Sony's New Handset A Cross Between PSP and QWERTY Phone

Rumors are swirling around the internet of a new cell phone from Sony that looks like a cross between the PSP and a HTC-ish QWERTY slider phone. The design is definitely tempting, but since it is a Sony product it will likely be bogged down by the same type of downfalls that other Sony products have. Here's to hoping that no rootkits come standard with this little beauty.

Read more about the Mylo 2 at Wired.

iPhone Takes The Net By Storm

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that last month 1 out of every 1,000 page views were by iPhone users. Without a doubt those numbers are probably skewed, but since there are only 1.4 iPhones that have been sold it is still impressive. Couple that with the fact that AT&T's network is downright pokey when it comes to data transfer and I think it makes that stat even more impressive.

Why are iPhone users surfing up a storm while Palm and Windows mobile users still make up such a small minority? Is it the demographic that Apple attracts?

Exploding Cell Phone Didn't Kill Man Afterall

So it turns out the story that broke this week that a man in South Korea was killed by an exploding cell phone was fabricated. Now, let's think about this story and figure out for a second just how you could possibly claim that an exploding cell phone killed a guy when... you killed him by backing up a "drilling vehicle." I'm no forensic expert and I admittedly don't watch much CSI, but it seems like a pretty terrible cover up to me - which I guess is why it was discovered so quickly. The LG factory where both workers were employed has released a statement that claims the company knew from the start that an exploding cell phone was not the cause of the worker's death.

Read the full story at Wired News.

Verizon Moves Towards 4G Network

Verizon has announced that it has begun developing a 4G wireless network. Not only is this good for competition in the U.S. wireless market (which isn't exactly cut-throat), but it means consumers will have access to 100 mbps down and 50 mbps up speeds. Of course, none of this means much until they start churning out 4G handsets which is projected to start happening around 2009.

Read the entire article at Yahoo News.