So, we’ve finally gotten the launch go-ahead from HTC on their new HTC Touch Cruise. Following on O2’s recent announcement that they’ll be bringing the HTC Touch Cruise (HTC Polaris P3650) to the UK as the O2 Xda Orbit 2, HTC has gone global with their shiny, new touchscreen device. The Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional-powered…
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Alltel gives parents control over mobile content
We already saw AT&T launch their parental-control service, Smart Limits, and now it seems Alltel is getting with the family-friendly game-plan. Alltel will be rolling out its “Parental Control” service in early 2008, giving parents control over what content their kids will be viewing online. Parents can set viewing filters to keep the mobile web…
iPhone v1.1.2 already jailbroken – simple, touch-free jailbreak solution for iPhone v1.1.2 [UPDATED]
That’s right! The iPhone v1.1.2 firmware is now officially jailbroken. The new firmware’s only been officially available to US iPhone users for what seems like a minute and the developer community has already opened it up to third-party applications. With the return of homemade ringtones to v1.1.2 iPhones paired with iTunes 7.5, we previously mentioned…
Android is out and I feel let down, almost embarrassed I hyped it so much
When rumors started coming out that November 5th would be the day, the day on which Google would revolutionize the mobile phone space and reveal their operating system to the world, I started drinking the Mountain View Kool-Aid by the keg. That day came and all we got was the announcement of an alliance of…
I am the owner of that horn
Reading Fake Steve Jobs and I came across a blog post where he says, and I quote: “I mean, Holy friggin mother of Jesus, what the fuck is that? Is it a horn sprouting out of his skull? Is he some kind of man-unicorn hybrid? If you rub his bump will it bring you good…
Did anyone notice that Android doesn’t support multitasking?
Watching video 2 of “Androidology” called “Application Lifecycle” and this guy is basically saying you can’t multitask. Applications run similar to what the Palm OS had going for it a decade ago. There is no task switcher because that isn’t how Android works. I’m a bit disappointed and I hope I’m proved wrong.
Brief: Android is up! Videos galore and full blown SDK!
I’ve just began consuming all this content, here are links you should know about: youtube videos and developer homepage. Thoughts and conclusions in an hour or two.
O2 sells tens of thousands of UK iPhones since Friday’s launch
The iPhone hit UK shores just a few days ago, and it seems that Apple’s exclusive iPhone carrier, O2, has already sold their fair share of the iconic handset. Peter Erskine, chief executive of Telefonica’s 02 Europe said that the UK Carrier has pushed “tens of thousands” of iPhones out its doors since Friday’s UK…
Verizon beats T-Mobile for top spot in J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Suvery
Why do we always have good things to say about T-Mobile? It’s not their wireless service (reception and data speeds are a bit lackluster), but rather their customer service that keeps the Magenta-trademarking company at the top of our list of US carriers. You see, T-Mobile has been on a customer satisfying stint – T-Mobile…
Custom, homemade ringtones on iPhone v1.1.2
Well, well, well. What do we have here? Apple’s newest, recently released, iPhone firmware seems to have an enticing trick up its sleeve. It seems that the iPhone v1.1.2 firmware allows custom, homemade ringtones to be uploaded to the iPhone. We said that we’d swear off the iPhone v1.1.2 update unless Apple offered some truly…