As reported here on Cell Phones Etc. and across the Web, here’s your daily brief on what happened in the world of mobile phones this Monday, February 14th 2011.
Bell giving customers 100 free local minutes as a thank you for choosing them
If your on Bell, just troop on over to one of their local stores and you’ll receive an additional 100 free local calling minutes. It’s their way of saying “thank you for choosing Bell,” but do hurry though as this will only be available up until the end of February.
Mobilesyrup
Photojojo Telephoto 8X Lens For Your iPhone Camera
Serious about taking photos using your iPhone? If so, then here’s an accessory that will definitely help you get more out of your iPhone’s camera – the Photojojo Telephoto lens kit. It’s just $35, and comes with the lens, an iPhone case you attach the lens to, collapsible tripod, and cleaning cloth.
Slashgear
LG Optimus 3D Hands-On (Video)
The world’s first 3D Android smartphone is now official. The LG Optimus 3D sports a 4.3-inch glasses-free 3D display, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi (b/g/n), HDMI out, DLNA support, a 1Ghz dual-core processor running under the hood with 512MB RAM, and best of all, two stereoscopic cameras at the back to allow users to record their own 3D content. Here’s a hands-on video of it.
Pocketnow
Microsoft shows off WP7’s future with multitasking, Twitter integration, and IE9, all coming this year
2011 will be a big year for Windows Phone 7. Well, that’s as far as updates are concerned. Microsoft has outlined the improvements coming to WP7, and they’re definitely worth looking forward to. Included in the pipeline are multitasking for 3rd party apps, Twitter integration, and iE9 Mobile.
Engadget
Apple rumored to be evaluating 3 new iPhone prototypes, one with slideout keyboard
The circus is back in town. Rumors about the next iPhone model are starting to make the rounds again, and while we usual tend to shy away from these, this one is a bit interesting. According to tw.apple.pro, there are already 3 iPhone 5 prototypes one of which comes with a slide-out keyboard. If this version gets Apple’s seal of approval, then the iPhone 5 will change everything yet again.
AppleInsider
