Looking for a device that can take a licking… and keep on ticking? Rogers has introduced 2 new devices to their lineup that should fit your needs: The Samsung Rugby A836 and ZTE Rock F165. The Samsung Rugby is certified to U.S. Military Standard MIL-STD-810F compliance. What does that mean? In a nutshell, it can…
Kogan Agora Gets Cloned: Ruslan Kogan Not Pleased
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery… At least that’s what they say. If that’s true, Ruslan Kogan should feel honored. Looks like a clone of the delayed and troubled Kogan Agora has appeared. The cloned Kogan appeared for sale on Alibaba.com for $240 per device with a minimum purchase of 100 devices (check it…
Fido BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Details: Coming February 4th
You may remember a week or so ago that I reported Fido would start carrying BlackBerry devices up in Canada. The only sad fact being, that their first device was to be the BlackBerry Pearl 8100. It looks like Fido has trained/is training their staffers, and are shooting for a launch date on February 4th.…
Select T-Mobile G1 European Release Dates Announced… As Suspected.
You might remember my post from a few days ago that noted the Android Marketplace would be coming to numerous European countries in the near future. All well and good, but with that in mind, one would have to assume the G1 (or heck, even now the G2?) would be arriving in those countries shortly……
Android G2 to be the HTC Sapphire? Looks That Way!
As Will suspected way back on January 12th, it’s looking to be that the HTC ‘Sapphire’ is indeed the new Android G2 device. HTC’s device lineup had slipped out last week, and Will had a sneaking suspicion that the device codenamed ‘Sapphire’ would/could be the G2. Looks like he was spot on. As you can…
Free iPhone Icon and Interface Design… No Joke!
My bud Kevin Andersson is a great designer and has been doing some great iPhone icon and interface design as of late. If you’re looking for help with icon and interface design for your next iPhone app, Kevin might be able to help! If your application is free, is based on a good idea (no…
The Juice is Loose? T-Mobile G1 Replacement Batteries Shipping?
If you’ve been waiting and praying for that rumored replacement battery for your T-Mobile G1, your wait might be over soon. A new report from TMONews has noted that one user has already received a replacement battery for their T-Mobile G1 device. The new battery comes with 22% more ‘juice’. The new 1400mAh battery (an…
LG Already Has ‘Chocolate’… How About Some LG ‘Wine’?
We all know that LG has the ‘Chocolate’ phone… So what would go well with that? Some ‘Wine’ of course! U.S. Cellular has announced the availability of the LG ‘Wine’ device, a clamshell phone with a glossy finish. Perfect for those that need only some basic features, the LG Wine should fit nicely into their…
‘Clippy’ Brings Copy and Paste to the iPhone 3G
Be honest, how long have you been waiting for a copy/paste function on your iPhone? A long time, right? Certainly Apple is working on this, but what the heck are we waiting for!??? With that in mind, I noticed a new Cydia app this morning that looks pretty darn awesome. Called ‘Clippy’, it does what…
Steven Horowitz Leaves Google’s Android Team for Coupons Inc.
Steven Horowitz, one of the top (and original) software engineers for the Android OS has left the team at Google. He’s moving on to work for the folks at Coupons Inc., where he will work on software creation, distribution and tracking of coupons. Horowitz was on the Android team at Google since 2006. For Horowitz,…