Most folks are betting that Palm’s hail-mary, last-ditch shot at survival will pay off, but folks from both 24/7 Wall Street and Motley Fool are saying that between the recession, Apple and RIM’s existing dominance, and Sprint’s sketchy track record, the Pre is a lost cause. That seems a little harsh by my estimation –…
Archives for April 21, 2009
Sony Ericsson CS8 Goes Through FCC, Destined For T-Mobile USA
As expected, a variant of the Sony Ericsson C905 is coming to American shores by way of T-Mobile, taking on the CS8 codename and bringing with it a juicy 8.1 megapixel camera. FCC filings give the full technical run-down, but most of you already know the specs. The big difference between the CS8 and the…
More BlackBerry OS 5.0 Improvements Reported
The latest BlackBerry operating system leaked out two weeks ago and now that everyone’s had some time to play around with it, the finer upgrades have been identified. Most of them require an appropriately updated BlackBerry Enterprise Server as well, which we’ve already heard will support remote file access, conference call-in functions and e-mail flags,…
‘Manage Your Football Club’ Coming Soon to the App Store
‘Footy’ fans, get ready for a new iPhone game coming to the App Store real soon… Called ‘Manage Your Football Club’ (MyFC) from the good folks at Sports Director, the game puts you in charge of your very own football, er, soccer team! The game is packed with hours of in-depth management tactics and strategy……
Go Vintage with the ‘Retro Phone’ BlackBerry Theme from Ahead of the Curve Designs
Lets keep it retro! I’m loving this new theme called ‘Retro Phone’ from Ahead of the Curve Designs. The theme features a rotating phone dial for your six main apps including your address book, calendar, messages and more. You can’t swap out these apps for others in the theme, but a side dock does allow…
‘Craigslist Killer’ Nabbed Thanks to BlackBerry Addiction
Could it be Philip Markoff, the man accused of being the ‘Craiglist Killer’ was/is actually a BlackBerry user? And could it be that his own BlackBerry device was a large part of bringing him to justice? It’s looking that way. You may have noticed on TV news all over North America (and no doubt the…
Android-Powered Ophone Arriving at China Mobile in May
Could it be that the Ophone will beat the iPhone to China? Certainly looks that way. Latest word is the Android-Powered Ophone and it’s super sexy styling will be released in China this May… and of course, the device will launch on China Mobile. Also worth noting is the fact that the Ophone will run…
Flexible Phone Concept Built for Music Editing
Pilotfish has cooked up a phone dubbed Ondo which uses a flexible midsection and fine detail dial to allow for mobile music editing. Samsung is already flirting with the musical crowd by way of their latest Beat phones which let you scratch and add effects to your music, but Pilotfish’s input method is really unique.…
Verizon Wireless Implements User Review Features
Verizon has finally implemented a user review feature on their main website. The feature had apparently been running for a while on a test site, but now, thanks lots of testing and tweaking no doubt, you can access the same user review features on the main Verizon website. All you have to do to get…
Unofficial OS Update: BlackBerry Storm 9500 Goes to OS 4.7.0.131
Oi…. Yep, time for another BlackBerry OS update! This time around the update is of the unofficial kind, and it takes the BlackBerry Storm 9500 to 4.7.0.131. If you want to grab it and install, you can pick it up here via a typical download link at MegaUpload. As with all of these unofficial updates,…