Archive for November, 2010

Nokia N8 Has Confirmed Powerup Problems

Posted by bbwa on November 21st, 2010

Nokia has confirmed that they are having some problems with the N8 smart phone, at least for a “limited number of Nokia N8 customers”. While reports like this say it is a power problem, it appears to be an issue that the phone will not boot after recharging. While tech details are scant, it appears [...]

Google Android Phones to Replace Credit Cards?

Posted by bbwa on November 16th, 2010

A few years back, I saw a system from a cell phone company in Japan that allowed users to have their transit pass embedding in their phones, so that you just slid your phone over the turnstiles and away you went. It was a pretty interesting idea. Now Google has announced that Android 2.3 will [...]

Windows 7 Phones – No Lineups On Release Days

Posted by bbwa on November 15th, 2010

CNET went to check to see how sales were going on debut day for the Windows 7 Phone from HTC, the HD7, and well, things were not flying off the shelves. AT&T and T-Mobile were both selling the phones, but there were not lineups. Their informal survey of two stores in their Bay Area revealed [...]

Sharp Announces Galapagos 3D Smart Phones

Posted by bbwa on November 6th, 2010

Sharp has announced two new phones, the Galapagos 003sh and the 005sh for the Japanese market. Both of the new phones are equipped with 3.8-inch touch screen technology-based ASV (Sharp Advanced Super View TFT) with 480 × 800 pixels (WVGA) and support for multi-touch technology, display of phones is capable of creating 3D images without [...]