Just in time to bolster RIM’s position to launch a significant counter-offensive against the iPhone in the Canadian-based handset maker’s smartphone niche, T-Mobile’s upcoming BlackBerry launches have been detailed. Thanks to a leaky product pipeline at T-Mobile, we’re hearing that no less than five new BlackBerry handsets will be launching on T-Mobile’s network over the…
iPhone application installations and updates causing “Apple Logo Screen of Death”
Windows users are likely familiar with the dreaded and all-too-prevalent “Blue Screen of Death.” Heck, even Bill Gates hit that infamous BOD snafu during a high-profile keynote. But, Apple’s products have traditionally been viewed as being a bit more stable and crash-immune. That is, until now. Scattered reports are coming in that point towards iPhones…
Apple can blacklist and remotely disable applications on your iPhone
Sounds a bit Orwellian, doesn’t it? The idea that some corporate entity can monitor the applications installed on your iPhone and remotely disable blacklisted apps just seems wrong. But, newly discovered code within the iPhone 2.0 OS and the newer iPhone 2.0.1 OS has confirmed that Apple has built a blacklisting mechanism in to the…
Delta Air Lines to offer fleet-wide broadband WiFi internet access
Congress has officially put the kibosh on any plans to introduce cellphone voice calls to in-flight passengers looking to annoy fellow travelers with their obnoxious phone calls. That’s great news and all, but banning voice calls in airborne airplanes doesn’t do anything for busybody passengers with a constant need for data access. Today, frequent fliers…
RIM renames BlackBerry KickStart 8220 – Meet the BlackBerry Pearl 8220
RIM apparently didn’t think the BlackBerry KickStart moniker was going to vibe too well with the general public, and has decided to rebrand their first foray in to clamshell designs. The first BlackBerry flip-phone, the BlackBerry KickStart, as it has been known, will hence forth be referred to as the RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8220. The…
Sprint posts $344 million in losses while slowing customer defections
Sprint’s road to recovery will be a long and drawn out process, mostly dependent on CEO Dan Hesse’s ability to get the wireless carrier’s high-speed, WIMAX-based XOHM data network up and running in a timely manner. Sprint desperately needs to redefine itself as something more than just the No. 3 wireless voice carrier, and an…
Schmap optimizes website contact info for iPhone users
The iPhone. It’s everywhere. Be it the iPhone or iPhone 3G, webmasters and administrators will probably have already noticed that iPhone traffic to their websites has increased in the past months. Schmap, the iPhone-optimized maps mashup, has announced a new iPhone-optimization service for websites looking to offer iPhone a convenient way to contact or find…
Nokia N85 NAM hits FCC – US spec Nokia N85 is near
The Nokia N85 has only just recently come to light as a Nokia N96-esque pseudo-slider bearing the same glossy-black finish and backlit slide-out media controls that we fell in love with on the N96. Last we heard, the device was that Nokia seemed to be aiming the Nokia N85 to be placed towards the high-end…
Apple’s lack of respect for iPhone customer wishes pushes jailbreak market to new levels
Apple’s getting better at considering their customer’s wishes and feelings with regard to the company’s services and products. They’ve embraced responsibility for the MobileMess and Steve Jobs even owned up to botching the launch. That’s a great first move from a company that has traditionally been the most locked-down and cold-shouldered company in the tech…
Man sues T-Mobile, Motorola, and Samsung over cellphone radiation health effects
Think cellphone radiation can cause cancer, hearing loss, and other adverse health effects? You’re not alone. A California man has taken his cellphone radiation health concerns to court, and the lawsuit has been transferred to the federal level. Michael R. Bennett filed suit against T-Mobile, Motorola, and Samsung over the dangerous radiation emitted by the…