IK Multimedia has announced the release of two new applications for the iPhone/iPod touch: GrooveMaker Electro and Drum ’n’ Bass (D’n’B). These complete the range of available GrooveMaker applications with two new style-based apps that allow anyone to create and share non-stop Electro and D’n’B tracks for DJing, remixing, multimedia and movie soundtrack compositions on…
Archives for October 2009
Sprint’s Q3 financial results show lower subscriber defections, higher losses
Of the nation’s three largest wireless networks, Sprint is the underdog. The third-largest US wireless carrier has been losing customers consistently over the past several quarters, despite compelling hardware offerings like the Android-powered HTC Hero and Palm Pre. But, things are looking better for Sprint. The carrier’s Q3 2009 financial results highlight the lowest customer…
Video: Sony Ericsson X10 (Rachel) Appears in Teaser
Sony Ericsson has been getting the gears turning for the launch of their first Android handset code-named Rachel with their What’s Next? website earlier this week, which has since been updated with this teaser video. This is the first official nod to the X10 device, though we’ve seen lots of hands-on pictures (mostly from when…
Sprint Cuts Phone as Modem from Simply Everything Subscribers
Those of you who were getting comfortable with the breadth of Sprint’s Simply Everything plan and partaking in the odd smartphone tethering will be in for a rude interruption. Some heated discussion on the Sprint forums has revealed that phone as modem service is no longer available for Simply Everything customers, although a Sprint employee…
Video: Motorola Droid gets unboxed, handled, loved
The Motorola Droid is as hot as it gets in the smartphone space right now. It’s the first Android phone for Verizon Wireless and it’s the first (that we’ve played with) to sport the newly announced Android 2.0 OS. It’s not just the slim-and-trim Motorola Droid’s impressive 3.7-inch touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and…
AT&T Slapped with Another iPhone MMS Class Action Suit
In the middle of August, AT&T was on the receiving end of a class action lawsuit in Louisiana for not enabling MMS on the iPhone as they said they would by the end of the summer. Even though it ended up arriving September, another suit has bubbled up in Alabama. iPhone owner Clyde Bernard Franklin…
BREAKING: Nokia to kill N-Gage in September 2010
Nokia just posted an entry to their N-Gage blog saying that the N-Gage publishing platform is going to die in less than a year. Games will now be sold through the Ovi Store, which on face value makes sense, giving consumers a single location to purchase applications, whether that be a new alarm clock, or…
Guerrilla Bob Will Take No Prisoners When He’s Released on the iPhone
Angry Mob Games‘ upcoming top-down, twin-sticks shooter Guerrilla Bob is one badass looking game. The main character wears a beret, has tons of weapons, and is named ‘Bob’. That right there is the recipe for badass, folks. Guerrilla Bob will take players across a number of locations like canyons, deserts, and deserted towns. Along the…
WIND Mobile Put on Hold by CRTC
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, our wireless regulatory north of the border, has just put the brakes on wind Mobile’s planned launch this November over concerns of Canadian ownership. You see, 65% of the parent company, Globalive, is owned by an Egyptian telecom called Orascom, and according to the CRTC, that weighs too heavily…
TELUS Ships LG Versa for $79.99 on 3-Year Contract
The good folks at TELUS have just released the LG Versa. The Versa comes with a 3″ touchscreen, and features LG’s 3D S-Class UI. Users will be able to tweak out 3 customizable home screens among other unique features. Also look for a 2MP camera with autofocus, flash and video… expansion up to 16GB via…