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Apple iPhone hoax...again
Reuben Lee | Sep 15, 2006
The long-rumored Apple iPhone recently hit the headlines again when French publication 20 Minutes published a full-page picture of what it claimed was the much-anticipated mobile phone from the Cupertino company. Not surprisingly, the news spread like wildfire across the Internet, especially since the photo was credited to Apple.
The buzz subsided only when the papers confirmed that the photo was a fake. Believe or not, the editor of the French newspaper claimed that the wrongly credited image was a result of a journalist's "desire for the product to exist". It was, in fact, an image produced by MDI Digital, a British design firm. The article itself was about Apple's newly launched iPods and Disney movie service. (Picture taken from CNET's Alpha blog.)
Nokia's consumer clamshell
Reuben Lee | Sep 15, 2006
The Finnish mobile manufacturer recently announced the Nokia 6085, a clamshell phone targeted at the everyday user. Expected in the last quarter of 2006, this quadband handset promises a good balance of multimedia features, from onboard VGA camera and music player to video recording and expandable memory. It also comes with FM radio (including Visual Radio) as well as A2DP-enabled Bluetooth connectivity for wireless stereo headsets.
Available in four colors (black, gold, silver and pink), the 6085 offers users the option of flight mode, where cellular functions are disabled for use on phone-restricted areas such as planes. Other noteworthy features include an XHTML browser, EGDE support and an onboard Macromedia Flash Player 2.0.
Sony Ericsson to unveil PlayStation phones?
Reuben Lee | Sep 04, 2006
Well, not quite yet. According to Sony Ericsson's senior vice president of Product and Application Planning, Rikko Sakaguchi, the company "is working on something" (related to the PlayStation phone), although he claims that "the surprise must be kept for the future". Speaking at a media conference in Malmo, Sweden, as part of the company¡¯s upcoming 5th anniversary celebrations in October, Sakaguchi added that the objective was not to create a gaming device but one that integrates both the gaming and communication functions.
When CNET Asia asked if Sony Ericsson would use the WEGA branding for its TV-enabled handsets (after the Walkman and Cyber-shot), Sakaguchi confirmed that there are plans afoot to do something along those lines, but declined to comment further. He did, however, add that it generally takes around two years to develop a new lineup of phones such as the Walkman series. So going by that measure, it shouldn't be too long before we see the first PlayStation or WEGA handsets in the market if the current plans pan out.
Ready, set, action at last from Nokia!
Juniper Foo | Sep 02, 2006
After months of thespian Gary Oldman teasing TV viewers with commercials that promise to turn them into instant directors, or stars (all the world's a stage), Nokia has at last turned the page on the "Next Story in Video". Its camcorder-capable N93 is finally out in mobile phone outlets, starting Saturday, and comes at a slightly lower-than-expected price tab of S$1,388 without plan.
The N93 doesn't pretend to be a high-end video-recording instrument. But it does empower the users to spontaneously shoot moving images, thanks to its 3.2-megapixel sensor with Carl Zeiss optics, DVD-like video capture at 30fps, 3x optical zoom, video stabilization, and expandable miniSD slot supplemented by 50MB internal memory. At the end of it, the N93 can be plugged into a high-definition display for playback.
There's more action from the Finnish giant, but this time it's one for the active crowd. The rigorous 5500 Sport phone will also hit retail shelves at the same time as the N93, at a street price of S$638 without contract. Gym rats should like the handset's Sports mode. Through integrated pedometer features, these help monitor the distance walked or calories burnt whether it's a walkabout or workout.
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