Windows Mobile users loyal to the AIM instant messaging platform will be happy to hear that the AIM 2.0 client has just gone public beta for the WinMo platform. The new version of the AIM client for Windows Mobile brings some serious new features to the table. Most notable among them is the new AIM…
Taiwan cracking down on fake Chinese phones
The flood of copyright infringing Chinese clones entering the mobile market has been a bane on major cellphone manufacturers around the world. To date, the Chinese government has been largely hands-off on their flourishing counterfeit mobile phone market. Authorities in India have taken a stab at banning fake Chinese handsets, and it seems Taiwan is…
Survey shows Palm Pre users want virtual keyboard too!
The grass. It’s always greener on the other side of that proverbial fence. Take, for example, the hundreds of thousands of Palm Pre owners in the US. A new study from Strategy Analytics indicates that a good portion of Palm Pre users would like to see a virtual, on-screen keyboard on their Palm Pre. The…
7Digital bringing OTA music downloads to BlackBerry in September!
The first OTA (over-the-air) music download service is about to hit the BlackBerry platform, and it’s going to hit in a big way. The Telegraph is reporting that, as expected, 7Digital is preparing to launch their BlackBerry music download service this September. Once live, 7Digital’s BlackBerry application (available soon in the BlackBerry App World) will…
Poll: Does your Palm Pre randomly power off/have a loose battery?
I’ve been using the Palm Pre for a few days now, and I am apparently a victim of the random-shutoff bug that’s plagued early production units. The random power-off problem is caused by a loose battery that sometimes loses touch with the connector – usually a result of sliding the Palm Pre’s screen up or…
New Palm Pre TV ad doubles as sleeping aid
Advertisements should invoke some sort of emotion. Whether it’s an upbeat, musical TV commercial or a scantily clad model on a billboard in Hollywood, a good ad should move you. Palm’s latest Palm Pre TV ad does just the opposite. It might even put you to sleep. The new Palm Pre ad features a soft-talking…
Japanese mobile porn consumption strains wireless data networks
Porn. Go anywhere in the world and you’ll find porn going strong. Go to Japan, however, and you you’ll find that mobile porn consumption is straining wireless data networks to the max. With more and more Japanese mobile subscribers opting for unlimited data plans, the mobile phone is starting to replace the desktop PC in…
DC’s Top Cop Calls iPhone Speed Trap App Users “Cowardly”
This latest piece of iPhone news just goes to show you that you don’t need any logical reasoning skills to be Washington DC’s Police Chief. Cathy Lanier, the US capitol’s Top Cop, apparently doesn’t like the fact that speed-trap and red-light camera tracking iPhone applications, such as Trapster (iTunes link), are helping DC motorists avoid…
Apple closing in on Chinese iPhone deal
Apple, iPhone and China. We have yet to see those three words frolicking in public, free of any “rumor” or “speculation” disclaimers. Today isn’t any different. The latest rumors surrounding Apple’s Chinese iPhone dealings indicate that a China-bound iPhone may soon be announced. This time around, the rumors are based on an alleged license application…
Samsung M900 InstinctQ spotted in certification docs
Samsung’s got some sort of unannounced Instinct handset cooking up in their R&D labs. Thanks to a WiFi Certification document, we know that there’s some sort of dual-mode handset (which apparently means it surfs both cellular and WiFi networks) headed to US shores bearing the “Samsung SPH-M900 InstinctQ” moniker. The Samsung InstinctQ will likely end…