The wait is over, fellow Sidekickers. A new era of customizable and user-swappable Sidekick shells is finally upon us. Following on Sidekick 2008 live pics leaked to the web, T-Mobile has launched their highly anticipated T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 for HipTop fans across the US. And, just like their Sidekick LX Tony Hawk edition launch, T-Mobile…
Samsung i800 take Linux-based OS to the grave
And another one bites the dust. Following on ASUS’s confirmation that they’ve scrapped (or at least put on the back-burner) their plans to release the ASUS ZX1 Lamborghini, ASUS P560, and ASUS M536 smartphones, we’re hearing that Samsung has also put the kibosh on their upcoming, Linux-based Samsung i800. The Samsung i800 was touted as…
T-Mobile Sidekick LX OTA update will enable video recording and playback [update]
As expected, Boy Genius got his hands on the T-Mobile Sidekick LX OTA update. BGR is confirming that, in addition to spell checker, play and share capabilities, an alarm clock, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), Bluetooth file transfer support, the Sidekick LX OTA (otherwise known as an “update”) does indeed enable video recording and playback. For you…
Apple announces MobileMe Mail fixed, lost emails restored
Apple has announced, through its dedicated MobileMe Status blog, that they’ve completed restoring MobileMe Mail service and that they’ve managed to recover lost emails from the 1% of unlucky MobileMe Mail user accounts that have been out of commission since the service’s launch a few weeks ago. MobileMe users still experiencing problems are encourage to…
White iPhone 3G fleet plagued with cracked cases
Wouldn’t you know it? Apple’s hottest (which is debatable) new iPhone color, White, has proven to be the most problematic. Sure, it hides finger-smudges that the Black variant so deftly emphasis, but what good is a fingerprint-free casing if it starts to crack? Scattered reports are coming in that point to some White iPhone 3Gs…
AppStore boasts 1,001 iPhone applications – Buying iPhone apps isn’t too painful
Steve Jobs seems to think that the AppStore “is a grand slam,” and we can’t find any reason to not agree. With unrivaled platform integration and third-party applications that readily take advantage of the iPhone’s multi-touch interface and various sensors, the AppStore has proven to be a boon for iPhone, iPhone 3G, and even iPod…
Garmin delays Garmin Nuvifone until 2009
As yet another answer to Apple’s iPhone and iPhone 3G handsets, Garmin’s Nuvifone was announced earlier this year to much fanfare and high expectations. Garmin’s prowess in GPS navigation devices was expected to give them an edge in a smartphone market that has essentially adopted GPS hardware as standard offerings. The Garmin Nuvifone was set…
ASUS cancels ASUS ZX1 Lamborghini, P560, M536
We knew it was going to happen, but we had no idea that ASUS was looking to make such drastic cuts to its product pipeline. ASUS has confirmed that their Lamborghini-branded ASUS ZX1 Lamborghini smartphone will be headed to the chopping block. The move was expected. ASUS previously stated that they would be diverting resources…
Sprint to launch Airave femtocell in August
Following on speculation that Sprint would go live with its signal-boosting Airave femtocell solution on July 15, it appears that Sprint has finally pinned down a firm nationwide launch date for its Airave. Sprint customers with unacceptable signal strength in their homes can go about fixing their weak-signal issues in one of two ways. They…
HTC Touch Diamond finally gets FCC approval with US 3G HSDPA support!
Well that sure took a while. As the rest of the world had the honor of being part of HTC’s launch markets for the up and coming HTC Touch Diamond, the US has had to wait for HTC to push their US-spec HTC Touch Diamond through the FCC. The HTC Touch Diamond already passed FCC…