Have some extra money to burn on a new mobile device? How about an eBay auction for an unlocked HTC Touch Pro 2? Yeah? Well wouldn’t you know it, an HTC Touch Pro 2 has shown up for auction on eBay. The auction will end at 11 PM EST on March 27th, so you’ve got…
HTC Dream Arrives in Italy on TIM
Italy has hopped on the Android bus thanks to the folks at TIM. The carrier now has the HTC Dream (aka the G1) in stock and ready to go. Interestingly enough, there are 2 mighty good options for picking up the device in Italy. TIM will let you get one for FREE, or, they will…
RIM Completes Upgrade to BIS 2.6
BlackBerry users in North America will be more than pleased to know that RIM has completed their upgrade to BIS 2.6. So what’s the big deal? Well, it won’t be a big deal for anyone on BES, but for all of us out there in a non-corporate/business setting, this means some pretty cool new features…
Images of the Upcoming Samsung Trance Emerge
Some first looks of the upcoming Samsung Trance have been leaked. The device is a slider with hidden numeric keypad and touch control pad, very similar to the LG Venus. The Trance will fall into the low to mid-level device range, and will come to Verizon Wireless in the near future (Q2). Full details on…
Another Sign New iPhones are Coming? Fido to Deplete iPhone 3G Stock Starting in April
Rogers’ discount carrier up in Canada, Fido, has put out some interesting news surrounding the iPhone 3G. Apparently Fido is planning to discontinue sales of the 16GB iPhone model, and are gearing up to deplete their stock at the beginning of April. They will not be reordering any new iPhones once stock is gone. That…
March Madness: Cool Collegiate BlackBerry Themes from Bplay
A quickie here for the BlackBerry users out there that have full-blown ‘March Madness’. Bplay just sent over a reminder email to me pointing out they have themes for 32 of the teams involved in this years’ tournament… From the Arizona Wildcats to the Wisconsin Badgers, there’s a darn good chance you’ll find your team.…
LG Canadian Texting Championships Kick-Off in Toronto
Yesterday marked the first official day of competition at the 2009 LG Canadian Texting Championships. The event is put on by LG to help promote their devices and encourage texting (via an LG device of course!). The event is taking place at Toronto’s Eaton Centre over the next few days. Trust me, if you’re in…
iPhone App of the Day: Cribbage Premium
Not sure if there are any Cribbage players out there, but I used to play quite a bit with friends and family. My skills are a little rusty, but now I’ll be able to brush up thanks to a couple of Cribbage apps for the iPhone. Cribbage Premium from Trivial Technology allows you to play…
RIM Builds BlackBerry Site to Help us ‘Vote Earth’ During ‘Earth Hour’
Heard of ‘Earth Hour’? It’s an event that takes place for one hour (8:30 – 9:30 PM) on March 28th 2009. So what is ‘Earth Hour’? Well it all began in Australia in 2007: Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In…
Palm on the Wrong Kind of Roll: Reports Loss for 7th Quarter In-A-Row
Palm has reported losses that fell well short of analysts estimates for the third-quarter of 2008: The net loss expanded to $95 million, or 89 cents a share, from $54.7 million, or 53 cents, a year earlier, Palm said in a statement on Thursday. Excluding costs for stock-based compensation and other items, the loss of…