British designer Stuart Hughes has created the world’s most expensive mobile phone — the iPhone 3G Supreme. Priced at £1.92 million or Rs 147 million, the phone is made from 22-carat gold. Hughes took 10 months to create the iPhone 3G Supreme.
“The iPhone is the phone with the most tricks on the market. What possibly [...]
Case-control studies have reported inconsistent findings regarding the association between mobile phone use and tumour risk. To elucidate the findings, some Korean and American researchers investigated these associations using a meta-analysis. The study found that there is “possible evidence linking mobile phone use to an increased risk of tumours.”
The researchers examined 465 articles published [...]
Barely three months after imposing a ban on the import of all handsets that do not support the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number, the Government is now preparing to put Chinese telecom equipment makers nearly out of business in India. The Government wants Chinese gearmakers to be barred from all but eight states — [...]
Price-cuts like this don’t happen often, and that’s why Univercell’s decision to shave off 50% from the Nokia N96’s price-tag is certainly an eye-catching proposition. The N96, which was priced at Rs. 35,000 is now available at Univercell at Rs. 19,231.
We stumbled across the new price while browsing through Univercell’s website. When we contacted the [...]
Aimed specifically at the female market, LG has announced the launch of the kg376, a clamshell phone which is decorated in style. Launched in competition against other models aimed at his market notably the Samsung ultra s S7350 Elegant edition and LG arena, the phone has a distinctive livery. The phone is attired in purple, [...]
Medical researchers have unveiled a new gadget that could be used by doctors in the developing world to diagnose diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria.
The device, which attaches to a mobile phone, allows physicians to create a portable microscope that can be used to examine blood samples in the field and help spot some of [...]
Today Samsung launches its latest watch phone, the new S9110. The S9110 is what Samsung claims to be the thinnest watch phone on the market, at 11.98mm (.47in). The company credits its advanced surface mounting technology for this achievement.
The S9110 features a specially designed 1.76-inch TFT touchscreen display with a 176 x 220 pixel resolution. [...]
What started as two-way radios or mobile rigs in taxicabs, police cruisers and ambulances in the US, has today become an intrinsic part of out lives. Recognizable mobile phones with direct dialing have existed at least since the 1950s. Since then mobile phones have traversed miles to cross the 3G (3rd generation) milestone.
Mobiles, today, are [...]
