Tag Archives: cellphones

Apple accepting iPhone tech support job applications

And they will need all the support they can get! With a totally new interface being released to the mobile world, people are going to be in a tizzy about their iPhone. And if early word of the iPhone’s performance isn’t any indication, people are going to be up in arms about the low battery life unless they fix the ...

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Google Phone concept design is an obvious rendering, but cool

Yeah, this is very much a rendering of a concept that hasn’t even been announced as “official” per se. But this Google Phone concept rendering is pretty cool looking, aside from all of the rendering evidence. That Google logo on the concept design is pretty ridiculous too. I’m pretty sure Google wouldn’t be that pompous to display its logo that ...

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Pillete: The smaller Bluetooth device

Many companies claim to have the “smallest” bluetooth headset, but this Bluetooth device concept puts the pill in Pillete. With its pill-like design (and not much bigger than a pill either), the Pillete uses a high-performance microphone to maintain optimal voice quality in an extremely compact size. The device comes in a pill that is enabled to work when it ...

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21-year-old owned by 13-year-old in national texting contest

Not really much of a surprise, but a 13-year-old girl won the LG National Texting Contest, beating the previous winner, a 21-year-old male, in the final round and winning the $25,000 grand prize. Morgan Pozgar of Claysburg, PA, who sends 8,000 texts a month (goddamn!), won by texting “Supercalifragilisticexpialidoucious! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious. If ...

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Fake LG KE970 Shine: same size, same weight, priced less than $100

LG was sending out warning letters to shops threatening to take legal actions should they sell/ display the Chinese clone of LG Shine, we never understood why they’re so uptight about it until we saw this today. We learned that the the clone is called Diamond KG70 Shine, and from what we see, it looks almost like the original. With ...

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Do we really need to charge all new gadgets overnight for the first time?

We’re not sure whether you have heard about the urban myth about rechargeable batteries. Some people claim that you must charge over night (7-12 hours straight) for the first time in order to “activate” all the chemicals in the battery, to prolong its life-span. While we could not explain this completely scientifically, and we thought that the “memory effect” on ...

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Microsoft patent hints at Zune Phone UI

The confirmation of the iPhone barely out of Steve Jobs’ mouth before rumors started popping up about a possible Zune phone in the works from Microsoft. A newly published patent, which was submitted last year by the Gates’ Squad, seems to be the UI of a possible Zune phone. Whatever it is, it’s definitely some kind of interface for a ...

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Japanese Food Phone Charm looks like tempura, tastes like plastic

These phone charms might looks delicious, but trust us, they do not taste as good as they look. We learned the hard way and had to be rushed to the hospital for surgery. The Japanese Food Phone Charm is a realistic-looking, novelty phone dangling strap that will make people wonder why you walk around with tempura attached to your phone. ...

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First “Window” XP dumbphone, Microsoft screams WTF

Chinese phone companies are amazing, after ripping off Porsche they’re going after Microsoft today… but this time it really deserves some attention. First off it houses a 3″ QVGA touch screen in a 17mm thin body, booo Nokia. Secondly it has stereo speakers, booo SonyEricsson; but seriously we’re starting to feel sorry for Microsoft, their Vista sold only 244 copies ...

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Talk to the wheels with the REAL Porsche cellphone

After seeing the cigarette phone and the detachable retro phone, this Porsche cellphone could be even more sensational. First off it’s shaped like a Porsche (kind of), flip it over and it’s a cellphone! There’s a Porsche logo up there and we have no idea if the random Chinese company had any sense of copyrights in mind, but who cares? ...

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