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The Apple iPhone, the Jesus Phone, the phone that changed everything, the phone that enslaves young children in a prison built by the tyrannical Steve Jobs, or whatever you want to call the damn thing, has broken the 1 million units sold barrier in South Korea. Available exclusively on SK Telecom, who once had a…
Orange UK, which technically should be called “Everything Everywhere” after merging with T-Mobile UK, semantics aside, launched an Android smartphone today called the “San Francisco”. It’s built by Orange themselves, so it’s most likely an original design by some Asian company who peddles their wares to large operators around the world who want to customize…
In the close to three years that have passed since Nokia purchased Trolltech and then slowly integrated Qt technology into their Symbian and MeeGo platforms we’ve yet to see developers full take advantage of the awesome capabilities that are now baked into millions of devices shipping every quarter, mainly due to the poor implementation of…
Right on time, the highly anticipated Android 2.2 (froyo) update is hitting Motorola DROID X handsets en masse.The latest 2.3.15.en.US update adds all the goodies associated with Android 2.2 including Flash support, Bluetooth voice dialing, improved screen rotation, updated 3G mobile hotspot app, and a handful of bug fixes and enhancements that improve the handset’s performance. Now that…
LG hosted a texting competition in the US and, not surprisingly, a 13-year old girl walked away with the title and a cash prize of $50,000. Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Brianna Hendrickson won the competition, in the final round by texting: “Old McDonald had a farm, Ei, ei, oh! And on this farm he had a…
A spy shot of the HTC 7 Trophy has emerged and the handset flaunts its smooth lines and its surprising full touchscreen face. Originally rumored back in December 2009, the HTC Trophy was rendered with a front-facing QWERTY keyboard and rumored specs that include a 3-inch VGA display, 5-megapixel camera, and 7.2 Mbps HSPA. The handset was expected…
We all know that Research In Motion is working on a tablet which could be a competitor to the Apple iPad and a story out of the Wall Street Journal suggests that the “BlackPad” may be formally announced next week at the company’s annual developer meeting. The publication cites “people familiar with RIM’s plans” but…
Although we already know that Best Buy is taking preorders for the upcoming T-Mobile G2, it’s always nice to see it pop up elsewhere. With the G2 coming out possibly the 10th of October, instead of the 16th as previously rumored, we don’t have much longer to get out hands on the Z-hinged beauty. Alongside…
Didiom, the folks behind the “stream your own music service,” sent us an email to inform us that their app is finally available for the iPhone and iPod Touch users. If you recall, Didiom was initially launched in February for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile smartphones, as well as select Samsung devices. Using the service, you…
SHAPE Services has yet again proven its business card scanning app is the best in the AppStore — at least we think so. The latest update to the Business Card Reader, now in version 1.4, brings slightly improved graphics (to look better on your brand new iPhone 4), ability to add contacts to groups (i.e.…