MobileMag.com articles (February 2006)
Written by Michael Kwan

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Feb 01/06	12	Samsung launches SGH-E870 clamshell Cingular adds LG F9200 to lineup Kyocera and Marvell work on dual-mode Wi-Fi/CDMA handset Flying with cell phones gets the go ahead Nokia E70 business phone with QWERTY keyboard Pininfarina Maserati Birdcage Concept is one sweet car Mitsubishi showcases In-wheel Electric Vehicle hybrid powertrain/ Volkswagen's 3-wheeled 2-seater GX3 concept Pentax drops price on *ist DL DSLR "Fashionable" camera cases by Targus Ford hopes crossovers will give it an Edge Toyota makes "Minivan" and "Pimpin" no longer contradictory
Feb 02/06	20	Mitsubishi's lightweight Apricot notebook DoCoMo gets Fujitsu, Motorola and NEC on board for HSDPA Lots of snapshots with Duracell's PowerPix batteries Woize announces new VoIP smartphone technology Nissan Terranaut for the lab on the go RAZR slider now in China Memories in 4.3MP with Canon DC40 DVD Camcorder CompAmerica unleashes monster of a laptop
Feb 03/06	30	Control your home appliances with your cell phone Digital cameras see impending DOOM Microsoft Windows soon to be integrated into Fiats Pilot pen adds USB storage FM Transmitter for Sony's Walkman Phones Philadelphia and California to get free municipal Wi-Fi Pentax releases limited edition waterproof cam for Valentine's Day A 24-bit color scanner at your fingertips PocketPower by Gear4 recharges all things USB Creative launches portable speakers
Feb 06/06	33	Cingular 8125 Smartphone for businesses Sony's small drive has big storage ESPN Mobile goes live
Feb 07/06	36	Archos has a record year Fujitsu-Siemens 3G PDA phones to be made in China WorldMode phones do both GSM and CDMA
Feb 08/06	50	Never miss a call again with Blueye earbuds Groove to the beats of your bag Limited Edition NEC LaVie in Black Hantro to show off videophone technology at 3GSM Honda's natural gas to hydrogen-powered FCX GPS darts track the bad guys Gizmondo Europe goes under Have a ball with Elecom's iPod speakers Bentley goes topless with Continental GTC Mercedes-Benz announces 500+ hp R63 AMG 3G subscribers to hit 1 billion by 2010 Heartbeat detector in new Volvo S80 Kickin' it with Shiro's soccer ball MP3 player Cingular picks up Pantech PG-C120
Feb 09/06	55	Samsung launches SC-DC164 DVD Camcorder TTP Communications working on sub-$20 cell phone Nokia's boxy Bluetooth headset coming soon A real Moto RAZR slider materializes Better GSM, UMTS, and HSDPA coverage from Nortel
Feb 10/06	65	iPod clad in aerospace carbon fiber NEC jumps into MP3 game Grab yourself a NAVTEQ GPS mobile SmartShopper makes sure you don't forget the eggs Transform a cell phone into a projector with Digislide Cingular adds 8125 and 8100 smartphones to lineup Linksys set to launch another Wi-Fi VoIP phone Hummer runs you over with X-Player Cuddle up with Tomy Teddy Bear MP3 player Watermarks to protect MP3s from piracy
Feb 13/06	68	Go stealth with Audi A4 Titanium Edition RAZR-thin i-mate Smartflip Pantech jumps into Euro market with 30 new handsets
Feb 14/06	78	Sony Ericsson K610 is one lightweight 3G handset Seagate creates 12GB 1-inch hard drive for mobile devices Nintendo DS does video playback with MAX Media Player No moving parts in new PVPro mini projector New MP3-Chocolate Fashionphone from T-Mobile Moto W220 is RAZR on a budget Entry-level L2 businessphone from Motorola Motorola A910 seamlessly does both Wi-Fi and GSM, thanks to BT Fusion Sony Ericsson W950i Walkman phone with 4GB Nero Mobile on the way
Feb 15/06	92	BridgePort-powered Smartphone by E28 hops between GSM and WLAN Virgin Mobile going with DAB TV New M1 Smartphone by Tatung Slick stereo Bluetooth headset from Sony Ericsson comes with remote T9 predictive text finally gets upgrade Dodge Hornet creating quite a buzz Nintendo DS learns new tricks Bullguard Anti-Virus for cell phones T-Mobile gets the HTC Tornado LG KG920 swivels in at 5MP, heads to Europe Stylish Xnote S1 laptop by LG Cingular adds song recognition to portfolio Europe nabs 3.2MP Samsung SGH-Z710 handset Samsung Z330 does MP3, GPRS, UMTS, and more
Feb 16/06	97	Two new nifty handsets for Helio Pentax Optio T10 has touchscreen Take pictures in 360 degrees SIM cards to be 1 gigabyte by end of year Amazon jumps into online music store and MP3 player business
Feb 17/06	104	Pictures of Samsung's monster YM-PD1 DMB PMP surface MusicGremlin MP3 player goes Wi-Fi Volkswagen's little SUV Concept A Sony kills Walkman Bean Zicplay Tuneview iPod remote comes with display Sony PSP UMD movie sales not so hot Express yourself with Chameleon E-Paper Bag
Feb 18/06	107	Limited edition Maserati GranSport MC Victory Ferrari 599 GTB�s engine based on Enzo's V12 Chevy Tahoe available as hybrid in 2007
Feb 20/06	111	XCute shows off three multi-megapixel camera phones Mercedes-Benz S-Class comes with urban-friendly cruise control Samsung's iPod nano killer coming State-side iShirt for shuffle is the ish?
