Garmin’s nüviphone bring a handset to market that thinks GPS first, phone after. Of course, this handset is no slouch in the tech-goodie department, featuring quad-band GSM, tri-band HSDPA, Bluetooth, a 3 megapixel shooter, and a gorgeous 3.5-inch touchscreen. The nüviphone includes maps of Europe, North America, or both, real-time traffic, weather, local events, gas prices, and the like. No word on pricing or release date, but believe us when we say we’ll be keeping our eyes wide open watching for this one. Sadly the only specimen we could manage to find was this version that refused to come out of its acrylic bubble, so if the pics in the gallery below look a wee bit odd, that’s why.
It seems that the Centro is a great success for Palm as more than a million units (of all its variants) have been sold since the release. Although not as pretty as HTC’s Touch, this cheap smartphone offers a lot for its price: a touch display, a QWERTY, Palm’s OS and a neat design. The Palm Centro is a smartphone offering a full range of features. Transfer data or go hands-free with USB, Bluetooth® and infrared connectivity. Keep up with work and friends via email, Instant Messenger and Push-To-Talk. Enjoy the sounds of AT&T Music and XM Radio. Snap pictures and record video with the 1.3 MP camera, and store it all comfortably with up to 4 GB microSD(TM) expansion memory.
If it wasn’t clear going into the auction, it’s pretty much obvious now that the dust has settled: Google wasn’t in the 700MHz Block C auction to win it — though it was certainly ready to pony up the cash in the event of a win. It was conjectured that Google was driving the bidding early on, in an effort to get hit that magical 4.6 billion reserve price that would require the winner to allow open access of devices and applications to the resulting network, and now Google has confirmed that it was pretty much a Google show in the early days of the auction.
Apparently ten of the bidding rounds involved Google raising its own bid, “but it was clear, then and now, that Verizon Wireless ultimately was motivated to bid higher,” reads the Google Public Policy Blog. read more…
It’s apparently saving the full, official announcement until Monday, but Nokia just dropped word on its N-Gage blog that the final version of its new N-Gage gaming service / application is now live and ready for your taking. To take advantage of that right now, however, you’ll need an N81, N81 8GB, N82, N95, or N95 8GB handset, although Nokia says that support for additional N-Gage compatible devices is “coming soon,” including the N73, N93, and N93i.
You can download the application straight to your device from Nokia’s mobile site (n-gage.mobi/d).
Calling the iPhone “anonymous” really doesn’t do it justice, admittedly, but the fact that T-Mobile Germany’s new pricing plans can net you an 8GB model for a scant €99 (about $155) on contract is an interesting move any way you slice it. The blowout price is only obtainable by signing up for the “Complete XL” plan, which runs €89 a month (about $139) and includes 1,000 minutes, 300 texts, and unlimited EDGE and use of T-Mobile’s WiFi hotspots. Is it all a sign that they’re looking to cut down on inventory ahead of the inevitable?
Calling the iPhone “anonymous” really doesn’t do it justice, admittedly, but the fact that T-Mobile Germany’s new pricing plans can net you an 8GB model for a scant €99 (about $155) on contract is an interesting move any way you slice it. The blowout price is only obtainable by signing up for the “Complete XL” plan, which runs €89 a month (about $139) and includes 1,000 minutes, 300 texts, and unlimited EDGE and use of T-Mobile’s WiFi hotspots. Is it all a sign that they’re looking to cut down on inventory ahead of the inevitable?
