The iPhone 3G may soon be updated to allow it to use its GPS receiver and cell-tower triangulation algorithms to log the location of the handset throughout the day. If true, the iPhone 3G would be able to store location data (geo-tags) throughout the day and transfer those geo-tags to pictures in iPhoto. The apparent…
Why is Apple buying up the world’s NAND flash memory supply?
Apple feasts on NAND memory modules like no other tech company out there. With over $1.2 billion in NAND flash memory purchases for 2007, Apple has cemented its position as the largest buyer of NAND memory chips on the planet. With that kind of volume, Apple’s variable demand for cheap flash memory (which Apple uses…
Apple looking to bring iPhone 3G to Verizon Wireless?!
That’s the rumor at least. A tip to 9to5mac‘s rumor hotline claims that Apple is prepping their iPhone 3G with the CDMA guts it will need to work on Verizon Wireless’s network. The rumor apparently comes from a Verizon Wireless insider privy to the inner-workings of Verizon’s corporate dealings with Apple. If accurate, we may…
Meet the Conduit, the collapsible mobile phone concept
Now this is one interesting mobile phone concept. Imagine a future filled with mobile phones that, well, aren’t mobile phones. Instead, they’re collapsible mobile computers with flexy, roll-up displays that keep you connected anytime, anywhere. That particular future might be a little further off than we’d like, but that didn’t stop Tirshathah Hunter from designing…
This is the Palm Pre – Palm’s Sachin Kansal demos Palm Pre, Web OS, and Synergy
When it comes to up-and-coming high-end smartphones like the Palm Pre, there’s nothing like a little video demonstration straight from the source. At Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, Palm setup an entire booth dedicated to the recently unveiled Palm Pre and the Web OS. Palm’s Sachin Kansal, Director of Software Product Management, was on…
LG Versa beats itself to the punch, gets unboxed early!
The LG Versa and its detachable keyboard weren’t expected to go live until March 1st. But, it seems the LG Versa never got that memo. In fact, we stumbled across these unboxing pics of the Verizon Wireless-bound LG Versa, leading us to hope that Big Red might let loose their modular touchscreen handset before the…
Motorola’s touchscreen Android smartphone spied?
Could it be? Is Motorola working on a slate-based touchscreen smartphone with an industrial design that actually evokes feelings of longing and approval? Well, if this latest set of spy-pics, tipped to Engadget Mobile, turns out to be legit, we could very well see Motorol preparing to launch a new touchscreen smartphone powered by the…
T-Mobile launches $50 unlimited calling plan to T-Mo loyals!
Looks like all those months of paying your T-Mobile bill on time (not to mention your rent in San Francisco) has payed off. T-Mobile has just flipped the switch on their new $50 unlimited calling plan for loyal T-Mobile customers in the San Francisco area! The all-you-can-eat calling plan from T-Mobile is ostensibly a counter-punch…
TealOS brings WebOS UI to Palm OS fans
Talk about getting a lot of “OS” bang for your buck! With the hype building around Palm’s business-saving Palm Pre and its finger-friendly, uber-intuitive Web OS, it was only a matter of time before some enterprising mobile developer cranked out a Web OS-themed skin for the Palm OS. Today, we see the TealOS bringing the…
Samsung’s Booth at Mobile World Congress
Samsung stuck to their usual conference-going ways with a huge and brightly colored booth at the Mobile World Congress’s Fira Barcelona convention center. The Korean cellphone manufacturer, now the second-largest mobile phone maker in the world, announced their Samsung Omnia HD earlier this week. So, it stood the test of reason that Samsung would be…