BlackBerry lovers using CDMA networks have been jumping for joy since the BlackBerry Tour first peeped its head into the blogosphere as a concept sketch bearing the codename Niagara. Its development alongside the Bold lead to high hopes for a simultaneous release, but as is usually the case for CDMA BlackBerrys, many had to wait…
Archives for July 2009
FCC launches investigation into Apple’s banishment of Google Voice iPhone app
Apple’s move to strip third-party Google Voice iPhone apps from the AppStore drew the ire of iPhone users everywhere. To make matters worse, Apple’s secretive ways have shrouded mystery over why Google Voice apps like GV Mobile were recently pulled from the AppStore. Did AT&T ask Apple to ban Google Voice apps in order to…
China Unicom iPhone spotted!
Apple’s deal with China Unicom to bring the iPhone to the lucrative Chinese market is so close we can smell it. Last we heard, Apple and China Unicom still had some kinks to iron out before announcing their iPhone partnership. The China Unicom iPhone even popped up on the carrier’s webpage recently. Today, we’re treated…
The Signal #34: Google Voice Drama and Mophie iPhone Battery Pack Giveaway
C’mon, who really uses Google Voice anyway? Oh. That many, huh? Man, if Joe Rogan is pissed at Apple about pulling the third-party Google Voice app, you know it’s serious. What, Mike Arrington’s ditching his iPhone over it? Ah, whatever. In addition to the GV debacle, Will, Stefan and I also go through the relationship…
JD Power ranks top prepaid wireless carriers
The no-contract, prepaid wireless market in Europe is huge. Prepaid is pretty much how everyone over there rolls. In the US, prepaid and no-contract wireless carriers are the exception to incumbent carriers that levy multi-year contracts on their customers. But, how do these contract-free carriers measure up to industry averages? JD Power has just released…
HTC revenues expected to decline
HTC has been on a tear in the smartphone space recently. The Taiwanese handset firm is now the No. 4 smartphone maker in the world, and has been enjoying decent growth. But, given the slew of new HTC models hitting market, delays in product launches and increased competition from the iPhone and Android smartphones, HTC…
Apple patches iPhone SMS text bug with iPhone OS 3.0.1 update
Apple has released iPhone OS 3.0.1 update that patches the iPhone SMS text message bug we reported on previously. And all it took to motivate Apple to issue the patch was for a couple security researchers to publicly announce the iPhone’s SMS bug. Find the iPhone OS 3.0.1 update in iTunes. Just connect your iPhone…
Verizon’s Motorola Sholes Android smartphone spied in the wild
The ink isn’t yet dried on the rendered images of the Motorola Sholes Android phone and we’ve already got some spy photos of the real thing. What you see here is a decidedly less glamorous look at the Sholes and it’s slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Motorola Sholes is due to hit Verizon Wireless before the…
BlackBerry App World 1.1 Goes Live
As expected, the newest update to the BlackBerry App World is now available. The big thing is support for European countries (Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal and the Channel Islands) but some much-needed sorting options (newest, highest rated, price, developer, app name) are also welcome additions in 1.1. You can…
Photos: The most tricked out HTC Touch Pro 2 you’ll ever see on the internet
If you’re interested in the HTC Touch Pro 2, don’t forget to read the 4 page Touch Pro 2 vs. Nokia N97 review that Will and Simon coauthored. I’m not into it because it’s huge and runs Windows Mobile, but these photos show just how much French Twitter user @naughty118 loves his device: More after…