Not to come off too chauvinistic, but it would appear that it’s a man’s world afterall – at least as far as Windows Mobile is concerned. A study conducted by Microsoft found that only 14.6% of the Windows Mobile users are women, 85.4% of users being of the male persuasion. Could it be Microsoft’s (Windows…
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Sony Ericsson’s patent application for dual-sliding QWERTY-keyboard and numeric keypad
Dual-sliders are nothing new. Having a dedicated numeric keypad in addition to a full-QWERTY keyboard is just so convenient. And, it seems, Sony Ericsson is giving some serious consideration to bringing that convenience to a future handset. In their patent application, entitled “Two-way sliding mobile terminal,” Sony Ericsson reveals plans to use what looks like…
Brief: Video unboxing of Samsung BlackJack II
The Samsung SGH-i607 BlackJack II launched over the Turkey weekend and we’ve got an unboxing video for you guys to ogle – courtesy of WMExperts. If you like what you see, head on over to your nearest AT&T store and grab your very own BlackJack II for about $150 (after contract, of course). [Via: WMExperts]
RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 will not have GPS; to launch on AT&T before T-Mobile
These things happen. It seems we jumped the gun when we previously noted that the recently FCC-approved RIM BlackBerry 8120 Pearl will rock both an integrated-GPS module and WiFi. Turns out, the reference to “GPS” in the FCC documentation was merely a section that details how to connect a Bluetooth GPS receiver to the BlackBerry…
T-Mobile unlocks German iPhones through iTunes – official iPhone unlocking hack on the way?
We all know by now that T-Mobile Germany has been forced to offer carrier-unlocked iPhones to its customers. But, until now, we had no idea how Apple and T-Mobile would go about unlocking those 999 Euro (about $1,500 USD) iPhones. Well, thanks to well-heeled iPhone hopefuls with the bankroll and desire to own an iPhone…
Unlock your Samsung BlackJack II’s integrated GPS receiver to work outside of TeleNav
The good news is that the new Samsung BlackJack II rocks a full-fledged SiRF III GPS receiver – none of that cell-tower signal triangulation stuff here. The bad news, unfortunately, is that the GPS hardware in the BlackJack II is locked-down to only work with the bundled TeleNav software (AT&T’s way of getting more TeleNav…
Qualcomm kicks off patent infringement case against Nokia in the UK
Qualcomm’s been on something of a legal-victory tip recently. With a couple patent infringement cases thrown out and a US-trade victory against Nokia, it looks like Qualcomm’s future is looking a little brighter. Regardless, Qualcomm is still embroiled in a handful of legal battles around the globe – the latest of which is the company’s…
Motorola RIZR Z6c clears FCC, headed towards Verizon
Talk about a truly global-capable phone. The Motorola RIZR Z6c has just gotten the green-light from the FCC, and should be bringing all that GSM and CDMA goodness to Verizon’s network sometime soon. GSM and CDMA on Verizon’s network? Did Verizon launch some sort of undercover GSM network while we weren’t looking? Not a chance.…
AT&T issues Samsung SGH-i607 BlackJack recall on the downlow
Here’s another bit of bad-news to put a damper on the holiday spirits of all Samsung SGH-i607 BlackJack owners out there. In addition to still not having an official Windows Mobile 6.0 ROM upgrade, it seems that AT&T and Samsung is quietly recalling all BlackJacks manufactured between November 2006 and February 2007. Word comes from…
Mio plans to go mobile next year
With modern mobile phones getting more and more features, there’s no doubt in my mind that the single-purpose devices are set to extinct. That being said it’s kinda easy to predict the end of pure MP3 player and GPS navigation device markets in the years to come. Taiwan-based Mio knows that and according to the…