Feb 21/06	120	iPod Video gets some Iconz Samsung to use Varioptic's liquid lens? Samsung's HSDPA SGH-Z560 heading for Europe AT&T plans big worldwide expansion in 2006 Commodore to live again Kodak EasyShare Z612 has 12x zoom, 6.1 megapixels Audi's A4 to be available with boost Mobile TV to be "as natural as watching TV in the living room" T-Mobile tickled pink with LG C3300 and Nokia 6111
Feb 22/06	128	Casio announces two additions to Exilim line Viliv P1 PMP to tackle iPod Video in the US Stik&Stor gives cell phones loads of memory Velocipede is world's first carbon fibre velomobile More hints regarding N-Gage future Take your desktop with you on a U3 Smart Drive 16% of wireless customers have at least two cellphones New Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 comes with 631 horses under the hood
Feb 23/06	139	iPod nano hops onto Griffin Tuneflex's bendy arm Content-loaded memory cards ROK your world Wi-Fi Cloud to cover London Bluetrek X2 Bluetooth headset for extreme conditions Haier V280 packs 18 days of juice "Price Check for Amazon" in the works Globalsat unleashes wristwatch GPS Acer's PMP is a touchscreen Toshiba GigaBeat P5 "CanCam" comes in gold and pink Saab Aero-X Concept one sexy sports car 2006 Lotus Exige S kicks it up a notch
Feb 24/06	148	Ricoh Caplio GR Digital has 8 megapixels, no optical zoom Rolls-Royce convertible to roll out in 2007? Asus laptop gets clad in pink leather Microsoft looks to Korea for convergence devices iTunes to sell full length movies? LG's 3G U8500 gets FCC go-ahead Let the wind blow through your hair with the Ford Focus Cabriolet Samsung announces three new cameras, including a DSLR Audi RS4 to be available in wagon and topless varieties
Feb 25/06	150	Ricoh Caplio R4 gets in real close with 7.1X optical zoom Entry-level RR630 from Ricoh is "Smart, Simple and Fun!"
Feb 26/06	151	PSP to get update with camera and 4GB memory
Feb 27/06	160	Dell E1505 is yet another Core Duo Apple to release HiFi iPod boombox? Vivitar unveils more cameras at PMA Pantech's funky new concept phones Suzuki SX-4 States-bound Alfa Romeo 159 now a Sportwagon Loremo LS gets an incredible 157 miles per gallon Samsung's double-flipping new DMB phone 120GB of storage with the Wolverine MVP 9120 PMP
Feb 28/06	169	Lexar's memory cards stay secure with the LockTight system Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5 with 7.2MP, 12x zoom Ministry of Sound's tiny 1GB MP3 player LG starts selling chocolate Mitsubishi's full electric mini camper van Audi Allroad is somewhere between a wagon and an SUV Haier N60 Smartphone is Linux-powered Scosche's iPod transmitter is Bluetooth No Logic 3 keyboard for PSP
Feb xx/06	173	Note: The following four articles were written for MobileMag, but unpublished. So, they were instead posted on WritingUp.com One Sporty Concept Opel's Solstice-powered roadster Klipsch is better than Bose Samsung to "twist and shout"