Voice-recognition applications aren’t exactly high on our list of gotta-have features for our myriad mobile phones, but it sure is a cool idea – especially when the steering wheel gets in the way of tapping on a mobile phone’s keyboard. So, it’s good to hear that AT&T is looking to bring true voice-activated text-entry to…
Telus and Bell looking enter Canadian GSM market?
We’ve heard it all before. It’s clear that CDMA is nearing the end of the road in this GSM-dominated world, and both Telus and Bell Canada are reportedly giving serious thought to switching over their networks to the GSM standard. As CDMA providers, Canada’s Telus and Bell wireless networks lack global GSM compatibility and popular…
Verizon declares Palm Treo 755p at end of life – Verizon phases out Palm Treo 755p
With the more popular Palm Centro making more significant headway in Verizon’s Palm OS-powered smartphone portfolio, the No. 2 US wireless carrier has announced that the recently launched Palm Treo 755p has met its end-of-life. The Palm Treo 755p was only launched on Verizon a few months back, and it seems that Verizon is already…
Extend your iPhone 3G’s battery life
With the new GPS receiver and 3G radio sucking the life out of your iPhone 3G’s battery like there’s no tomorrow, you’ll likely have noticed shorter battery life compared with the first-generation iPhone. If the iPhone 3G is your first foray in to the world of Apple phoning, then just accept that whatever battery life…
City Guide iPhone application gives iPhone things to do in Washington DC
What’s the plan for tonight? You’ve likely come across that particular question every now and again. Whether you’re trying to decide where to eat, where to drink, or where to kick back and take a load off, rallying the troops to get off the couch and in to the social scene can be difficult. The…
iPhone application features cut and paste – Rich text editor with cut/paste functionality
Just as I got done griping about how Apple needs to re-prioritize the iPhone 2.0 OS development goals and bring cut-and-paste functionality to the forefront – ahead of turn-by-turn GPS navigation – I found this new iPhone application that boasts just such a feature. Granted, cut/paste functionality in this application isn’t a system-wide implementation, like…
Apple bringing iPhone 3G to 20 additional markets on August 22
As expected, Apple has announced that they’ll be expanding their global reach by introducing the iPhone 3G to 20 additional markets next month. Despite handset shortages and sell-outs, Apple is committed to launching the heralded handset in over 70 global markets, including markets in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and Europe. Following on AT&T’s…
Nokia announces N-Gage support for Nokia XpressMusic 5320, N78, N96
Good news for all you Nokia N-Gage fans looking to get your Nokia N96 hooked up with all the mobile gaming resources of Nokia’s N-Gage platform. First, you’re apparently well ahead of the curve with that Nokia N96 in your hand. Second, Nokia has made good on their promise to offer multiple handsets with N-Gage…
RIM BlackBerry 8220 KickStart hands-on review
RIM first clamshell BlackBerry offering, the BlackBerry KickStart, has taken a back seat to the media-darling BlackBerry 9000 Bold of late, but that could all change in the near future. Alas, we’ll have to wait for RIM to actually announce the BlackBerry 8220 KickStart flip-phone before it gains some more marketing-steam. RIM has apparently decided…
AT&T: Apple iPhone 3G launch sales double that of iPhone
Regardless of iPhone 3G activation woes and product shortages that has Apple backlogging iPhone 3G’s at its retail stores for weeks, AT&T has announced that they’ve sold almost twice as many iPhone 3G’s in the first week and a half of sales than during the same period last year. AT&T posted a healthy $0.63 per…