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WinMob Phone As A Medical Assistant
Author: +866.com27 Apr
Your Windows Mobile phone might be able to do many things that you didn’t think was possible. Some researchers at the Washington University in St. Louis have turned a Windows Mobile phone into a mobile medical manager, which can use a standard USB connection and watch food as it passes through your digestive system. Sure, it sounds a little disgusting, but it’s certainly useful, especially if you’re in developing countries where a full-blown imaging system would be too costly or not practical.
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Huawei Coming Up With T-Mobile G3?
Author: +866.com7 Apr
It’s not official yet, but according to the rumor that is going around the Internet, Huawei will be releasing the third Google phone on T-Mobile this year, meaning the supposed T-Mobile G3 could actually be a Huawei device. It’s said that it won’t be released until after July 2009, which makes sense, since they wouldn’t want it competing directly with its T-Mobile G2 (Magic). The rumored details of the T-Mobile G3 are:
Low cost device
5-megapixel camera
3.5mm headphone jack
Wi-Fi
3G
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Huawei iPhone Coming?
Author: +866.com3 Apr
Rumors of an Android-powered Huawei phone coming to T-Mobile in Q3 this year have been around for a while. Now word is out the said phone is on track for a 3rd quarter release and is currently going through the testing phase. There aren’t a great many details on it just yet, but as the rumor goes, the phone will have a 5-megapixel camera, 3.5mm headphone jack, the Cupcake update, Wi-Fi, though unfortunately there isn’t any mention of UMA. Hopefully we’ll be able to pick up more pictures of this device in the near future, so stay tuned!
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Concept: Phone That Never Goes Obsolete
Author: +866.com23 Feb
Wouldn’t it be nice to not have to get a new phone every two years (or less)? When the current fads fade and new exciting breakthroughs come out in the phone industry, would you like to be able to just install it directly into the same phone?
Our friends at Yanko Design have been wondering the same thing. They’re tired of having to get new phones all the time. Why not build a phone that is never, ever obsolete? Designer Will Orrock shows off his idea of a “infinite sustainable” phone.
Will bases his design off two components: layers and upgrade.
The concept incorporates four different layers: battery, OLED screen wrap, high-strength polymer housing and printed circuit board. The idea is that each of these layers can be tackled individually so as to switch them out whenever necessary.
The second of the two components is upgrade. The hardware AND software of the phone will be upgradeable to match current trends and the latest tech. Any discarded parts will be recyclable.
Will also envisions the specs the phone would start off with:
- 360-degree screen (nice!)
- Haptic touchscreen
- 32 GB Memory
- Magnetic Dock Connection
- 8.1 MP camera
- Sync and Charge Function
Not a bad feature set for any phone! And the 360-degree screen intrigues me. Frankly, it’s hard to imagine in today’s terms how an upgrade would be necessary, but 3-4 years down the road some of these specs will indeed be obsolete and we will want to replace them with nicer features.
Ironically the pics show the phone with Windows Mobile. This is ironic since Microsoft announced at MWC that no existing phones would be upgradeable to 6.5, which would completely defeat the purpose of an infinitely upgradeable phone.
A bit of a flaw indeed. If this phone were to become reality its ability to upgrade would be limited by something as simple as the OS. What else would limit the ability to upgrade the phone?
Time to sound off — what do you think of the idea?
via Yanko Design
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T-Mobile kind of previews the Samsung Memoir
Author: +866.com7 Feb
Last week, we’ve reported that T-Mobile USA might release the Samsung Memoir on February 25, and now it seems that this launch date is a legit one.
According to Cell Phone Signal, T-Mobile sent a preview of the new handset, saying that it will be out this month. Its price should be of $299 (with a 2-yr agreement), but this is not yet confirmed.
Since the Memoir comes as the first 8MP camera phone in the US, T-Mobile is obviously proud of launching it, and it will probably market it as a perfect alternative to a digital camera.
Apart from the 8MP camera, Samsung Memoir is said to also feature a wide touchscreen display, HSDPA connectivity, GPS and stereo Bluetooth. Now let’s hope that, when finally released, it will meet T-Mobile customers’ high expectations.
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HTC Sapphire For T-Mobile And Vodafone
Author: +866.com23 Jan
You’ve probably read about the upcoming HTC device that will be powered by Android, the Sapphire. It seems that the phone will be released in May this year and some of the operators who will be offering the phone include T-Mobile and Vodafone. It’s been said that during Q2 HTC will be introducing more Android-powered devices to other operators, though there isn’t any mention of what those devices are called.
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Compulab Exeda Android Phone
Author: +866.com15 Jan
T-Mobile’s Android G1 might not be the prettiest looking phone around, but it sure looks like a beauty queen when compared to what Compulab has come up with. The Exeda, as it’s called, will be targeting the enterprise market, and will be powered by Google’s Android. While the pricing of the device hasn’t been announced yet, we do know that it should be available by March this year. Specifications of the device include:
3.5″ sun-readable VGA touchscreen display
QWERTY keyboard
Capacitive touchpad
520MHz Marvell processor
128MB RAM
Windows Mobile 6.1 bootable
Quad-band GSM/GPRS, CDMA and 3G UMTS
10/100Base-T Ethernet port
Wi-Fi connectivity
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T-Mobile Wont Track Cellphones
Author: +866.com1 Jan
While T-Mobile has the ability to track stolen cellphones, it is apparently refusing to do so, despite having the permission of the Boston police and the victim whose phone was stolen. T-Mobile refused to track the cellphones due to “privacy restrictionsâ€. Apparently T-Mobile will only help track a stolen phone if it’s a “life or death situation†or if it’s ordered by a judge. Would you mind if T-Mobile tracked your stolen mobile phone?