Those of you that decided to find out if Apple was bluffing when they said that unlocked iPhones would be bricked by the iPhone v1.1.1 firmware have undoubtedly found out (the hard way) that Apple was for real. If you’re staring at a “Connect to iTunes” screen on your iBrick, and you just don’t feel…
LucidTouch – multi-touch taken to the next level
This really is a cool idea. The LucidTouch proof-of-concept prototype is basically a touchscreen mobile device that lets you interact with the screen on a whole new level. By allowing touch-inputs on the back of the device’s screen, users can interact with the UI with fingers as well as thumbs. Multi-touch improved on previous touchscreen…
Skype working with UK carrier 3 to launch Skype-compatible VoIP handset
It looks like eBay is finally starting to put their Skype acquisition to good use. Skype has announced plans to launch a VoIP compatible mobile phone on UK-based wireless network, 3. The plan is to launch a handset that both works on 3’s wireless network to make traditional mobile phone calls and is able to…
Apple halts shipments of all iPhones to ensure only iPhone v1.1.1 hits stores
In an apparent effort to strangle the supply of iPhones with the v1.0.2 firmware, Apple has halted all iPhone shipments to ensure that all iPhones are shipped to stores with the newest v1.1.1 firmware pre-installed. The thing is, the iPhone v1.0.2 firmware is last iPhone firmware that is compatible with the free baseband radio unlocking…
Motorola launches Motorola RAZR2 V8 “Luxury Edition”
The Motorola RAZR 2 V8 has just left the starting gates Motorola’s already pushing a special edition version of the new hotness that is the RAZR2 V8. As we expected, the Motorola RAZR2 V8 “Luxury Edition” brings “18k gold-plated accents against an ebony vacuum metal finish” to the EDGE-only handset. The diamond-etched nav wheel, chemical…
T-Mobile launches Samsung T639 3G handset. T-Mobile 3G network to go live soon?
We’ve been expecting this for quite some time now, and T-Mobile’s finally pulled the trigger on the Samsung T639. The Samsung T639 passed through the FCC months ago, and reports indicated that the handset would launch in September. Well, T-Mobile has launched their first 3G handset ahead of its actual 3G network rollout. The Samsung…
Apple launches iPhone web-app portal – find all iPhone web-apps through Apple’s catalogue
Well, it looks like Apple is starting to seriously embrace the whole third-party web-app development community for the iPhone. While a full iPhone SDK announcement may still be a few days away (“may” being the operative word here), Apple has launched their third-party iPhone web-app catalogue. The new web portal consolidates all the best web-apps…
Apple iPhone announcement coming soon? Offline support for third-party web-apps?
Word on the street has it that Apple is going to drop another iPhone-bomb on us soon. Sources indicate that Apple will be giving the iPhone’s third-party development community a much needed boost in morale and accessibility. We’re not sure if the announcement is going to be the rumored offline storage support for third-party web-apps…
Sprint announces the keypad/keyboard hybrid LG Rumor slider
According to leaked info, Sprint was set to launch the LG Rumor for CDMA duty this quarter. Well, Sprint’s gone ahead and officially announced the LG Rumor today, and it looks like the LG Rumor is going to hit Sprint networks on November 4 – in your choice of White or Black (with a cool…
Motorola shows off new Motorola U9 PEBL-ish handset
Motorola’s reinvigorated support of the fashion-forward PEBL lineup of handsets is pretty refreshing. The ailing mobile phone giant really needs to do something to boost their bottom-line, and the new Motorola U9 PEBL handset might help them do just that. Motorola has taken the wraps off their new Motorola U9 handset – not that we…