In the mobile industry, there are some things you just don’t want to do. Chief among them is that you don’t want to delay your product for so long that it becomes little more than an after-thought or anecdotal reference in the consumer-mind. Unfortunately, mobile phone newcomer Garmin didn’t get that particular memo. The Garmin…
iPhone owners get FREE access to AT&T WiFi HotSpots! (Finally)
It’s been a long and winding road, but it looks like AT&T has finally gotten their act together and is now offering iPhone owners FREE access to their AT&T WiFi HotSpots around the US, including those AT&T WiFi HotSpots in Starbucks coffee houses. We’ve been expecting AT&T to give iPhone owners free WiFi service through…
When is mobile gaming more than graphics performance?
With the plethora of mobile games available for my iPhone 3G and the massive catalogue of Windows Mobile games, you’d think that I’d have more than enough in the way of mobile games to keep me busy. And, you’d be somewhat correct – sorta, kinda. I have plenty of options when it comes to high…
NEC develops modular E-Ink displays – Large, multi-tile e-Paper displays on the way!
When it comes to the future of digital data consumption, we’re going to see the LCD display eventually give way to OLED technology, and eventually to holographic technology. But, active displays aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. For color, contrast, and response time, you just can’t beat an actively powered display. But, the “future” has reserved…
Sonos iPhone application – Control your Sonos Music System from iPhone
The well-heeled tech enthusiasts among us will be happy to hear that Sonos has released an iPhone application that turns their iPhone or iPhone 3G into a remote control for their Sonos Multi-room Music system. The Sonos Controller for iPhone essentially puts the flexibility and power of your Sonos Music system in the palm of…
Rogers banks 255,000 iPhone users in Q3 2008
There’s nothing better than having cash in the bank. Unless you banking new wireless subscribers into multi-year wireless contracts – post-paid wireless subscribers are better than cash because they add to a network operator’s cash-hoard every single month. In that vein, Rogers Canada is banking some serious… subscribership. Rogers has announced that they sold 255,000…
Apple may just cut iPhone 3G price – $99 iPhone 3G!
Apple’s success with the iPhone and iPhone 3G were recently highlighted when the company released it’s financial statements just last week. But, Apple’s method of accounting for the iPhone 3G’s financial contribution on the Cupertino-based company’s bottom line has reduced its perceived impact. When taking into account Apple’s actual iPhone sales, Apple is making a…
iPhone Dev Team declares iPhone 3G baseband software unlock almost ready!
While the rest of the world goes about their daily business, toiling away at their jobs or studying to make the grade, the iPhone Dev Team has been working away to make the iPhone 3G software unlock solution a reality. Sure, the iPhone 3G is available in just about every major wireless market in the…
Kodak inks patent cross-licensing deal with Nokia
Kodak, one of the biggest names in the digital imaging game, has just inked a deal with Nokia to cross-license each other’s patent portfolios. The deal wasn’t exactly explained in the kind of detail that we’d prefer to see, but the patent cross-licensing deal apparently “provides significant benefits to both companies, [and] is royalty bearing…
iPhone 2.2 OS asks to rate iPhone applications on deletion
This is definitely one way to get the iPhone user community more involved in the AppStore’s iPhone application rating system. Rather than rely on the good-intentions of the vocal minority, Apple will apparently be pushing its iPhone users to rate iPhone apps upon deletion. Following on the release of screenshots of the iPhone 2.2 OS’s…