While there is no real iPhone RSS feed reader application, there are a number of web-based solutions which could be easily used on your shiny new handset — Apple even made its own web-based RSS reader optimized for their phone. Still, you may want to use your current RSS reader on your iPhone, to keep…
Archives for 2007
AT&T goes nationwide with Video Share service
Following AT&T’s limited initial launch of their Video Share service, the company has gone national with the one-way video-calling feature. The service is still limited, but only insofar as the video stream is one-way and both parties need to have 3G coverage (as well as 3G-enabled handsets). Both ends can view the video stream, but…
UK carriers T-mobile, 3, and Vodafone set to launch HSUPA networks by year end
Sure, having an HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) 3G network is nice and all, but only being able to pull down super-fast data just feels a little lop-sided. A real complete 3G network needs to serve up data on HSDPA as well as HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) protocols. It seems the Brits…
British teen sentenced to prison in fatal SMS texting while driving case
As if to put the icing on the New York senator’s SMS text-message-ban cake, a UK Judge sentenced 19 year old Brit Rachel Begg to four years of hard time for rear-ending 64 year o ld Maureen Waites and subsequently killing her. The case would normally seem like an extremely unfortunate accident, except the cause…
Best Buy gives Amp’d Mobile the boot
Amp’d Mobile barely announced their looming service termination and Best Buy is already taking their shots at the now-defunct MVNO. Basically kicking them in the ribs as they lay dying on the pavement, Best Buy sent out notifications to employees declaring July 20th the end of Amp’d Mobile’s relationship with Best Buy – and that…
Toshiba G900 gets patch to fix the “standby of death” bug
Why won’t our brand-new G900’s come out of stand-by? That was the question asked by many new Toshiba G900 owners last week. New G900 users, eager to start playing with their slick new devices, were riddled with “standby of death” problems. It was like Toshiba’s first-batch of G900 Windows Mobile 6.0 smartphone just loved to…
Want to check out the iPhone at an Apple Store? It’s going to cost you $5.
Given the huge success of the Apple iPhone, it’s not surprise that throngs of windows shoppers have hit their local Apple Store to get a chance to play with the almost iconic device. What is surprising is Apple’s newest move to help curb the incredible crowds that have started to inundate Apple Stores. Following a…
Palm Treo 755p for Verizon spotted in the wild!
When it comes to the Verizon wireless network, it doesn’t get much better than the dated Palm Treo 700p for Treo fans. For now, anyway. Engadget Mobile‘s gotten their hands on a live shot of the Verizon-branded Palm Treo 755p. Could the highly desirable Treo 755p (with its sleek, antenna-less design) be making its way…
New York senator wants to ban SMS text messaging while driving
Washington State has already banned texting while driving, and we knew it was only a matter of time before the legislation trickled into other states’ lawbooks. Apparently, New York senator Carl, Marcellino is pushing to have SMS text messages banned while driving. The move follows the recent deaths of five kids in texting-while-driving related accidents.…
T-mobile offering unlimited SMS and MMS package for $10
First myFaves, now this. T-mobile is definitely all about giving the consumer the best bang-for-buck wireless service in the country. Subscribers to T-mo’s myFaves service now have access to unlimited SMS text and MMS messages for just $9.99 a month! Those not subscribed to T-mo’s myFaves service will have to pony up $14.99 for the…