That near mystical musicphone from Motorola is finally getting some real-life specs. This isn’t the Nokia N95-fighting ELBA handset that we relayed from the rumor mill some time ago, we’re talking about Motorola’s not-so-secret MOTOROKR E8. The boys over at GSM Helpdesk have gotten the inside line on the Motorola ROKR E8 musicphone’s spec-sheet. Adding…
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iTunes bumps up to version 7.4.2 – breaks ringtone renaming workaround/hack
Fans of the filename-extension workaround to get iTunes to recognize your homemade ringtones for uploading to the iPhone will be sad to hear that Apple has again updated iTunes. Why would anyone be sad to hear that a new version has been released? Well, the new iTunes 7.4.2 basically kills the ringtone-renaming-workaround (and all software…
Apple announces O2 as UK iPhone carrier – just like we expected
Well, it looks like the Apple Press Event in London was exactly what we expected – that is to say, Apple has just announced their European partners for iPhone distribution. This would have been a huge announcement had we not been expecting both O2’s partnership with Apple and Apple’s official announcement at the London press…
Nokia 7373 Swarovski special edition
The Christmas is coming and if you’re a guy planning to buy your girlfriend/wife something special, look no further. Part of Nokia’s fashion L’Amour line of handsets, the 7373 looks cool enough by itself. Yet, that haven’t stopped the Finish handset maker to go one step further and partner with the famous crystal jewelry maker.…
Nokia E51 announced, available in Q4 for 350 euros
The second I get a spec sheet I will update this post, for now we know that the E51 has a 2 megapixel camera, WiFi, FM radio and runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1. It appears to be available in 3 colors: silver, black and bronze/pink. [Press release announcing the device] [Ridiculous high resolution…
BMW uses unlocked iPhone at Frankfurt Motor Show? Runs on Vodafone, not T-Mobile
While, we still believe it’s T-Mobile that will carry Apple’s handset in Germany (and possible some other countries), BMW’s iPhone at Frankfurt Motor Show obviously uses some other carrier. It’s Voda…(fone). Or, the German automaker uses the unlocked device. Hey, don’t blame BMW – they just wanted to demonstrate how their car computer sings with…
Reuters announces the Nokia E51, Nokia not amused
All we have is this paragraph: HELSINKI (Reuters) – The world’s top cellphone maker Nokia unveiled on Tuesday a new phone model for corporate users, the Nokia E51. Nokia said the classical candy bar-like phone model is running S60 software enabling many mobile consumer and business applications. Nokia’s enterprise unit turned to profit last quarter…
Google AdSense goes mobile
Following the launch of mobile AdWords, Google has also decided to mobilize its AdSense program allowing mobile web site publishers to monetize their content. As with the “big Web” version, the mobile AdSense contextually targets ads to mobile website content. And in case you don’t know how all this works, you should know Google’s bots…
Haunted Theme Park goes mobile; Announces Text2Scream attractions
Don’t you just love to see technology going way beyond the “geek realm.” Somehow, that makes me feel normal again. 🙂 Anyway, Pennsylvania’s Premier Haunted Theme Park, Shocktoberfest, recently announced the new Text2Scream attractions, allowing park visitor to interact with animated props in scare zones found throughout the park using their mobile phones. Once you’ve…
Video: Nokia N81 Commercial
Following the commercial for the new Nokia’s flagship N95 8GB phone, we’re posting the video ad for the also upcoming N81. Unlike the N95, this phone lacks the GPS receiver, but is more optimized for mobile gaming. Hack you can even call it the flagship NGage device, although that should be a sin now when…