photo credit: Stolen Cell Phone

Florida woman buys a stolen BlackBerry on eBay. Imagine this 45 year old woman’s surprise when she bought the used BlackBerry Smartphone on eBay, called Sprint to have it activated, only to have Sprint tell her the phone was reported stolen and not eligible to be activated. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: HTC Droid

HTC has leaked details about 2 new Smartphones. One will be a mid-priced Smartphone with a physical keyboard and the other will be an entry level Smartphone. Both phones will be offered by T-Mobile and will run on the Android 2.2 OS. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Nanogenerator

c uses your body movement to charge devices. While the concept is not new (see my blog Cell Phone Yo-Yo or Charger?) the latest design clips to your shoe, making it comfortable and unobtrusive. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Droid X is coming

The Droid X ($200 with a Verizon Wireless contract and rebate), is the newest Smartphone in Verizon’s stable. Sporting a 4.3-inch touch screen, speedy processor and an 8-megapixel camera in a matte black package that runs Google’s Android operating system, this Smartphone blurs the line between Smartphone and PC tablet. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Pay using a Cell Phone

Will cash become totally obsolete? Square, the plastic card reader cell phone attachment, makes it easy for street vendors to accept credit cards. No merchant account is needed for the vendor to accept payment. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Phone Scale

Drug dealers are using their cell phones as scales. New downloadable apps turn your Smartphone into a small scale. iPhone has the iScale, while other Smartphones are also making ounce and gram scale apps available. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: HTC Patents

HTC has filed 2 new hardware patents that will allow Smartphones to become even thinner. The two patents can be found at the US Patent & Trademark Office:
•    ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ELECTRET ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER
•    METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRET DIAPHRAGM Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Mickey Mouse Dual Camera Phone

The new Mickey Mouse phone has the standard features, but comes with 2 cameras! One camera is on the front of the camera, the other on the back. The standard features of this cell phone include texting, calling, listening to MP3’s and FM radio, as well as taking and sharing photos. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Truck Driving Cell Phone

Kentucky State Police (KSP) has cited cell phone usage and excessive speed as causes of the crash that killed 11 people in March near Munfordville, Kentucky. However, the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board), which is conducting the investigation, says it is yet to be determined if the truck driver, Kenneth Laymon of Jasper, AL was on his cell phone at the time of the accident. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: 3D Cell Phone

Tokyo-based middleware company HI Corp. announced it has developed new software to convert your 2D cell phone games into 3D games without special 3D glasses. The claim is that you won’t need to upgrade your cell phone. Investigating further, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Read the rest of this entry »