Archive for September, 2008
Crapgadget: that BlackBerry Bold dock is just for effect
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Let’s be straight: nothing says “I’m a successful businessperson” quite like a dock for your smartphone. You know, smack in the middle of that solid oak desk of yours — the one in the corner office. What, you say your fancy new BlackBerry Bold doesn’t have connect…
Nokia’s CTO steps down for “personal reasons”
Filed under: Cellphones, HandheldsWe thought he probably would’ve at least stuck around towering suitable to see the Tube get announced later that week, but Nokia CTO Bob Iannucci has announced that he’s stepping down from the world’s number one cellphone maker effective immediately for undisclosed …
Aigo P8860 MID now readily available, Microsoft angles in on Intel’s turf
Filed under: Handhelds
Those really sold on Aigo’s P8860 MID (also sold as the Gigabyte M528) have already been able to get their hands on one whether they were willing to pay a premium and go the eBay route, but it looks like Aigo has only now finally snagged its first official reseller in the sche…
Verizon getting a CDMA iPhone that runs Windows Mobile, clears acne
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Rumors are coming fast and furious today citing unnamed tipsters that Apple is hard at work hammering out a CDMA iPhone for its friends at Verizon to be announced and released next year, the carrier it had initially approached about carrying the device back in 2005…
Sony VAIO UX490 gets Hulkified by U7600 mod
Filed under: Handhelds
The last VAIO UMPC mod we saw swapped out the UX280 CPU for a 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo U7600, but that new UX490 tweak beats the pants off that by a lengthy shot. According to “computercowboy,” a forum member on Micro PC Talk, he’s managed to push his handheld to a 45,999 score in Cr…
Carl Freer dishes out new Gizmondo tidbits
Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds
It’s been a little while since we’ve heard from the normally very talkative Carl Freer, but the chief Gizmondo booster has now finally returned with a few new tidbits of knowledge about the gaming handheld, which we know you’ve all been patiently waiting for. Most inte…
Fujitsu-Siemens quietly intros Stylistic ST6012 tablet PC
Filed under: Tablet PCs
Now that we think about it, it’s been a hot minute since we’ve seen a new Stylistic tablet flow from the doors of Fujitsu-Siemens, but it has finally hit back with a new unit to keep the family alive. The Centrino 2-based ST6012 has been revealed on the firm’s website without…
