Canadian cameraphone fans have reason to rejoice. Thanks to a nice little front-page cover that essentially confirms the Sony Ericsson C905 for Rogers, it looks like Rogers is set to start offering the 8-megapixel Cybershot shooter-phone in the near-term. Rogers sends out their UR Magazine every month to their customers, letting them know of upcoming…
T-Mobile Germany first to get HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC Touch Pro2
Of course they are. Following on HTC’s official unveiling of the HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC Touch Pro2, the overhauled successors to the popular Diamond and Pro smartphones, we’re hearing that T-Mobile Germany is preparing to launch the new pair of Windows Mobile smartphones in the first half of 2009! As two of the highest-end…
HTC’s Authorized Care Center in Malaysia – Take THAT, Apple!
In terms of the retail store chic-factor, Apple kind of has the consumer electronics segment locked down. Exuding the same modern minimalist design that Apple has perfected in their gadgets, Apple stores are at once beacons of good design and incredible customer service. But, HTC isn’t going to stand by and let Apple steal the…
How To: Enable 30fps VGA video recording on your Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1a!
The US plays second-fiddle to Europe when it comes to wireless infrastructure advances and new device launches. It seems we’re always getting the short end of the stick with months-late handset launches and crippled smartphones (there are exceptions, of course). The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 hit US shores as the XPERIA X1a only after our…
President Obama looking to raise $4.8 billion with wireless spectrum fees
In a move that underscores the US’s need for radical economic policies and philosophical change (yes, we can), President Obama and his team of financial wizards are calling for fees on the airwaves used by wireless carriers in the US. The White House released a $3.9 trillion budget today, which includes provisions to levy fees…
Saudi Arabia racks up 25,000 iPhone 3G subscribers in just hours
The iPhone 3G, almost a year old since its launch in 2008, is still grabbing headlining attention around the world. Sure, there are more attractive and powerful handsets coming down various product pipelines. But, there’s just something about the Apple Phone’s sleek lines and sexy UI that make it one highly sought-after cellphone. So much…
If you can hack an iPhone, you can win $10,000!
But you can’t just be any, run-of-the-mill hacker. In order to score one of the bigger prizes at the annual Pwn2Own 733t hacker competition in Vancouver, Canada, you’re going to have to prove your hacking fortitude by finding security exploits in the Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and iPhone mobile operating systems. With the flood…
No paid Android Market apps for Google Dev Phone 1 owners!
In a sad little twist of fate, Google’s development-oriented variant of the T-Mobile G1 has been barred from downloading premium Android applications from the Android Market. The Google Dev Phone 1, as it is being called by the folks in Mountain View, is reportedly unable to play nice with those for-pay applications that recently started…
Power your cellphone by walking around!
While the developed world waits for standardized adoption of wireless power/wireless charging technologies in the mobile space, more rural areas like much of Africa, are struggling to deal with unreliable or nonexistent power infrastructures. Sure, we may have the luxury to whine about having to deal with a multitude of cables and wires to charge…
AT&T Quickfire pulled from shelves for catching on fire!
When we heard that AT&T was pulling their entry-level, QWERTY slider from shelves for failing to live up to AT&T’s “minimum performance expectations,” we were left wondering exactly what it was that the Quickfire did wrong. Today, AT&T has shed a little light on their Quickfire messaging handset’s woes. Turns out, the Quickfire, when charged…