Archive for the ‘Cell Phone News’ Category

Cell Phones Popping Corn

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Cell phones popping corn is a new video that 's hitting the web. Four inquiring minds set up their mobile phones and pop corn with them.. Of course, there is some doubt as to whether or not this is a hoax, but I'm sure that you can do an experiment of ...

Teens Use Cell Phones In Racy Ways

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Give a teen a cell phone and it's hard to say what they might do. In fact, you might even be shocked. According to reports, many teens are now using their cell phones to take naked photos of themselves and are sending these images to their boyfriends. Then, for whatever ...

Motorola Dumps $1 Billion Into China R&D

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Motorola has committed to investing another $1 billion into research and development in China. The company has invested a total of $3.8 billion in the country since they started doing business there. The R&D staff in China is now at 3,000 out of a total of 10,000 employees ...

Pantech C810 Duo Red Smartphone

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

The Pantech C810 Duo Red Smartphone offers something many other Smartphones do not, two slides- one for a full QWERTY keyboard and another for calling functions. The quad band/ 3G phone is equipped with Windows Mobile 6.0, an internal GPS that works with Telenav software, stereo bluetooth, a 1.2 megapixel ...

Little Tikes Recalls Chit N’ Chat Toy Cell Phone

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

If you've hooked junior up with a Chit N' Chat toy cell phone made by Little Tikes, you'll want to be sure that he isn't playing with it. The toy cell phone was recalled because it posed a choking hazard. A faulty hinge could break off and be a danger to ...

Western Europe Mobile Phone Sales Down

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Gartner recently reported that sales of mobile phones in Western Europe has fallen by 16.4% for the first quarter of this year, as compared to sales from the same period last year. It's the first decline in sales recorded since Gartner Inc. began tracking sales in 2001. The reasons cited ...

Nokia And Samsung Take Market Share From Motorola

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Nokia and Samsung Electronics are the number one and number two maker of cell phones, as judged by total units shipped. Motorola has lost more market share to fall further behind into third place. Nokia raised its market share by unit sales to 39.1% from 35.5% a year earlier, Gartner ...

Samsung Buying Mobile Chipsets From Infineon

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Samsung has begun buying mobile chipsets from German supplier Infineon, reducing their dependence on chipsets from QualComm. The company says the move is strictly related to being more cost competitive. "In order to raise cost competitiveness, we have been supplied by Infineon," Samsung spokesman Kwak Bum-joon told Reuters. "We have ...

LG Electronics May Cut Handset Prices

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

After watching their competitors, LG Electronics may end up cutting handset prices. Rumors that Nokia would be cutting their handset prices by up to 20% ended up sending shivers up the spines of LG investors, who gave the stock a haircut. LG says they'll fight fire with fire ...

Japanese Fear Mobile Phone Safety

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

The Japanese have been the most gung-ho country in the world when it comes to embracing wireless technology, but now that enthusiasm has some people in Japanese society concerned about the effect this has on safety. A Japanese official said that some parents had gone too far with how easily they'll ...