I’m not sure whether to chalk this up to a false alarm, or if this is the real deal… but the TELUS BlackBerry Curve 3G (aka the BlackBerry 9300, aka ‘Kepler‘) has shown up on the TELUS website for all to see. The funny thing is, TELUS appears to be listing the device as the…
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Sprint WiMax/4G Hits Michigan, Delaware and Florida, Extends in California
Sprint is still expanding its WiMax or 4G network giving HTC EVO 4G and Overdrive 3G/4G owners more reason to get excited. Well, if they live in the areas where it’s available, that is. Today, the carrier has announced that its WiMax service has hit three new states: Michigan, Delaware and Florida, and has added…
iMeshi Food Cases for iPhone 4
I don’t know wether to be disgusted or amazed by this one. If you’re in the market for a weird case to house your iPhone 4… I think I’ve stumbled across the treasure trove of weirdness. The iMeshi ‘Food’ Cases for iPhone 4 not only protect your device, but dress it up as the meal…
Fun Quickie: Rainn Wilson’s iPhone Inbox
Don’t know who Rainn Wilson is? Do you know Dwight Schrute from ‘The Office’? If you do, the actor playing Dwight is the one-and-only Rainn Wilson. Still scratching your head? If that’s the case, you can read up on him right here. At any rate, just as a quickie (and hopefully for a good laugh),…
Viper SmartStart Launched on Android
Viper’s mobile car control system now plays nice with Android, in addition to iPhone and BlackBerry. SmartStart lets you pop the trunk, lock the doors, sound the alarm, and even start the car from your phone, no matter where you are. You can also get security alerts if your alarm goes off. Of course, this…
Ultrabrief: Rumor: Nokia N8 to ship in limited quantities on September 25; firmware update in November
I’m sick and tired writing about the Nokia N8 because it’s old news as far as I’m concerned. It was announced on April 27 and if rumors are true then it’s going to launch on September 25; over 150 days later or almost 5 months! Not only is it shipping 5 months after the announcement…
Guy spends $1500, makes system that can listen in on your mobile phone calls
The 18th annual Defcon security conference in Las Vegas just finished yesterday and one of the highlights of the show was a presentation given by Chris Paget who demonstrated a $1500 system used to intercept and record mobile phone calls. The system uses a classic man in the middle attack technique. What’s essentially happening is…
McAfee buys tenCube, plans to make your mobile phone secure and easy to find in case it gets lost
McAfee, the brand Windows geeks know and mostly loathe, has acquired Singapore based tenCube with the intent to enter the mobile services spaces. Now unlike McAfee’s desktop antivirus software, the company doesn’t intend to scare the bejesus out of you into buying their bloatware. Instead they’d like to clone Apple’s MobileMe or RIM’s BlackBerry Protect…
Ultrabrief: Samsung to announce something on August 11th [Tablet?]
CrunchGear just got the above pictured press invite to a Samsung event due to take place on the 11th of August. They [CrunchGear] think Samsung is going to announce their 7 inch Android tablet there. Maybe … or maybe not. We’ll find out in less than 10 days. In the mean time, we’re trying to…
Motorola GRASP WX404 officially announced; Landing in MetroPCS portfolio in Q3
Remember the Motorola WX404 we’ve seen 10 days ago at the FCC’s website? Well, it has been officially announced by the American handset maker and it’s now one step closer to MetroPCS. From the press release, we learn it will start selling at some point in the third quarter, though we don’t have the exact…




