photo credit: Adobe Flash 10.1 on Droid X

Adobe Flash 10.1 looks great on the new 4.3” Droid X screen. Senior Technical Evangelist at Adobe Systems Ted Patrick showed off Adobe Flash 10.1 running on Droid X’s big 4.3 inch screen. Of course there is no hint of when Flash 10.1 will be available for the Droid X, but with Droid X being available in about a week, Flash 10.1 can’t be far behind. 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: Motoblur in action

Motorola is looking to bring its new Motoblur UI to the cable TV world. If your cable TV interface is like most, it is only a step up from DOS. Motorola plans to change the look, feel and use of the cable TV interface with their new Smartphone, Motoblur, already shipping pre-loaded on the new Cliq XT and BackFlip Smartphones. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Cell Phone Personal Assistant

Toshiba is developing a technology that will make your cell phone act like your own personal secretary. The cell phone will notice your behavioral patterns to display things like train schedules, recommended nearby favorite restaurants, and other frequently used sites. It will supposedly learn the ins and outs of your lifestyle, and help by displaying this info to you when prompted. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: New Motoblur

Motorola is shipping Motoblur pre-loaded on the Cliq, Backflip and several other coming Smartphones. It is noticeably missing from the Droid phones however. Hmmm… wonder why? Is there a problem we aren’t aware you yet? Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Droid Phone delays

Google announced it is postponing the launch of the Android phones in China due to cyber spying coming from China. Google says it can no longer accept the censoring of search results on its site in China. Because of this, analysts say it could drastically hurt both Motorola and Samsung who have placed a big emphasis on the Droid phones. Read the rest of this entry »

Current technology is constantly making mobile phones smaller, hotter, more advanced, and even cheaper. It is easy to forget just how far mobile phones have come since the late 1980’s. There are some memories built in to our brains, such as the “Zack Morris Phone” from Saved by the Bell, when it comes to popular phones from a few decades ago. However, it seems it is easy to take for granted the mobile phone options that are abound these days. With that said let’s take a quick jog down memory lane and look back at some of the old school phones that were available when mobile technology was just scratching the surface. Here are three phones that will capture your attention and make you realize just how far mobile phones have come in a few, short years.

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