What could be easier than ordering your pizza online, from the comfort of your couch? Well, Dominos wants to help you do away with that cumbersome computer or laptop by accepting SMS text message orders for those delicious pies. If you’re in the UK, you’re in luck. Dominos is rolling out their new SMS text-based…
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$10,000 for help in identifying the people behind the Mobile-Review takedown
The denial of service attack against Mobile-Review is still taking place several days later after we initially reported the incident. At first Eldar thought it was being staged by iPhone fanatics who got pissed off that he labeled the device as “just another fashion phone,” but now he realizes that isn’t the case. Something bigger…
Video: Hands-on Sanyo Katana II, DLX
PhoneScoop‘s Eric M. Zeman had a chance to get his hands on two Sanyo Katana clamshells – DLX and Katana II. Both devices are available through Sprint, and are retailing for $129.99 and $49.99 respectively with a two-year subscriber agreement and a $50 mail-in rebate. As you can tell, the DLX is a better device,…
Apple CAN update iPhones remotely!
Ladies and gentlemen we have it confirmed — Apple can trigger iPhone updates remotely (Knowledge Base article #306272). Natural question is – will this bring an end to the updates via iTunes? I don’t think so. It doesn’t sound logical that Apple would want its users to rely on EDGE connection to update their iPhones.…
Nokia N95 8GB coming to UK before Christmas?
Wow, that would be awesome — at least for citizens of the UK. Other parts of Europe would follow soon, I guess… Anyway, at this stage we have no official word from the Finish handset manufacturer whether this is true or not — apparently, this information comes from one of the UK networks and somehow…
Netvibes launches iPhone-optimized site
The latest Web 2.0 company to jump to the iPhone ride is Netvibes, which just a day or two ago launched the special version of their popular personalized homepage service for the Apple handset owners. By pointing iPhone’s Safari to m.nv1.netvibes.com, you’ll be able to login to your existing Netvibes account and take it from…
AT&T crippling their BlackBerry 8820 with limited GPS functionality?
It’s a sad day when carriers purposely cripple or disable their handsets. The only thing sadder is being constantly reminded of that fact. Case in point, AT&T is reportedly crippling the GPS feature on their upcoming BlackBerry 8820. Apparently, the BlackBerry 8820 may ship with a limited navigation software suite – the TeleNav service from…
Virgin Mobile USA lays “Aloha” with its first LG handset
While I’m not really into all the pre-paid thing, I find Virgin Mobile USA’s strategy quite interesting. No, they’re not adding powerful smartphones to their portfolio, rather they focus on appealing low-end devices. Lately, they’ve announced the first handset from LG to its offering called “Aloha.” It’s small (3.5×1.9×0.9 inches), light (2.7-ounces), has a metallic…
Users find typing on the iPhone slow?
Chicago-based usability consultancy User Centric tested the iPhone’s touch keyboard comparing it with conventional QWERTY and numeric phone keyboards. The test involved 20 frequent texters who send at least 15 messages per week, with 10 of them owning the phone with full QWERTY keyboard. Unsurprisingly, QWERTY keyboard equipped handset owners have found typing on the…
Verizon ONE-BILL, integrated billing
Not exactly the pure mobile news, but if you’re using Verizon for more than mobile phone service, you’ll be glad to know that they’ve just announced integrated billing option. What this is means is that instead of paying multiple bills, you can apply for a single monthly bill (ONE-BILL) for all their services — “ONE-BILL…