MocoNews‘ Tricia Duryee had a chance to sit down with AT&T’s Senior VP Business Mobility Marketing, Jeff Bradley, and managed to wrangle some insightful perspectives on the enterprise market and how the iPhone and BlackBerry play in to the business-class smartphone segment – the iPhone vs. BlackBerry war, if you will. While popular opinion has…
Sidekick Gekko, Sidekick LX Tony Hawk, and BlackBerry Curve Sunset hitting Best Buy on July 27?
If the usually well-informed Boy Genius is on point with an allegedly leaked inventory document, everyone’s favorite big-box retailer will be taking shipment of the Sidekick Gekko and Sidekick LX Tony Hawk limited edition handsets on July 27, with sales presumably kicking off same day or shortly thereafter. The Sidekick Gekko will be bringing back…
Jonathan Ive awarded for game-changing iPhone design
There’s no doubt that the iPhone has redefined the mobile industry. With a design aesthetic that’s second to none, Apple and Steve Jobs are usually credited for making the iPhone as sleek and sexy as it is. But, the story behind the iPhone’s iconic design points to industrial designer Jonathan Ive as the true genius…
iPhone 2.0 OS firmware video walkthrough
Can’t wait until July 11 to get a taste for the next iPhone firmware revision to be released for first-generation iPhones and iPhone 3G handsets? Well, you’re in luck. Gizmodo has posted a video walkthrough demonstrating some of the new iPhone 2.0 OS firmware’s features. The video demo shows off the new Fetch New Data…
German supermarket pushes cellphone shopping
Leave it to the Germans to push the fore-front of innovation in the supermarket. Apparently not satisfied with pushing innovative technologies and design in the automotive field, Germans at the country’s “Future Store” supermarket have come up with an interesting way to shop for your groceries. With a few clicks of your mobile phone’s camera,…
Telus picking up HTC Touch Diamond in Canada
Who woulda thunk it? Canada has just proved to be the first North American market to offer the hottest new touchscreen flavor from HTC. Our favorite Taiwanese ODM-turned global smartphone-manufacturing powerhouse has finally made good on their promise to bring their highly acclaimed HTC Touch Diamond to the North American market. Unfortunately for us Stateside,…
Optus and Telstra announce iPhone 3G pricing for Australia
It looks like Telstra and Vodafone are no longer the only iPhone 3G carriers down-unda. With Telstra recently announcing that they’ll be offering the iPhone 3G to anyone looking for a Vodafone-alternative, Optus has thrown their hat in to the ring with the announcement that they’ll be hocking iPhone 3G’s to Aussies as well. Optus…
Video: Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart on the iPhone
The iPhone has already started to bring mobile gaming back from the plateaued purgatory that it’s been trapped in for the past few years. Huge display, accelerometers, graphics acceleration, and multi-touch make for an immersive gaming experience that serves up a feast for your eyes. Check out this here video of Crash Bandicoot Nirto Kart…
Bell bringing Samsung Instinct to Canada on August 8
It’s no surprise that Sprint’s hottest-selling smartphone would eventually make it to the Great White North. The Samsung Instinct’s GPS and mobile TV-laden feature-set is a sure-fire hit that’s not going to be satisfied with just blowing the doors off the US CDMA market. Bell Mobility has just confirmed that our friends to the North…
Virgin Mobile USA launches the Arc
Virgin Mobile USA’s recent Helio acquisition announcement hasn’t stopped the pre-paid wireless giant from pushing out new handset offerings for its pre-pay customer-base. The latest handset to bring its low- to mid-range feature set to Virgin Mobile’s network is the UTStarcom Arc. Clad in a Black-and-Red finish, the Virgin Mobile Arc offers Bluetooth, VGA camera,…