With the booming success of HTC and their bevy of Windows Mobile smartphones out in the wild, HTC has opened the doors to their first-ever customer service center. The “HTC Care” center in Taipei, Taiwan aims to provide customers with comprehensive after-sales support for the entire gamut of devices in their lineup. Just by walking…
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Apple increases orders for NAND flash memory modules – industry affected
By now it should be pretty apparent that Apple is on a hell-bent drive to hammer the iPhone home. With the incredible 500,000+ unit first-week sales figures, we’re sure Apple is sittin’ pretty with all the iPhone orders that are likely still coming in. But, with all these new iPhone orders, Apple’s demand for supplies…
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Bluetooth range tops 1KM!
We all know and love Bluetooth technology for it’s headset-connecting, file-transferring prowess – but it’s also something of a short range tech. Wander too far from your device and your connection goes kaput. EZURiO has just launched a new Bluetooth wireless module that can top 1 kilometer line-of-sight range! That’s an incredible gain from the…
O2 iPhone spotted in the UK!
We’ve got another development in the “deal, or no deal” saga between O2 and Vodafone vying for the privelige to work with Apple in the exclusive iPhone distribution deal for the UK. Apparently, TUAW got reports of some Brit tipster giving them the down-low on having spotted an iPhone, on the O2 network, out in…
Solar flares to blame for this summer’s dropped calls
Can you hear me now? Well, not if you’re chattin’ it up in the middle of a solar surface event. Disturbances on the sun’s surface, known as “solar flares” are reportedly to blame for many of the dropped calls this summer. A new research study being published in the next issue of Proceedings of the…
PayPal Mobile Checkout goes live!
Following up on the payment processing firm’s previous mobile roll-out, the launch of PayPal’s Mobile Checkout service allows US, UK, and Canadian users to buy items using mobile internet sites. While PayPal Mobile gives customers the option to buy, donate, or send money through SMS texts, the Mobile Checkout service will open up a whole…
iPhone file system hacked – ‘How to Escape Jail’
The intrepid crackers over at #iphone have released a step-by-step tutorial on how to gain access to the iPhone’s file system. In their document, titled “How to Escape Jail,” the hackers outline how to use the recently released iPhoneInterface software to get at that file system. Why is this so important? Well, this sought-after access…
Google: FCC may require upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction to be “open platform”
USA Today is reporting that Kevin Martin, FCC Chairman, will be proposing that hte upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction would leave consumers with choice. The requirement for the 700Mhz frequency spectrum to be an “open platform” means that “You can use any wireless device and download any mobile broadband application, with no restrictions.” Martin cites concerns…