In a move that takes a page straight out of Motorola’s RAZR playbook, Apple has rocketed to the top of the US sales-charts with their iPhone 3G. According to NPD, Apple has seen its iPhone 3G become the No. 2 best-selling handset in the US. Motorola’s RAZR V3 still takes top billing as the overall…
Motorola Q11 caught on video!
While we’re not sure if the Motorola Q11 will help Motorola drag itself out of the hole that it’s dug for itself over the past couple years, the evolutionary successor to the Motorola Q9 is definitely worth a mention. The Motorola Q11 has been popping up here and there lately, and it’s finally been caught…
Use web-apps without Safari on iPhone 2.1 OS
Web-apps promised to make native mobile applications a dying breed. But, with web-apps requiring a constant wireless connection and the need to run within a mobile web browser, native applications are still running strong. But, with the iPhone 2.1 OS, Apple has taken the first step to making web-applications just as powerful and convenient as…
T-Mobile G1 emulator – Because we just can’t wait for Android
If you’re anything like us, you’re probably fighting a bit of a drinking problem and a debilitating gadget addiction waiting in hand-wringing anticipation for T-Mobile to go live with the first-ever Android-powered smartphone – the T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream). T-Mobile made their T-Mobile G1 announcement not too long ago, but it seems like an eternity…
Sony Ericsson patent application hints at automatic zooming camera
The struggling Japanese-Swedish mobile phone venture, Sony Ericsson, isn’t exactly seeing their mobile phones flying off the proverbial shelf. With the company announcing employee layoffs and a retail store shutdown, Sony Ericsson had better inject some serious “cool” into their handset portfolio if they want to remain a viable mobile phone manufacturer. This latest patent…
HTC Touch Cruise gets the bump to Windows Mobile 6.1
Feeling a bit left out with your HTC Touch Cruise running Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional? Buck up, sport. Just because the HTC Touch Cruise has effectively been upstaged by HTC’s latest HTC Touch handsets, like the HTC Touch Diamond, doesn’t mean that HTC’s forgotten about their little touchscreen darling. The HTC Touch Cruise has been…
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirms Zune on Windows Mobile
While this isn’t the Zune phone that many have speculated is in the works in Microsoft’s R&D labs, it’s the next best thing. The media-playing (and presumably sharing) capabilities of the Zune music player have been confirmed to be coming to the Windows Mobile platform. Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed that the Zune software that…
New law makes cellphones illegal in Florida prisons – Enforced by mobile phone sniffing dog
Mobile phones are increasingly penetrating, almost every corner of the globe. Mobile phones are now accepted as a normal part of daily life. The cellphone has become such an integral part of all our lives that the little handsets are being used more and more as pivotal plot-moving tools in movies, TV shows, and even…
Nokia Comes With Music announced – Apple should be scared
Nokia’s long-expected unlimited subscription-based music download service has just gone official. With the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Tube getting a little more official today, Nokia has announced that they’ll be bringing their “Comes With Music” offering to the handset next year. But, while the Nokia XpressMusic 5800 Tube might be the brighter-shining star, Nokia has more…
This is the Nokia XpressMusic 5800 Tube
Espoo’s first touchscreen S60-powered handset is nigh here. Well, the Nokia XpressMusic 5800 Tube isn’t Nokia’s first touchscreen mobile phone, but the Nokia Tube is the first touchscreen offering that’s actually worth mentioning. Not to be outdone by the flood of mobile phones coming on market with touchscreens in tow, Nokia XpressMusic 5800 Tube will…