Ahh, now that’s more like it. It almost feels like it’s been too long since we’ve heard anything from the European iPhone rumor mill. The latest bit of hearsay from Le Figaro pins the French iPhone exclusivity ribbon on France Telecom’s Orange network. As these things go, Orange has denied any official deal with Apple…
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Free XS2TheWorld Java ME app helps travellers
Recently, I’ve been tipped about the very handy app called XS2TheWorld, which “turns your phone into a multilingual holiday or business lifeline.” While more and more people are travveling nowadays, the main idea of this app is to help them find their way around in one of the major cities in the world. But this…
New Nokia N76 firmware adds A2DP support and improves stability
Rafe from All About Symbian has the scoop on the new Nokia N76 firmware that not only improves stability, but adds new features as well. One has to wonder however, why wasn’t A2DP turned on by default? [Photo from All About Symbian’s review of the N76]
Nokia adapts Digg like voting system to help make S60 and future applications better
Nokia’s corporate slogan is “Connecting People” and with the launch of the second version of wishlists today they just proved that are indeed connecting we the people to the developers working on S60 and the developers building applications for the platform. I’ve long been a critic of the first version of the S60 application wishlist,…
Logic3 launches the first iPhone-dedicated speaker system
Logic3 has launched i-Station Traveller, the first speaker system specifically designed for Apple’s handset. It’s slick, small (170mm across), black and should accommodate your iPhone both vertically and on its side while travelling. In terms of specs, this baby gets power from four AAA batteries, has a total output of 4 watts and comes with…
Sony Ericsson W930i leaked photo?
Over at Esato forums, user “SE_cz” posted something that appears to be a leaked photo of the still unannounced Sony Ericsson W930i. As you can see from the image above, the phone basically have the same shape as W960i does, except the keypad which is somewhat different on this model and resembles the one of…
MLB to provide one-click access to MLB.com to BlackBerry users
Until RIM released Pearl and then Curve afterwards, I’ve envisioned BlackBerry owners using their handsets almost exclusively for business purposes. However, after the introduction of more beautiful devices I found BlackBerrys a valid all-day multi-purpose devices, competing head-to-head with other mobile platforms — truth to be said, I remain Symbian OS fan. The Major League…
Epocware optimizes SlovoEd dictionaries, Handy line of apps for Nokia E90, Motorola Z8
By now, Symbian smartphone owners are certainly familiar with some of Epocware’s applications — their dictionaries and utilities are one of the best-selling titles for the platform. Now, they decided to optimize their existing portfolio of applications for the Nokia E90 Communicator‘s large screen and for the recently release UIQ 3.1-based Motorola Z8. I wouldn’t…
Audi integrates the iPhone
There’s nothing unusual with two popular brands cooperating. We saw BMW done it, and now we have Audi integrating iPhone to its line of vehicles. According to the luxury car maker, any Bluetooth-enabled Audi model will be able to pair with the iPhone, giving users the ability to control most of the iPhone’s functionality directly…
Swamble launches, mobile betting starts
I’m not actually sure this is the first mobile betting service, but there’s certainly something innovative about it. As the U.S. government bans all kinds of online gambling that involve money, at least initially Swamble allows bets to be settled only with things other than cash. For instance, one of the first bets on Swamble…