We’re still waiting for Motorola to get real with their Motorola Z10 slider in the US. So, in the meantime, Rafe from AllAboutSymbian has posted some live shots of the Motorola Z10 in action. Like the Motorola Z8, the Z10 features that trick kick-slider. But, with a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, onboard video editing…
HTC Touch Pro (Raphael) keyboard reviewed
The hype building around the QWERTY keyboard-toting Windows Mobile 6.1 superphones from HTC and Sony Ericsson has finally come to this – a keyboard review. Sure, it might seem that a review of just the keyboard falls seriously short of giving potential customers an idea for just how great the HTC Touch Pro (codename: Raphael)…
Apple looking to enable iPhone as iTunes wireless remote – iPhone as remote control for iTunes
While not exactly a new idea for the iPhone, it seems that Apple is capitalizing on the iPhone’s huge multi-touch display to bring wireless remote-control functionality to iTunes. The latest iTunes 7.7 preview that was released to developers indicates that Apple is preparing to enable iPhones and iPod Touches as wireless remote controls for iTunes.…
Palm posts $43 million Q4 loss despite increased revenue
This sounds all too familiar. Like Helio’s inability to turn a profit despite increasing their cash inflow, Palm has posted their Q4 earnings to disappointing effect. Palm highlighted the fact that their revenue was up 29%, based on smartphones sales of 968,000 units totaling $296.2 million. But, it wasn’t enough to hide the fact that…
Apple released iPhone SDK beta 8
It’s live! The latest iPhone SDK has been seeded to developers looking to get their wares ready for the AppStore launch on July 11. The iPhone SDK beta 8 is the SDK that will work with the final iPhone 2.0 OS firmware – the “Gold Master” if you will. Today is the day that speculation…
Rogers announces official iPhone 3G rate plan pricing
It there’s one thing you can count on in the Canadian wireless market, it’s incredibly high wireless data costs. We should have known better than to get our hopes up on hearing speculation that Rogers and Fdio would be offering unlimited data plans with the iPhone 3G’s luanch in July. Rogers has announced their official…
Virgin Mobile USA to acquire Helio in $39 million deal
Not completely unexpected, Virgin Mobile USA has today announced that it will indeed be taking over Helio. The MVNO joint-venture between SK Telecom and Earthlink has struggled to find even a modicum of success in a competitive and cut-throat US wireless market. And, it seems that Helio’s financial troubles have finally come to a head…
LiMo Foundation and LiPS Forum combine to battle open-source competitors
As smaller competitors in an growing open-source mobile OS market, LiMo Foundation and LiPS (Linux Phone Standards) Forum members are in for a serious battle for open-source marketshare. With Nokia buying out Symbian to essentially seed the open-source Symbian mobile platform, and the OHA backing Google’s Android platform, there isn’t much hope for small-game. Oh,…
The Missing Sync for iPhone hits Windows
Are you a Windows user looking for a convenient way to transfer all your data from your BlackBerry, Palm, Windows Mobile, or Sony Ericsson/Motorola/Nokia-made Symbian-powered smartphone to your iPhone or iPhone 3G? Well, here’s a bit of good news for you. Mark/Space has released Missing Sync software for Windows. The software not only allows the…
Over-the-air firmware update for Nokia N78 – v11.043 is here
European Nokia N78 users will be happy to hear that the latest firmware update for their N-series handset will be taking advantage of S60 3rd Edition’s FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) capability to easily and conveniently update firmware components. That translates in to a PC-free update for Nokia N78 (Euro spec, of course) handsets in…