Category: mobile

  • Great news on phones and isync in Tiger

    Apple unveiled a lot of details about its next OS release, Tiger, due April 29. I’m intrigued by promised abilities to synchronize all manner of stuff between and betwixt various Macs. Also — great news — the list of phones that will work with iSync is not only much longer, it finally lists Bluetooth compatibility…

  • Don’t hold your breath for Motorola iTunes phone

    Here it is — no. There it is — no again. Don’t look now but Motorola’s announced phone that will be able to play songs bought from Apple’s iTunes music store was pulled from a planned unveiling yesterday. Apparently wireless operators aren’t real excited about offering a phone that doesn’t give them a big cut…

  • Someday my phone will come…

    In the continuing saga of my seeking a new Sony Ericsson S710a cell phone that doesn’t cost $900, I discovered that Amazon.com is, or maybe is, selling the phone for just $420 and offering a $150 rebate making the final price just $270. That is an amount that could be in the budget. But —…

  • Oy vey – not the Moto iTunes phone

    Deja vu all over again? On Monday, it seemed according to several reports that Motorola’s upcoming E1060 phone would be able to play songs purchased from Apple’s iTunes music store. Alas, no, as MobileTracker points out today in a report debunking the previous reports. I’ve corrected my entry from Monday as well.

  • Motorola Doesn’t Shows Actual iTunes Phone again

    (Updated 2/16 – not the iPhone) Motorola tantalized the masses in January at the Consumer Electronics Show with a demo of a mobile phone that could also play digital music in Apple’s iTunes Store format. While a billion reporters and bloggers sought to be the first to post a picture of the first phone compatible…

  • Now everyone will want one

    Engadget got their hands on the about-to-be-released Sony Ericsson S710a that I’m lustin’ for and, no surprise, they love it: “The screen, by the way, is a huge, bright QVGA affair that make all the other screens jealous. They will hide in shame and envy.” ” The phone is metal, not plastic, which gives it…

  • How much is that phone(y) in the window?

    I’ve said in print that I’m lusting for the new Sony Ericsson S710a mobile phone, but wow, $900? Ouch. I guess I’ll be lusting for a while longer.