I just had to grab a jacket because it got cold all of a sudden in the layer of hell that I currently call home. Nokia USA has created a video that actually advocates bypassing your operator, buying an unlocked devices, and just swapping your current SIM card inside your new mobile. I’ve been wanting…
HD Video: Stop motion iPhone 3GS dissasembly
I’m filing this under “awesome geeky shit” because seeing an iPhone 3GS being torn apart is … just awesome. Make sure you hit the full screen button to enjoy the glorious HD detail:
CSR debuts new SiRFstarIV mobile chip, promises to give you a GPS fix with little to no battery impact
CSR, a fabless mobile chip design firm that specializes in WiFi and Bluetooth, purchased SiRF, a fabless mobile chip design firm that specializes in GPS, back in February of this year, has just announced a new chip based on the brand spanking new SiRFstarIV architecture known as the SiRFstarIV GSD4t. The chip’s ability to search…
Samsung to launch over 10 touch screen devices and LG to launch 14 devices, 7 to be touch, in 2H09
Jae Hyun Ryu, Director of the Mobile Communications Unit at Samsung Taiwan, said that the South Korean company is planning on launching over 10 touch screen devices in the Taiwanese market during the second half of this year. We already know about the Star 5230, Jet S8000, Beat DJ M7600, Omnia II i8000, Galaxy i7500…
Verizon: LTE trials start in Seattle and Boston this year, full deployment complete in 2013, offer 8-12 Mbps
Verizon, which is rumored to be launching an LTE network in Q1 2010, gave more information about their planned LTE network yesterday during the company’s earning call. LTE, for the uninitiated, stands for Long Term Evolution and will eventually be branded as 4G by operators around the world. It’s going to offer an insane amount…
Global Mobile Suppliers Association: Half of the HSPA networks in the world now do 7.2 Mbps
High Speed Packet Access, known as HSPA or 3.5G, started out as a standard offering “only” 1.8 Mbps connectivity, but further additions to the standard have made that figure rise to 3.6, 7.2 and now even 14.0 Mbps. According to the Global Mobile Suppliers Association, of the 274 operators in 115 countries around the world…
Video: Bejeweled clone created in Qt, Nokia’s future smartphone programming enviroment, using only 343 lines of code
Ask any mobile developer what they think about programming for Symbian, and they’re going to tell you about how impossibly difficult it is to create a polished application in less than 1 trillion lines of code. Programming for the iPhone is easier, plus the built in payment infrastructure that is tied into iTunes increases a…
Japanese operator KDDI adds three more funky devices to their au Design Project lineup
The au Design Project was created by Japanese operator KDDI in May 2001 because customers complained that they’re tired of seeing the same form factors, over and over again, with minor differences based on color and materials. They showed off three prototypes at launch, the info.bar, rotary, and wearable, and after much pressure they launched…
Apple and China Unicom reach deal: 3 year exclusivity, no revenue sharing, $439 per iPhone
Via Retuers, The Shanghai Securities News is reporting that Apple and Chinese mobile operator China Unicom have reached an agreement regarding sales of the iPhone in China. Unlike other deals that include a revenue sharing clause whereby Apple receives a cut of the customer’s monthly bill, China Unicom will be buying the iPhone outright and…
Coming to the EU this October: 3G on the 900 MHz band
Let us talk wave lengths for a moment, shall we? Currently in Europe, 3G operates at the 2100 MHz band. A 2100 MHz wavelength measures about 14 cm, while a 900 MHz wavelength measures over twice that, coming in at 33 cm. What does this mean for you as a consumer? Longer wavelengths = fewer…