Rumors, being what they are, can always change mid-news-cycle. In this case, the rumors surrounding the HTC Touch Diamond‘s arrival on Sprint and Verizon later this month (August 2008) has been updated to reflect new information from PhoneArena that points to the svelte touchscreen offering from HTC hitting Sprint and Verizon in early September and…
HTC Touch Diamond hands-on
It’s finally here! The good folks at HTC have been good enough to send over an HTC Touch Diamond for consideration. I’ve been playing with this handsome little phone for the past few days, and let me just say, it’s the slickest Windows Mobile handset that I’ve ever had the pleasure of using – which…
iPhone 2.0.1 OS update problems
The iPhone 2.0.1 OS promises to improve overall iPhone functionality, but there are reports coming in that indicate that some users are experiencing problems while trying to update their iPhones. Most notably, users updating their iPhone to the iPhone 2.0.1 OS with Airplane Mode enabled (which turns off all communication radios) have been experiencing problems…
Steve Jobs: My bad, MobileMe launch was a mess
Apple is known as one of the most secretive tech companies in the world. They rarely disclose product plans and never let the public know just what’s going on inside the Cupertino headquarters’ buildings. That is, until the MobileMe launch-fiasco drew the ire of email-less customers and Apple shills David Pogue and Walt Mossberg. In…
Zoombak gets your stuff back – Now wth SMS text message support
Think of it as a user-friendly LoJack for just about anything that could possible get up and walk away (or get stolen). Zoombak is a GPS tracker that keeps tabs on the location of your dog, cat, car, or wayward teenager upset over being grounded for text message overages. The Zoombak’s location can be monitored…
Feds approve Verizon Unicel merger – AT&T headed to Vermont wth iPhone 3G in tow
Vermont natives have been missing out on AT&T’s service for years now. The Vermont wireless market was apparently not appealing enough for AT&T to setup shop in the small state, keeping residents from enjoying the latest and greatest hardware that only a GSM carrier like AT&T can provide. And, as the exclusive (until 2010) iPhone…
iPhone 2.0.1 OS breaks PwnageTool jailbreak, possibly kills unlocking hopes
With the iPhone 2.0.1 OS firmware update already being pushed to millions of iPhones and iPhone 3Gs worldwide, it’s clear that keyboard lag has been reduced and overall system speed has been improved. But, are the benefits of iPhone 2.0.1 OS worth the drawbacks? The iPhone Dev Team just recently released their PwnageTool 2.0 (and…
Kill your cellphone signal buzz
There are only a few times when killing your buzz is considered a good thing. In this case, we’re going to be talking about killing that incessant RF interference-buzz associated with cellphone signals. Speakers that aren’t specifically shielded against electromagnetic interference will pick up on the radio frequencies of any cellphone signals nearby, resulting in…
IKEA goes mobile with UK MVNO
IKEA is known in the US and Europe for their cheap, assembly-required furniture with a tendency to wear out after a year or so of use. Anybody that has logged time in a college dorm room will likely be all too familiar with the particleboard planks that make up a majority of IKEA’s living space…
Chile “First in the World” to offer BlackBerry Bold 9000
If you thought the US or Canada were to be RIM’s launch-countries of choice for the new flagship BlackBerry handset, you’d be wrong. Sure, Canada is RIM’s home turf, and the US is responsible for a serious chunk of BlackBerry sales. But, it seems that Chile’s Movistar is now officially the first carrier to offer…