Last time we’ve heard about OpenMoko, they said the first Neo1973 units will be shipping to developers on May 25. Apparently, nothing happened on that day, and the company has just released new information. Good news is that the Neo’s hardware will be upgraded with the new CPU (a 400MHz Samsung, up from 266MHz in…
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BBC preparing iPlayer for an iPhone?
This is getting way out of control… Well known companies that exist four times longer than Apple are jumping to the iPhone bandwagon… Last in the series is BBC, which is apparently working to bring its iPlayer to the iPhone users. Wait, iPhone still waits to be released in the UK — but that doesn’t…
Verizon upgrades entire network to EV-DO Rev. A
Recently, Verizon Wireless announced that it has upgraded its entire EV-DO high-speed data network to the Revision A standard. What this means is that Verizon subscribers that happen to have an EV-DO Rev. A compatible handset will experience faster download speeds. The upgraded network will provide users with up to 1.4 megabits per second downlink…
Chinese phone with 5 speakers
I just don’t get it… Chinese can make a phone equipped with 5 powerful speakers, and the brand handset manufacturers can’t? Or that’s won’t? Earlier in May we saw Chinese phone boasting 7.1 speaker system. Now, they’ve went for a moderate solution by only putting 5 speakers in the phone. Yeah, it’s ugly as hell…
Fring enters the Symbian UIQ 3 market
If you’re using Nokia S60-based smartphone with built-in WiFi, you’re probably already familiar with Fring. Basically, it’s the application that allows you to use Skype on your Symbian smartphone. Last month, we saw Fring entering the Windows Mobile market, and now they’re releasing the UIQ 3 version of their popular app. What this means is…
invisibleSHIELD promises to protect your iPhone while not standing in the way of normal use
invisibleSHIELD’s iPhone protection promises to (guess) invisibly protect your iPhone like no other case. The point here is that this “case” (if it’s a case at all – it’s more of a protective cover that extends its reach beyond the scree) doesn’t stand in the way of using your beloved handset. The invisibleSHIELD covers are…
Make your own iPhone belt
Here’s something for “do-it-yourself” geeks – an iPhone Belt. To make yourself one, you’ll need some yard of black marine and clear (16 gauge) vinyl, and two full size pictures of iPhone printed out and mounted to heavy black presentation board. In terms of tools, prepare the scissors, hot glue gun and hot glue sticks,…
43% of Apple stores have the iPhones again
Yesterday was a tough day for the iPhone fans. Literally ALL Apple stores were out of iPhone stock. For a second we were worried… Actually not — we knew Apple was working hard on its supply-chain, and voila… Today there ARE iPhones available for purchase! Roughly 43% of all retail stores now has an iPhone.…
Broadcom asks White House to let ITC ruling stand
It looks like Broadcom is hedging their bets and asking President Bush to let the ITC ruling stand. The ITC ruled that all phones manufactured using Qualcomm’s 3G chips will be banned from US import. Broadcom tried to bully Qualcomm into settling for $6 for each mobile phone that Qualcomm sold – twisting Qualcomm’s arm…
Apple patent application hints at Apple iPhone Nano!
Into iPhone’s got the scoop on a possible new iPhone in the works. Check out the FCC filing that could be the next iPhone Nano! Into iPhone