The New York City taxi-experience has improved quite a bit over the years. Most taxis are now outfitted with touchscreen monitors and credit card terminals to better serve the customer. But, when it comes to a talkative cab driver yapping away on a cellphone, things haven’t really changed too much. The Taxi and Limousine Commission…
Poll: Have you used your smartphone on the toilet?
Smartphones are becoming more and more integral to daily life. For many, the mobile phone is an intimate connection to the world. Text messages, emails, web surfing – the ways in which we use our smartphones to connect with others and absorb information may even be more personal than a trip to the bathroom. There’s…
iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 3 gets QuickPWN’ed (jailbreak)!
What, you can’t wait a measley couple of months for Apple to put the polishing touches on the iPhone 3.0 OS? Following on the release of QuickPWN 3.0 Beta 2, the most recent iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 3 release has already been jailbroken through QuickPWN! While not an official jailbreak solution from the iPhone Dev…
Samsung Instinct S30 for $50 at Best Buy?
The original Samsung Instinct was a massively successful hit for both Sprint and Best Buy. The Sprint Samsung Instinct broke sales records at Sprint and Best Buy like it was going out of style, and it looks like Best Buy is preparing to blitz the US with more Instinct-goodness. The recently announced Samsung Instinct S30…
T-Mobile memo confirms T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 with 3G
There’s nothing better than finding a leaked internal document that confirms previous rumors. The latest rumor to get the confirmation-hammer dropped on its head is the speculation that T-Mobile is preparing a 3G-capable Sidekick for 2009. An internal T-Mobile memo has been sent out to T-Mobile employees, notifying them to start preparing for the Sidekick…
Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra – Geeky iPhone-playing MoPhos
The iPhone has become more than just a phone. And, thanks to a wide range of iPhone applications that help transform the iPhone from phone into mobile gaming console to musical instrument, the iPhone is being used in innovative ways that Steve Jobs likely never envisioned. Take these MoPhos for example. The Stanford Mobile Phone…
New bill would criminalize cellphones in California prisons
From coordinating drug deals to escape routes to violent crimes, cellphones are increasingly being used for criminal means inside California prisons. California state prisoners are already banned from possessing mobile phones, but that hasn’t stopped the inflow of cellphones from doubling to 2,800 in 2008! A new bill aims to stop the smuggling of mobile…
Downgrade your iPhone 3G baseband from 2.30 to 2.28!
They did it! No, it wasn’t the venerated iPhone Dev Team that figured it out. The folks at ModMyi have posted an iPhone 3G baseband firmware downgrade utility, developed by “pH,” that should give bricked iPhone 3G owners new hope. Thanks to pH and the “pHasebandowngrader” utility, the iPhone 3G baseband firmware version 2.30 can…
AT&T rumored to have killed SlingPlayer for iPhone
We may not be seeing the SlingPlayer iPhone application coming to the iPhone AppStore anytime soon. Boy Genius Report has posted a tip that claims Apple has just killed the SlingPlayer for iPhone application. The nameless tipster claims that AT&T had requested Apple pull the plug on the SlingPlayer iPhone app. Apple’s iPhone and, more…
Amazon clearing out unlocked Palm Treo Pro for $400!
Nevermind that the Palm Pre is just a stone’s throw away. If a Windows Mobile-powered Palm Treo Pro is just the kind of smartphone that floats your boat, you’ll be happy to hear that an the handset is now available for $399.99 from Amazon.com! The Palm Treo Pro is unlocked and carries no unnecessary contract-baggage.…