It’s an all too-common story. Boy buys shiny new mobile phone. Boy loves new phone so much he uses it all the time. Boy kills his cellphone’s battery from overuse. Boy buys new battery to replace the old one. But, that’s not how it has to be. US Cellular has just launched their “Battery Swap”…
Smartphone shipments continue to grow, despite dwindling cellphone sales
Smartphones are the new pink, or whatever color it is that’s “hot” these days. As if the iPhone’s “mass-marketization” of the smartphone wasn’t proof enough, new data from IDC confirms that smartphone shipments continue to grow while overall cellphone shipments continue to decline. Global cellphone shipments slipped 15.8%, making for just 244 million handsets shipped…
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez launches affordable “Penis” phone
Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez has just done what no other cellphone company in the world would dare do. Chavez has launched the first ever “penis” phone. Wait, what? In an unprecedented product launch, Hugo Chavez became the first sitting national leader to launch a cellphone. Hugo took the time during his weekly TV show, “Hello…
Pandora music sales gets boost from iPhone
The internet radio service that started it all is apparently enjoying some decent success with their iPhone application. Pandora’s web-based internet radio may have revolutionized the way a lot of geeks and office workers listen to music, but the Pandora iPhone application helped bring the service into the mainstream and out from behind a cubicle…
T-Mobile plans to force smartphones users into data plans
There probably aren’t too many smartphone users out there without some sort of data plan. But, for the few T-Mobile smartphone customers out there still plodding along with a half-used smartphone, thing are about to get more expensive. According to Boy Genius Report, T-Mobile will soon change its policy on smartphone activations and upgrades. Starting…
Viewsonic plans 3G smartphone push
The global smartphone market is growing. And it’s growing fast. In a bid to cash on the coming wave of curious smartphone newcomers and finicky smartphone veterans alike, display maker Viewsonic has announced its plans to enter the 3G smartphone market. The move makes sense, as the smartphone market actually managed to grow through months…
Best Buy inventory update bolsters Palm Pre’s June 7 launch rumors
What’s this? More speculation about the Palm Pre’s launch date? Of course it is, it’s not like we have any official information from Palm to report on. The Palm Pre’s speculated June 7 launch date has gotten a bit of a credibility-boost today. EngadgetMobile is reporting that Best Buy’s inventory system has been updated with…
Slingplayer coming to iPhone AppStore without 3G streaming
Fans of the SlingBox and its ability to stream live TV broadcasts to many mobile phones are about to wet themselves. Why? Because the iPhone is about to get up close and personal with SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone! We’re hearing that SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone will go live on the AppStore by the end of…
Cellphone antenna maker sues major phone makers over patent infringements
We take a lot of things for granted everyday. Gravity. The brakes on our cars. The antennas in our cellphones. Without any of those things, life just wouldn’t be the same. Actually, we could do without some gravity, but we damn sure need our cellphone antennas! Unfortunately for several major cellphone manufacturers, the antennas they’ve…
Palm Pre slated to be announced on May 19th?
We’ve been waiting for what seems like ages for Palm and Sprint to launch their highly anticipated Palm Pre. Alas, the world still waits for even a sliver of information on the WebOS-powered smartphone. In fact, Pre-info is so scarce that simple shots of the Palm Pre’s retail packaging have stirred up a buzz in…