Well, we can’t say we weren’t surprised, but it does seem a little excessive to straight-out blacklist any and all iPhones that come in for service brandishing an unlocked GSM radio and/or native third-party applications. Apple is supposed to be neutral on third-party iPhone applications, but they might just take offense to seeing an iPhone…
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HTC Americas top-executive resigns
We definitely wouldn’t have done it, but the head honcho of HTC’s US operations has stepped down. At a time when HTC is stronger than ever, Todd Achilles exited, stage-left, last month. RCR News is reporting that the resignation of HTC’s US-chief was precipitated by personal issues. Achilles said that, after traveling 80% of the…
Video: Intel iPhone clone, they want to take over cellphones
Watch the video and wait for the presenter to begin speaking. “Cell phones were big, this is going to be major.” Them is fighting words, we will have to see what Nokia, SE, HTC, etc. can come up with and if maybe one day they will be using Intel chips. More power is always a…
Virgin Mobile Australia sued for insinuating Texas teen’s virginity
The lawsuit sounds frivolous, but wait until you hear why Virgin Mobile Australia is being sued. The pre-paid wireless carrier recently ran a billboard advertising campaign that unlawfully used Alison Chang’s photo (taken by photographer Justin Ho-Wee Wong) in a derogatory fashion. Apparently, Chang’s youth counselor at her church snapped a pic of her holding…
Verizon celebrates its 3+ million Chocolates
I guess we wouldn’t see this press release, if Apple haven’t announced its 1 millionth iPhone sold… Whatever the case is, Verizon informed us that since its launch last summer, they’ve sold more than 3.4 million LG Chocolate phones. I’ve nothing against LG’s quite solid music phone, but it’s worth nothing how it’s SO MUCH…
A Chinese phone with a scroll wheel
What you’re about to see is a new Chinese mobile phone which features the mouse-like scroll wheel. Other than that I don’t find anything special on this device. There’s a 3″ QVGA screen, 1.3 MP camera, stereo speakers, media player and the standard microSD memory slot. Now that I’m thinking, maybe this isn’t such a…
Is that a FROG on your mobile web browser?
FROG is a free service which aims to appeal to the smartphone users by providing them with a customized mobile web homepage. Basically, what it does is allow you to select your favorite web destinations, pick the color and icons, and create the mobile web homepage that suits your needs. As you can see for…
Telstra 158 – new rugged 3G phone in Australia
There’s a new rugged 3G available in Australia called Telstra 158 — I’m sure you can guess who’s the carrier. Anyway, the rubber casing of the Telstra 158 make it shock, dust and water resistant, hence this device is best suited for people who work outdoors and/or need a heavy-duty reliably phone with 3G radio…
Glide Presenter 2.0 adds PowerPoint to your iPhone
Again we’re writing about Glide Mobile, which this time is bringing the support for Microsoft PowerPoint files to the Apple’s handset. Just like their earlier products/services, Glide Presenter 2.0 is also a web-based product/service, meaning it will work via the built-in Safari web browser. In addition, this means that the collaborative element is also included…
Mobile TV generate more than $6.6 billion from almost 120 million users by 2012
We all know mobile TV will be a killer app — it just makes sense to entertain yourself while commuting (that’s in case you’re using a public transport and/or NOT driving). The latest report from Juniper Research goes in the same direction, suggesting that worldwide annual consumer spending on mobile broadcast TV services will exceed…