Noah Kravitz

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Shakeup Coming at Motorola?

Motorola CEO Ed Zander has been replaced by Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion as the Keynote speaker on Day 1 of CTIA, March 27 in Orlando.  Though the cause of the last-...

Wireless Multiplayer Gaming Takes Off

I got a press release today from EA Mobile hyping the release of their new multiplayer Tetris game for mobile phones.  While Tetris obviously isn't anything to write home about at this point (though...

Flip, Slider, Candybar, or Clamshell? What's the Ideal Form Factor for a Phone?

I recently got two review handsets in the mail that got me to thinking about what a modern cell phone should be - from a hardware/industrial design point of view.  Both are clamshell (flip) phones...

Move Over iPhone - Here comes GooglePhone

Word is that Internet superpower Google is preparing to enter the cell phone marketplace with a handset possibly being developed in conjunction with Samsung.  While rumors of a device named "Switch"...

Disconnection: Carriers and Handset Makers Don't Serve Customers

Recently I got a piece of email from a reader inquiring about a problem with his BlackBerry 8703 handset.  The reader, who has Verizon service in the New York City area, couldn't get GPS-enabled...

Handsets on the Horizon: Nokia N75, E90, and possible 8800 successor

With all of the talk of new handsets coming out of 3GSM a few weeks back that aren't headed to US carriers any time soon, I thought I'd pass along some news on phones you actually might be able to...

Rip-Off or just similar? Meizu M8 miniOne vs Apple iPhone

Meizu has released more information regarding their forthcoming M8 miniOne touchscreen handset.  Meizu CEO J. Wong posted to a forum on Meizu's site, confirming specs, pricing, and a release date...

Verizon V CAST TV launches, and are they aiming to buy Alltel?

Verizon officially launched their VCAST TV service, though the small screen entertainment offerings are only available in select markets.  In fact, the coverage map shows many more dead zones than...

The Incredible, Hackable Phone? Playing with the MOTOROKR E6

I got a Motorola MOTOROKR E6 a few weeks ago.  While the phone's name might lead you to believe that it's but a sequel to the ill-fated MOTOROKR E1 (aka The iTunes Phone) and the less well-known ROKR...

Noah's LG VX-8600 review

LG's VX-8600 is the clamshell successor to their very popular "Chocolate" candy bar phone.  This dual-band CDMA cell phone for Verizon Wireless actually packs all of Chocolate's functionality into a...

Noah's Sanyo M1 review

Sanyo debuted their media-centric M1 mobile phone for Sprint at CES in January 2007.  The clamshell handset features 1GB of onboard memory, an integrated music player with included stereo headphones...

Best in Show: Top 5 Phones at 3GSM 2007

Okay, to be fair I wasn't in Barcelona at 3GSM and therefore haven't tried any of these phones in person.  Then again, neither have most of the people who were at the show.  Most of the phones on...

3GSM Report: Touchscreens, HSDPA, and Windows Mobile 6

The big 3GSM Congress is going on in Barcelona, Spain right now.  As you'd expect from the world's largest cellular industry conference and trade show, a lot of mobile-related news has emerged from...

3GSM: Samsung Announces the Jaw-Dropping Ultra Smart F700

3GSM World Congress - the big, huge, super important international mobile industry conference/trade show - takes place in Barcelona, Spain next week (Feb 12-17).  Handset makers traditionally use...

Crossbow Coming to T-Mobile this Spring??

Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 Operating System - aka "Crossbow" - is slated to officially launch next week at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.  The new OS will come in three flavors, Standard,...

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