Creative’s Zii Egg is an HD media player with enhanced 3D graphics and video acceleration that is positioned to compete with the iPod Touch. It is currently available for pre-order at $399 (and targeted at developers).
So you’re in love with Sense, but can’t afford (wait for/settle for the US 2G of)
Nokia fans who believed in the mythological Mini N97 may have gotten their due: Images of the rumored phone have popped up in a side-by-side with the original. Take the full-fledged N97, put it in the dryer and shrink it a size or two, and that’s pretty much what this Mini looks like at first glance.
It seems Orange Hero owners in the UK got a little something they weren’t counting on when the purchased the device: app censorship. Such a customer contacted PhoneDog to make us aware of the situation: EMAIL I cannot independently verify the absence of any particular app or the reasoning behind censorship. But I can say that I’ve run a few different versions of Android on my G1, and have had varying levels of success in the Android Market
Those of you who follow me on twitter know that when I’m not talking mobile tech I’m usually talking music or sports - basketball in particular.
Research firm IDC says cell phone manufacturers shipped 270 million units globally in the second quarter, down 10 percent from 302 million units in the same quarter of last year. Smartphone sales, however, have been strong. The firm says that Nokia, Samsung, LG Electronics, Research In Motion, and Apple all beat expectations for their high-end devices and that the competition will healthily lower prices on those devices
MetroPCS has restructured some of its service plans with more features. The carrier’s $40 plan now includes unlimited nationwide minutes, text messaging, and web data
Quickoffice announced yesterday that it has released version 6.2 of its mobile office suite for S60 3rd Edition and, for the first time, 5th Edition smartphones, according to a press release. In addition, Nokia devices that came bundled with Quickoffice will receive a free upgrade to the latest version of the software. Quickoffice lets Nokia users view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.
The release of T-Mobile’s myTouch doesn’t just mean we G1 owners get new apps (search the Market for “AppPack” and install the T-Mo result to see them all), we get a great new service to compete with one of GV’s great features. Visual Voicemail allows you to access your inbox more directly, and, you guessed it, with a visual interface
