video.

This is no badly focused mess made with a mobile either, this is an official Vodafone video showing off the extremely impressive BlackBerry Storm user interface, which we reviewed this week. For their first touchscreen attempt, it’s looking very polished indeed and we suspect there maybe some Apple execs nervously shifting in their seats when this goes on sale.

2. LG Prada II is Official!

The first LG Prada was a brave attempt to bring touchscreen goodness to the masses and it was a little hit and miss, although far better than most others available at that time. LG have now announced their second Prada collaboration and this time it has a sliding QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera, HSDPA 3G and Wi-Fi. It’s out before Christmas too.

3. G1 Out In UK Soon.

The much-hyped Android G1 is expected to be launched in the UK on the 30th October. … continue reading "Top Ten Mobile Phone News Stories of the Week - 17th October."

Blackberry Storm REVIEW! : New BlackBerry Storm : Blackberry Storm 9500

Posted October 16th, 2008 by Andrew Boxall in Mobile Phone News

The new BlackBerry Storm is probably RIM’s most important phone release since the first Pearl became available back in 2006. Why? Because like the Pearl, which introduced the business orientated BlackBerry brand to the consumer world, the Storm represents another first for RIM, the introduction of a touchscreen handset with a brand new interface ready to take on the current smartphone darling, Apple’s iPhone 3G.

Originally known as the BlackBerry Thunder prior to the official announcement, we received word of its imminent release on October 8^th when the Storm 9500 was confirmed for Europe – incidentally, the Storm 9530 is the version to be sold in the USA – and word is the BlackBerry will be on sale from … continue reading "Blackberry Storm REVIEW! : New BlackBerry Storm : Blackberry Storm 9500"

The $7 million Text Message Farce

Posted October 15th, 2008 by Patrick in Mobile Phone News

In December 2005 Jeffrey Weinstein, a business analyst from Logan Square in the US, received a text message from the Timberland shoe company offering a 20 percent discount for shopping at their website. Weinstein wasn’t happy at receiving what he deemed to be an unsolicited text message so he has sued Timberland and GSI Commerce the an e-commerce company that worked with Timberland on the marketing campaign for $7 million.

After receiving the message Weinstein thought: “There has to be a law against something like this”. … continue reading "The $7 million Text Message Farce"

Christmas Storm - Blackberrys New Touchscreen Smartphone

Posted October 9th, 2008 by Warren in Mobile Phone News

The Blackberry Storm was officially announced yesterday in the US by Vodafone and Verizon Wireless which have joined forces for what they believe is going to be an iconic change in the world of smartphones, as well as for Blackberry. Up until recently, Blackberry’s design team has always leaned towards a more conservative and cautious design, but we saw a dramatic change with the recently released Blackberry Bold. The Bold has clearly taken into consideration that smartphones are more than just a business tool and with the growing popularity of the Blackberry, it was about time that they came out of the box. … continue reading "Christmas Storm - Blackberrys New Touchscreen Smartphone"

T Mobile Cameo Digital Photo Frame

Posted October 8th, 2008 by Patrick in Mobile Phone News

T-Mobile are about to launch an innovative new product - a digital photo frame that can be updated via MMS message. The Cameo photo frame, which requires a SIM card, allows a mobile phone user to send a photo message directly to the frame which then updates the photo.

This device will no doubt be a top seller for Christmas if T Mobile can bring it to market in time - the digital photo frame was last years top selling product over the festive period. … continue reading "T Mobile Cameo Digital Photo Frame"

Could the Sony Ericsson X1 Xperia run on Google Android?

Posted September 30th, 2008 by Patrick in Mobile Phone News

The first versions of the Sony Ericsson X1 Xperia are coming to the UK very soon and the operating system will be Windows Mobile. However speculation is arising that future versions of this high end smartphone might run a version of Googles Android software.

Xperia is a whole new brand from Sony Ericsson and the X1 is just the start of it. … continue reading "Could the Sony Ericsson X1 Xperia run on Google Android?"

Google Android Phone Released Today

Posted September 23rd, 2008 by Warren in Mobile Phone News

Google’s G1 handset is to be launched at a T-Mobile Press Conference in New York today and we feel that the hype and anticipation that has been cleverly instigated by the team at Google, is certainly warranted. Judging from past experience, Google has a great knack for throwing tough challenges at historical industry leaders and household names. The new handset, which has been produced by well-known Taiwanese smartphone manufacturers HTC, will feature the much anticipated open-source mobile operating system Android. … continue reading "Google Android Phone Released Today"

Swype Aims to Improve Text Input on Phones

Posted September 17th, 2008 by Patrick in Mobile Phone News

 

A startup company run by one of the original inventors of the predictive text system that was installed on over 2.5 billion phones is aiming to revolutionise how we input text on touchscreen devices

Cliff Kushler was on the team that invented T9 and his latest invention, Swype, allows even technophiles to enter text at 50 words per minute - around the same as the fastest teenagers … continue reading "Swype Aims to Improve Text Input on Phones"