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While it's not headed stateside, the KTFT EV-K100 is still worth a look for its extremely thin figure--just 7.9mm thick. It almost makes the Motorola RAZR V3 (14mm) clunky. To put the numbers in perspective, 7.9mm is almost exactly...
The Wireless Report has done a survey of the plethora of plans, services and tiers in an attempt to define a baseline wireless customer to compare the top four U.S. wireless carriers in the U.S. The report sets the baseline...
Vizrea Snap was introduced this morning at the DEMO conference. The service attempts to simplify sharing photos and video from mobile phones. MobileTracker caught a sneak peek of Vizrea Snap last week and was impressed with the simplicity. Currently...
Opera Software today released its mass market mobile browser, Opera Mini. Until now the software was only available in Norway and other select European countries. Unlike Opera Mobile, Opera Mini is designed to be used on the vast majority...
Aug 16 2005 - 12:05 PM ET | Staff Picks
NewScientist has a piece about a new battery technology developed recently in Singapore that uses urine to provide electric current. Only a drop or two is needed, but the urine powered battery could actually power your cell phone in a...
Mar 28 2005 - 11:23 AM ET | Staff Picks
SimWatcher is a new app with a very simple goal: it sends a text message to an address when a new SIM card is put into it. The message will contain the phones new number which should help you track...
Sanyo came out as the highest rated mobile phone in the annual J.D. Power and Associates 2004 U.S. Wireless Mobile Phone Evaluation Study. Sanyo phones ship in the US from Sprint PCS, with the MM-7400 being its latest offering. Five...
Oct 19 2004 - 04:53 PM ET | Staff Picks
Om Malik is excited about M-Systems, an Israeli company with a big idea for the common SIM card (the card that ships with all GSM phone, holding numbers and identifying the phone number)--put lots of memory on them! It's hard...
We've mentioned a ton of new phones for the US lately, so many that its hard to keep track of what's coming when. Below we have an exclusive look at all the dirt on the phones you ask about. If...
Jul 07 2004 - 01:31 PM ET | Staff Picks
Today's edition of The Wall Street Journal has an excellent piece on keeping track of your cell phone minutes. It's a battle almost all cell phone users admit to fighting, and the article gives some great information. bq. The wireless...
May 14 2004 - 04:51 PM ET | Staff Picks
Avis Rent A Car and Motorola today announced recompletion of a plan to provide Avis customers with Motorola gear to give driving directions on the go--from mobile phones. Avis Assist is now available in 57 US cities. The description given...
Sony Ericsson and NTT DoCoMo have announced the world's smallest internet-capable cell phone. It's just 9.0 cm (3.6 inches) long, 3.9 cm wide and 1.9 cm thick. It weighs in at 69 grams (2.42 ounces). Due to the size, it...
AT&T Wireless has signed a deal with MapQuest to provide maps to its customers through its mMode service. bq. "Mobile users can quickly find their way with full-color, interactive maps that pan and zoom. Step-by-step driving directions are available and...
While the rest of the world is still getting ready to hop on the 3G bandwagon, Japan and China are working together on 4G. The three-year project is going to start in December, and will use the upcoming IPv6 standardl....
Oct 30 2003 - 06:10 PM ET | Staff Picks
The Philips Fisio 530 has been introduced, and according to its spec sheet, it is very impressive. The phone is aimed at young people and boasts many audio mixing tools. Here's a quick feature wrap-up: * GSM 900/1800Mhz * 128x128...
Japanese mega-carrier NTT DoCoMo has announced that it is partnering up with Network Associates to develop an antivirus engine for mobile phones. Network Associates is the company behind McAfee, which is a popular antivirus solution for PC's. The target date...
The much-talked-about but still un-announced Sony Ericsson P900 was officially debuted today. There were previous reports that it would launch on the 26th, but this looks to be the rare case where something comes out early. As you know, the...
Oct 07 2003 - 08:34 AM ET | Staff Picks
Toshiba is working on portable fuel cells for mobile phones and PDA's. The approach isn't to jam a fuel cell into a mobile, but to make a device that can recharge the phone (a portable power plant if you will)....
Nokia has introduced a radical new phone dubbed the Nokia 7600. It sports a very unconventional design which can be seen at right (click to zoom). The feature set is quite impressive too: * 3G + GSM 900/1800 * 65K...
As spotted in this Sunday's CompUSA ad insert: Free 20" TV instantly with any cell phone purchase. You must get an activation, and it must be a non pre-pay (no Virgin Mobile or AT&T Wireless Go). There isn't a minimum...
Here at MobileTracker HQ we've had a lot of extra time. Thanks mostly to not seeing Gigli. We may not be alone--Hollywood is blaming "texters" for bombs. Seems like the easy way out: bq. "Because movie-goers are so quick to...
If Bluetooth is to slow for you, read up on ultrawideband (UWB). It's not new (originally developed by the US military back in the 60's) but due to the falling cost of chips, it's getting cheap. It boasts speeds of...
Siemens has introduced the ST55, an integrated camera phone with a 4x zoom. According to the company, the ST55 "combines state-of-the-art technology with modern, elegant design". We have to agree--it's one of the prettiest phones we've seen in a long...
If you can live with one bad review, the Sony Ericsson T610 will cost you just $99. Amazon.com is selling the phone for $149.99 $299 (see this for explanation) and offering a $150 rebate. On top of that T-Mobile is...
DoCoMo is so far ahead of everyone else it is almost sick. Their latest offering is the Mova N505i (related to the Mova SH505i we mentioned back in June) which boasts a dual speaker system with surround sound capability. If...
Readers have sent this in so many times that it must be cool. You can send SMS messages from AIM (works in iChat as well, let us know about other clients). All you do is send an IM to +1FULLNUMBER....
Nokia today announced the 6600 (seen at right), a camera phone with a lot of perks. It's aimed at the business sector and is loaded down with such things as a digital zoom, a video recorder and RealOne installed off...
We've gotten word from Motorola that they've teamed up with Nextel and Symbol Technologies to make the first wireless barcode scanner for mobile phones. This looks to have a real use in warehouse environments and even in certain retail applications....
Howard Chui has published his review of the Sony Ericsson T610. In his usual style the review is long and very detailed. Here at MobileTracker HQ we are really interested in this phone and are excited that Howard gave it...
Samsung is making a new phone dubbed the SCH-X820 that includes a TV tuner. The cool part about that is the signals come directly from the TV stations to your phone--no extra charges. The Kora Herald has the details (strangly...
Probably the biggest knock on the cult-hit Blackberry series of devices is the lack of a color screen. Research In Motion today took the Blackberry 7320 out of hiding. It's got 16MB of memory, a spiffy color screen, and built...
Amazon.com is a cell phone buyer's utopia. The highly acclaimed Sony Ericsson T68i is on sale. You can snag the phone for $269.99 not including $300 of mail-in rebates. The net total is $30.01 in your pocket--along with a great...
Amazon.com is selling the Sony Ericsson T300 with a T-Mobile service contract for just a penny... Not bad, especially when there is a $50 rebate on any service plans over $34.95 a month. The deal is good until the...
The highly acclaimed Sony Ericsson T68i is still free over at Amazon.com. The rebate has been extended 3-4 times right as it was supposed to expire. Before the announcement by Sony Ericsson a few days ago, this was the hot...
It seems everyone has been getting this phone lately, but it's still worth a mention. Amazon has kept continuing it's rebate for the T68i with a T-Mobile service plan, which makes the $300 phone free....
