Cell Phone Covers http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/cell-phone-covers.html Find Cell Phone Reviews, Ratings, and Comparisons - Cell Phone Covers - Cell Phone Accessories - Cell Phone Ring Tones en Copyright 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:31:46 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.17 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Ion-Mask, a Waterproof Coating for Gadgets [Waterproofed art2x.jpgScientists in Britain have come up with a solution for making electronic gadgets completely waterproof, using a type of coating that repels liquids. The technology has, up until now, been used for military gear, but the makers of Ion-Mask are already in discussion with three cellphone manufacturers with a view to using the coating on their products. Full story below. Government scientists at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in Porton Down, Wiltshire, are behind the breakthrough. Ion-Mask is a protective layer that bonds to the device using a plasma, or electronically charged gas, and its chemical properties allow oil and water to be repelled easily. Originally developed for treating soldiers' uniforms to repel toxic vapors and liquids in chemical or biological attacks, the technology will be used to protect devices thought to be too small to be fitted with waterproof seals, such as mobiles and MP3 players. As well as covering the devices, Ion-Mask is versatile enough to be able to coat individual components, in order to up the level of protection. Having an Ion-Mask device might help lower insurance rates for cellphones too, as more than 1.2 mobiles were lost in 2006 to toilets, drinks and washing machines. [Telegraph]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/ion-mask-a-waterproof-coating-for-gadgets-waterproofed.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/ion-mask-a-waterproof-coating-for-gadgets-waterproofed.html Cell Phone Covers Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:31:46 -0800 The Saddest iPhone We've Ever Seen Picture%2033.pngIn Japan, even with their 500-foot mechs and supercomputer cellphones, some people are craving Apple's smartphone. One fanboy went so far as to transfigure his Sony Ericsson Walkman W52S slider to...is "resemble" being too generous?...an Apple iPhone. From it's horribly scuffed face to the hammered-on metallic edging, it's confirmed. We need to get Japan some iPhones before this guy cuts his ear on a sharp piece. Here are two more pics for your enjoyment: Picture%2034.png Picture%2035.png[gizjapan]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/the-saddest-iphone-weve-ever-seen.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/the-saddest-iphone-weve-ever-seen.html Cell Phone Covers Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:02:29 -0800 Canadian Hoser Runs Up $85,000 Mobile Phone Bill [Read The Fine great_white_north.jpgHow do you manage to run up an $85,000 mobile phone bill you ask? Apparently, 22-year-old Calgary native Piotr Staniaszek was under the impression that his $10 "unlimited browser plan" on Bell Mobility gave him carte blanche to use his cellphone as a PC modem. Unfortunately, when a $60,000 bill arrived in his mailbox for the month of November he learned the hard way that this was not the case. The charges were later upped to $85,000 "because the company was charging him on a per-kilobyte basis." Bell Mobility has reduced the charges to $3,243 as gesture of goodwill, but they claim that Staniaszek should have known that using a cellphone as a modem fell outside the realm of normal usage. They also noted that the software he used for this purpose warned him that additional charges would apply. Still, Staniaszek plans of fighting the bill citing that Bell Mobility's policies were unclear. You would think that this would be pretty open and shut, but in a world where you can be rewarded a settlement for spilling hot coffee in your lap at McDonalds, I'm not so sure. [The Register]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/canadian-hoser-runs-up-85000-mobile-phone-bill-read-the-fine.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/canadian-hoser-runs-up-85000-mobile-phone-bill-read-the-fine.html Cell Phone Covers Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:02:56 -0800 Windows Mobile 6.1 Has Streamlined Today Screen, More Improvements [Windows Mobile 6.1] WindowsMobile6_1_1.jpgThe Windows Mobile successor we told you about last week seems to have gotten a tentative name (Windows Mobile 6.1), and Boy Genius has an illustrated guide to some of the new features you can find. Among them are a sideways scrolling home screen that gets rid of the cluttered Today page you have now, threaded SMS, recent programs in the Start Menu, and an auto-completing To: field in emails and SMS. This all sounds pretty delicious, so much so that we're actually getting excited about using Windows Mobile again. Either that or we've sniffed one too many white-erase markers this morning. Or one too few. [Boy Genius]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/windows-mobile-61-has-streamlined-today-screen-more-improvements-windows-mobile-61.