Things really aren’t going Motorola’s way these days. Following on analyst speculation that Motorola’s Android aspirations might not be enough to save the struggling US handset manufacturer, Motorola has announced major losses for the last quarter of 2008 (Q4 2008). Motorola has once again crossed the bottom-line into red-ink territory with a $3.6 billion net…
Adobe coming to Mobile World Congress with Flash for iPhone?
We’re looking forward to big things at Mobile World Congress, which kicks off in just a couple weeks time. There’s a lot of hardware that we’re dying to get our hands on (not to mention some choice software), and we’ll be bringing it to you live from the Fira Barcelona show-floor. Mobile World Congress is…
Warning – WAP Push message can reboot your Sony Ericsson phone
This latest security vulnerability hits along the same lines as the recently fixed Nokia “Curse of Silence” bug that caused S60-based smartphones to stop accepting SMS text messages upon receiving a specifically formatted text message. A new security hole has been found to affect some Sony Ericsson handset that allows some malicious ne’er-do-well to force…
Samsung bringing 16GB Omnia to Mobile World Congress?
Samsung is really bringing their “A” game to Barcelona this year. Following up speculation (now confirmed) that had Samsung launching a 12-megapixel cameraphone at Mobile World Congress 2009 (which actually followed a previous rumor about a new 8-megapixel cameraphone), a new rumor has Samsung revealing a new Samsung Omnia variant with 16GB of on-board storage.…
Crackulous goes live – iPhone users recruited to crack iPhone apps
The iPhone application pirating community just got a helping hand. The folks at Hackulous have released their Crackulous iPhone application, in beta form, to iPhone-app pirates around the world. For those of you previously unaware, there is indeed an iPhone application pirating community working to subvert Apple’s software DRM scheme. With the release of Crackulous,…
HTC Footprints app ported to HTC Touch (Vogue) – Photo geo-tagging for the rest of us
With the release of the HTC Touch Diamond and the more recent HTC Touch Cruise (Lolite), there are probably a fair number of HTC Touch owners feeling a little left behind. Worry not, early Touch-fan, the always capable folks at xda-developers are on top of it. Forum member NFSFan has posted a new Windows Mobile…
Nokia shows off Nokia E71 in Red and Black for Europe
It looks like Nokia has pulled the trigger on the All-Black and Red-on-Chrome Nokia E71 variants that we spied late last year at Nokia World 2008. The Nokia E71 leads a double life as a productivity tool for the enterprise market during the day, and a sexy QWERTY smartphone outside corporate environs. The launch of…
Nortel shuts down Mobile WiMAX division
The WiMAX standard has just been dealt another blow by a major manufacturer. Nortel has announced that they will be shutting down its Mobile WiMAX business in an attempt to “narrow its focus, better manage its investments and strengthen its broader carrier business” for the long-haul. The announcement follows on Nokia’s decision to discontinue their…
Motorola Krave ZN4 passes “Torch” to Motorola Inferno
The Motorola Krave Zn4 is one of the more innovative and impressive handsets to come out of Motorola’s R&D labs in recent memory. With the touch-sensitive translucent flip that gives you finger-friendly access to basic handset functions even when closed, the Motorola Krave ZN4 proves that Motorola can indeed make some interesting hardware. So, what’s…
New Microsoft patent hints at smartphone dock for quick computing
Smartphones are getting more and more powerful these days. The hardware inside today’s high-end handsets is almost up to par with laptops of just a handful of years ago. So, why not use your mobile phone as a mobile computer? Palm failed to bring their smartphone companion, the Palm Foleo, to market as a thin-client…