Even more of a reason to hate locked devices: some guy took an iPhone to the UK for 2 weeks, roaming of course, rang up a $3,000 phone bill and shit his pants. Who is to blame here? The guy for not knowing about roaming? The operators for not providing lube at the signing of…
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Helio Ocean hacked to Opera Mini, hopefully more applications soon
European readers are probably shaking their head in shame, but here in America we actually have to hack our devices in order to get Java support. Verizon is even worse, they don’t let you use Bluetooth. The creative people over at HelioCity got Opera Mini to run on their Ocean and provided the instructions here.…
Apple iPhone 4GB for $0.99 – for first 9 customers at 99 Cents Only Store grand opening!
Everyone wants a piece of the Apple iPhone’s marketing hype. We know, the hype has kind of died down, but it’s never too late to jump on the iPhone-train. The 99 Cents Only Store wants to lure customers to its grand opening in Westchester, CA. with a $0.99 Apple iPhone 4GB! Simply be one of…
Parallels Desktop Beta adds iPhone support – sync your iPhone with Windows Vista/XP running on your Mac
We know, there’s a bit of irony in syncing your Apple iPhone with Windows Vista/XP through your Mac. Nevertheless, with the new Parallels Desktop Beta, Mac-using iPhone owners can now sync with Outlook without the need to reboot into Windows, and keeps you from having to hoof it over to your Windows machine (what, doesn’t…
Confucius: Microsoft to take 2D barcodes mainstream?
Mary Jo Foley sheds a hint of light on Microsoft Code Name Confucius: A Windows Live service that is an offshoot of Windows Live Barcode. Confucius allows cell-phone users to send two-dimensional barcode information between cell phones or between cell phones and Web sites, allowing users to save keystrokes. The service is live and you…
Pictures: Poky, an open source mobile phone operating system
I’m probably going to offend some folks with the following statement, but it has to be said: The majority of open source work out there is not innovative and is merely a free, usually inferior, version of what has already been done on either Windows or Mac. Binky is the code name for version 3…
The Bourne Ultimatum goes mobile – get ready for some spy action
The Bourne Ultimatum is hitting the theaters today — so does the mobile game inspired by the movie. Vivendi Games Mobile is the publisher and they are promising lots of high-quality spy action. According to the official game trailer, we’ll be able to “go beyond the book and movie” in our journey across the world…
Commit to two-year contract on NTT DoCoMo and get immediate 50% discount!
Battle for Japanese mobile consumer is tougher than ever. It seems heavily subsidizing of the latest high-end handset is just not enough for the Japanese consumer — they want more! Now we have the leading carrier in the Land of the rising Sun offering an immediate 50% discount on basic monthly charges for all subscribers…
Meizu M8 release date approaching
The most famous iPhone clone seems ready to hit the market. Unfortunately we have only the bad news to report about it. First, the price went up – instead $330, the 8GB model will be sold for $400. Not a deal-breaker where I stand. However, the second bad news is that initially only the mentioned…
WebKit Safari based browser coming to Nokia N800
Just when we’ve got Mozilla browser engine, Sand-labs.org announced the OWB (Origyn Web Browser) – Webkit based browser is about to hit the Nokia N800. The built in Opera was just not good enough for handling complex JavaScripts (i.e. AJAX), but then again the current release of Mozilla engine is still buggy and I find…