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/windows-mobile-61-has-streamlined-today-screen-more-improvements-windows-mobile-61.html Cell Phone Covers Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:03:18 -0800 N95 Accelerometer Used to Control R/C Car; Begs to be Ported to the iPhone Some enterprising modders have written a Python application that links up a remote control car with their Nokia N95 via Bluetooth, using the accelerometer to turn the phone into a little steering wheel. It's awesome. The next logical step would be to put a camera on the car that streams to the phone so you could see where it was going when it was out of your field of vision. N95/iPhone modders, the gauntlet has been thrown down. Let's make this happen. [Project Page via New Launches]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/n95-accelerometer-used-to-control-rc-car-begs-to-be-ported-to-the-iphone.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/n95-accelerometer-used-to-control-rc-car-begs-to-be-ported-to-the-iphone.html Cell Phone Covers Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:08:53 -0800 CellQ Phone Service Promises an End to Amusement Park Lines mickey_takes_it.jpgTired of waiting two hours in the blistering heat to get on Space Mountain? If the folks at CellQ have their way, you could skip the annoying lines (friggin' Disney) and book your place. While you wait for a phone call notification that it is your turn, you can feel free to roam around the park. When the call does arrive, you are free to take your spot whenever you choose. The service also claims that it can recognize personal ride preferences, and help reunite parents with lost children. That's all well and good, but what happens when a whole mess of people have this service? What happens if they show up at the same time? How many fistfights will take place when CellQ users skip to the front and snicker at the poor bastards waiting in line? It's a good idea in theory, but my guess is that some major problems would erupt as the service grows more popular. Pricing information has not been made available. [TRFJ]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/cellq-phone-service-promises-an-end-to-amusement-park-lines.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/cellq-phone-service-promises-an-end-to-amusement-park-lines.html Cell Phone Covers Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:52:21 -0800 Software Radios Boost Crappy Cellphone Reception Cheap and Easy cell_tower.jpgMid-Tex Cellular systems out of De Leon, Texas is currently running both GSM and CDMA network using a software-based radio system on nine of of their cellular towers. Because the Vanu, Inc. designed software can be upgraded easily, there is no need for costly new hardware when supporting new or incompatible networks. If this technology is widely adopted, cellphone carriers will be able to upgrade and adjust to new standards more cheaply and users will see bigger, better, and possibly cheaper coverage. Currently, Vanu is looking to expand their business outside of Texas with 200 towers set to go up in Alaska. They have also announced a prototype of a "femtocell" device '€"a base station of sorts for a single house or office. The plan is to use the device with the 700-MHz spectrum band that is coming up for auction from the FCC in January 2008. [Wired]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/software-radios-boost-crappy-cellphone-reception-cheap-and-easy.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/software-radios-boost-crappy-cellphone-reception-cheap-and-easy.html Cell Phone Covers Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:59:22 -0800 Ultra-Orthodox J-Phone Doesn't Roll On Shabbos Ultraorthodox_Cell_Phone.jpgIt turns out, the real J-phone is still waiting for a messiah. According to the NYT, ultra-Orthodox Jews living in Israel have developed a phone that flashes the insignia of a rabbinical council on startup. It can't send or receive text messages, take pictures or run a WAP browser. If you try to call one of over 10,000 "900" numbers known to promote sex, dating or other illicit activities, you will be blocked. On the plus side, calls to other registered ultra-Orthodox phones get you a steep discount'€"2 cents rather than 9 cents per minute, but if you make a call on Saturday (Shabbos, the Jewish day of rest), they dock you a serious $2.44 per minute. [NYT]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/ultra-orthodox-j-phone-doesnt-roll-on-shabbos.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/ultra-orthodox-j-phone-doesnt-roll-on-shabbos.html Cell Phone Covers Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:24:47 -0800 The ridiculously small NeoNode N2 mobile ... [Neonode neonode.JPGThe ridiculously small NeoNode N2 mobile is now in the hands of the FCC, so those of you who thought it would never make its way to the states may be in for a pleasant surprise. [Engadget]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/the-ridiculously-small-neonode-n2-mobile-neonode.