Again with the network-shutdown threats. Indian government officials have again threatened to flip the off-switch on RIM’s BlackBerry network in India if RIM doesn’t hand over backdoor access to its encrypted email network. India’s Department of Telecom has given RIM a 15-day ultimatum – “open up your encrypted network to our spooks or say bye-bye…
Employees quitting left and right from Nokia’s Maemo
There’s nothing we like more than an open-source platform. A community of like-minded individuals working to make a platform work for them, the way they want, is just cool. So, what’s up with the recent spate of employee desertions? We’re hearing that, over the past few weeks, Nokia’s Maemo group has seen four employees involved…
GeoPedia – location based iPhone application that has Wikipedia following your iPhone
Now this is one of the coolest third-party, native iPhone applications that I’ve yet to see. GeoPedia is basically a location-based Wikipedia interface for your iPhone. With the iPhone’s (v1.1.3 and up) Google Maps My Location feature, iPhone users can hone in on their approximate location. It’s not GPS accurate, but it can usually find…
Singapore SingTel to pick up iPhone in September?
With China-Apple negotiations still in limbo, it’s good to hear that Apple is still working to break into other Asian markets. We’re hearing that Singapore’s SingTel has secured a deal to start offering the iPhone in Singapore come September – following on previous reports that Apple was considering Thailand as a possible iPhone market. It’s…
Virgin Mobile USA announces new monthly and Pay As You Go pre-paid plans, Roll Forward minutes
Virgin Mobile USA is poised to break further into the US wireless market. Following Virgin Mobile’s dismal financial performance recently, Virgin Mobile UK launched their “Liberty SIM” pre-paid calling plan. And, now Virgin Mobile USA is taking another crack at pre-paid offerings in the US. The new pre-paid offerings from Virgin Mobile USA are made…
More details on Motorola’s 5 megapixel cameraphone – Motorola MotoZINE ZN5
We already know that Motorola is slated to drop the MotoZINE ZN5-bomb on us at CTIA Las Vegas, and the wait is getting to be unbearable. The 5-megapixel cameraphone offering from Motorola is rumored to be sporting a Kodak CMOS sensor and could possibly be mated to some high-quality Schneider-Kreuznach optics – making this 5…
Toshiba Cosmic Shiner – covered in diamonds, costs $4,000
At least it’s not covered in truckloads of gaudy diamonds. Toshiba has launched the newest handset aimed at the luxury market (otherwise known as the more-money-than-we-know-what-to-do-with crowd). The Toshiba Cosmic Shiner is basically a Toshiba 815T adorned with a smattering of diamonds and commands a healthy $4000 price tag. Toshiba is really milking their Toshiba…
Kevin Rose says 3G iPhone will do 3G video chat with iChat
Kevin Rose, Digg founder and Apple hardware prognosticator, just threw more fuel on 3G iPhone rumor-flames everywhere. It seems that having founded the uber-popular social-networking news site give Kevin Rose an inside line on some iPhone rumors. Rose previously speculated on the iPhone’s initial release, citing sources that indicated the iPhone would launch with two…
New Sony Ericsson “Emelie” handset pictures leaked
Sony Ericsson never ceases to surprise us with their loose-lipped handset leaks. Spy-shots and upcoming handset leaks coming out of Sony Ericsson are almost expected, and with CTIA Las Vegas bearing down on us, we’ve got another handset leak to show you. While the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 may have stolen the virtual spotlight from…
Mobile Bible, anyone?
Bible-lovers in Israel have a new friend in the mobile Bible. Made by Zed Mobile, on Qualcomm’s BREW platform, the new Mobile Bibile allows users to catch up on their Old Testament-reading while on the go. Pelephone, an Israeli wireless provider, has launched the Mobile Bible for religious types looking for a quick Bible-fix. Mobile…