Virgin Mobile, known for their decent phones and even better pre-paid service, is dropping a couple bombs on our neighbors to the North. Virgin Mobile Canada will be picking up the Samsung m300 flip-phone to no one’s excitement. With a feature set that boasts 1xRTT data, VGA camera, digital voice recorder, it’s hard to get…
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LG shows off Rolex concept phone
With all the recent fashion phones from the likes of Prada, Armani, and Levis, it makes sense for mobile phone manufacturers to partner up with high-end watchmakers on luxurious handsets. LG seems to be thinking just that. The South Korean mobile phone manufacturer recently showed off their Rolex mobile phone concept to Tech Digest. Unfortunately,…
Sprint announces BlackBerry 8130 Pearl 2 for release next month
As we expected, Sprint has announced their intent to launch the RIM BlackBerry 8130 Pearl 2 next month. Following on Verizon Wireless’s holiday lineup announcement, the BlackBerry 8130 Pearl 2 will be bringing a built-in GPS, that cool trackball pearl, SureType keyboard (not our cup of tea, but some people like it) and 2 megapixel…
700Mhz FCC auction delayed, new auction rules published
So, it looks like the FCC has changed its mind on the upcoming 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction again. The regulatory body has published additional auction rules, including a new auction date – set for January 24, 2008. The entire auction will still hold a reserve price of $10 billion, with the coveted open-access C-block keeping…
Samsung SGH-i617 is the BlackJack 2
Will the real BlackJack 2 please stand up? It looks like the Samsung SGH-i617 that recently passed FCC inspection is the real BlackJack 2. The form-factor is almost identical to the previous BlackJack, and even the model names make sense (the previous BlackJack was the Samsung i607). We know that the Samsung i617 BlackJack II…
Apple iPhone v1.1.1 Jailbreak solution may be released later today!
That’s right! The iPhone v1.1.1 jailbreak hack has gone from iPhone-dream to iPhone-reality. Just days ago we reported on initial successes in accessing the iPhone’s file-system, and now a fully working jailbreak solution is imminent. The new jailbreak solution will run most third-party applications and will even work with the Nullriver Installer.app that made native…
Mozilla wakes up, pouring huge engineering effort into Firefox Mobile
Chances are you use Firefox, have a few extensions installed and if you’re really hardcore you probably have a Firefox shirt somewhere in your closet. The browser that swept the internet by storm is coming to your mobile. While no time table was given, here are a few things Mike Schroepfer (Vice President of Engineering…
Motorola’s devices for 2008 have been leaked, 8 megapixel cameraphone anyone?
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say this leak was planned. Motorola has been kicked, repeatedly, in the nuts recently by technologists, financial analysts and the stock market in general. Many people said that Motorola fought a good fight, but they don’t have anything left in them to compete and take…
Brief: Non stop living mini site by Nokia, does your Bluetooth headset tell a story?
Cute marketing site, had the potential to be more powerful with actual videos of actual people instead of what it really is, flashing specs in a new and blinging way. Check it out here.
Freeware of the day: TouchPal virtual keyboard for Windows Mobile
There’s a new iPhone-like virtual keyboard for Windows Mobile devices called TouchPal. However, the main difference from the iPhone’s keyboard is that CooTek — the company that developed TouchPal — uses ROKR-style two-letter-keys for their solution. That being said, I find TouchPal being something in between iPhone’s virtual and BlackBerry’s or Sony Ericsson’s two-letter-keys keypad.…