Before you go putting all your faith into this here rumor-basket, just know that this alleged Sprint documentation isn’t in any way confirmed or acknowledged by Sprint. But, at face value, this latest Palm Pre leak does sound plausible. According to a supposed Sprint “insider,” the Palm Pre will support remote data wiping – a…
Android 1.5 Cupcake now available for Android Dev Phone
The Android OS has come a long way since its original launch on the T-Mobile G1. Android fans can soon expect to see their Android smartphone getting down all sorts of crazy-cool features – things like an on-screen keyboard, homescreen widgets and speech recognition! Today, HTC and Google have taken the first step to making…
F-MyLife brings FML to iPhone – F your life anywhere, anytime
I was recently introduced to the hilariously depressing user-generated stories at FMyLife.com. The self-deprecating shorts are great reminders that no matter how crappy your day may have been, it could have been a lot worse. And, now that F-MyLife is available for the iPhone (in the App Store, of course), it’s even easier for iPhone…
Samsung going Android with Samsung I7500 on O2 Germany
As the year progresses, we’re getting more information about various manufacturers’ Android plans. The latest rumors point to Samsung making the jump to the Google-backed Android OS later this year with their Android-powered Samsung I7500 on Germany’s O2 network. Samsung is keeping mum on the finer details, but word has it that the 11.9mm-thick Samsung…
Samsung readying QWERTY-toting Samsung Omnia Pro for July?
HTC pioneered the smartphone one-two punch with their HTC Touch Diamond slate and HTC Touch Pro QWERTY-slider. The formula worked – HTC offered those without a need for a QWERTY keyboard a slimmer touchscreen smartphone (Touch Diamond), essentially adding a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for those with a need for hard keys (Touch Pro). And, now…
Mobile author ‘thumbs’ 400-page novel on Windows Mobile smartphone
It’s not everyday you hear of a best-selling novel being written almost entirely on a QWERTY-toting Windows Mobile smartphone. While the rest of the commuting public was likely sleeping, listening to music, tooling around on Facebook or just plain hating the subway commute, NYC author Peter Brett used his spare commuting-time to work on his…
O2 offering HTC Touch Diamond2 for FREE with contract
It really doesn’t get any better than this. O2 is now offering lucky Brits a chance at buying the HTC Touch Diamond2 for FREE when purchased with qualifying 24-month (that’s 2 years, but you knew that) calling plan. And, cellphone retailer Mobiles.co.uk sweetens this already cavity-inducing deal with the option to get “9 months half…
MobileSync pulls Facebook profile pictures into WinMo contacts
If the iPhone can do it, Windows Mobile should have no problems. As the arguably most flexible mobile platform in the mass market, Windows Mobile has no problems synchronizing Facebook contact pictures to your Windows Mobile contacts. Just don’t go expecting any snazzy design elements or touch-optimized UI, this is Windows Mobile, after all. Thanks…
Apple issues apology for ‘Baby Shaker’ iPhone app
If you hadn’t heard, Apple recently pulled an iPhone application from the AppStore on grounds that it was “deeply offensive.” The “Baby Shaker” application went live on the iPhone App Store this past Monday, and immediately got Apple’s attention. “Baby Shaker” was a simple application, presenting the user with a crying baby that would only…
Obama’s White House getting super-secure BlackBerry 8830 soon
When Senator Barack Obama become President Barack Obama, the BlackBerry-wielding Commander-in-Chief was forced to give up his handy BlackBerry for anything but personal communications. The POTUS was given an NSA-certified Sectera Edge smartphone for all official communiques that intelligence-types would rather keep under encrypted lock-and-key. But, it seems the President just can’t do without his…