Remember all the hoopla that HTC was caught up in a few months back? Right, well all the petition-signing and class-action lawsuit-filing from angry HTC customers looking to have full video acceleration on their flagship HTC smartphones paid off. HTC gave in and promised to deliver a software update for their flagship handsets that should…
Archives for April 2008
RIM BlackBerry 9000 official specifications
Boy Genius has come through again with yet another internal document detailing a future device’s features. The latest leaked document comes from RIM and basically puts the “official” in official device specifications. The BlackBerry 9000, with that 3G HSDPA data connection, will apparently hit the market with a revamped web browser capable of Javascript, CSS…
HTC launching HTC Touch Diamond (Diamond) next month – new HTC Touch handset imminent
With the leak of the HTC Touch Diamond (codename: Diamond) and the HTC Touch Pro (codename: Raphael), we’ve been counting down the days until the May 6th event that HTC promises will bring the world the “next wave of HTC innovation.” The two new HTC Touch handsets will be bringing those super-sexy, high-gloss VGA displays…
Canadians finally to get the iPhone via Rogers
Apple has finally managed to agree with Rogers Wireless to push the sales of its flagship handset to Canada. We talked about this on and on in the past, and I’m sad to say we don’t have much of the details today. Roger’s President and CEO, Ted Rogers, issued a statement, saying only: “We’re thrilled…
Plusmo, WeatherBug announce S60 widgets
Nokia’s S60 Web Run Time Widgets platform recently got two important partners – Plusmo and WeatherBug. Plusmo said that it will provide users with instant access to the latest news, sports scores and other Web-based information. A simple UI and one-click access to content, as well as the automatic updates are naturally in the mix,…
Nokia Music Store hits Singapore
It’s Nokia Music Store for people living in Singapore. After opening its digital music stores in Ireland, Netherlands, Australia and France, the Finnish giant is entering the mobile music market of an island nation located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. Again, users will be able to buy songs from major international artists,…
Tony Hawk Sidekick LX in works?
It’s Sidekick rumor-mill folks. Just as we reported about the two upcoming Sidekick devices, the always highly informed BoyGenius brought us the news about the new special edition Sidekick LX. Apparently, T-Mobile will be rolling out the Tony Hawk branded LX on the 16th of July, just in time for the Tony Hawk Boom Boom…
Skype launches Java ME application in beta
Skype has recently launched a Java ME based application to allow mobile phone users to take advantage of the low-cost phone calls and chat with their Skype buddies. Still in beta, Skype mobile “thin” client works on about 50 of the most popular Java-enabled mobile phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. The problem…
Colorware’s Stealth iPhone looks mean, yet fails to deliver 3G speeds
Damn Colorware and their awesome painting jobs. For a second I thought this is the long-awaited bad-ass 3G iPhone. It’s all black, looks so mean and comes with a matching earphones and iPhone dock. But no, they just made it look like that, without changing anything in terms of specs. Not that we expected Colorware…
Unlocked BlackBerry 9000 eBay auction ends mysteriously leaving tons of photos behind
Someone has been selling the unlocked BlackBerry 9000 on eBay, but that action is mysteriously ended now. While we’ve no idea whether this comes from a true RIM insider who wanted to make an extra buck by selling the device before any carrier even had a chance, something tells us this guy/girl knows his stuff.…