Tag archive: cellphones

In preparation for Mobile World Congress at the end of next month, the organizing body – the GSMA – has announced the 2012 shortlist of nominees for their prestigious Global Mobile Awards. That's right, it's not just those in with a chance of an Oscar nod on tenterhooks today. What makes the GSMA's awards worthy of attention is that they're voted on by 170 independent industry players — from chief… Read More

Buying a gift for the mother in your life, whether it be your own or your children’s, can be a tricky enterprise. You have to avoid certain stereotypically “mother” inspired gifts, and the same holds true for tech-inspired presents. Yes, there are some very cool high-tech baby monitors and vacuum cleaners on the market, but no mother wants one of those on her special day. In other words, her tech-inspired gift should be about her. So without… Read More

The long-awaited handsets with Windows Phone 7 will be available only from carriers that have GSM networks, like AT&T and T-Mobile, Microsoft said. The new operating system for smartphones won’t be available on handsets on CDMA networks like Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel. Microsoft has postponed the CDMA-ready version of the OS till 2011. “For the worldwide market, the vast majority of phones are GSM phones, so we focused on GSM… Read More

The UK's female population will soon be outfitted with a new way to communicate while on-the-go. A dress is expected be released there that will be equipped to accept and place phones calls. The M-Dress, a little black number that uses gesture recognition software to handle phone calls, was invented by London-based fashion designer Francesca Rosella and anthropologist Ryan Genz. According to the Toronto Star, Rosella said she came up… Read More

Midway said in its complaint, filed on June 24 in US District Court in Delaware, that Sony Ericsson included 'Defender' on some of its cellphones, including its T68 model. Midway, which also named the US unit of Sony Ericsson part owner, Ericsson, in its suit, said it never authorized distribution or copying of 'Defender'. In the complaint, Midway claimed its business and property has been 'severely injured' as a… Read More