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‘Mobile Phone’ Stories

GoSmart Clip hangs your smartphone on the steering wheel

Shane McGlaun, Nov 24th 2010 Discuss [4]

If you drive and use your smartphone a lot you are asking for trouble and in many states and cities that can actually get you a ticket. You should be using a hands free device for calls and if you use that smartphone for navigation, you probably want a holder of some sort for the phone too. Read The Full Story

Subway lets you pay for your sub with a phone

Shane McGlaun, Nov 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

You know I'm not really getting the whole craze behind paying for things with your mobile phone. It sounds cool, but I always have my wallet on me and my phone so paying with one is just as good as paying with the other in my book. Moreover, when I use my wallet, I don't have to put money into weird accounts to use with my phone. Read The Full Story

Consumer Cellular offers mobile phone subtitles for hearing impaired

Shane McGlaun, Nov 9th 2010 Discuss [2]

When I go to the gym, I don't like to wear headphones because I always end up clanking things together without realizing it. I watch the TVs on some of the equipment and end up reading subtitles since I can't hear the sound. I can appreciate the difficulty that those with a hearing problem have not only watching TV but also communicating with people using a phone. Read The Full Story

Spreadtrum unveils world’s first single chip quad-SIM standby solution for mobile devices

Shane McGlaun, Nov 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

If you travel a lot and need a phone that has dual SIM cards allowing you to access mobile calling and data networks in multiple countries with one device a new single chip solution from Spreadtrum will allow you even more flexibility. The new solution is called the SC6600L6 and it allows a single mobile device to have four SIM cards. Read The Full Story

Seals Technologies unveils VR7 rugged GSM phone with GPS

Shane McGlaun, Oct 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

A UK company called Seals Technology has unveiled a new rugged mobile phone that has GPS integrated designed to survive some harsh climates. The new phone is called the Seals VR7 and is an IP-67 rated GSM mobile phone. The maker claims that the phone is impervious to dust, dirt, shocks and drops. Read The Full Story

Verykool R80 rugged phone launches in Asia

Shane McGlaun, Oct 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

When you call your company verykool, you had better come up with some handsets that are actually cool. Verykool has done a decent job of living up to its name with the new R80 rugged phone. The thing looks more like a luxury phone than a rugged device. The handset is a quad band phone with GSM/GPRS class 12 tech inside. The phone is water and shock resistant and has a 2.4-inch screen. Read The Full Story

Sprint outs new Certified Pre-Owned wireless phone program

Shane McGlaun, Oct 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

If you are under a contract with Sprint and find your device isn't working correctly out of warranty or just want a new handset Sprint has unveiled a new program that you may find very interesting. The program is called the Certified Pre-Owned Device Program and it lets users on a contract buy a new handset at a low regular price without having to commit to a new contract or affecting upgrade eligibility. Read The Full Story

Sonim offers new XP1300 Core rugged mobile phone

Shane McGlaun, Oct 7th 2010 Discuss [2]

I have talked about some of Sonim's rugged mobile phone offerings in the past like the XP3 Sentinel. Sonim has unveiled a new rugged phone called the XP1300 core. The new phone is claimed to be a breakthrough in waterproofing tech as the world's first IP-68 rated GSM handset. Read The Full Story

Nokia working with stretchable skin smartphone concept

Shane McGlaun, Oct 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

Nokia has a video over on its Research Center website that shows a cool new stretchable skin material that it is using to research future electronics and phones. The stretchable material was developed by scientist Stephanie Lacour. Lacour developed a stretchable electronic skin in an effort to integrate electronics with the brain of patients who are paralyzed. Read The Full Story

Minima concept phone has a wicker style keypad

Shane McGlaun, Sep 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

As much time as many of use spend on our mobile phones we want them to be easy to use and comfortable to hold. We also want all kinds of cool features. Some folks would put style over usability. Wood is a popular material on tech gadgets of late with lots of notebooks using wood in the design. Read The Full Story

Sweet dual screen concept phone flips and flops for different needs

Shane McGlaun, Aug 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

This sweet concept phone designed by Du Jun carries the Sony Ericsson brand. I am sure it officially has nothing to do with Sony Ericsson, if for no other reason that it's too cool for the brand. The concept phone looks normal enough when closed. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 24 2010

Shane McGlaun, Jun 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

Happy Father's Day to all the geeky dads out there from all of us here at SlashGear! Last week was a busy one with E3 going on and lots of new gaming gear unveiled. It wasn't all gaming gear though with the Toshiba GuideBook dual-screen tablet set to land in June. The little thing looks pretty cool. Read The Full Story