http://naphone.com everything about cell phones Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:46:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NaPhone.CoM: If I had $3.2 million dollars to throw away on something like a phone, I’d much rather just build an army of robot carrier pigeons to deliver all my messages by hand. Some, I suppose, prefer a bit more rationale in their complete irrational purchases – thus the existence of ... http://naphone.com/editorials/and-you-thought-the-iphone-was-already-expensive/ NaPhone.CoM: I’m still a big bag of mixed reactions when it comes to Samsung’s new mobile OS, Bada. On one hand, Samsung has always proven themselves to be pretty bad at the software side of things (Need proof? See the hot mess that is the Samsung Behold II). On the other, ... http://naphone.com/editorials/samsung-to-unveil-bada-on-december-8th-in-london/ NaPhone.CoM: Remember the iTwinge, that crazy slide-on plastic sheath for the iPhone that would give you a physical keyboard by overlaying real buttons on top of the virtual ones? The 4iThumbs keypad is just like that, except it’s clear, rather than opaque black. Oh, and it requires you to stick a ... http://naphone.com/editorials/4ithumbs-the-craziest-way-to-make-your-iphone-keyboard-slightly-more-physical/ NaPhone.CoM: We like to keep an eye on the adoption of mobile video broadcasting applications around these parts. It’s a mighty competitive space, with Qik, Kyte, Flixwagon, Ustream and a number of others all taking a stab at what is essentially the same idea. While the idea as a whole has ... http://naphone.com/editorials/qik-to-come-preloaded-on-the-samsung-omnia-ii/ NaPhone.CoM: If we were to make a “Amazing ideas” list and a “Things that have totally failed to take off” list, there would be at least one item that you’d find on both: mobile video chat. Blame the carriers for not agreeing on a standard, or blame the consumer populace for ... http://naphone.com/editorials/fring-gets-skype-video-chat-support-on-nokia-devices/ NaPhone.CoM:Attention Android owners nlikely to be 2.0-ed any time soon! You can now stop holding your breath. Google Maps Navigation is coming to 1.6, and you can download it right now. It’s missing a feature or two (voice-activated navigation, for instance), but it’s 95% there. Of course, depending on your ... http://naphone.com/editorials/google-lets-android-16-in-on-the-navigation-fun/ NaPhone.CoM: Turkey Day is just around the corner, which means that the annual American tradition season of losing one’s mind in exchange for slightly discounted goods will officially begin a week from today. Yes, I speak of the infamous day that is Black Friday. The very same day in which hundreds ... http://naphone.com/editorials/the-more-you-know-an-overview-of-the-major-carriers%e2%80%99-early-termination-fees/ NaPhone.CoM:Seesmic is having a huge week. The startup that develops Twitter and Facebook clients for the web and desktop just unveiled a native Windows client at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference earlier this week. At the Real-Time CrunchUp today, Seesmic is launching its first venture into the mobile space with impressive ... http://naphone.com/editorials/seesmic-ventures-into-mobile-with-powerful-new-apps-for-android-and-blackberry/ NaPhone.CoM: The sudden surge in interest in Android (largely due to all of the hype surrounding the Droid) has caused a lot of developers to reconsider the platform. Atleast one major development house, however, isn’t impressed. Earlier today, Alexandre de Rochefort, Finance Director of Gameloft, told an investor conference that the ... http://naphone.com/editorials/uh-oh-gameloft-moves-away-from-android-development/ NaPhone.CoM: There seems to be an unspoken style guideline amongst spy shot shooters: find the worst lighting possible, ditch the flash, and down 3-4 cups of coffee before snapping away. Unfortunately, the spy behind this shot of the Android-powered Motorola Motus played by all the rules. According to the ol’ Rumor Mill, ... http://naphone.com/editorials/android-powered-motorola-motus-caught-on-film-apparently-in-the-middle-of-an-earthquake/