Now that we have clarity with regard to a Windows Phone 7 update on the HD2 ( sorry, folks ), let’s move on to the next contentious platform: Nokia’s N900 and MeeGo. As Nokia’s only Cortex-A8 handset, there’s plenty of hope that Nokia sees fit to upgrade the N900 to MeeGo once the unified Maemo … Read More
WiFi-controlled sentry robots have been our playthings for a few years now, but sure as Sunday morning, they don’t help us get much work done. Why would you, when you can discreetly spy on your house, kids and neighbors from the convenience of a web browser? That’s what we thought. But now, there’s a robot … Read More
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Even though Microsoft’s big MIX event is still days away, the Windows Phone 7 Series development platform is already pretty well defined. It’s also clear that Microsoft wants to keep things tidy for developers by requiring all WP7 phones to meet a certain base-level spec . Now, thanks to a post from Microsoft’s Shawn Hargreaves, … Read More
While Cell Phone Trek cannot confirm the legitamacy of the slide seen above, considering T-Mobile’s current plan for the United States in 2010, it seems plausible. The slide pictured was released through the infamous PPCGeeks forum. The slide depicts seven new devices scheduled for a Q1 2010 release. What I first noticed out of all … Read More
We can’t say we were overwhelmed by the first leaked photos of what we’ve come to know as the Nokia Mystic , but there’s something about this QWERTY candybar form factor that Nokia just does so well that we have to hang onto the benefit of the doubt. The latest news on this front is … Read More
It’s always fun trying to port an operating system to a device it shouldn’t really be running on, but hey, that’s never has stopped the most intrigued. A man thought today to make cell phone news, that man, Toni Nikkanen of Finland has recently become the first successful person to port Apple’s OS X 10.3 … Read More
Logitech has come up with probably one of the coolest apps that have ever been presented to the general public. This new app turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a wireless mouse and keyboard, via Bluetooth, for any computer or laptop that can send and recieve a Bluetooth signal. The app is said to … Read More
Good news for the beaten down Mobile Device Market, global cell phone sales rebounded in the 4th quarter. Global Handset shipments were up 10% to 324.4 million in the 4th quarter of 2009, compared to 293.8 Million in the same quarter of the previous year. This is the first quarter of growth that the industry … Read More
Seems like Helsinki’s always got something interesting to show in its Nokia Research Center ( NRC ). Today’s conceptual adventure involves radar, or RADAR (RAdio Detection And Ranging) if you prefer. Without going into too much technical detail, Nokia demonstrates a handset that uses electromagnetic waves to measure the speed of an impressively stoic Finn … Read More
In the world of cell phone news, today Nokia made an announcement they will be releasing a 16GB version of its capacitive touchscreen X6 device, that will compliment the already available 32GB model. This new handset will offer similar features as does its partner device, including a 3.2 inch wide screen capacitive display with a … Read More
Echoecho is a location-based mobile application that wants to make it easier for you to locate your friends, family members and colleagues in the real world. Echoecho only tries to get you the answer to one straightforward question: Where are you? Unlike other location-based application, echoecho doesn’t force you to constantly broadcast your own location. … Read More
In cell phone news today, Nokia has created a contest for hackers and tweakers alike called the Nokia PUSH N900 MOD IN THE USA. This contests urges these hackers and tweakers to mod the N900 to try and make it into something cool. The final three contestants will bring their projects to the CTIA 2010 … Read More
Two of the largest names in mobile handsets are coming collected to combat in court. Apple has submitted an official appeal to the International Trade Commission asking for a prohibition against Nokia’s mobile handset imports. Nonetheless, Nokia has also come after Apple by filing an objection accusing Apple of violating seven patents presently held by … Read More