Archive for September, 2009

Three Billion Phones In Danger Of Being Hacked

Three Billion Phones In Danger Of Being Hacked Mobile phones are meant to have some degree of privacy when it comes to conversations, but up to 3 billion could be at risk of being tapped.

The encryption technology used for voice calls is 15 years old and a way for the security barrier has been broken [...]

Motorola Introduces Its First Android Phone

Motorola’s First Android Phone Coming to UK Motorola the US mobile phone manufacturer announced the launch of its very first Android phone this week, to be named Cliq. Next month, the company plans to introduce the model to the UK, under the slightly different brand name, Dext.

The new phone will be exclusive to the Orange [...]

Samsung Launches SCH-W880 AMOLED 12M – World’s First 12MP Optical Zoom Cameraphone

Samsung has announced the SCH-W880 AMOLED 12M, the world’s first mobile phone that features both a 12.0 megapixel camera and an optical zoom.

The SCH-W880 comes equipped with a 3.3-inch AMOLED(INFO) WVGA (800 x 480 pixel) touchscreen display and a realistic digital camera look and feel. It includes a dedicated camera key, fast image writing, and [...]

LG Launches Chocolate BL20 Slider Mobile Phones

LG has announced the LG Chocolate BL20, a next generation mobile phone that builds on the legacy of the Chocolate brand. Much like the original Chocolate phone offered by LG, the BL20 features a glossy black surface with red highlights, but this time packs its technology into a thin 12.3mm (0.5in) body.
The BL20 features 3G [...]

Samsung Launches S5233W Handset Exclusively for Wi-Fi

The extremely popular Samsung Star series of handsets has received a major update recently when Samsung announced the launch of its latest Star branded handset, the Star S5233w, with Wi-Fi.

While the previous version of the Star series were extremely popular, they did not have Wi-Fi built in. Now, with the announcement of the S5233w, Samsung [...]

HTC Tattoo Review

The HTC Tattoo is the second android phone, the device runs Android with HTC’s beatifying Sense interface (as seen on the Hero), and has a 3.2MP camera, 3.5mm headphone-jack, and MicroSD storage.

HTC Tattoo – Breathe a Bit of You Into Your Phone
It’s time your phone reflected your style, your world. Choose a unique color your [...]

Microsoft’s Secret Pink Phones Pictured

A day after Microsoft’s Courier concept (a double-screen tablet) leaked and surprised many with its coolness, Redmond rumors hit the snooze bar again with leaked images of two new Microsoft-branded phones. The images are supposed to be concepts of two handsets, codenamed Turtle and Pure, that are part of Microsoft’s secret “Project Pink.” The device [...]

Google Sync Adds Gmail Push Support

Google introduced Google Sync for Mobile earlier this year with the ability to sync your Contacts and Calendar only. However, today Google also activated Gmail for Google Sync.

Using the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol, Google Sync, now allows to get Gmail messages pushed directly to a mobile phone. Users can configure the function to automatically push [...]

Samsung Instinct HD launches on Sprint

Samsung has announced the launch of the Instinct HD, the follow-up to the US-only Samsung Instinct on the Sprint network in the US.

Running on EV-DO Rev A, the phone offers a “high-definition” 5-megapixel camera and camcorder and “TV-out HD connection” for high-def playback (so presumably records vid in 720p).
Boasting the Opera Mobile 9.7 browser, Wi-Fi [...]

Mobile Users Can Switch Operators from 31 Dec: TRAI

The Mobile Number Portability, which allows subscribers to retain their mobile telephone number while discarding one service provider for another, shall be implemented from 31 December 2009 in metros and category ‘A’ service areas and by 20 March 2010 in rest of the country.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has announced that Mobile [...]