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Archive for September, 2006

Week in Review (Week of September 24)

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Whew. What a week! In this edition of the Week in Review, we’ve got a little summary of Nokia’s newest phones, Music Recommenders, Motorola’s company buying spree, and finally, last but not least, Catherine Zeta-Jones.

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Phone Preview: Nokia N95 Phone

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

If there’s one phone I’m looking forward to, it’s this one. The N95. One of Nokia’s most complex phones ever made. Let’s highlight some of the features that make the N95 a work of art: 5 megapixel camera. Integrated GPS. Dual action slide. Carl Zeiss. Stereo speakers. TV out. WLAN.

The Nokia N95 Phone. Landscape view.

The one and only Nokia N95 phone.

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Phone Preview: Nokia N75 Phone

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

It’s going to be busy here for the next week or so. Why? Because Nokia just released two new cell phones, the Nokia N75 and N95. We’ll be looking at the N75 today, which so far is looking like a thinner, slightly more updated N71 (the only “normal” sized Nseries flip phone).

Nokia N75 Phone

The N75: Nokia’s first flip phone in a long time.

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Nokia Music Speakers MD-3 and Mini Speakers MD-4

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Nokia released a whole slew of new accessories for the hip music phone lover in you. Actually it’s a collection of Bluetooth headsets, music speakers, and headphones.

Nokia MD-4 Bluetooth Speakers

Nokia’s MD-4 Bluetooth SPEAKERS.

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Prepaid Nokia Shorty for Free with $25 Airtime Purchase

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

Virgin Mobile isn’t exactly the first place I’d go for prepaid service. Considering the fact that they’re on the Sprint Network anyway. But this seems like a pretty decent deal IF you have the guts and the gumption to see it through.

The Nokia Shorty Deal

The Nokia Shorty Deal

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Week in Review (Week of September 17)

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Today’s Week in Review: the 6288 phone, Elcoteq again, Microsoft, and Motorola’s plan to sell mobile phones in vending machines. InstantMoto!

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Mobile Action MA-700 USB Bluetooth Adapter for $19.99

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Sure, it’s not as cheap as other Bluetooth “dongles” but it looks a hell of a lot better. My Bluetooth dongle cost me 12 bucks and is officially busted too.

Mobile Action MA-700 USB Dongle

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Games: ScummVM for Series 60 Phones

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

Unless you lived under a rock during the roaring ’90s, you probably heard of a series of games called Monkey Island. Or maybe Maniac Mansion. Or Sam & Max Hit the Road. These were some of Lucasarts’ most popular games back in the day, games that are considered classics.

Simon the Sorcerer.

ScummVM in action: your friendly, portable LucasArts game emulator.

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Logitech Bluetooth Wireless Headphones $36.99

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Looking for a cheap pair of Bluetooth headphones that actually work with mobile phones and DON’T cost $199.99 (the Nokia ones)? It’s your lucky day!

Logitech Bluetooth Wireless Headphones

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Game Review: Gameloft’s Brain Challenge

Monday, September 18th, 2006

So it isn’t often I get to do software reviews around here. However, after fooling around with one of Gameloft’s newest games – Brain Challenge – I’m itching to do more of ‘em. Besides, you can only preview so many Bluetooth headsets.

Gameloft's Brain Challenge

A review of Gameloft’s Brain Challenge.

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