Apple might have another trademark battle on its hands. Apparently, HTC owns a global trademark on the “Touch” name as it applies to handheld devices. And with Apple recently dropping the iPod Touch on us, it’s bound to cause some corporate legal jockeying. HTC clearly has grounds to go to the courts to work this…
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RIM’s got another BlackBerry outage on its hands- here we go again
Reports are starting to come in from all over the interwebs that Research In Motion (RIM) – makers of the BlackBerry and overlords of the BlackBerry BIS network – have another BlackBerry outage on their hands. We can just imagine the hoards of CrackBerry addicts that are starting to feel the wrenching effects of data…
HTC opens new global headquarters to celebrate 10 years in the mobile biz – happy 10th birthday, HTC!
Our little Windows Mobile smartphone manufacturer is growing up so fast. Our little HTC is turning 10 years old – and is celebrating their birthday with the grand opening of the new HTC global headquarters and R&D center. The new HTC HQ is located in Taoyuan, Taiwan and houses a number of state-of-the-art R&D labs…
i-mate Ultimate 8150 alive and in the wild
Here it is. The i-mate Ultimate 8150 Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional smartphone is alive and in the wild. ce4arab got a chance to play with a production unit of i-mate’s new flagship handset and came away with more pretty pictures than we knew what to do with. These live shots of a production unit make…
Glu Mobile and SEGA extend partnership; Sonic titles and Sega Rally coming soon
Following a two-year association between Sega and Glu Mobile, the two companies announced the extension of their partnership that should result in Glu mobilizing and publishing Sega’s titles in the markets of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Apparently, the multi-title deal should bring us such titles as Sonic Golf 2D, Sonic The Hedgehog 2,…
The iPhone was outsold by RIM’s BlackBerry lineup 2 to 1 in July
Ah the iPhone dimwits can stop jumping up and down about the report iSuppli put out less than 48 hours ago. You know, the one that said that the iPhone outsold all other smartphones sold in the United States during July. The C level executives at RIM were quite miffed at that statement and double…
Deal: Grab the free Nokia N95 on Vodafone UK – this weekend only!
If you’ve been waiting to grab the Nokia’s flagship “multimedia computer” but the price was just not the right for you – now’s your chance! Vodafone UK is offering the free Nokia N95 for this weekend only. Naturally, the appropriate plan is required, but you’ll still end up owning one of the best mobile phones…
China Unicom announces customized stock mobile phones
China also wants to get involved in mobilizing the financial industry, hack their CDMA carrier, China Unicom, launched 72 types of customized mobile phones that come with pre-installed stock and financial services software. According to Yu Yingtao – general manager of Liantong Huasheng, which is responsible for the carrier’s mobile phone outsourcing, China Unicom had…
Funny iPhone Shuffle video
This isn’t the first iPhone Shuffle video we’ve seen. However, this one mimics the official iPhone guide videos, hence it’s a different kind of fun. Anyway, in a short 2 minute video, you’ll discover how the single-button phone can make phone calls, three-way calls, retrieve voice mail and even access the Internet. Too bad you…
Portable mobile signal jammer
Just in case you don’t want your kids to use their cell phones during a dinner, now you can block them in an elegant way. Instead of taking away their phones, you can use one of these portable mobile phone signal jammers and easily prevent GSM, CDMA, DCS, PHS and 3G signals from reaching your…