Verizon’s simplest global roaming phone is a little too simple for us. While the Motorola Z6c is an attractive slider with a decent set of features, its relatively high price and lack of data services overseas cause us to recommend other solutions for Verizon users who trot the globe.
The Z6c looks and feels a lot […]
Want a flashy handset and a low-cost contract? There is a way, says James Daley
Not so many years ago, mobile phones were almost exclusively the preserve of the wealthy or the spivvy. Most people swore that they would never need one, and even as prices came down and their popularity exploded, many were slow converts […]
Is a blackout of Blackberry and some other e-mail enabled communication devices in India on the cards for security reasons?
This fear looks real if mobile telephony player Tata Teleservices’ experience is anything to go by.
According to Tata Tele managing director Anil Sardana, the company’s application for Blackberry service was rejected by the government recently. Reason? […]
An illegitimate iPhone-PSP lovechild?
Reports unearthed in the listings of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website have revealed that Sony Ericsson filed for a patent in early 2006 on a mobile gaming phone featuring touch-sensitive haptic technology quite similar to that of Apple’s iPhone. The device is described as multi-role mobile communications device with gaming, […]
Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to introduce software and hardware to create “virtual” Windows and Linux personal computers that can be accessed via desktop machines, laptops and cell phones, a company executive said on Friday.
“We are going to announce (it) soon,” said Steve Wilson, a Sun vice president involved in the project.
Companies […]
Using a cellphone behind the wheel causes some of the same kinds of errors that can occur under the influence of alcohol, say scientists at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Nor are cellphones the only danger in the car. DVD players, onboard navigation systems and iPods can all have the same effect.
The scientists say in a […]
AAA TourBook Guide Travel Information, Navigation, Member Roadside Assistance, Now Available for BlackBerry 8830 and 8130 Through Downloadable GPS Application Powered by Networks In Motion
AAA, today announced that AAA Mobile is now available for download on the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition and BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM) — the […]