Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA
Sony Ericsson abiding knows how to toy with the heartstrings — ‘course, one could altercate that it’s our own accountability for delving below the apparent and acquirements far too abundant about a handset that was never assured of a accessible release, but whatever. The Paris, or P5, or the one that got abroad has been advised in a two-part video alternation over at UIQ Blog, and while the handset acclimated was absolutely a prototype, it’s appealing abundant the a lot of accomplished adaptation anyone anytime saw. We wouldn’t cartel blemish annihilation in case you just can’t yield anymore absolute columnist about a buzz you’ll never be able to own, but those with accustomed hearts can hit the apprehend hotlink and brew play (twice).[Via Boy Genius Report]Sony Ericsson’s axed Paris gets video review: here’s to what could’ve been originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:26:00 EST. Please see our agreement for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Others
Yesterday we sat down for an annual with Amol Sarva, CEO of the email-handheld startup Peek. We’re in the bosom of transcribing what was a adequately absorbing conversation, but in the average of our babble he proposed a appealing arresting deal, and we capital to put it out there (and to see the aggregation put its money area its aperture is). Sarva and co. are appealing assertive that while the Peek may not be the absolute accessory for the hardcore apparatus junkie, it is the absolute accessory for their moms or girlfriends (or boyfriends, we assume) — in fact, they’re so assertive that they’re alms to pay a ages of said junkie’s iPhone or G1 bill (up to $150) if they buy a Peek for their mom… and girlfriend. According to Amol, if you buy two of the accessories (which you can get for $79.95 appropriate now) and actuate them, the aggregation will awning your November cellphone bill. Amol himself will be branch up this project, and as continued as you abode your adjustment by December 1st, you can accomplish the abracadabra happen. Wildly, Amol says to just email him with the annual advice at: amol (at) getpeek (dot) com.Peek CEO: buy two Peeks, your next iPhone or G1 bill is on us originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:14:00 EST. Please see our agreement for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets, AppleWe ample Apple would’ve abstruse its assignment afterwards the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority banned those “the absolute internet” iPhone commercials, but it looks like Steve’s aback in apprehension — the ASA just disqualified that addition ad claiming that the iPhone is “really fast” is aswell ambiguous abundant to be pulled. You’ve apparently apparent the agnate US adaptation of the ad, which shows the iPhone 3G loading a web page, switching to Maps to locate itself, downloading an attachment, and again assuredly demography a call, all in 30 abnormal — yeah, that doesn’t happen. Apple claimed that its “Network achievement may alter by location” abnegation was abundant to accumulate it safe, but the ASA wasn’t accepting that: it said that the ad was acceptable to advance admirers to accept the iPhone was absolutely that speedy. Of course, we’re appealing assertive a lot of humans accept that absoluteness and bartering don’t absolutely accept annihilation do with anniversary other, but we’re not the ones in allegation — just delay till the ASA finds out that bubbler gallons of beer doesn’t in fact accomplish you added attractive. Check the ad in catechism afterwards the break.[Thanks, David]Continue account UK smacks Apple for addition ambiguous iPhone commercialUK smacks Apple for addition ambiguous iPhone bartering originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:13:00 EST. Please see our agreement for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets, Others, Windows Mobile
Being that Velocity Mobile’s 103 just fabricated it through the FCC gauntlet a few months back, we knew the adorable 111 couldn’t be too far behind. Sure enough, the Windows Mobile-based smartphone has fabricated its final stop afore hitting abundance shelves in the United States, admitting we can’t say for assertive area it’ll in fact be sold. Also of note, the affiliated Users Manual is inexplicably corrupt, so we can’t say abundant about the functionality, either. Ah well, it care to be landing in acquisitive easily anon abundant — we can angle the wait. Maybe.Velocity Mobile’s WinMo-powered 111 hits the FCC originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:42:00 EST. Please see our agreement for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Software, Apple, OS X
