Cell Phone News
PlayStation Phone Video Leaked
Well folks, we’ve been waiting a while now for the PS Phone, codenamed the Sony Zeus Z1, and things just got a bit more exciting with the latest leaked video. Whether or not this is just a Sony PR stunt or an actual leak we don’t know. What we do know is that this is a real as life gaming phone. Many phone users have never been fans of a hardware QWERTY slider, opting instead for the on-screen software version. This approach to the slider form, however, has completely changed the game on the competition and dramatically extended the range of appeal for the slider form factor.
QWERTY Keypad for iPhone (Case)
The iPhone 4 has many great features, but the lack of a slide out physical keyboard is not one of them. This can prove to be so much of a frustration that we're sure that once or twice a month, every iPhone user will glance across longingly at a BlackBerry user tapping away on their little keyboard and feel the envy towards that firm little QWERTY keyboard under their fingers.
Futuristic Interfaces: What's Next?
When we stumbled across the Wikipedia page for Haptic Technology today we immediately spun off on a flurry of Google searches in a quest for more information. Result? The tentative and hopeful excitement of a child smart enough to know they only might be getting that Laser-Dragon they asked for from Santa this year.
Epic Games for iPhone Users
Epic Games are soon to release their jaw-dropping entry to the iOS games market with Infinity Blade. The game is a third-person RPG (that's a Role-Playing Game for you non-gamers) powered by the Unreal 3 engine. Infinity Blade is a serious step up from more traditional phone games like Fruit Ninja or Angry Birds. It plays more like a console or computer game, but with the familiar multi-touch controls of iPhone handsets.
When Two Networks Talk Data in Ads
Selling something as an intangible as a data plan with a new mobile phone means that you've got to use the old advertising trick of reminding people of the problem (no connectivity, slow speed) and then selling the solution to that problem that your product addresses.
No Customisable Ringtones for WP7?
If you’ve been holidaying under a rock for the past couple of months you may have missed the incredibly hyped launch of Windows Phone 7. Yes, Microsoft has made a last ditch attempt at success in the smartphone market and by all reports they may very well succeed.
Google’s Own Broadband Network
Whilst Australia rolls around in a semi-limbo with the National Broadband Network, University faculty members at Stanford University (near Silicon Valley) are soon to experience broadband provided by Google at 1 gigabit per second, the currently forecast speed for Australia's NBN.
Asher likes the Windows Phone 7
Asher Moses has reviewed the Windows Phone 7 and he likes it. We'll be posting more on the Windows Phone 7 rollout, but for now you can enjoy his review. Text is incredibly sharp and crisp on Windows Phone 7 and I'm particularly impressed with how emails and documents are rendered on the platform. The menu layout is also pleasing to the eye with big bold headings that can be scrolled through by swiping horizontally.
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