The easiest way to sync your mobile phone with your Mac is to turn your handset into an iPhone. Alas, it would take the likes of Jesus himself to turn your Windows Mobile device into a JesusPhone. But, if you’ve got a Windows Mobile 6.0 device in your hands, then you don’t have too much…
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Boingo Wireless gives free WiFi hotspot access to iPhones at 13 North American airports
iPhone toting travelers will be happy to hear that Boingo Wireless will be freeing them from EDGE-hell at 13 North American airports. The WiFi hotspot service provider is offering free hotspot access to iPhone owners looking to kill time or stay productive as they wait for their flight. For the month of August, iPhone owners…
FCC approves open-access rules for upcoming 700Mhz wireless spectrum auction
They’ve done it! The FCC has passed a proposal, pushed by FCC Chairman Keven Martin, that lays down the ground rules for the upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction. The ruling would require that the winner, or winners, of the auction provide roughly one-third of the spectrum for access by any phone and any software. Said the…
iNtrepid hackers reverse-engineer iPhone’s radio software – full unlock imminent
Another major breakthrough, folks! The iNtrepid iPhone iNgineers over at irc.osx86.hu/iphone have announced their successful reverse-engineering of the iPhone’s radio communications software. That means we are all one-step closer to that “Holy Grail” of iPhone hacks – complete and total unlocking of the iPhone for use on any GSM network. Here’s what the iPhone Dev…
Samsung SGH-i600 Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade available
European owners of the Samsung SGH-i600 smartphones can now upgrade their devices with the latest version of the Windows Mobile OS. But, it’s not just Windows Mobile 6 that will appear on your i600 — the ROM update will also include the new version of Office Mobile which supports Office 2007 XML-based file formats, as…
Epocware releases 4 PONS dictionaries for Symbian smartphones
Epocware continues to release useful applications for Symbian platform. The latest addition to their offering includes four dictionaries based on the world renowned publishing house Ernst Klett Sprachen’s PONS series. The new mobile dictionaries are certainly not among the first such applications made for the Symbian platform, but PONS and Epocware promise detailed meanings, rich…
Motorola unveils six new low-end phones
We all know the growing markets like the BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – are where the money is. While not many people living in the mentioned countries have enough money to spend on a high-end handset, it’s all about the volume for the major handset makers there. It’s easy to imagine…
MOTO RAZR 2, MOTO Q9, BlackBerry 8820… AT&T launch dates?
While none of the following information has been confirmed, we trust the always highly informed Boy Genius‘ sources. Apparently, AT&T is set to release a bunch of cool devices in the coming months — no the iPhone 2 is not among them. 🙂 First, the carrier will release the new GPS and WiFi enabled BlackBerry…
Nine NBC Universal channels available on Verizon V CAST
Verizon keeps adding additional content to its V CAST offering. Just yesterday, they’ve announced that the content from NBC Universal’s nine channels are now official available to V CAST users – including NBC News, Sports, Entertainment and Comedy, “Access Hollywood,” Telemundo, mun2, Bravo, and iVillage. Or to put it in other words, you’ll be able…
Pocket Tunes are coming to Palm Foleo
It seems unlikely Palm will succeed to persuade us that we need a “mobile companion.” The simple fact that it can’t fit my pockets will make me think do I actually need to carry it that day. And while the instant on functionality is something I’m craving for, the additional five hundred bucks somehow make…