It looks like Dropbox has gotten into the game of partnering with phone manufacturers and mobile carriers. The news comes by way of the official Dropbox Blog and confirms new partner deals with Sony Ericsson and Softbank. The Sony Ericsson deal means Dropbox-powered phones for ten countries including UK, Denmark, Sweden, Australia, and Italy. As more »

0 What’s the most common phrase heard around the Gadgetell newsroom? Is it “I love Apple?”, “that’s cool!” or “sweet!”? Answer: none of them, it’s “they are on crack.” This week we take a look back at the things that made us chuckle in the tech world. This week, it seems there were more folks more »

How does a free iPad sound to you? Chances are, if you’re like most people who don’t hate everything Apple creates, a free iPad would be great. What about a free iPad with a two year contract? Well, if that still sounds good to you, and you happen to live in Japan, you’re in luck. more »

For a couple years now, several schools have been offering up iPhones to incoming college Freshman. Will specific phone technology be the next standard thing on the “required” list for students soon? One of the latest schools in the US to make owning either an iPhone or an iPod touch an actual course requirement is more »

This may be a ridiculous idea to some, but we have to admit that for others, Walt Disney is such a cult that would merit its own mobile phone model. Hence, Walt Disney has partnered up with Sharp to develop a Disney-inspired mobile handset. Don’t even think of protesting against the idea, as both companies more »

You’ve got to hand it to the Japanese, their passion for weird gadgets is really boundless. If you don’t believe me, just take a look at this new SoftBank 815T PB mobile phone introduced by Softbank and TV Tokyo.

Developed by Toshiba, it’s practically the first Transformers-inspired 3G mobile phone equipped with 2.0-megapixel camera, a secondary 0.3-megapixel camera, 2.4-inch QVGA screen, music player, IrDA, and a microSD card slot.

As expected Disney has re-entered the mobile market in Japan teamed up with Softbank. It is a little different than expected though, with the service being marketed to the 20-30 year old female market, as opposed to the younger market that was attempted here in the U.S. They will be offering the DM001SH (a rebranded more »