Archive for August, 2007
Joystiq answers questions about Sony’s slimmer PSP
Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds
Those patiently awaiting the slimmer PSP, codenamed PSP-2000, will probably enjoy (or be exceedingly envious) of Joystiq’s hands-on with the forthcoming device, but regardless of what emotions it evokes, we’re givin’ it to ya straight. Hordes of readers submitted quest…
A match made in hell: Microsoft eying RIM?
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
A completely unsubstantiated rumor floating among day traders has RIM stock up a pretty penny today, suggesting that Microsoft may be looking to acquire Waterloo’s finest in response to Google’s meddling in the mobile space. At that point, pundits seem to be merely…
California to bar teens from using mobiles, laptops whilst driving
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, LaptopsCalifornia certainly won’t go down as the first place to ban cellphones whilst driving, but whether Governor Schwarzenegger signs a new bill into law, mobiles won’t be the only thing teens can’t operate while behind the wheel after July 1, 2008. The bill, w…
Mio announces 4 GPS units: the P360, P560, C620, and C230
Filed under: GPS, Handhelds
It certain took ‘em awhile but the Mio P360 and P560 GPS / WinMo 6 PDAs jobbies have been announced for IFA. They’ve even got few friends: the 4.3-inch C620 (and C620t with TMC traffic receiver) pictured above and C230 chubster. Judging by the machine translated text, we …
Nokia N95 for North America: get it September for $699
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Bet you didn’t see that coming, did you? The shock of a real, honest-to-goodness N95 with North American 3G bands becoming reality (sorry, T-Mobile, not you!) is still wearing off, and now the company’s spouting off about a September release for the darned thing. A…
Palm rolls out WM6 upgrade for Vodafone’s Treo 750v
Filed under: Cellphones, HandheldsStill no love for AT&T customers just yet, but Palm’s Treo 750 is slowly transforming from a Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC to a Windows Mobile 6 Professional device across the globe. Following an earlier Australian announcement, it now seems that the official upgra…
Samsung intros SPH-P9200 Deluxe MIT
Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops
Apart from its obvious smallness, Samsung’s original SPH-P9000 “Deluxe MIT” proved to be a decent abundant device when we got our hands on it at CES, with its built-in Mobile WiMax support providing a welcome, whether disappointingly slow added connectivity option (at…
