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The Sony Ericsson P990i PDA phone

The Sony Ericsson P990i PDA phone – what a neat handset: UMTS, Symbian OS 9.1 underneath, MIDP 2.0, double camera for video calls, touchscreen, and a keyboard, Bluetooth, 802.11b, and many other features. I really would like to own one. But there is…

Motion Sensors in Mobile Phones

Click to see video clip (YouTube). Samsung has released it's S310 handset, which was announced last January. The S310 uses a six-axis sensor that allows for the detection of spatial movement in 3 dimensions, including movement speed. As I wrote on my previous…

About Communicators: From Science Fiction to Reality, and Convergence

Most of us were introduced to communications via science fiction TV programs and movies. Today communicators are part of our daily life. Still, the Sci-Fi definition for communicators tops web searches — if we do a web search for the word “communicator” we…

Is Motorola Kicking some Buttie (in the U.S.)?

RCR Wireless News' Mike Dano reported that Motorola kicked some ass in the U.S. in the third quarter (with 36% of the U.S. mobile-phone market), with Nokia in 4th place — apparently thanks to “strong interest in its Razr and iTunes-capable phones.” You…

The Nokia N92 – So Sweet…

The N92, wow, what a sweet handset… While I don't care much for the TV-specific features, the rest of its features are great! (Source S60.com, and the N92 website): 2.8″ screen supporting 16 million colors High Quality stereo sound 2 mega-pixel main camera…

3G/UMTS Coming to a (U.S.) City Near You.

Earlier today I learned via Daily Wireless that Cingular will be deploying their 3G (UMTS) network on a number of U.S. cities by Q4 2005 and early 2006! That is just around the corner… Cool! Cingular had announced back in 2004 their plans…

The new Sony Ericsson P990 – I want one!

I've been patiently waiting for a killer handset for personal use – one with dual cameras, keyboard, touch-screen, with the latest set of JSRs, true 3G network, Wi-Fi enabled, large screen real-state, and many other killer features. And the SE P990 is such…