iPhone owners that just can’t be bothered to go through AT&T’s WiFi HotSpot registration process before taking advantage of the free (for AT&T iPhone users) AT&T WiFi HotSpot offer will be glad to hear that a new iPhone application can take care of all the logging in trivialities. Easy WiFi, from DeviceScape, stores your AT&T…
A Real Tree – Green iPhone Application Plants Real Trees
It seems like everything is going “green” these days. From cars to electronics, eco-friendly is the way to go. Now, the eco-conscious movement has crossed over to the iPhone with a new iPhone application that fights deforestation in 12 countries around the world. “A Real Tree” is a new iPhone app, available now in the…
Clearwire and Sprint close WiMAX deal, launches Clear WiMAX service in Portland
Sprint Nextel has been working to go live with its WiMAX service in the US, and it looks like WiMAX is about to become a reality for some areas of the US. Sprint and Clearwire have finalized their deal to combine WiMAX network assets and roll out a nationwide 4G WiMAX wireless network, just in…
Top 5 US wireless carriers for Q3 2008
The third quarter of this year ended with some interesting wireless developments, but industry leaders remained entrenched in their US-rankings. With the FCC’s approval of the deal, Verizon had cleared their last regulatory hurdle in their bid to acquire wireless carrier Alltel. The merger will give Verizon Wireless the subscriber-base to leap-frog over AT&T into…
Land Rover to enter mobile phone game next year with rugged handsets
What better way to show the world that you and your Land Rover SUV really do get down and dirty than with a rugged Land Rover-branded mobile phone? Following in the footsteps of fellow SUV-maker Hummer’s move to push their own-branded cellphones, Land Rover has apparently teamed up with Sonim to offer water-, temperature- and…
Papa John’s sees $1 million mobile pizza orders
After launching its mobile pizza-ordering service late last year, Papa John’s has reportedly already seen $1 million in mobile phone orders. With over $1 billion in pizza orders thus far, Papa John’s says that 20% of all orders are now coming in through SMS text message, widgets, or online. Mobile orders are apparently mirroring phoned-in…
Nokia looking forward to Linux powered handsets
Google’s Android OS may be enjoying the majority of the Linux-limelight, what with the T-Mobile G1’s recent launch and all. But, there are other Linux-based mobile operating systems in the works, waiting for their turn to shine in the smartphone segment. Even amidst the transition to an open-source Symbian code-base, Nokia is open to using…
RIM expects lower profits despite BlackBerry Storm success
The BlackBerry Storm, with its click-able SurePress touchscreen, has generated some serious sales for Research In Motion. RIM saw record one-day BlackBerry subscriber add with the launch of the Storm, and has since seen weekly subscriber records. But, despite the Storm’s success, RIM has lowered their financial outlook for the third quarter. RIM has announced…
HTC acquires One & Co. for iconic handset designs
HTC has been on something of a hardware-blitz recently. The HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro represent a distinct departure from HTC’s usual design philosophy. But, just how did HTC manage to push out one of this year’s most iconic handset designs? HTC had San Francisco-based lifestyle consultancy firm One & Co. design the…
Meizu M8 handled – iPhone clone gets reviewed
Has it really been two years since Meizu announced their iPhone clone? If any other mobile phone manufacturer had taken two years to go from product announcement to actual product launch, we’d have written them off as a non-player in a mobile space that’s becoming fast saturated with touchscreen smartphone options. But, lucky for the…