eK-gadgets info

The slider which was caught shaking hands with the FCC some time ago has surfaced again, this time in Brazil. This will be the second model in Motorola’s new ZINE line (the first being ZN5 and its Kodak-branded 5-megapixel camera) and frankly speaking, there isn’t much to speak of in terms of features that we haven’t seen before.

The Motorola ZN200 will get you dual GSM 850/1900 support, a meager 2mpx camera, Bluetooth, USB, and a 2.5mm headphone jack. It will be launched in Brazil for about 499 BRL ($315) pretty soon.
Via : Engadget Mobile

If you already own an original iPhone and you qualify for a 3G iPhone upgrade from AT&T, you can choose to keep the original iPhone without the phone features. Practically when you get your 3G iPhone, your first iPhone will be deactivated and turned into an iPod Touch.

AT&T would prefer you passed that phone to someone else so they can activate it and use it, but that’s not the only option available. AT&T has confirmed you will be able to keep the former handset and use it to play video and music and to connect to the Internet where WiFi is available. An AT&T spokesperson said:

If the [original] device is not re-activated as a wireless phone after you’ve upgraded to iPhone 3G, it will still work as an iTunes player and can access Wi-Fi.

If you choose to go this way, make sure you upgraded your first iPhone with iPhone Software 2.0 before you deactivate it. The software upgrade might not be possible after deactivation.

via AppleInsider

Let’s hope this doesn’t go the BeiBei way too! Sony Ericsson is all set to revamp its yesteryear flagship model, the highly successful T610 under the codename “Remi.” The candybar form factor will be retained cased with an aluminum body that could measure just 10 mm thin. Although being called as a followup to the original T610, this new guy will take after the W890 in SE’s Walkman series and is similar in most aspects to that particular cell phone. We may find the same A2 software platform, the 3.2 megapixel fixed-focus camera, and HSDPA hidden, but let’s just leave it to Sony Ericsson to dole out some more information.