It’s been a little while now since I’ve posted any BlackBerry theme goodness for the Berry users out there… Especially when it comes to themes from the design team over at Elecite. Most recently, we were privy to the Glare theme, and before that came ‘Gizmo‘, ‘Polygon‘, and ‘Pulse‘. All of these themes are solid,…
Archives for 2010
Nokia 5230 in Black Now Available at Mobilicity
The Nokia 5230 has been making the mobile news in Canada recently. Not necessarily for any awesome reason in particular, but because new color variations keep popping up. About a week ago I told you about WIND Mobile and how they launched the 5230 in white back in April, only to follow it up recently…
BlackBerry Shield Promises Device Tracking and Security
We had heard rumblings awhile back of something called BlackBerry Shield, a new app/service from RIM to offer some simple security features, like tracking your device’s GPS location, wireless backup, remote wiping, and lots more. There was little more to run on initially than a feature list, but now we’ve got a whole batch of…
Greystripe’s updates its iPhone SDK for iOS 4 over the air
This is a kind of an update I like – over the air, and that’s exactly what mobile advertising network Greystripe did. As a result, developers simply need to continue doing what they did before, without worrying at all. New features are added automatically and you can include Greystripe’s ad code knowing it works on…
SMobile Systems: 20% of Android apps grant a third-party application access to private information
Mobile security company SMobile Systems has been inspecting the Android Market and has found that not all of the apps are perfectly secure. As a matter of fact, they say that using some apps puts personal and professional data at risk. Here’s the recap of SMobile’s findings: 20% of applications in the Android market grant…
Vuvuzaga iPhone game lets you revenge for all those vuvuzelas at World Cup
If you’ve been watching World Cup, you’ve probably “experienced” the super annoying sound of vuvuzelas which can’t be banned as this instrument is “ingrained in the history of South Africa.” There’s nothing you can do about it. You can turn off the sound on your TV set, but that means turning off the whole sound,…
Bringrr ensures you never leave you cell phone behind again
Bringrr is a new mobile phone accessory that’s created to remind users they’ve forgotten their mobile phone. It’s made to for in-car use, hence in order to use it, you’ll need to put in car’s power port or lighter outlet. Once that is set, you pair it with your phone and you’re ready to go…
Clarion, Nokia team-up on connected car technology
We know Nokia is eager to get in your car. Heck, we’ve even seen the Finnish company partnering with Continental and now they are working together with another car accessory player – Clarion. The two parties will collaborate on Terminal Mode, which is a technology that will improve the way how mobile devices and car…
Bluetooth headsets that complement Samsung phones
Samsung has recently started selling new Bluetooth headsets that compliment their phone models. Just like the Corby headset, the company is now launching headsets for their other phone families. Three such products are available for purchase — HM1600, HM3100 and HM3200 — which correspond to Monte, Star and Wave models. Each of the Bluetooth headsets…
Vodafone takes minority stake in Perfecto Mobile, handset testing company
Automated handset testing service provider, Perfecto Mobile, said that Vodafone Ventures has made a minority investment in the company, joining existing investors – Carmel Ventures and Vertex Venture Capital. Perfecto will use the money to further develop its Perfecto Mobile Handset Cloud mobile application testing software, add more handset models to the system, as well…

