We think we've finally ceased to be amazed when Japan's NTT DoCoMo drops some endless array of new phones on its domestic market. Sure, the latest gaggle -- which includes the multi-manufacturer 703i series, the SO903iTV from Sony Ericsson, and the D800iS from Mitsubishi -- holds a number of claims to fame, but we're trying our darndest to stand firm in our commitment to remain unmoved by the torrent of Far East-style technology.

Samsung Electronics used Linux and a MIPS-based SoC (system-on-chip) to build a portable digital TV. The LMD10A-51W mobile Digital Multimedia Broadcast TV (DMB-TV) has a 10-inch WVGA (800x480) screen, and supports T-DMB broadcasts as well as DivX, XviD, WMV, and MPEG files.

Not all Windows Mobile 5.0 operating systems are equal! The main difference lies in which AKU given Windows Mobile device has in its ROM image. Here we explain in big details and with many screen shots what is in AKU 3 and also in some older AKUs.

Motorola's first Linux phone for the U.S. market will feature a single-core, ARM11-based chipset, according to a story at MobileBurn. If true, that could make it the first available phone to run an "open" OS of any kind on a single-processor architecture.

With domestic developers pushing the technology and Asian markets fully embracing the concept, Linux-based cell phones may be on the horizon for the U.S. However, software standardization as well as a viable profit model will have to come first.

Today, at Macworld 2007 Apple announced the long-awaited iPhone - a widescreen iPod, a mobile phone, a mobile Internet terminal, a digital camera and a portable PIM organizer all-in-one. Some of the most exciting features of the iPhone include the OS X it runs on and touchscreen control with multi-finger gestures with no need for a stylus whatsoever.

At CES 2007 Las Vegas Motorola announced the successor of the popular RIZR Z3 - the Linux-based MOTORIZR Z6. The new slider is part of the new MOTOMUSIC platform along with the updated EDGE/quadband version of the A1200 model.

The world's largest cell phone maker, Nokia, unveiled slim new multimedia handsets at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show in an answer to stiff competition from rivals such as Motorola. The N76 has everything one would desire from a $400 smartphone, except WiFi/VoIP and possibly A2DP/AVRCP support (not confirmed).

Nokia has quietly begun delivering an upgrade to its Linux-based 770 Internet Tablet. The Nokia N800 Internet Tablet is available now from at least two retail stores in the U.S., priced at $399.99, CompUSA's Chicago "superstore" has confirmed. The device features GTalk and a VGA video-call camera.

Code-named as the Gamma Ray, the Blackberry 8800 features a trackball, full QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, microSD, all these features and RIM's wholesome goodness. RIM did away with the track wheel on the side in favor of the track ball so that the design of the device is thinner. This is good, there's nothing wrong with thin and sexy. It's still way too early for price and availability - look for the 8800 Q1 of 2007.