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Teardown looks at what goes into making an ultra-cheap cell phone

, Apr 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Over at the Bunnie Studios blog, a $12 cell phone purchased from the Mingtong Digital Mall was given a complete (and relatively simple) teardown to see what exactly goes into making such an inexpensive cell phone. Unlike the ultra-cheap handsets that are available through various carriers, such as prepaid's Net10 and Tracfone staples, the $12 cell phone - which has no name - is completely unbranded and unlocked. Read The Full Story

More congress members fight cell phone unlocking ban

, Mar 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

More members of congress are joining in on the fight to repeal the ban on cell phone unlocking. Several senators and representatives are voicing their opinions about the issue and a few are planning on introducing bills to fight it. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar announced yesterday that she was drafting a bill to legalize cell phone unlocking. She stated yesterday, "I will continue to work to advance commonsense measures to protect consumers and promote competition.” Read The Full Story

White House combats ban on cell phone unlocking

, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

It looks like the White House has heard the voices of the 114,000+ people who believe that unlocking their cell phone should be a legal process. It too believes that banning people from unlocking their cell phones isn't fair, especially since people paid good money for those devices. Not only that, but the White House wants to also legalize the unlocking of tablet devices as well, since tablets fall under the same category as cell phones. Read The Full Story

Stolen cellphone database goes live in the US

, Oct 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

Cell phones, smartphones in particular, have this unfortunate combination of high cost and ease-of-theft. Once a cell phone is snatched, it can easily be used by swapping out the SIM card with a new one, at which point identifying the phone as stolen becomes all but impossible. To help curb this problem, a database of stolen cell phones has been launched in the U.S. Read The Full Story

Boeing Airplanes set to allow cell phone use in 2013

, Sep 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

We've all been on a plane and heard the same spiel over and over again. Please turn off any and all electronic devices, MP3 players, iPods, laptops, and set all iPhone, iPad, and devices to airplane mode -- get ready for takeoff. Today however the folks from Boeing have shared their plans to allow cell phone use on their top-tier Dreamliner airplanes as soon as 2013. Read The Full Story

Motorola and Boost Mobile Triad of Mid-Range Phones Available Now in Earnest

, Jun 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

You may remember each of the following devices: the Motorola Clutch + i475, Motorola Theory, and Motorola i412, from back when we visited the Motorola event in NYC on the 9th of June. What we've got here is three devices offered up by Motorola as high-quality builds on affordable unique mobile OS options on Boost Mobile. You'll get non-contract wireless service and unlimited monthly plans that will fit your pocketbook, and they're on sale now! Read The Full Story

Huawei Folded Leaf Phone, Concept Design

, Apr 8th 2011 Discuss [2]

Huawei looked to Sweden for inspiration on their new phone. They partnered up with the Claesson Koivisto Rune studio and produced this phone they call the Folded Leaf. It's a device that's meant to perform only the most basic cellular functions, the calling functions and SMS/MMS messaging. It strips out all of the high speed data functions that we smartphone jockeys are used to having and provides a handset that's meant to be comfortable for direct chatting without all of the extra bells and whistles. Read The Full Story

Nokia’s Giant Hamster Wheel at SXSW

, Mar 17th 2011 Discuss [6]

Nokia has erected a human-sized hamster wheel at SXSW this year, as part of "The Green Zone" at the festival. The wheel can be used for charging any type of mobile device, and will be up through March 20th. It was created by creative agency 1000heads, and inspired by Nokia's campaign "it's not technology, it's what you do with it" from last year (video, complete with hamster, is included below). But our own Vincent Nguyen was not too impressed. Read The Full Story

Nokia Phone Charger Works While You Ride Your Bicycle

, Mar 9th 2011 Discuss [2]

Nokia has introduced a bike powered phone charger that lets you talk, listen to music, or just charge your phone while riding your bike. The charger has a cradle that securely straps your phone to the handlebar with a plug to charge your phone. The cradle is connected to the power converter that is attached to the front wheel of your bicycle. Read The Full Story

Nokia Aims for “Next Billion” With X1-00

, Mar 8th 2011 Discuss [2]

Looking to grab its next billion users, Nokia has launched a new, entry level mobile phone aimed at "growth markets", or the developing world. The X1-00 will retail for less than €35 (or $48 bucks), and has special features that will make it appealing for those markets. Oh, and it's orange. Read on past the cut to see more specs and info. Read The Full Story

Sweden, Denmark to Pay Postage by Text

, Mar 7th 2011 Discuss [2]

Sweden has had a long history of paying for things with your cellphone. I remember hearing years ago about vending machines that would bill your cellphone account for whatever delicious treats you wanted to vend. Now, the Swedish postal system has decided to offer a service that allows the use of a cellular text message (SMS) to pay for postage. The user sends an SMS message and service will send a special code back. Just write this code on the envelope in the place of a stamp to verify payment. Read The Full Story

Sign Phone Concept by Joseph K. Lee

, Mar 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

The Sign phone concept, designed by Joseph K. Lee, is a sweet piece of vapor technology. Ideas like this are what keep us looking forward into the horizon of tomorrow with joy. With technologies like capacitive touch pads, Active Matrix Organic LED screens, and high-efficiency solar panels married together into this sleek looking phone, how can you go wrong? Read The Full Story
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