Cellular

Updated with software info…

I’ve been a Palm Treo junkie since March of 2005 when I began my odyssey into the world of smartphones. It was a strange journey that began with a Sprint Treo 650 that had been hacked to work on the Verizon network. Then I switched carriers from Verizon to Cingular and purchased an unlocked 650, which I’ve been using as my main device ever since. In the past year, I have seen Palm release the 700p and 700w for non-GSM carriers. No joy for me! But, finally Palm has released a new GSM phone. The 750v is a quad band (850, 900, 1800, 1900) phone for the Vodafone network. Right now it is only available outside the US, but will eventually be available here. Of course you didn’t think that I would be patient enough to wait around for that day did you? Ummmm…. NO! A little googling turned me on to PhoneSource-USA.com and one day later I had an unlocked 750v in my hands.

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The first time I saw pictures of the Nokia N80 back when it was
announced, I was thrilled. As soon as I saw the laundry list of
features, I knew I had to have it! I already had a Treo 650 with
Sprint, but the software was sometimes buggy and Sprint worked
poorly at my house. In the middle of July, I got a chance to leave
my Sprint contract without the termination fee, so I immediately
opened an account with T-Mobile and ordered a new N80 from
eBay.

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Over a year and a half ago in December 2004, the much anticipated Treo 650 smartphone arrived on the market. This first model was a CDMA version from Sprint, but several months later a GSM version and then a version from Verizon also became available. Since its release, the 650 has become the most popular smartphone (combination PDA / mobile phone) device on the market. Time has not stood still for Palm. Their latest smartphone is the 700p. Should 650 owners pony up to buy this upgraded model, or should they keep their cash and wait for something with more revolutionary features, instead of evolutionary?

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Early last year, when the first rumors began to swirl that HTC would be introducing a Pocket PC Phone Edition made with the mini-laptop form factor of the CLIÉ UX50 and Zaurus SL-C3100, my interest was immediately piqued. After all, I had long been bemoaning the fact that as of yet there were no similarly [...]

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The smartphone designers at HTC recently introduced their fourth-generation product, code-named “Tornado” and running the latest Windows Mobile operating system. Like previous generations, the Tornado is (or at least will be) available under many different brand names including those of major wireless carriers; i-mate is among the first to offer it for consumer purchase. i-mate [...]

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In September 2005, my daily driver PDA was an HP iPAQ hx-4700 and my mobile phone was the Samsung i550, a Palm OS device that was never technically released in the US. I thought that I was satisfied with the combination of the two devices – enjoying the best of both PDA worlds in a [...]

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Nokia N90

by Rob Tillotson on December 13, 2005 · 13 comments

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The N-Series is a new (in 2005) line of high-end multimedia phones from Nokia. The N90 is targeted at photography and video, with a 2.1 megapixel camera and a design tailored for imaging. Opening The Box The N90 box is filled with a variety of items: N90 Phone Multi-voltage AC adapter with European plug (AC-4E) [...]

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When I bought my O2 XDA II Mini in February this year, I thought “Now this device will be a keeper for at least a year”. How silly of me. As soon as I started reading about the HTC Universal, I knew that was going to change. A device that had a built-in keyboard, WiFi [...]

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Updated 05/12/2005 Background: I’ve never been a mobile phone junkie, but I’ve been wanting a new phone pretty much since the day I upgraded to the Motorola T720 a year ago. I quickly came to the realization that I didn’t like flip phones at all. When the phone would ring while I was driving, I [...]

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Background Although the concept of the smart phone pretends to be cutting-edge, it was really created by Nokia back in the early nineties with the 9000 series. It was dubbed the Communicator and by combining telephony, e-mail, internet and PDA functions in one item it lived up to its name. Despite the miraculous convergence, however, [...]

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Motorola Razr V3 Review

by Alex Kac on November 26, 2004 · 126 comments

in Wireless

Clarification added 12/04/04: The Razr V3 that I purchased was from Expansys-US. This means that the version I got was for the UK and came with the standard Motorola packaging and accessories. The US models of this phone seem to be repackaged and so does not come with the nice metal box and perhaps even [...]

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I would not have bought a new mobile phone, had I not cracked the display of my beloved Inno 90 beyond repair. Knowing I would not find a phone with the same fun factor but always looking for something new, I decided to buy one with more business features and the possibility to sync at [...]

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I had a lot of trepidation regarding the Motorola V500, the first time I saw it. Maybe it was the darkening Singapore shopping mall around me, at half-past closing time. Maybe it was the pushy sales clerk who alternately badgered and begged me to hand over my money. Maybe it was because I’d never heard [...]

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  A few months ago I reviewed the Samsung E700 and thought at that time, that this was the ultimate gadget phone. However, this is no longer true, as I bought the Inno 90 from the 2nd largest mobile phone manufacturer in Korea called Innostream. The Inno 90 is on sale in North America through [...]

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I have had a few camera phones already, but none of them had a reasonably good integrated camera that delivers fair picture quality. Until now only snap-on cameras for Sony Ericsson and Siemens phones provided VGA-quality, but I always forgot to take the cameras with me, and in any case quick snap shots were almost [...]

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Product Requirements: Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP with USB port, 32MB of memory, Windows NT4 requires serial cable – sold separately, Mac OS 10.1-10.2x with USB port As all of you are aware, there are basically two types of mobile phones available. The first is the clam-shell, which covers every type of  flip-phone known [...]

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Product Requirements: Windows 95 and above, IBM Compatible 486 or higher computer, 8MB of RAM minimum – 16MB recommended, 20MB of disk space, VGA or better monitor, CD-ROM drive, Mouse, One available USB port Is it just me, or does it seem like some of the PDAs that are coming out look very similar to [...]

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I have to admit that I am addicted to mobile phones. In the past year I owned a Sony Ericsson T68i, Sony Ericsson T300, Samsung S100, Samsung T100, Siemens S55 and last but not least a Nokia 3650. Somehow none of the phones really satisfied my needs. Either the screen was great but it drained [...]

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Synchronization Requirements: Device: Windows PC 98, 2000, NT, XP or later I’ve been interested in integrating my main PDA with a mobile phone ever since reviewing the Handspring Treo 180 earlier this year. That device didn’t work out for me due to less than adequate GSM coverage in my area. But, in the short while [...]

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The perfect cellular phone… is there such a thing?Probably not. A perfect phone for today might not be the perfect phone for tomorrow. However, each of us, most likely, has an image and a list of features of a perfect phone in his head. Allow me describe mine.A color high-resolution screen is a must. I’m [...]

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