Okay, any allocution that bendability in Apple’s approval action for the App Store has bigger absolutely has to be put on authority at this point; aboriginal we had that BdEmailer bearings that duplicates functionality (albeit shoddily) of the iPhone’s own email capabilities, and now we accept official acceptance that Google did a boycott if it slipped its voice-powered seek through the checkpoint. The botheration is that enabling the automated articulation apprehension requires use of an undocumented API alarm for the adjacency sensor that Apple neither guarantees nor approves use of, acceptation firmware updates can breach it at will. In and of itself, that’s not a huge bloomer on Google’s allotment back they’re apparently committed to befitting it up-to-date, but the absolute affair is that this violates an absolute aphorism of the App Store that bans the use of undocumented calls. Apple, guys, seriously: if you wish to be jerks about what gets through and what doesn’t, accomplished — but at atomic do it consistently so it doesn’t attending like you’re benign companies run by associates of your own controlling lath (or in the case of BdEmailer, companies that are accomplishing a bang-up job of authoritative your own articles attending better).[Via mocoNews]Confirmed: Google was naughty, bankrupt App Store rules with iPhone app originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:25:00 EST. Please see our agreement for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung
We’re not absolutely abiding what Samsung’s aggravating to cull here, but it’s allegedly application some BizBee moniker to adapt a few arenaceous smartphones with Windows Mobile 6.1. So far as we can tell, the BizBee ancestors will abode a “new ambit of artist business mobiles,” admitting Samsung’s starting off rather ailing by reintroducing the i780 with WinMo 6.1. Said handset will be re-launched initially in the UK, Nordics, Spain and Netherlands this month, admitting we’re not abiding if the business assault will escape the claws of Europe in adjustment to serve as ball elsewhere. For Sammy’s sake, we achievement not.Samsung launches BizBee ancestors of business-oriented smartphones originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:10:00 EST. Please see our agreement for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets, Others, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPACan’t say it looks like annihilation special, but Pharos has launched its latest Traveler address of Dell. The GPS-enabled Traveler 619 boasts a 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen, abounding QWERTY keyboard, 2-megapixel camera, 3.5G support, a quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE radio, Windows Mobile 6, Bluetooth / WiFi, IrDA and a array acceptable for four hours of yappin’. Order now for a blade ninety-nine and it should be beneath the timberline in affluence of time.[Thanks, Pavel]Pharos offers up WinMo-based Traveler 619 smartphone for $199.95 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:52:00 EST. Please see our agreement for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Culture, Software, Nokia, Misc
Not that anyone absolutely needs to see what photos you take, area you yield them and what videos are captured during your circadian airing through the bold of life, but if you feel absorbed to share, Nokia’s authoritative it awfully easy. The viNe service, which is accordant with a bulk of E and N Series handsets, curtains into your congenital GPS receiver and uploads your media to the viNe website in adjustment for others to accumulate track. Think real-time amusing networking, apprenticed by your cellphone. Yeah, it’s a blow too voyeuristic for our tastes, but you apperceive you wish to accord it a go. Hit the apprehend hotlink to explore.[Via Symbian-Guru]Nokia viNe goes live: allotment your adaptable adventures online originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:35:00 EST. Please see our agreement for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets, ASUS, HTCOftentimes, it’s difficult to bethink that ASUS is in the handset bold at all, and don’t anticipate for a additional that ASUS isn’t able-bodied acquainted of that fact. According to bearding sources, said accouterments is searching to access up its acceptability and actively yield on the brand of HTC next year by pumping out no beneath than ten handsets, about all of which will avowal 3G and a blow user interface. There’s no absolute word on what operating system(s) will be relied upon, but we’d say it’d do ASUS acceptable to get an Android-based adaptable out in the States if it wants to actively cycle with High Tech Computer. Oh, and three acclaim for competition.ASUS gets austere about R&D, affairs ten HTC-rivaling handsets for 2009 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:20:00 EST. Please see our agreement for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, Samsung, EV-DO, CDMA
Samsung’s Omnia is far from getting the aboriginal handset in its abiding to grab the coveted DivX Certified badge, but it is the aboriginal with said brand to address in the United States of America. What’s it all mean? Pretty simple, absolutely — those absorbed in by the Omnia’s adolescent acceptable looks and alluring touchpanel will accept no issues arena aback DivX video files on the 3.2-inch screen, behindhand of whether those files are stored on the 8GB of centralized amplitude or on a microSD card. We apparently allege for DivX admirers beyond the web if we say that this is hopefully just the alpha of a continued account of DivX-friendly phones to appear stateside.

Samsung Omnia becomes aboriginal DivX Certified handset in USA originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:50:00 EST. Please see our agreement for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments