Fancy a new iPhone from AT&T but hate the fact that you’ll have to pay for voice service that you just won’t use? Well, whether you’re hard of hearing or just plain averse to talking to other human beings, AT&T has a new text messaging-based for the iPhone. Dubbed the Text Messaging Accessibility Plan for…
Nokia 6205 – entry level clamshell for Verizon
Remember the lower-end-but-still-stylish Nokia 3606 and 1606 clamshells/fliphones that I showed you at CTIA Las Vegas 2008? Right, well it looks like Nokia’s keeping up with its entry-level push with another eye-pleasing handset that’s easy on the wallet. Enter the Nokia 6205 flip for Verizon’s CDMA network. Granted, the spec-sheet on the Nokia 6205 doesn’t…
SlingMedia updates SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile, S60 – SlingPlayer now supported on Nokia N95 8GB
Just as expected, Sling Media has released updates to its SlingPlayer Mobile for all Windows Mobile (that includes both touchscreen and non-touchscreen; Professional and Standard) version as well as S60. Following on the announcement that SlingPlayer Mobile will be coming to UIQ, SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile gets upped to version 1.6, while S60 users…
HTC: Video update still on the way – HTC boosting video performance
Remember all the hoopla that HTC was caught up in a few months back? Right, well all the petition-signing and class-action lawsuit-filing from angry HTC customers looking to have full video acceleration on their flagship HTC smartphones paid off. HTC gave in and promised to deliver a software update for their flagship handsets that should…
RIM BlackBerry 9000 official specifications
Boy Genius has come through again with yet another internal document detailing a future device’s features. The latest leaked document comes from RIM and basically puts the “official” in official device specifications. The BlackBerry 9000, with that 3G HSDPA data connection, will apparently hit the market with a revamped web browser capable of Javascript, CSS…
HTC launching HTC Touch Diamond (Diamond) next month – new HTC Touch handset imminent
With the leak of the HTC Touch Diamond (codename: Diamond) and the HTC Touch Pro (codename: Raphael), we’ve been counting down the days until the May 6th event that HTC promises will bring the world the “next wave of HTC innovation.” The two new HTC Touch handsets will be bringing those super-sexy, high-gloss VGA displays…
iPhone rumors galore: Haptic / vibration feedback touchscreen, GPS, Jabber, iControl remote iTunes control, new patents
We must be getting closer to the 3G iPhone’s launch. How do we know? Well, aside from the rumored June 9 launch at Apple’s WWDC, the blogosphere is lit up with frenzied rumors of new features in the 3G iPhone as well as speculation at new features to be enabled with the coming iPhone OS…
Telus launches Motorola Mike i877 designed by Pininfarina
When it comes to stylistic and sleek designs, design-house Pininfarina, of Ferrari fame, is as good as it gets. The Ferrari designer has put their design genius to bring a new flip phone for Motorola. The Motorola Mike i877 has been launched on Telus with Bluetooth, multimedia player, microSD card slot, miniUSB, 1.3-megapixel camera, and…
RIM working on Apple iPhone killing BlackBerry with touchscreen – AK is the Apple Killer
Codenamed “AK” (for Apple Killer), the BlackBerry maker from Canada is reported to be developing a super-secret competitor to the iPhone. While the BlackBerry 9000 made waves recently with a launch delay, certain speculation hinting that the BlackBerry 9000 would be equipped with a touchscreen has fallen through. But, that doesn’t mean that RIM isn’t…
Use videos as your iPhone wallpaper with vWallpaper
Sure, static wallpaper images help to gussy up the otherwise staid background image on the iPhone’s glorious 3.5-inch multi-touch display. But, if static images are starting to lose their luster, you’ll be glad to hear that you can now use videos as your iPhone’s wallpaper With the help of yet another useful third-party application, vWallpaper,…