Samsung Jet Goes To Korea As W850 / W8500 / W8550
June 30, 2009
Samsung has finally launched the Jet S8000 smartphone in Korea, which will be available in three different versions namely the Samsung W850, Samsung W8500 and Samsung W8550. All three handsets are actually the same, but they have different names for the carriers they’ll be available on: SK Te…
Russian, Nigerian joint venture to be called ‘Nigaz’
June 30, 2009
You just can’t assemble that stuff up, folks. The Russian energy giant Gazprom has signed a $2.5 billion deal with Nigeria’s state-controlled NNPC to scheme a new company they’ve decided to shout “Nigaz.” Which raises a lot of questions. Such as: Will they have attitude? Are they 2Pac fans? But main…
Vibe Magazine shut down
June 30, 2009
Another one bites the dust.
Sprint Releases New Motorola Clutch i465
June 30, 2009
The new Motorola Clutch i465 will be available via Sprint that summer onwards with a new service agreement for 2 years costing $39.99, $20 instant rebate and $50 mail-in rebate. It is actually the first iDEN Nextel Direct Connect handset with a full QWERTY keyboard. The i465 additionally has group …
Race car runs on chocolate and vegetable oil
June 30, 2009
Researchers at the Warwick Innovative Manufacturing Research Center have come up with a race car that runs on chocolate and vegetable oil. The WorldFirst F3 car additionally has a steering wheel made from carrots, a front wing end plate made from potatoes, and seats made from soybeans. The car is pr…
How exclusivity helps AT&T, hurts Apple
June 30, 2009
Apple’s decision to offer its iPhone exclusively on AT&T is great! For AT&T. For Apple? Not so much.
Mobile broadband 75% slower than they say it is
June 30, 2009
A research group called Epitro claims that the average UK mobile-broadband download speed is just one-quarter the speed advertised.