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HTC gives up its fight against 3.5mm headphones.

Micah — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:47:19 +0000

HTC was there at the birth of the modern smartphone, and ever since then consumers have wished there was a standard headphone jack, but HTC has stubbornly refused to include one. Well today HTC hass given in saying

“The vast majority of devices we launch after Hero will have a 3.5mm jack.“

This is a major triumph for the will of the consumer. One of the main reasons that people don’t use their Windows Mobile or Android smartphones as media devices is because of the pain in the neck proprietary audio jacks. The stock headphones that come with most devices are uncomfortable or sound very bad when used for any length of time. I know I have suffered for years (since my SMT5600 back in 2004) with having a powerful smartphone with multimedia playing capabilities, but no decent headphones that would work with it. Since the iPhone came out in 2007 more and more companies are beginning to include standard jacks as a way to keep up, and I for one am glad this is happening.

Source: MobileCrunch

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World’s smallest nation finally gets cell service

Micah — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:35:15 +0000

In a world where cell phones seem ubiquitous, and many of us feel naked without our mobile phones, it is good to remember that there are places in the world that are just beginning to discover the freedom that mobile communication can bring. Starting in August the tiny island nation of Nauru will get its first cell service from Digicell.

Nauru is the world’s smallest independent island nation and is located in the south pacific just 26 miles south of the equator and has a population of around 10,000 people. Digicell is the largest communications company in the Caribbean, and is rapidly growing in the pacific to give access to some of the most remote islands there.

While most of us are lusting after the next new phone, and arguing about the benefits of capacitive touch screens versus resistive touch screens, it is exciting to think about how the worlds most remote people living on a tiny outpost will use mobile technology to make their lives better.

Source: Cellular-News

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