Could the Sony Ericsson Paris actually cross over from the realm of rumor and hearsay into our world of for-real gadgets that leave us wanting for more? Well, we can’t say for sure whether the Sony Ericsson Paris slider that Dusan showed us is real or not, but there’s something to be said for a…
Reliance on mobile phones growing in the US – study says cellphone use rising
The US wireless landscape is something of a trip back in time. Our adoption of mobile services and network technologies is so slow it hurts. But, according to a recently published study, it seems that mobile phone reliance in the States is increasing. Harris Interactive conducted four online surveys from October 2007 to January 2008…
iPhone Dev Team releases PwnageTool Application – Install custom iPhone firmware .ipsw bundles
Remember that cool video we showed you a while back that had an iPhone getting “pwned” by and iTunes-installed firmware? The clever iPhone hackers out there showed off how to make your iTunes application install a pre-jailbroken firmware onto your iPhone. Now, the iPhone Dev Team has released their iPhone PwnageTool Application that puts the…
Sprint’s Samsung Instinct nips at iPhone’s heels – licenses Visual Voicemail from Klausner
Remember that little outfit that sued Apple and AT&T over use of the Visual Voicemail system on the iPhone? Right, well it looks like Sprint’s going after the very same look and feel for their newly announced iPhone-fighting Samsung Instinct – except Sprint opted to pay Klausner licensing fees. Sprint has licensed the technology from…
Motorola’s Problems: Firing 2,600 employees edition
Ahh, Motorola. They’ve (by which I mean the senior leadership, or lack thereof) failed Motorola and its fans in so many ways, its hard to keep track. But, not impossible. The flagrant failure of ousted CEO-tard Zander to keep Motorola from circling the drain is obvious at this point. Zander wasn’t able to pull himself…
Verizon: Mobile broadband LTE on 700Mhz spectrum by 2011
Remember that little piece of 700Mhz spectrum that Verizon snatched from Google’s lazy grasp? Well, combined with other spectrum slices that Verizon Wireless picked up at the recently ended FCC auction, Verizon will use the newly acquired C-Block spectrum to roll out a nationwide mobile broadband network based on the 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution)…
AT&T: 4G LTE network in 2012
Just what does AT&T plan on doing with all that 700Mhz B-Block spectrum (from the 700Mhz FCC auction) and that valuable swath of 700Mhz C-Block spectrum (from Aloha Partners)? It looks like AT&T is going to use the fresh-off-the-grill spectrum to launch its own 4G LTE mobile broadband network.The additional spectrum firmly plants AT&T at…
Splashpower goes bankrupt, wireless device charging lives on
Imagine a day when all portable gadgets can get their recharge-on without the need for cumbersome wires and cables. That day is almost upon us. Unfortunately, that day will never come for Splashpower. The company that has been working on their wireless device charging technology since 2004 has filed for bankruptcy. Apparently, they weren’t able…
HTC and T-Mobile swapping out T-Mobile Wing batteries for free
Worried about the slight probability that the Dynapack battery in your T-Mobile Wing will go up in flames? Rest easy, fellow Windows Mobile user, T-Mo and HTC are coming to the rescue with brand new batteries for you. For the low, low price of $FREE.99, the Wing-ed duo will be sending you a Celxpert battery…
T-Mobile to launch Motorola RIZR Z10 as 3G flagship?
Good, old Motorola. I soo want them to regain their lost glory in the mobile space. But, when they pull the kind of antics that I witnessed at CTIA, its hard to envision a future where Moto is once again at the top of its game. They did little more than launch the late-to-the-party Motorola…