Seriously, there’s another class-action lawsuit on file in an Oakland, CA. federal court. This one was actually filed by the same lawyer that filed on behalf of Sydney Leung a couple weeks ago – he’s obviously trying to cover all his bases in the hopes that one of his cases will net him some cash…
Archives for August 2007
Pantech c810 dual-sliding Windows Mobile 6.0 smartphone to hit AT&T
If you’re a fan of the Helio Ocean’s two-way sliding, keypad/QWERTY keyboard configuration, you’ll love this. Boy Genius reports that the Pantech (the same company that makes the Helio Ocean, by the way) is bringing their Pantech c810 to AT&T in Q4 of this year. The dual-sliding smartphone looks and works much like the Helio…
Apple set to launch custom ringtone maker for iPhone music ringtones
It looks like Apple if starting to finally come through on their promise of expanding the iPhone’s feature set through updates. Those last two updates via iTunes have been somewhat of a disappointment – they offered nothing in the way of new features. But, as Apple Insider reports, the New York Post got wind of…
Windows Mobile 6.0 ROM cooked and ready for PPC-6700 and XV6700 users
If you and your Sprint PPC-6700 or Verizon XV6700 (HTC Apache) have been feeling a little left out in the cold while all those other handsets get that sought-after Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional upgrade, buck up little buddy! ppcgeeks forum user Helmi_c has finally finished cooking his own WM6 ROM for said handsets. Helmi_c will…
AT&T goes live with Motorola RAZR2 V9 – now available on AT&T website
With Big Red and Sprint already having launched their own versions of the Motorola RAZR2 V9, it’s about time AT&T got with the program. The AT&T-branded MOTORAZR2 V9 is actually ahead of schedule (early September) and looks to be going for $299.99 (after a $450 web discount). Nope, that wasn’t a mistake. This little “mahogany”…
Hardware unlocking effort results in exploded Apple iPhone – hardware hack makes iPhone go BOOM!
You know what they say. “If you’re not willing to brick your iPhone, don’t try the iPhone hardware unlocking hack.” Well, that’s more like something that we just said, but you get the picture. Apparently, an enterprising hacker on the Hackint0sh forums wanted to give geohot’s hardware unlock hack a go on a locked iPhone.…
Free SMS text messaging from your web browser – also sends to your mobile phone, does mass messaging, replies
Granted, there’s nothing new about a free web-based SMS text messaging service – there are plenty of similar websites out there. But Joopz breaks from the crowd by offering some incredible features and integration with your mobile phone. Thanks to the good folks over at Joopz, you can send SMS text messages straight from your…
Video: Jussi Nevanlinna, Head of Ovi Marketing, talks more about Ovi
Surprise surprise, he mentioned a new feature as well: contact backup.
More Nokia Transformers Edition phones
So, N93i is not the only Transformers Edition phone after all. Now, we have two other Nokia handsets joining the Transformers Edition series – the 5300 Black and the music-centric smartphone 5700. As you can see from the image above — and more to follow after the break — the sales package is spiced up…
AT&T adds Sony Ericsson W580i
Earlier this month, we saw Rogers Wireless in Canada adding the Sony Ericsson’s shaky Walkman phone to its offering, and now AT&T is doing the same. I’m sure fans of the Swedish-Japanese handset maker and its products already know everything about the W580i. I’ll only repeat it packs an intuitive Walkman music player software, Bluetooth…