The Apple Newton, for those of you who can’t remember the 90s thanks to popping too many extasy tablets at raves, was a PDA (personal digital assistant) operating system developed by Apple while Steve Jobs was busy working at NeXT; read more about the Newton platform on Wikipedia, and the devices that ran them known…
Apple: 2 billion applications downloaded, 85,000 apps total, 50 million iPod Touch + iPhones out there
Apple has just released a number heavy press release, here is what you need to know: Between the iPhone and the iPod Touch, there are now over 50 million devices on the market that run Apple’s iPhone OS There are more than 85,000 applications in the Apple App Store Over 2 billion applications have been…
Samsung S5510: Boring Samsung clamshell leaked and reviewed by the Russians
The Samsung S5510 hasn’t been announced yet, but somehow it managed to find itself in the hands of Eldar Murtazin from the infamous Mobile-Review. The review, which is currently only in Russian, sums up the device as a direct competitor to the Nokia 6600 Fold in terms of appearance, but the price tag of 200…
Samsung SCH-W880: 12 megapixels, HD video, 3.3 inch OLED screen, 3x optical zoom
When Simon posted a leaked picture of the Samsung SCH-W880 last Friday, I told him that it didn’t even look like a mobile phone. A clearer picture has just come out, in Korea, and it confirms that this 12 megapixel successor to the Pixon12 that launched earlier this summer is nothing more than a camera…
Brief: Motorola Sholes hits the FCC
I know all of you were disappointed when Motorola launched the CLIQ, DEXT, or whatever that hideous looking create is called at Mobilize 09, instead of bringing the long rumoured Sholes to market. Well, good news: Sholes just hit the FCC. Expect it to be announced within the next 90 days, the usual length of…
Nokia in court in Brazil over the Ovi name
Quote of the day: “What Nokia apparently has not realized is that the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil speak Portuguese and not Finnish.” – Tore Haugland, Chief Executive of Ouvi There is a company in Brazil called Ouvi that is royally pissed at Nokia since Ovi, which means “door” in Finnish, is pronounced the exact…
Brief: China Unicom: Hey South Korea, that 3.8% stake in the company we sold you, we want it back!
South Korean operator SK Telecom purchased a 3.8% stake in China Unicom between July 2006 and August 2007. China Unicom now wants that back and are going to pay $1.3 billion for it. That’s a lot of egg rolls. [Via: Cellular News]
It’s official: Dopplr purchased by Nokia
Will had the scoop on the confusion last week when TechCrunch said Nokia purchased Dopplr. It was claimed to be yet another example of TechCrunch doing shoddy journalism, but as of today, TechCrunch is in the clear since Nokia just announced they’ve purchased Dopplr. The press release is so short, I figure I’d copy and…
HTC Leo benchmarked, results are just what you expect with a 1 GHz processor
Take one shot of Windows Mobile, one shot of a 1 GHz processor, and you’ll make a cocktail that still tastes like Windows Mobile, albeit with a zest of Red Bull. What I’m trying to say is, processors don’t matter if the operating system sucks. Windows Mobile has a terrible reputation, and while 6.5 is…
Brief: Motorola: All the devices we sell for less than $150 are not made by us
Motrola, in a move to save money, has decided to out source all devices that retail for $150 or below according to Chinese publication United Daily News. That’s over 40 million devices a year. Instead of having to build a factory, pay workers, buy components, and whatever other logistical nightmares are associated with building something…