Thursday, January 31, 2008

Tipster: Tip Calculator For Fast Meal Math



Tipster

For consistent 15 percent tipsters living in municipalities with a 7.5 percent dining tax, generating the perfect 15 percent tip is as simple as doubling the tax. If that's not you, Oh Arithmetic-Challenged One, you've got a bum deal. (See below for a quick computational technique.)

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Reverse Mobile Helps Track Down Mystery Callers



While caller ID is great for landlines, cell phones don't get such a luxury. Unless the contact is in your phonebook, all you've got is an incoming number to guess who's calling. I often simply type the number into Google to get the answer, but if that'...



Nokia 5610 Xpressmusic Mobile Review - Nokia Aims For The Walkman Phones



Music players in phones have, since the introduction of the Motorola ROKR, become a standard feature across the board. Now Nokia aims for the Walkman phones - and hits with the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Mockup Pics Of Rumored Starbucks Iphone Quickorder System Surface



(Credit: Phil Lu / Genoco.com)

Hot on the heels of the mysterious ordering patent that surfaced late last month, multimedia designer Phil Lu has put together some gorgeous mockup shots of what an ordering system for retail stores would look like using Apple's iPhone. According to Gizmodo, the shots ...



Motorola Razr V3a With Cricket



This entry-level RAZR combines the basic features of the very first RAZR with CDMA technology, providing a more affordable alternative to the V3c and V3m. Key features include a thin clamshell design, VGA camera, large main display, speakerphone, and speaker-independent voice dialing.



Nokia 6500 Slide - Technically Sound Gadget



The Nokia 6500 Slide comes with a silver and black coloured casing. The handset weighs 123 grams which makes it easy to carry and slip into the pocket.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Samsung Mysto With Helio



This slider phone brings the sleek design of the popular U600 for Europe to the States in a CDMA phone for Helio. Key features include a large QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, over 100 MB of built-in memory plus a memory card slot, and advanced voice control with a unique voice search feature.



Htc 5800 / Fusion / S720 With Verizon Wireless



This compact smartphone is similar to the S710, but for CDMA networks. The unique design combines a traditional bar form factor and phone keypad with a slide-out text keyboard. Key features include Windows Mobile 6, EVDO high-speed data upgradeable to Rev. A, 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, large QVGA display, and a memory card slot.



Fill Up Your Iphone Without Emptying Your Pockets



The iPhone is easily the hottest gadget available today. I'm sure you saw the thousands of people who stood in line for hours last year, just to get one(maybe you were one of them). What makes it so hot?

Monday, January 28, 2008

Htc Touch (cdma) With Alltel



This unique Windows Mobile phone sports a compact body with a clean design and soft-touch finish. This device sports a large touch display with HTC's TouchFLO software for finger-based access to key functions. Other key features include a 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, Java, EVDO data, streaming video, and a memory card slot.



Lg Ax-145 / Ax-140 / Aloha / Ux-140 / 200c With Tracfone



This entry-level CDMA phone features a clean clamshell design with an internal antenna. Features include speakerphone, voice dialing, voice memo, and recordable voice ringers.



Sunday, January 27, 2008

Motorola Rokr Z6m With Cricket



This feature-laden music phone is Motorola's first slide-style phone for American CDMA networks. Key music features include a memory card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo Bluetooth, and a physical key lock switch. Other features include a QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera, and EVDO data.



Motorola Razr2 V9m With Cricket



This major update to the V3m is thinner and sports a massive external display with virtual touch keys. Other upgrades include a QVGA main display, 2 megapixel camera, and stereo Bluetooth. Carryover features include music player, memory card slot, EVDO data, and speaker-independent voice dialing.



Saturday, January 26, 2008

Research In Motion Blackberry Pearl 8120 With Suncom



This update to the Pearl 8100 adds Wi-Fi, video capture, 3.5mm headphone jack and stereo Bluetooth, plus it upgrades to a 2 megapixel camera. Other features are similar to the original, including a memory card slot, voice dialing, SureType text keypad, and push email.



Kyocera E2000 With Metropcs



This mid-range clamshell phone sports a clean design and decent set of features, including EVDO high-speed data, music player with external conrtrols, stereo Bluetooth, memory card slot, megapixel camera, and dual color displays.



Friday, January 25, 2008

Palm Treo 755p With Verizon Wireless



This update to the Treo 700p shaves off the antenna and almost an ounce of weight, while adding support for Exchange Direct Push email. Other features remain similar, including a QWERTY keyboard, EV-DO high-speed data, Bluetooth, megapixel camera, and a memory card slot.



Research In Motion Blackberry Pearl 8130 With Alltel



The first Pearl for CDMA networks, the 8130 is also upgraded compared to the original Pearl, with an improved SureType keypad, 2 megapixel camera with video capture, stereo Bluetooth, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Other key features include EVDO data, GPS, memory card slot, and push email.



Samsung Upstage Sph-m620 - Red (sprint)



If you can get past the learning curve, the Samsung UpStage SPH-M620 is a unique, powerful, and attractive phone that successfully combines music and calling functions into one handy convergence device. It's not perfect by any means, but it remains an innovative, satisfying phone.