The Nokia N8 is now available for pre-order from Nokia’s web stores in France, Poland and Germany from where super-eager Nokia/Symbian enthusiasts can secure their units for 459, 469 and 479 EUR, respectively. I’m not sure why there’s such a price difference between the mentioned EU member states, but I guess Nokia’s sales folks know…
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DailyCandy Stylish Alerts brings geo-location content to New Yorkers with Android smartphones
DailyCandy, the popular women’s lifestyle brand, launched what they say is the “industry’s first location-triggered content delivery system” called DailyCandy Stylish Alerts for Android smartphone ownin’ New Yorkers. Developed in partnership with geo-notification provider Xtify, the free to use application delivers fashion, food and fun content to users in proximity of current local happenings like…
Thermos’ iPhone app OasisPlaces helps users stay cool and hydrated while on-the-go
Manufacturer of insulated beverage bottles Thermos is joining a number of other companies that use iPhone app as a marketing tool. Their offering (app) is called OasisPlaces and it’s designed to help folks stay cool and hydrated while on-the-go. The free application acts like a location-aware user-generated guide that allows users to track locations, ratings…
Samsung Cetus (I917) Windows Phone 7 gets an FCC approval
The Samsung Cetus (I917) is inching closer to launch as we caught the device getting an FCC approval. The smartphone which is slated to be the Korean company’s first Windows Phone 7 device comes with a 3G radio that sings along 850/1900MHz 3G frequency, meaning it’s heading to AT&T and Canada’s Rogers. Of course, we’ve…
Evernote for Android gets an update, too
Just when we talked about updated iPhone app, Evernote released a new version of its Android client. This time, though, we’re talking about major enhancements and some cool new features. First of all there’s the Evernote Widget that allows you to search for or start creating notes right from the phone’s homescreen. As you know,…
Samsung SGH-T569 caught at the FCC on its way to T-Mobile
A new all-touchscreen Samsung phone has been caught at the FCC’s website – SGH-T569 (or just T569). From what we can tell, this baby is slated to hit T-Mobile’s offering at some point in the (near) future and we offer you two proofs for the claim: first, its 3G radio sings along 1700 MHz which…
Mobile phone becoming popular in North Korea as number of subscribers tops 185,000
More and more North Koreans are getting in the mobile world and now there’s about 185,000 mobile phone users in the communist country. More precisely, as of June 30th, 184,531 subscribers had mobile access following a recent government expansion of services to several cities other than Pyongyang. Technically speaking, 60% of the population are covered…
Telmap-powered SingTel Xplorer offers mobile search, mapping and navigation to consumers
SingTel has teamed up with Telmap to offer personal search, mapping and navigation services to its mobile subscribers in Singapore. Using a dedicated application called SingTel Xplorer — which BTW works on any GPS-equipped handset, iPhone and Android smartphones included — users can “turn their mobile phones into a powerful navigation system” with access to…
T-Mobile: We’re not going to even think about LTE during the next few years, HSPA+ is enough
T-Mobile Chief Executive Officer Rene Obermann said during a press conference almost 2 weeks ago that there are currently no plans to upgrade to LTE for at least two years. LTE, the wireless network technology that reduces latency and increases throughput to upwards of 100 megabits per second, is currently in the process of being…
iPad Stand Made of LEGOS is Pure (You Fill in the Blank)
I think I’m going to file this one under ‘do what you can, with what you got’. While doing some light reading this evening, I stumbled across what you see here… the LEGO iPad stand. As you can clearly see, the darn thing looks to be adjustable, allowing you to set the angle to almost…