Now that’s what I call a cool headset — not small, but useful. Korean developer of “ubiquitous portable consumer devices” Ubixon announced its UBHS-PH2 headset, touting it as one of the first Bluetooth headsets that delivers visual information such as SMS and song titles on its small Interferometric Modulation (IMOD) screen. Furthermore, this baby also…
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Apple may be licensing Microsoft Exchange Active Sync for Direct Push email on iPhone!
When we put our ear to the ground, we usually hear some interesting stuff. For example, the latest bit of hearsay has it that Apple has licensed Microsoft’s Exchange Active Sync for the soon-to-be-launched Apple iPhone. What does this mean? Well, basically, if you are lucky enough to have the support of a Microsoft Exchange…
Microsoft Silverlight closes gap on Adobe Flash with Linux-based browser plugin
Remember that cool new competitor for Adobe’s Flash format that Microsoft was working on? It’s cool because it is designed as a cross-platform format, and it’s new because, well, it’s new. The Silverlight format has caused a bit of a stir in the Windows Mobile community due to the platform’s fancy-shmancy visual capabilities that rival…
Rogers Wireless is testing HSDPA network
Rogers is testing its HSDPA network in several cities in Canada. According to a number of sources, users in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, London, Montreal, and Ottawa have mentioned their phones detecting the presence of 3G networks. There were no official word from the carrier, and signals can be intermittent due the testing. After all, Rogers…
Apple and AT&T: No iPhone rate plan – No iPhone iPod features
Fine print sucks, and here’s why. If you pay close attention to Apple’s new rate plan schedule for the iPhone, you’ll notice some interesting fine print at the bottom of the chart. As far as we can tell, the fine print basically stipulates that those of you hoping to get a brand new iPhone and…
The first real Apple iPhone reviews from Walt Mosberg and David Pogue
Here’s how most Apple iPhone news will start to sound over the next few days: “The Apple iPhone is still days away from launching and there are already …” We’re just going to skip all those formalities and get straight to the point. There are other Apple iPhone reviews out there (cough, Into iPhone, cough)…
HTC Advantage docking station and HTC Kaiser spotted at Microsoft Mobile and Embedded DevCon in Europe!
With the release of a slew of HTC’s Windows Mobile offerings bearing down on us, it makes sense that HTC would be showing off all their shiny, new wares for all to see. The newest sighting is the HTC Kaiser. We’re already very familiar with the powerful WM6 device, but it’s reassuring to see HTC…
Video: Apple iPhone vs Nokia N95; Episode 3
When Steve Jobs said the iPhone would be the first cell phone to bring the full internet experience in the palm of your hand you could hear millions of S60 users around the world producing a faint moan. The iPhone uses the “Safari Engine,” a marketing term for the open source webkit project. Here is…
Sprint announces LG Muziq – successor to the Fusic
In the face of Apple’s oncoming music-phone blitz, Sprint has announced the successor to the Fusic music phone – the LG Muziq. LG has basically updated the Fusic with sleeker lines (internal antenna), touch sensitive music controls on the external face (with vibration feedback), and support for SDHC microSD cards. The Fusic’s 1.3 megapixel camera,…
Apple iPhone Dock with Apple Bluetooth Headset port spotted!
9to5mac found a picture of the Apple iPhone Dock that clearly shows a charging port for the Apple Bluetooth Headset. The Apple Bluetooth Headset was rumored to be chargeable through the iPhone docking station, and it seems that we have confirmation (as long as these pics are real) that it will indeed plug in to…