Mobile Phones News

Microsoft has filed a patent this past July for what appears to be a Microsoft phone. The phone definitely looks innovative — with a square shape, a touch screen and no keypad, Microsoft seems to be going completely against the norm and patenting a piece of technology that exists. What will they call it? We can only assume the MiPhone.

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Looks like O2 has won the war to to be the first network in the UK with exclusive rights to Apple’s iPhone in the UK.

The Guardian has reported that the deal will cost O2 around 40% on their revenues. Device sales might also be shared with Carphone Warehouse who reportedly have the exclusive contract for the retail end of the deal.

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We can all collectively stop holding our breaths and, instead, pull out our wallets — a slew of new iPods have been announced and each is sexier than the last. It’s like a winter wonderland where, instead of toy cars, Santa brings extremely expensive music players. Thanks, Santa!

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You’ve got to love the days before an Apple media event, when rumors are a-flyin’ and people are coming up with crazy new gadgets that Apple will supposedly announce. Next Wednesday is one of these events, and the rumors are buzzing — hey, did you hear the one about a new ringtone service?

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The iPhone is out — in that, you can buy one if you stand in line for three days and then fight the iPhone-guarding troll at the entrance — and everyone wants one.

Here’s the problem with "everyone" though — if, say, you’re a citizen of Hong Kong, desperately wanting - no, needing — the hippest, newest gadget phone around, then you just may be out of luck. Why? Because the US iPhone uses a locked SIM chip — so, you either wait until 2008, pay exorbitant amounts in roaming costs, or find someone to unlock your phone.

Oh, Apple, how we both hate and love thee.

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It’s like Christmas all over again — especially if all Santa brought you was two new Nokia phones, and you had to pay him for them.

That’s right! Nokia has released a pair of sexy new cellphones for you to love, use, and spend a lot of money on. The phones are the Sprint Vision M300 and it’s smarter, more mature brother — the Power Vision M510.

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There’s nothing quite that gives you that warm, cyborgy feeling like wearing a Bluetooth. The problem? They’re usually uncomfortable, bulky and a bit on the uglier side, looking like some sort of growth rather than a slick gadget that plugs firmly into your ears. Enter the MoGo Ultra-Thin headset — a headset that, while still looking might uncomfortable, is the smallest, flattest headset ever made and man oh man, do the ladies ever love it.

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Ever looked at your cellphone longingly and thought — "I wish I could just smoke you right now." It’s a common problem — sure, there are cellphones that double up as Mp3 players, FM transmitters, child-trackers, and so on — but what about a cellphone you can smoke? Well, ask and beg no longer — the Chinese have delivered and our future looks bleak.

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Quick note for any of you who happen to be in Hong Kong, or will be visiting Hong Kong. We (GeoExpat + members from our other sites) will be partying at the Hong Kong Sevens. Feel free to leave us a note on GeoExpat if you want to join the party.

Yeah.. thats it. Nothing too profound or geeky in this post.

The first mobile handset manufacturer to put a VGA screen on a mobile phone was a little company named Sharp — Sharp included the screen in its Vodafone Sharp 904SH clamshell, and the ladies loved it. Now, Sharp is once again trendsetting by making their VGA screen into a touchscreen that doubles as a fingerprint reader — meaning we can finally ID ourselves with our own phone.

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