As we expected, France’s exclusive Apple iPhone carrier will be offering their unlocked iPhone at a price that undercuts its German rival T-Mobile’s price point of 999 Euros. The French wireless carrier will be asking 749 Euros for the unlocked version of the Apple iPhone, a steep discount in comparison to T-Mobile’s unlocked iPhone. The…
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S60 Users: Google Maps recieves an upgrade, virtual GPS added!
Google Maps for S60 is now up to version 2.0.3 and now has the ability to show your general location based on the cell towers around you. I’ve verified this on my Nokia E61i, a device which most positively does not have GPS. Google has also changed how you zoom in and out, now using…
Video: Nseries viral ad from the far land of Hong Kong
This is truly classic and if it wasn’t for the subtitles I wouldn’t be laughing as hard as I am right now. Check out cool.nseries.com yourself:
Video: Nokia N95’s built in accelerometer used to control a remote car
The built in accelerometer in the Nokia N95 has been used to control light sabers, bouncing balls, and now it can even command a remote control car. Andreas Jackl from Forum Nokia has the details here and a pretty insane video:
Japanese students have the option to take a class on their mobile phone
If you’re in Japan you not only have the choice of taking a class online, but you can also opt to view lectures on your cell phone! Cyber University as they call it, opened up in April and has just over 1800 students enrolled. Classes range from Chinese history, journalism, English lit, and more. The…
Ypulse: Teens and young adults send more SMS than any other demographics
It’s kinda obvious that teens and young adults are texting more than any other demographic. We just didn’t knew how much more they do that… According to Ypulse, people ages 13-24 send more than 50 messages per week. In contrast, half of all survey respondents use text messaging at least once a week. Furthermore, Ypulse’s…
Verizon launches NHL game video alerts; Hockey fans rejoice
Verizon and NHL has announced the launch of NHL game video alerts, enabling hockey fans to receive video messages of game highlights on their mobile phones, moments after they happen on the ice. In case you’re a hockey fan willing to sign-up for the service, you should know Verizon will be sending you up to…
GooSync gets jiggy with Apple iPhone; Allows syncing between Google Calendar and iPhone Calendar
Remember GooSync, the service that allows you to sync the data from Google Calendar with your phone’s calendar? You certainly do — we’ve already covered them in a couple of posts earlier this year. Now they’ve announced that their service — used by more than 100,000 people worldwide — is supporting the Apple iPhone. Yap,…
The mini phone heading to AT&T?
File this under “we’re so NOT sure about this,” but apparently AT&T will be adding this mini phone to its portfolio. We don’t even know the name of this device, but we do know it should come with 1.5″ screen, stereo speakers, 1.3 MP camera, music player, and the microSD memory expansion slot. It’s kinda…
Mobile phones are lifeline for the homeless
While I do agree it’s the arguable fact that mobile phones have improved our daily lives, some people — including the truly yours — certainly think so. And I’m sure I’m not the only one… While we’re on the subject of improving lives with mobile technology, apparently homeless people are also increasing using mobile phones.…