Unwiredview.com is reporting that the LG Lotus has been re-released in the US, but now sporting a DTV chip. The chip is an LG2160A ATS-M/H, which will also be used in other products from the likes of Kia, Dell, and Kenwood. Not too much else to say on it really other than the fact that…
3 Indonesia soon to offer BlackBerry Internet Service?
Our friends over at Gajeto.com have let us know that the only GSM prover now without a BlackBerry service, 3, is going to launch BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) in January 2010. Apparently there’s nothing on the 3 Indonesia site, but, there is a space reserved for customers on the RIM website. Other than that we…
Telefónica ‘Ruta Movistar’ App now available on the App Store
Telefónica has announced availability of its ‘Ruta Movistar’ App on the App Store. Ruta Movistar offers iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users a navigation system which helps them to easily reach their destination by car or on foot. The app also locates points of interest such as restaurants, hotels, petrol stations, supermarkets and ATMs. The…
Scion Launches AV Radio iPhone App
Earlier this year I wrote a piece on the Scion Radio 17 Beats Per Minute (BPM) Meter app for the iPhone and iPod touch – that has apparently gone on to become quite popular, and now there is a second Scion-branded App – the Scion AV Radio app. With the Scion AV Radio application, users…
Pet Sematary for iPhone/iPod touch is cheap and scary!
Looking for a great way to vent your holiday time frustrations? Can’t stand all that festive music? Getting a headache from the endless twinkle lights? Then grab your iPhone and zap some zombie pets with Paramount Digital Entertainment’s Pet Sematary, inspired by the cult horror film. It’s a top-down tap-shooter, which looks like it could…
Exciting Features in New Version of Star6 App!
I previously reported on one of a new breed of iPhone music performance Apps, called Star6. Along with it’s peers, it’s breathing new life in to an App genre that I would call ‘casual productivity’ – that is, you are not gaming, but doing something (for fun) that could end up with a useful or…
Bacciz’ Match and Learn Holiday Edition is good fun for the (young) kids
Sookie Solutions have released a seasonal version of their Match and Learn game, called (surprisingly enough): Bacciz’ Match and Learn Holiday Edition! Bacciz’ Match and Learn is the classic match game with a few modern twists. Get into the HOLIDAY spirit with this all-in-one game that allows you to play, have fun, enhance your memory, develop your…
Samsung Omnia II and Nokia N900 screens compared in direct sunlight
This is a pretty nice video comparison… the Samsung Omnia II OLED screen versus the Nokia N900 LCD screen. Now, OLED/AMOLED has become a somewhat popular topic of late, because it appears to give a very vivid yet balanced image, when compared with some of the slightly older screen technologies. But that’s no good of…
iFixit’s Christmas gift to the world: Open repair manuals
iFixit has decided to open all of its repair manuals to the world for general use – a collection which includes 91 Mac models, 34 iPods, and a couple of iPhones! Frighteningly, they have 154,556 images (including revision history and thumbnails) and over 1,000 step-by-step guides on their servers – so this is no small…
Droid vs. iPhone – Indaba Music’s ‘Phone Wars’
Well here’s a more unusual one for you … Indaba Music (which offers ‘offers the leading suite of online tools enabling artists all over the world to create music together online’) has emailed me to let me know about the ‘Phone Wars’ that have been going on amongst its employees – specifically those that own…