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Filed under: Handsets, Others, Apple, OS X

For those with a whiteboard full of Apple unverified information, you’ll been keenly aware of the fact that the whole iPhone Air terminology has been tossed around before in a joking manner. This, however, is not a joke. In fact, it’s a very real KIRF, and it’s possibly one of the most awesome we’ve ever seen. We mean, who’d ever want an iPhone nano when one could have — wait for it — the iPhone Air. Aside from clean, beautiful, streamlined edges, those fortunate enough to procure one from chin. will also find dual SIM card slots, an FM radio, Bluetooth, a multimedia player and a built-in camera. The KIRF game just got stepped up good fashion, and we love it.

[Thanks, David]

Keepin’ it real fake, part CLXXVI: iPhone Air jockeys for “bes. ripoff ever” award originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, GSM, EDGE, Apple, OS X

There’s something just a little skeezy about basing predictions for Important New Apple Products upon nasty renders of protective case mockups from China. Still, they’ve panned out astonishingly nicely before, so we’ll just have to suck it up. iDealsChina is reporting that XSKN is not-so-secretly working on a silicone skin for the upcoming “Nano iPhone” (or, more likely, iPhone nano) a shorter, chubbier version of the iPhone 3G. According to iDealsChina sources, the phone will apparently sport EDGE data, but otherwise seems unsurprisingly identical in specs to its forebears, other than the obviously smaller screen. They’re also saying Apple plans to sell these at high volumes for low prices at hip spots like Walmart, that the company will (naturally) be unveiling the new handset in January at Macworld, and even go so far as to say that leaked photos of the device should be surfacing in the next couple of days — we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled. Check out another couple of tantalizing case renders after the break.

[Via PMP Today]

Continue reading iPhone nano revealed by (another) silicone case mockup?

iPhone nano revealed by (another) silicone case mockup? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Sharp

With Nokia bidding Japan a fond farewell and the national handset market at large expected to shrink, Sharp is laying out plans to expand elsewhere in Asia in order to keep its profits from hitting undesirably low levels. At a recent press contest in Tokyo, Sharp’s Masafumi Matsumoto explained that “it is our solid policy to expand our overseas business,” noting that it was “aiming for an overwhelmingly large share of about 30% in the Japanese market.” Moreover, he proclaimed that it was hoping to “increase overseas unit sales to a level on par with domestic unit sales over time,” pointing to nations like chin. and other “emerging markets.” Reportedly, the company is hoping to leverage existing sales channels for its AQUOS TVs in order to move more handsets abroad, and not surprisingly, it’ll probably look to low-cost devices for most of the growth. Good luck out there, Sharp — it’s a vicious world.

[Via WMPowerUser]

Sharp lays out global expansion plans originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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