No, it’s not a joke. While mega-corporations are filing for bankruptcy as global recession fears spread, there’s at least one company shining brightly. Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s parent company, has announced a “good” 3Q 2008. Successes with the company’s T-Mobile wireless operator division, Deutsche Telekom managed to boost net income to €1.18 billion ($1.52 billion) up…
Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots leaked?
With all this talk of Windows Mobile 6.5 coming to market as a stop-gap solution to hold us over until Microsoft releases Windows Mobile 7, there was bound to be a WM6.5 leak or two. The Windows Mobile 6.1 successor that started off as a slip of the tongue has been confirmed by Microsoft CEO…
AT&T Tilt software update fixes backlight timer problem
Following on the release of the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS update for the AT&T Tilt (HTC Kaiser TyTn II), HTC is rolling out yet another software update for AT&T Tilt owners. But, before you get all excited about the possibility of installing the freshly confirmed Windows Mobile 6.5 on your AT&T-branded HTC Kaiser (TyTn…
HTC launches HTC MAX 4G – world’s first GSM/WiMAX smartphone for Scartel
HTC shows no signs of slowing down their handset launches in the face of a waning global economy. Following on the launch of the HTC Touch HD, the venerable T-Mobile G1, and the HTC Touch Pro (and the carrier-branded AT&T Fuze), HTC has just announced the launch of yet another high-profile touchscreen smartphone – the…
Verizon BlackBerry 9530 Storm launch set for November 24
The world has been waiting on pins and needles for BlackBerry maker RIM to launch their BlackBerry 9530 Storm smartphone. As the company’s first touchscreen BlackBerry handset, the BlackBerry Storm 9530 boasts a new kind of touchscreen that actually “clicks.” Rather than relying solely on resistive (pressure-based, “squishy” touchscreens) or capacitance (touch-based, “hard” touchscreens) touchscreen…
iPhone camera photo-taking contest yields interesting iPhone shots
Since when did the iPhone and iPhone 3G become good enough cameraphones to justify a photo-contest using nothing more than the iPhone’s camera? Well, since Kelby Training decided to hype their new iPhone book, appropriately titled, “The iPhone Book,” by offering prizes for the best picture taken with an iPhone. Granted, most of the shots…
New application allows iPhone backup file extraction
It sure is convenient having all your iPhone and iPhone 3G’s data backed up through iTunes, isn’t it? But those iPhone backup files would be even more useful if you could actually extract them and view them on your computer. Enter the iPhone Backup Extractor application for Mac OS X Leopard. The application was created…
Orange dropping iPhone 3G to 99 Euros for holidays?
Those Europeans always get the good stuff. Not only do they get to put hands on the HTC Touch HD, our mobile enthusiast friends in France will likely soon be able to buy an iPhone 3G for just €99 ($125)! A new promotional flyer from Orange has been posted by Apple Insider, showing the iPhone…
iSuppli: T-Mobile G1 costs $144 to manufacturer (BOM)
It’s almost a right of passage that a new smartphone get broken down to its individual hardware components and analyzed for manufacturing costs, known as the BOM (Bill Of Materials). The T-Mobile G1 has already been dissected for all to see, so it was only a matter of time before the G1’s BOM was made…
HTC Touch HD hits Asia as US waits for HD-goods
The HTC Touch HD represents the epitome of smartphone technology as it stands today. With an amazingly expansive 3.8-inch WVGA touchscreen display that packs in almost as many pixels as a subnotebook and integrated GPS, WiFi, and 3G radios, the HTC Touch HD pretty much takes the cake as the baddest smartphone on the mobile-block.…