Mobile Computing News, Reviews, & Tips

Wireless News: What We Don't Know About Apple's Phone

With Apple's iPhone not expected to be available until June, many questions linger, such as: What will be the monthly service cost? What will the data plans cost? Will the Yahoo e-mail push option be extra? Will it be possible to buy an iPhone without a wireless contract? How fast will it be?

Read the Computerworld report, "20 Things We Don't Know About the iPhone," for more questions. For some answers, read PC World Senior Editor Yardena Arar's blog entry.

Wireless News: Slick New Multimedia Phones

The new Nokia N93i features one of the better video cameras we've seen in a phone. The N93i can capture MPEG-4 video at 640-by-480 resolution and 30 frames per second. The catch? This GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone may never be offered by a U.S. carrier, but it will be available overseas.

Another recent cell phone dazzler: the new LG VX9400, one of the first handsets to support Verizon's new V CAST Mobile TV service. The phone, scheduled to be offered by Verizon in the first quarter, features a screen you can swivel to watch TV in landscape mode.

Read "CES: Multimedia Cell Phones Take Center Stage" for more on these and other upcoming phones.

Notebook Accessory News: Laptop Case With Built-In Speakers

G-Tech has announced its Secure Sound Laptop Sleeve, a water-resistant notebook bag with two built-in, 35-watt speakers. The speakers can run for up to 8 hours on three AAA batteries, the company claims--or they can suck power from your notebook. The bag costs $39 to $49 and should be available soon. Read "Digital Gear: Unique Gadgets at CES" for more about this bag and other cool new gear.

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