It’s clear that the Apple iPhone and iPhone 3G have been the most sought after handsets in the US smartphone market for some time now. Following on the previous ChangeWave survey that indicated that the iPhone 3G would have a “tsunami like impact” on the smartphone market, ChangeWave has released a new survey that shows…
LiMo Foundation picks up 11 new members
When it comes to a Linux-based mobile platform, Google’s Android captures more than its fair share of the wireless industry’s attentions. The Android initiative is spearheaded by Google, after all. But, that doesn’t mean Android is the only game in the Linux mobile market. In fact, while Android struggles with bad press from unfair developer…
Apple, Palm, RIM under fire in GSM patent lawsuit
It’s been some time since we’ve heard of any major lawsuits stemming from questionable patent holdings in the mobile space. We’ve almost lost faith in shady patent holding companies looking to make a quick buck from whatever vague patents they may or may not have. The latest patent lawsuit involves none other than the famous…
HTC Touch Pro coming to Vodafone UK in August
HTC is really hitting their UK market hard these days. With the HTC Touch Diamond already expected in the UK, lucky Brits will have to decide which handset they’d like to play with – a sleek and trim, VGA boasting, HSDPA handset with and without a QWERTY keyboard. The United Kingdom is set to receive…
Japanese handset sales drop 20%, Japanese tuning out on advanced features
Japan has long been known as the land where advanced mobile phones pack features that would have the average American dizzy with wonderment. Japanese handset makers have been concentrating on stuffing as much techno-gadgetry in to their dumb-phones in an attempt to woo as many Japanese tech-heads as possible. But, there’s a problem. Japan has…
Qik goes iPhone – Stream video from your jailbroken iPhone
With Flixwagon already launched and bringing live video streaming to the iPhone, rival iPhone-as-video-stream application developer Qik has finally come to market with their very own video streaming solution for jailbroken iPhones. Both Qik and Flixwagon, which respectively have applications bearing their namesake, provide software that allows compatible handsets to broadcast live streaming video to…
Philips Xenium X600 offers 2 months of stand-by and 16 hours of talk-time
Philips has rolled a new addition to their new Philips Xenium lineup. The Philips Xenium X600 is apparently intended for mobile phone customers looking for little more than a handset that they can use for days on end without needing a recharge, literally. The Xenium X600 boasts some of the longest battery life estimates that…
T-Mobile already lighting up 3G network in Las Vegas and Austin?
T-Mobile’s 3G network has been a long time coming. After winning the 1700Mhz AWS spectrum that it needed to launch its own special flavor of 3G networks in the US, T-Mobile was forced by the US government to stand-by as bureaucratic agencies proceeded to vacate the spectrum. And, after initially launching their 3G network in…
Motorola Alexander spied with Windows Mobile 6.1
Motorola’s only got a few more product cycles to get it right or fold their cards and declare their handset business defunct. Time is running out, and the pressure is on for CEO Greg Brown to get things into high gear. Moto’s last stand in the handset business has been talked about as being an…
S60 Touch web browser UI leaked!
There are a host of new ways to interact with the new S60 Touch OS. With the addition of a touch-input interface, the S60 Touch UI will obviously accommodate finger-taps on the screen. But, the most important aspect of S60 Touch will be the web-browsing interface. The iPhone Safari browser has the touchscreen market dominated…