April 18th 2008 |
Nokia Pocket Power DC-8 is not promised fuel cell power pack, but it is still a little more than a fancy title for a classic portable spare battery. This one is diffrent because it uses standard 1.5 Volt “AA” batteries (manganese, alkaline or Ni-Cd) and it basically means that you can charge it with a compatible Nokia 2 mm charger or simply get some more power from the classic AA batteries purchased on the go.
AA batteries give you the flexibility to carry spares and easily swap them half way round a walk whereas the rechargeable option allwos you to use rechargeable batteries and reduce the costs. [Read More...]
April 18th 2008 |
As if the FCC and FAA’s indefinite ban on the use of mobile phones while airborne wasn’t enough, a couple well-meaning but likely clueless Congressman have proposed a bill that would effectively ban cellphones from being used on an airborne plane. Apparently, the fear of having to sit next to loud and obnoxious passenger yapping into their mobile phone has prompted Congress to action.
The new bill, entitled, “Hang Up,” will keep mobile phone use prohibited from in-flight use. Says Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), lead co-sponsor of the bill, “the HANG UP Act, would ensure that financially strapped airlines don’t drive us towards this noisome disruption in search of further revenue.â€
The good news is that SMS, email, and IM conversation will still be allowed while in-flight.
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April 18th 2008 |
Verizon Wireless has apparently exhausted all other means of trying to get Sprint to make good on the $10 million that is allegedly owed to Verizon for “interconnection fees.” Says Verizon, “[We have] repeatedly attempted to resolve this dispute short of litigation. Yet these attempts, made over many months and through both written and personal communications, have been fruitless. Accordingly, Verizon has been forced to seek relief from this court.â€
Interestingly, Sprint stated that they aren’t surprised that Verizon filed the suit. The two-year statute of limitations is running out for Verizon, and the legal suit is a way to keep the matter within the bounds of the legal system. Sprint is confident that they’ll be able to settle the suit without further legal action.
And, ironically, Sprint has lobbied the FCC to make sure that AT&T stays true to its word that it would abide by interconnection conditions that were required before AT&T’s merger with BellSouth was approved in 2006.
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April 18th 2008 |
Windows Mobile users can finally get rid of the stylus while browsing the web. The new TouchBrowser is developed by Makayama and allows finger friendly browsing. It has big on-screen keyboard for easier and faster typing.
Navigation is pretty much like the one on the iPhone, allowing you to move the page around and scroll just by using your finger. It also has the “inertia effect†for faster and easier navigation.
The application is priced at $ 14.95 / EUR 11.95.
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April 18th 2008 |
Shortly surprising that the Nokia 5000 is a very good listener. This is actually a coup phone aimed at emerging markets, and as a consequence of 5000 is very cheap – for only € 90 (£ 65 / $ 130).
With a Bluetooth compatible mobile phone 2 inch display with 240×320 pixel screen. It is an FM radio, a web browser and e-mail client, as well as a range of PIM functions, all on the operating system S40.
Another area in which Nokia remember is the fact that this is a dual-band GSM-only device (900 / 1800 / 850 / 1900 MHz). These two factors make the Nokia 5000 are a sort of oddity. [Read More...]
