Windows Mobile 6.5 may only be available to arm chair hackers looking to flash their precious smartphones with unofficial WinMo 6.5 ROMs, but xda-developers forum member “jau6gernaut” has extracted WM6.5’s integrated Facebook application for use on any WinMo handset. The new Facebook application includes UI tweaks that jive with the new Windows Mobile 6.5’s finger-friendly…
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic NAM firmware update to fix US 3G problems
Nokia’s US-launch of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and its S60 5th Edition-powered touchscreen has been anything but smooth. Following on rumors that some Nokia 5800 XpressMusic NAM handsets were failing to lock down a 3G wireless signal, Nokia pulled all 5800 XM NAM units from flagship store shelves and replaced them wtih European models. The…
Motorola co-CEOs get huge incentives to turn company around
What better incentive is there than the kind printed on green cloth-paper, adorned with the faces of past US presidents? Motorola is offering their co-CEO Sanjay Jha a 9-figure payday, with the stipulation that they’ll need to bring Motorola back from the depths of despair before cashing out. The report of a strongly incentive-based pay…
Windows Mobile 6.5’s Internet Explorer Mobile 6 video walk-through
So, does Microsoft’s bridge to Windows Mobile 7, known as Windows Mobil5 6.5, have what it takes to compete with the arguably more appealing mobile platforms out there? With its refreshed UI and that finger-friendly honeycomb launcher, Windows Mobile will be the best Windows Mobile to date, that much is certain. But, we’re going to…
Radio Shack pushing Verizon Wireless once again
Verizon Wireless and Radio Shack parted ways a few years back, when AT&T was the leading US wireless carrier. Since then, Radio Shack has been a one-carrier type of retailer. Tomorrow that all changes. Boy Genius has confirmed that Radio Shack will once again offer customers Verizon Wireless cellphones and Verizon Wireless plans (of course).…
Did Toshiba leak upcoming Windows Mobile flip-phone to the FCC?
The “how’s” and “why’s” of this latest leak aren’t exactly clear, but it seems that Toshiba might be working on a Windows Mobile flip-phone running on the Qualcommchipset Snapdragon mobile that makes the Toshiba TG01 such an incredible device. Toshiba’s apparent FCC filing for the Toshiba TG01 is at once incredibly confusing and irresistibly intriguing.…
BWI Airport uses Twitter to update @travelers
It’s official. This Twitter thing is getting big. The once-obscure micro-blogging, social networking, me-centric service known as Twitter is really catching on in the mainstream. While many modern airports are working to bring cellphone-based electronic boarding passes into mainstream use, the next big thing in air travel might just be getting airports on Twitter. Case…
Drop that iPhone, like it’s HOT (because it’s on fire)!
Seriously, if you’re iPhone is on fire, you might want to drop it… like it’s hot. Immediately. While flame-engulfed iPhones are more the exception than the norm, Tim Colburne recently found himself in that rarest of minorities when his iPhone caught fire. Colburne plugged in his iPhone for a little recharging action, only to find…
MetroPCS planning LTE deployment with BlackBerry on tap?
While the major, national carriers are looking to deploy their 4G LTE networks in a couple years’ time, regional carrier MetroPCS has been quietly shoring up their own LTE roll-out plans. Today, we’re hearing that MetroPCS will be looking to deploy their own high-speed mobile broadband network in the second-half of 2010. With just 14…
Have you noticed better MobileMe performance?
At this point, it’s already old news that Apple has updated their MobileMe service with faster web-apps, more reliable “push” data functionality, and faster cloud-syncing. But, just how much of a difference did Apple’s MobileMe update make? From our vantage point, MobileMe has been working well enough for the past couple months that the new…