Scientists at UCLA have modified a cellphone to act as a portable blood tester that is capable of detecting HIV, malaria and other illnesses. This would be particularly useful to bring cheap on the post detection to may remote villages. Today blood testes require either large machines that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars or a trained technician who manually identifies ... continued »

Samsung has announced two new music-centric cellphones as part of its newly-started BEAT Edition range. The BEAT-b M3510 and BEAT-s M3200 are a candy-bar and slider respectively, and include Samsung's Digital Natural Sound engine and Auto EQ. The company has also added motion-gesture control, whereby tapping the cellphone plays or pauses the music, shaking it skips to the next or ... continued »

While this may not be all that practical, the Mio Leap K1 phone combines features we're growing accustomed to seeing in mobile devices--a quad-band cell phone and GPS--in a very unusual way. You see, on one side, the device has the cell phone with a 2-megapixel camera running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro. But on the other side is a ... continued »

Most people in smarphone land have heard of Qik, the software that allows you to shoot live video from your cell phone and then share it on the web. It's really pretty cool and while it is already available on several handsets like the iPhone, the company just announced its support of more devices. Qik is now available for several ... continued »

The Motorola Z10 is pretty cool. It breaks in half, after all. And though the design innovations are impressive, the phone itself doesn't have much to speak of.     Intended to be a mobile studio for those on the go, the phone doesn't exactly live up to expectations. Sure it has a built in camera for both stills and video, but ... continued »

If you've ever been skiing or snowboarding and felt the familiar vibrations of your cell phone, you no doubt were frustrated. Because as much as you would have liked to pick up the phone it wouldn't have been possible without careening into something, losing a pole, of something else equally as dangerous. But with the g.cell glove by Swany, you can ... continued »

MetroPCS are the first to get their hands on the Samsung Messager SCH-r450 phone. This horizontal slider has a full QWERTY keyboard and a black case, making for a stylish and slim way to keep in touch. This phone has all the features you need including hands-free options such as Bluetooth, voice recognition and speakerphone. It also comes with a 1.3 ... continued »

It can be a scary time when your cell phone goes missing. First of all, it's an expensive item and you'll be out cash. You'll also be out a phone, which, in this day and age can feel like a crisis. Even so, we're overlooking on of the most terrifying aspects of losing a cell phone--your data. I mean, cell phones ... continued »