It’s hard to imagine a cell phone these days that isn’t equipped with a camera, a web browser and assorted other bells and whistles. But Just5, a “simple features phone,” takes a counter-intuitive approach. It just lets you make calls. That’s it. Nothing else. Nada. Zippo. Think of it as the anti-iPhone.
Or, actually, think of it as …
Chris Bangle, the most controversial designer of automobiles in recent memory, has a nifty new geek gig: designing cellphones and notebooks for Samsung.
A wee bit of backstory, for those one or two of you who don’t passionately follow design trends in high-end automobiles. Bangle, a stylish and persistently innovative Midwesterner, …
Last year, T-Mobile axed the Sidekick. But never fear, the phone is coming back, in better and badder shape than ever.
It seems like our report in January was spot on: we mentioned the Sidekick was coming back, that it would be 4G, and that it would also launch in the first half of the year. By golly, it’s all of those things and …
The Mobile World Congress expo is underway in Barcelona, Spain. It’s truly a psycho-erotic thrill ride of cell phone and tablet news, some of which pertains to the U.S., some of which doesn’t, and all of which gushes forth uncontrollably until everyone goes home.
Here’s a look at some of the more newsworthy items from the past …
After years of speculation, Verizon announced it will carry the iPhone during a special press conference in New York City. In early February, the company will offer the the iPhone 4 to its customers. It will run on Verizon’s 3G network, despite the company’s recent extensive marketing campaign for its 4G LTE network.
“If the press …
It’s official. Acer’s getting into the tablet game. That’s a good thing for consumers because Acer is one of the most aggressive companies out there when it comes to pricing, so it may be able to drive the costs of tablets down in general. We won’t see anything until next year, but here’s what’s coming.
For starters, the company plans …
As any parent can tell you, kids are actually NOT free. Unless you have at least eight of them, at which point you can get your own TV show or a cool comic book name like Octomom.
For everyone else, kids are expensive to raise. T-Mobile is hoping to appeal to that inevitability with its new Kids Are Free promotion, which allows new …
If you’re having trouble choosing a wireless carrier, I regret to inform you that to base your decision upon which of the Big Four is most prepared for Hurricane Earl is downright futile.
Is Sprint prepared for Hurricane Earl’s impact? Yes, according to a press release titled “Sprint is Prepared for Hurricane Earl’s Impact.”
Want …
In light of what has become a PR nightmare over the faulty reception issues of Apple’s iPhone 4, could the tech giant be considering a recall? PR experts say it’d better.
In a recent Cult of Mac post, PR experts outline the dangers of Apple continuing to skirt the recent accusations of a bad antenna design, especially after …
The little info cards next to the cell phones sold in San Francisco stores will soon contain data on the amount of radiation the handsets give off thanks to a citywide vote that passed yesterday, according to the New York Times.
There’s been conflicting scientific evidence over the years as to whether or not cell phone radiation is …
Techland favorite Peter Bagge has a satirical piece on cell phones in the upcoming issue of MAD Magazine and we have the exclusive preview. Issue #504 of the now bi-monthly humor magazine has artist Peter Bagge and writer Barry Liebmann giving us 12 reasons to hate our cell phones. They’re all pretty spot on. Pick up the new issue when …
As smartphones get smarter, they get more complicated as well. But when’s the last time you sat down and read the instruction manual that came with your new phone? Never?
This “Out of the Box” concept from Clara Gaggero proposes the idea of a user manual with a cutout section for your phone. So you drop your handset inside and …
