Handsets

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 a problem with the SE 990i — it's price! With a price … Read more

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 post Gyros on Mobile Handsets – A Very Powerful Tool, “with gyros … Read more

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 get: “Communicators are devices in the Star Trek fictional universe which are … Read more

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 can read the news here. ceo

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 with LED flash, up to 4x digital zoom A second integrated VGA … Read more

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 to deploy UMTS. I am excited because Austin is in the list … Read more

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 a handset… But, will it be available here in the U.S.? That … Read more