AT&T sure is busy keeping up with all the hype that Apple is generating for the iPhone. In fact, according to Dow Jones Newswires, AT&T stores across the country will be prepping for the June 29, 2007 launch at 6pm by hiring an additional 2,000 employees. Think of this as an Apple iPhone “surge”, of…
FCC: Huawei M318 headed to MetroPCS
Well, MetroPCS sure is busy picking up Chinese-made mobile phones! In another FCC out-ing, we see the Huawei M318 with some MetroPCS branding. This bare-bones (read: cheap) CDMA 1x flip-phone will be boosting MetroPCS’s entry-level segment. And, as such, the M318 lacks a camera and Bluetooth – that’s about as entry-level as you can get!…
Apple launches the Apple iPhone guided tour!
It’s almost like Apple knew that we were getting a bit tired of going through the already day-old YouTube commercial over and over again. Today, Apple launches another media blitz with their Apple iPhone Guided Tour! We can’t say that the tour reveals anything we didn’t know, but it sure is some good eye-candy. At…
Brand new Apple iPhone YouTube advertisement!
The new Apple iPhone TV-ad shows off the YouTube application that was announced the yesterday. We gotta admit, if we weren’t already committing to getting the iPhone, we would be after watching this video! Check out the Apple iPhone YouTube advertisement on, well, YouTube. Mac Rumors caught the commercial airing this morning on ESPN. The…
Hello Kitty touchscreen mobile phone – seriously
Seriously, what is it with chicks and Hello Kitty? Is it all the pink? That cute little kat (sic)? Childhood nostalgia? All of the above? We have no idea, girls are kind of a mystery to us – on all fronts. Still, we can’t help but give this pink-colored, full touchscreen phone some coverage –…
FCC outs ZTE C88 mid-level phone for MetroPCS
So it looks like MetroPCS will be picking up the Chinese-made ZTE C88 feature phone, from, well, ZTE. The FCC shows us a slim clamshell that sports a slightly RAZR-esque exterior with dual color displays (interior and exterior). The backlit keyboard also has a slight resemblance to the RAZR keypad, but its more subtle. Don’t…
Sling takes SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile 6.0 out of beta!
That’s right folks! Sling has taken the beta wrapper off of its SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile 6.0! As expected, if a little late, Sling has finished its beta testing of the Mobile player for Windows Mobile 6.0 and is offering it to new users or about $30. Nothing new to report on the feature-front,…
AT&T gives landlords a heads-up on Apple iPhone launch-day crowd control
Boy Genius is always getting the scoop on internal documentation – we love that! This time they’ve got a couple internal letters from AT&T that gives AT&T Store landlords some suggestions on how to deal with the inevitable campers waiting for the iPhone. Apparently, AT&T’s solution to the launch-day craze is the lowly stanchion. You…
Baresite makes mobile web-browsing “bare-able”
Don’t you hate when web sites get displayed all funky-monkey after taking soo long to load up? Apparently, so does Baresite. Their new browser will route all web-pages through their proxy server and strip them of “unneeded content” – in hopes of speeding up page-load times and making small-screen viewing more “bare-able” (get it?). According…
Apple patent application hints at theft-detecting, security-enabled power adaptors for iPhone
Apple is all about protecting it’s products from theft, it seems. An Apple patent application, filed in late 2005, outlines plans for security-enabled power adapters that will disable the power adapter for, say, an iPhone, when certain parameters are not met. The device would detect unauthorized use by requiring certain actions to be taken in…