Archive for March, 2009
Battery Breakthrough Promises Fast-Charging Batteries
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a way to charge lithium batteries in a couple of minutes rather than hours, opening the door to a generation of fast-charging mobile phones.
Vodafone to Offer Restriction-Free Music Service
Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile phone group by sales, plans to sell music without any anti-piracy protection to allow users to listen to songs on any digital device.
Microsoft Details App Store Plans, Matches Apple Sales Split
Microsoft plans to launch a marketplace to sell mobile phone software running on its Windows Mobile platform, closely following the setup of Apple’s App Store for iPhones.
Nokia 5030 has FM Radio, to Launch in Emerging Markets
Nokia today introduced the 5030, an affordable handset with an internal FM radio antenna for consumers in emerging markets.
Nokia 5330 XpressMusic has Unlimited Music Service
Nokia, the world’s top mobile phone maker, today announced the 5330 XpressMusic, a music phone bundled with music services to further expand its music plans and seek additional revenue streams.
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic Comes with QWERTY Keyboard
Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia today unveiled the 5730 XpressMusic, its first music phone to have a QWERTY keyboard for quick messaging.
AT&T to Add 3,000 Jobs, Invest Up to $18 Billion in 2009
AT&T, the nation’s largest telecommunications company, plans to add 3,000 jobs this year and invest between $17 billion and $18 billion to drive growth by expanding wireless and broadband networks to provide more coverage.
Sleek Hitachi W53H Wooo Cell Phone Offers Voice Activated GPS Navigation
We’ve seen a host of new cell phones here on TFTS of late and, of them all, the new Hitachi W53H cell phone, known as the ‘Wooo’, is certainly one of the most visually appealing coming in a sleek 14.2mm thick body featuring a generous 2.8 inch OLED screen – but the beauty of the [...]
Samsung S8300, GPS receiver, HSDPA and DivX Video Sliding Cellphone
Samsung S8300 - After surprised the market by with launching the 8MP camera cell phone, INNOV8, in this early year, Samsung is releasing the 8MP camera cell phone with the different character, Samsung S8300. The cell phone that not launches officially, will surely expected. This sliding cell phone (Samsung S8300) is only 12.8mm with OLED [...]
Parental Controls for Cell Phones
And as the “Spiderman” mantra goes, with great power comes great responsibility.
But statistics show that many teens have been exploiting that technology in inappropriate or even dangerous ways, and more parents have looked for ways to monitor their kids’ cell phone use.