Looks like Nokia’s on a handset updating bender today. The Nokia N82 isn’t the only S60 smartphone lucky enough to be graced by a firmware update, it seems the Nokia N78 has had its very own encounter with Nokia’s update-stick. The Nokia N78 is now officially down with firmware v20.149.051.1, and should be all kinds…
Nokia N82 gets updated to firmware v31.0.016
The iPhone and iPhone 3G aren’t the only smartphones to get hit with the update-stick today. The venerable Nokia N82 has apparently been given a nice little firmware update with the newly released v31.0.016 firmware. Nokia wasn’t too revealing with the changes they’ve made in this latest firmware build, but we do know that User…
AT&T 3G MicroCell – AT&T’s femtocell with 3G data coming soon!
This new year is fast becoming the break-out year for signal-boosting femtocell solutions. Both Sprint and Verizon are now fully on-board the femtocell bandwagon, and the newly demoted No. 2 US carrier has announced that it will be following suit in short order. AT&T has gone official with their AT&T 3G MicroCell offering on their…
Apple goes live with iPhone 2.2.1 OS – iPhone firmware hits v2.2.1
What, you didn’t expect Apple to release a new iPhone firmware today? That’s okay, it took us by surprise, too. Apple has today released their latest iPhone OS update that takes your iPhone 2.2 OS all the way up to iPhone 2.2.1 OS. The new iPhone firmware version brings little more than incremental updates and…
Sprint to give 6,000 employees the boot within months!
Sprint Nextel has seen brighter days. The ailing US wireless carrier (still hanging on to the No. 3 spot) has announced that they’ll be cutting costs in an effort to ride out the tumultuous economic conditions rocking the US. When it comes to cutting costs, the payroll is usually the first place to look. Sprint…
Mozilla looking to bring Firefox Mobile (Fennec) to HTC Touch Pro next week
This one comes straight from the horse’s mouth, folks. A new blog update on their Firefox Mobile (codename: Fennec) development wiki has announced that Mozilla is aiming to go live with a Milestone release of Firefox Mobile in the first week of February. Better yet, the Fennec team is working to run the new mobile…
iPhone Emoji icons for everyone! New iPhone app enables Emoji outside Japan
Emoji icons might not be high on your list of essential mobile phone features, but hop the Pacific to Japan and you’re in for a world of hurt without those cutesy little “picture letters” to help you express a ridiculous range of emotions and situations. Apple recently enabled Emoji icons on Japanese iPhone 3Gs with…
Sony Ericsson C903 Frances shows off its attractive backside
With its slim profile, capable feature-set, and slick lens cover, you’d have a hard time believing that the Sony Ericsson C903 “Frances” is supposed to be the Sony Ericsson C905’s down-range sibling. And, after today’s new look at the Sony Ericsson C903’s pretty little backside, Sony Ericsson has proven that lower-end handsets don’t necessarily have…
Meet ‘Forknife’ The Android-powered robot!
Mobile phones have been used to control all kinds of robots in the past. But, we just couldn’t help but let out a chuckle when we heard that one enterprising robotics enthusiasts managed to marry Android to a robot. With a little coding and robotics know-how, Jeffrey Nelson put his T-Mobile G1 to use as…
smartWatchM update brings LG Prada Link and Windows Mobile together, at last
Sure, we’d love to be able to put one of those swanky LG Prada Link bluetooth watches on our wrist, but with the economy (and our wallets) being what they are, we’re not going to be sporting anything with a “Prada” label anytme soon. Still, fashionable Windows Mobile users, with the wherewithal to actually buy…