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/the-ridiculously-small-neonode-n2-mobile-neonode.html Cell Phone Covers Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:44:55 -0800 Qualcomm Gobi 3G Chip Goes Both Ways: EV-DO or somelikeithot.jpgQualcomm's new Gobi 3G chip can hook up to either EV-DO or HSDPA networks, making things a bit easier for both notebook/UMPC manufacturers and consumers, who won't necessarily have to shop for devices around their cellphone company if they want internets from the sky. The chips are available as of today, so Qualcomm thinks they'll hit the street in devices around second quarter next year. There's no WiMax compatibility, however, which is something of a shame since it just joined the 3G family. [AP/Yahoo!]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/qualcomm-gobi-3g-chip-goes-both-ways-ev-do-or.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/qualcomm-gobi-3g-chip-goes-both-ways-ev-do-or.html Cell Phone Covers Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:41:41 -0800 Microsoft Phone Patent Looks Just Like the msoftpatent.jpgIn a patent filed this July, Microsoft wanted to stake their claim to a new interface for use on a touchscreen in a mobile device. The patent, entitled "Extensible filtered lists for mobile device user interface" looks kind of familiar... where have I seen it before? Oh, right. It's the iPhone's exact interface. msoftpatent2.jpgWhaa? I'm pretty sure Apple beat you to that one, guys. And it's not just the photos/album covers interface, either. Check out this totally unique voicemail interface. msoftpatent3.jpgIt's not clear what this patent is for; perhaps a greatly-changed new version of Windows Mobile? A ZunePhone? Something else? In any case, I'm not sure if there are enough differences here to warrant getting a new patent, but I guess it'll save them more face than if they paid Apple outright for their interface. [Microsoft Patent via Dialaphone]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/microsoft-phone-patent-looks-just-like-the.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/microsoft-phone-patent-looks-just-like-the.html Cell Phone Covers Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:35:45 -0800 MILF Phone Roundup: Samsung SGH-A127, SGH-A517, SGH-A127 and the Moto milfphones.jpgYou know when you need to help pick out a phone for someone's mom? They want em pretty, not crappy, but not expensive and high-end like the ones you'd buy for yourself. Here are some of those. Today we've got a Samsung SCH-U410 flip phone on Verizon, and the SGH-A127 plus the SGH-A517 flip-phones on AT&T'€"pictured in order from left to right. Verizon's SCH-U410 has Bluetooth for hands free talking, there's also a VGA camera, and Verizon's GPS service. All this for a price of $29.99 means more money for treating their sons' friends out for ice cream. On the AT&T side, there's the A127, which also has a VGA camera, but little else. Then there's the SGH-A517, which is also a flip, but has a 1-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and an on-board music player. $49. Then, TMO just released the W470, which looks like a KRZR. It has pretty decent specs for $49: a 1.3mp cam, instant messaging, a speakerphone, music player, quadbands for the worldly MILF. [Samsung SGH-A127, Crave]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/milf-phone-roundup-samsung-sgh-a127-sgh-a517-sgh-a127-and-the-moto.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/milf-phone-roundup-samsung-sgh-a127-sgh-a517-sgh-a127-and-the-moto.html Cell Phone Covers Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:16:32 -0800 Apple Dashboard Widgets on Nokia S60 widget.jpgWith Nokia's Web Run Time, due to be released in the next S60 operating system update, Nokia users can actually run slightly modified Apple Dashboard widgets right on their phone. The basis of this is that Nokia's widgets and Dashboard widgets both use the WebKit browser engine (the same fact that also allowed Nokias to use some of the iPhone webapps), so porting Dashboard widgets over is a pretty straightforward and manual process. No specific date on the Web Run Time rollout, but it could be as early as January, which is likely before the iPhone will get widgets. [NokNok]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/apple-dashboard-widgets-on-nokia-s60.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/apple-dashboard-widgets-on-nokia-s60.html Cell Phone Covers Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:36:32 -0800 Cellphones: Boost Mobile's half-inch thick Motorola i425 Moto_i425.jpgBoost Mobile's half-inch thick Motorola i425 iDEN candy bar is now up for grabs for a mere $40. It comes in black with slate trim or white with espresso accents, and features push-to-talk and IM. [Business Wire]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/cellphones-boost-mobiles-half-inch-thick-motorola-i425.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/cell-phone-covers/cellphones-boost-mobiles-half-inch-thick-motorola-i425.html Cell Phone Covers Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:08:57 -0800 IPhone: According to research done by some analysts, According to research done by some analysts, the best guess as to how many people voided their warranty by unlocking or hacking their iPhones is 150,000. That's a lot of unhappy customers. [Fortune]

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