The Nokia Music Store went up for less than an hour, it is down now, then again it shouldn’t have even been launched for another 9 hours. All that aside, James Burland at Nokia Creative got access to the store and he made a demonstration video: James why do you act as if Microsoft’s DRM…
Archives for October 2007
Video Demo: Nokia N95 has a built in accelerometer
To many people’s surprise, myself included, the Nokia N95 has a built in accelerometer. Not only has it not gone used, but the thing is incredibly accurate. Have a Nokia N95? Grab this sisx file and give it a try for yourself. Mark from The Nokia Blog shot a video demoing the application: How many…
Google courting Sprint and Verizon for new mobile phone platform
Google’s entry into the wireless industry has everyone up in a tizzy, but all this hype means nothing if Google can’t get wireless operators to back their new mobile platform. All the best software in the world means nothing if you can’t get it in the consumer’s hand. Well, The Wall Street Journal is reporting…
Sony Ericsson M610i LIZY smartphone prototype on sale on eBay Germany
Remember that Sony Ericsson M610i LIZY prototype that was floating around the internets? Well, it seems some enterprising eBayer has put their pre-production M610i up for auction. With the Sony Ericsson M610i already having passed FCC inspection, we gotta believe that the business-centric smartphone could be headed Stateside sometime soon. But, if you just need…
Palm Treo 750 get Windows Mobile 6.0 upgrade – as long as it’s not branded
Here’s yet another official Windows Mobile 6.0 upgrade for you guys. This time it’s unbranded, generic Palm Treo 750’s in the US (remember, Australia already got this update, so you can stop holding your breath now) that get the WinMo6 treatment. The WM6 update comes to us straight from Palm, so those of you using…
Apple bringing the iPhone to Australia’s Telstra
It looks like our friends “down under” may be blessed with the joys of the Apple iPhone in the near future. Market Watch is reporting that Apple is searching for a wireless partner to pick up the iconic iPhone in the outback. Specifically, Australia’s Telstra has been reported to be testing the iPhone on its…
The power of speculation – Google stock breaks $700 on Google Phone rumors
Google is not only a huge player in the online search game, they’re a veritable bull on Wall Street. Trading as GOOG, the online search giant has seen incredible gains on the stock market in recent months. We hope you got in early, Google just broke the $700 mark after news broke of Google’s impending…
HTC announces Windows Mobile 6.0 upgrade for AT&T 8525
If you’re an AT&T 8525 (HTC TyTn Hermes) owner, then you’ve probably been drooling over the launch of the HTC Kaiser TyTn II in the US as the AT&T Tilt. But, if you’ve been envious of the AT&T Tilt 8925 for its Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional OS, HTC’s got your back. Our favorite little ODM-turned-smartphone-giant…
5 things the Nokia Music Store has to do to get my money
The Nokia Music Store is set to launch in a little under 24 hours and many journalists are going to cover it, bloggers are going to compare it to iTunes and after a week no one will remember it even exists. Chances are that if you read this blog you are a pirate. Don’t be…
Jealous of the Japanese: A Sony Ericsson 5.1 megapixel monster
If you ever needed a reason to commit harri karri then let me introduce you to the Sony Ericsson Cybershot with a 5.1 megapixel camera, Xenon flash, 3x optical zoom, 480×864 resolution 2.7 inch screen in a device that is only 113 × 50 × 20 mm and weights 150 grams. At the Symbian Smartphone…