Google may dominate the online world, but they are finding out the hard way that jumping into the mobile phone industry is a different story entirely.

In November, Google, along with more than 30 partners, announced that they would be offering handsets based off of their mobile software, Android. At the time, Google was confident that they would be able to have these phones on the market sometime during the early part of the second half of 2008. Of course, a project of this magnitude can change many times over and is based on thousands of factors. For this reason, Google has announced that the phones will not be made available to the public until sometime during the 4th quarter. (more…)

Since being released last September, the BlackBerry 8800 has made a lot of noise within the industry. After all, anytime that BlackBerry releases a new device it is safe to say that consumers and experts are going to take notice. Even though there were some people who were skeptical upon its release, the BlackBerry 8800 has proven mostly everybody wrong. The fact of the matter is that this is a great device, and for the most part, it suits the needs of every user.

The first thing that you will notice about the BlackBerry 8800 is its sleek and stylish looks. Even though looks should not sell devices such as this one, when it comes to consumer perception, it is something that is always front and center. The 8800 features the new pearl like trackball navigation in the middle of the device, instead of the side scroll. For some this might take time to get used to, but you will find it much more convenient and easier with the trackball. When you add this to the full QWERTY keyword, there is no wondering that first looks draw so many buyers towards the BlackBerry 8800. (more…)

When word got out that LG has released a phone very much similar to that of Apple’s iPhone, one would definitely feel intrigued to check it out and see for themselves how similar the two high-tech gadgets actually are. Including their lack of catchier product names, the two have practically identical features, with their differences lying in the subtle (or not so subtle) details. Both can play music and videos; both are about 12mm thick; both come with the Edge and Bluetooth wireless data technology, a 2-megapixel camera, Internet access to check e-mail, but more notably, the touchscreen capabilities are reminiscent to that of the Blackberry. (more…)

The long awaited and speculated Apple iPhone has just been introduced today by Steve Jobs at MacWorld. The iPhone will have a 3.5 inch widescreen/touchscreen display, and will be a Cingular exclusive phone. It will come in two versions, a 4 Gigabyte for $499 and an 8 Gigabyte version for $599. Both of which will be flash based. Also mentioned was the battery life, which is 5 hours for talking and 16 hours for audio playback.
–The iPhone is scheduled to ship in June of this year.

“iPhone combines three products — a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, maps, and searching — into one small and lightweight handheld device.“

Specs for iPhone:

• Screen size: 3.5-inches
• Screen resolution: 320 by 480 at 160 ppi
• Input method: Multi-touch
• Operating System: OS X
• Storage: 4GB or 8GB
• GSM: Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
• Wireless data: Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0
• Camera: 2.0 megapixels
• Battery: Up to 5 hours Talk / Video / Browsing; Up to 16 hours Audio playback
• Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
• Weight: 4.8 ounces / 135 grams

Not everyone can afford to purchase the latest and greatest Palm Treo or Blackberry type mobile phone, or maybe they just don’t feel like carrying around something that has such a big footprint in your pocket. That doesn’t mean that you have to be stuck to the limited capabilities of a normal cellphone though. There are many different services and applications out there that can help you to get the most out of your cell phone, Some of them require java enabled phones, and most need some sort of data access in order to be fully effective, but if you have both of those things these services may be just what you are looking for. (more…)