Category: Mobile Phones
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Manufacturers Ship 675,000 Series 60 Mobiles in U.S. in 2003
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRussell Beattie pulled together 2003 sales statistics for Series 60 mobile phones. According to him, 675,000 Series 60 phones were sold in the U.S. last year. That’s not bad considering how few models were on the market. The model that I’ve discussed on Operation Gadget is the Nokia 3650. It’s got…
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Samsung E715 is a Phone for People Who Want a More Usable Camera
Reading Time: 2 minutesEarlier today, I was in the McDonald’s in the West Belt Plaza in Wayne, NJ. While I was ordering, I happened to see the flash of a camera out of the corner of my eye. I took a quick glance and saw that this was not just a camera, but a camera…
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al Qaeda Operatives Observed and Apprehended Because They Kept Using the Same SIM Cards
Reading Time: 2 minutesA lot of sites have pointed out the New York Times article by that says that al Qaeda operatives have been tracked because they used the same SIM cards repeatedly. I don’t feel that the New York Times or any of the other accounts explain the story clearly and consisely enough for…
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AT&T Wireless Reportedly Asking Some Customers to Downgrade Their Phones
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI couldn’t believe this when I read it, but Jonathan Hudson says that AT&T Wireless has asked customers with T68i mobile phones to “upgrade” to the Sony Ericsson T226. This report is backed up by a website called sonyericssont226upgrade.com. But is the upgrade from the T68i to the T226 really an…
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Guideline Research Survey Finds Some People Want to Keep Wireless Devices Simple
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGuideline Research released a report on the America’s appetite for multifunction wireless devices. According to the news release, 49 percent of those surveyed have “no desire” for devices that allow them to multitask with their gadgets— either make phone calls, in the case of mobile phone, or hold data, in the…
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Panasonic Announces X700 Mobile Phone, its First Series 60 Model
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEarlier today, PhoneScoop reported that Panasonic announced its first Series 60 mobile phone called the Panasonic X700. It is expected to ship in Europe in Fall 2004. Panasonic made the announcement at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. Operation Gadget does not normally cover product announcements of this sort, but…
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What is a Series 60 Mobile Phone?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the concepts thrown around by some of the other gadget websites and never properly defined is the Series 60 Mobile Phone. When I first saw the term used, I thought it meant some set of Nokia mobile phones, perhaps the models with numbers 6000-6099. Now thanks to an article…
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palmOne Finally Taking Orders for Treo 600 on T-Mobile USA
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI was travelling yesterday, so I missed the announcement that palmOne began taking pre-orders for Treo 600s to be used on T-Mobile USA. Most important for me, a patient T-Mobile customer still using a Treo 180: Through March 2, 2004, palmOne is offering all Treo 180, 270 and 300 owners the…
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Successor to MPx200 Not Expected Until Late June 2004
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA number of information sources previously reported that Motorola is planning a smartphone called the Motorola MPx220 to replace the MPx200 that is currently available for the AT&T Wireless network. Smartphone Thoughts now reports that the Motorola MPx220 is not expected to ship until late June, although an earlier shipment was…