Moto Q9h gets BlackBerry Connect in Asia

Word has just gotten to us that the BlackBerry Connect client (version 4.0) for the Moto Q9h is now available for downloading. This announcement comes after a recent spate of patent infringement issues that RIM and Motorola were involved in, though we suppose that didn't really matter to the hordes of CrackBerry addicts out there. So for those of you in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, India and Taiwan, the green light has been given for full-fledged push-email with the Q9h. Data plan with your service provider not inclusive.

Nokia enables Bluetooth NFC pairing

Latest in the Finnish company's portfolio of NFC devices is the 3G-enabled 6212 classic. But the news here is that it's now possible to pair the NFC-enabled BH-210 Bluetooth headset with the 6212 classic by just bringing the two devices into contact.

Here's the catch. The BH-210 with NFC is available only in Europe, but apparently if there's a demand for it, Nokia may consider bringing it to Asia as well. Looking at the larger scheme of things in the foreseeable future, we'd be able to transfer data like photos and videos to a Bluetooth-enabled NFC device (a photo viewer perhaps) by just tapping the devices together. Sweet.

The 6212 classic is expected to start shipping in Q3. Nokia wasn't able to specify exactly which countries the handset will be available in, though it did mention Singapore as a very likely possibility.

More about NFC here.

A customizable phone that's a puzzle

Personalizing your phone has been taken to a whole new level. We're not sure who the target audience of the Easy Tiles phone might be: Children, or adults who act like children. Whatever it is, designer Tzu-Fu Wang's concept should appeal to the child in all of us. The entire casing is made of movable tiles set on a transparent frame. This lets you customize the look of the phone just by sliding the tiles around, or replacing them altogether. According to the rendered picture, the handset runs on the familiar S60 platform, but seriously, what we're concerned with is what happens if we drop the handset. More pieces to shuffle around? Totally mind-boggling.



Credit: Yanko Design

OpenMoko's next Linux phone gets price

The idea of Linux phones has been around for years but, until Google's Android began making headlines, it had been slow to gain traction in any big way. Now OpenMoko's "Neo Freerunner," an updated version of its original "Neo 1973," is apparently steaming ahead for the mass market with official pricing.

The new model will go for US$399 or, if you prefer buying your handsets in bulk, US$3,690 for a pack of 10, according to Gizmodo. The Neo FreeRunner, which has a faster 500MHz processor than its predecessor's 266MHz chip, features built-in hardware for 3D graphics, new motion sensors, and Wi-Fi networking.

No release date is has been announced but, with the recent competition infusing the open-source phone market, OpenMoko is working hard on its first test devices and will reportedly provide distribution details in the next week or so.

Via CNET Crave

When one headset just isn't enough

Another case of life imitating art. Jabra has made a reality out of the cliched scene depicting a harried broker with a phone receiver in each ear.

Having long prided itself for its multitasking abilities, Jabra is once again showing off that prowess with its M5390--which allows for the use of two headsets simultaneously. That way, according to Tech Digest, you can use your mobile phone device in one ear and a desk or Skype headset in the other.

It's not the first time that Jabra has come up with a dual-receiver product, though the earlier version was designed to provide stereo music. The latest offering, on the other hand, is for the true telephonic addict.

Via CNET Crave

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