While this offer isn’t the same free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service that iPhone users are still waiting on, Big Blue has announced that AT&T WiFi HotSpots at all Starbucks locations in the US will offer free WiFi service to customers. The catch? You have to be a card-carrying Starbucks junky to cash in on the…
nVidia announces Tegra 650 mobile processor – nVidia Tegra Mobile Platform is here
nVidia is known more for their graphics processing prowess than as a mobile processor manufacturer. But, with nVidia’s impressive mobile platform demonstration at Mobile World Congress, the GPU-giant took a giant leap in to the mobile space. nVidia showed off their nVidia Tegra Mobile Platform at Mobile World Congress 2008 Barcelona with the nVidia Tegra…
Are you paying more for your mobile phone? New study says you are.
Following on news that the mobile phone industry has seen smartphone sales increase whilst the rest of the not-so-smart handset offerings are seeing less and less demand, JD Power and Associates has released a new study that indicates the average buyer paying more for their cellphone. After querying almost 20,000 cellphone users, JD Power found…
New Apple iPhone patent covers everything, hints at GPS and video conferencing, credits Steve Jobs with inventing iPhone
In a massive 371-page patent filing, Apple has filed for patent rights on almost every aspect of the iPhone’s UI and functions. The USPTO has just published the patent application and it looks like Apple’s aiming for long-run success with the iPhone – with Steve Jobs taking credit for inventing the iPhone. The recently published…
Palm Centro boosts Palm marketshare, RIM sees BlackBerry market share rise, Apple loses in iPhone market
Just as we’re getting ready to write-off the aging Palm OS and make room in our hearts for the next-generation Palm OS, Palm goes and regains some lost ground in the smartphone market. Palm has apparently seen its smartphone market-share rise to 13.4%, up from 7.9% in Q4 2007. The popular Palm Centro is credited…
Sprint rolls out Windows Mobile 6.1 update for Motorola Q9c
If your Windows Mobile 6.1-powered Motorola Q9c is starting to lose it’s fresh-luster, Sprint’s got some sweet, sweet ROM-goodness to keep you enamored with your Windows Mobile Standard smartphone. The No. 3 US wireless carrier has just announced the Windows Mobile Standard 6.1 ROM update for all Sprint customers with Motorola Q9c smartphones. The non-touchscreen…
Apple’s 3G iPhone to be thinner – next-generation iPhone will have GPS and be 22% thinner?!
If Leander Kahney is to be believed, the next-generation iPhone will be 22% thinner. Kahney cites “a programmer at a major software publisher,” in his speculation that the 3G iPhone will launch with a considerable bit of girth shaved off from the current generation iPhone. The 3G iPhone is said to not only sport integrated…
Is this the RIM BlackBerry 9500 Thunder?
RIM’s been rumored to be brewing up a serious iPhone competitor. The BlackBerry “AK” (Apple Killer) is believed to be the RIM BlackBerry 9500 Thunder, and a new image of the all-touchscreen device has reportedly surfaced on wireless retailer Horizon Wireless‘s website. Stealing some of the newly announced BlackBerry 9000 Bold’s thunder, the RIM BlackBerry…
Kevin Rose: Lower-end iPhone dropping at $200
Now, before you get yourself all riled up over the prospect of nabbing a super-cheap iPhone in the next week or so, just know that this latest rumor comes from Kevin Rose. The Digg-founder has thrown around Apple iPhone-related rumors like it’s his night-job, and he’s known for seriously dropping the ball with last year’s…
BREW and Adobe Flash, together at last
While the iPhone has yet to see Apple let Adobe bring Flash on-board, Qualcomm and Adobe have jointly announced that Qualcomm’s BREW Mobile Platform will now be playing nice with Flash. The BREW Mobile Platform will be offering mass market devices the ability to work with Flash-based content. From stand-alone applications to integrated web applications,…