While we haven’t heard anything concrete from either Cupertino or Telstra as to when (or even if) the iPhone is coming to Aussie shores, there’s new speculation that leads us to believe that Telstra is preparing to receive the iPhone – possibly toting the new iPhone v2.0 firmware. Telstra has posted an employment listing for…
Asus P750 sporting VGA resolution screen on the down-low?
It’s not every day that we hear of gadgets sporting unannounced features, nevermind some unannounced badass hardware. That wold be like buying a 250GB hard drive and tearing open the packaging to find that you have 1TB of storage! Well, that sort of thing seems to be happening to Asus P750 owners. Some users are…
Aircell rolling out in-flight WiFi service – gogo brings 2Mbps broadband to the skies
These guys sure are dedicated to making in-flight communications a reality for US fliers. As expected, Aircell is back on their feet following recent knockdowns by the FCC and FAA in the in-flight cellular service-ring. Jetsetters in the US won’t be able to get any cellphone service while flying high, but they can expect to…
SongNumber music service requires no software, no media players, no DRM
Can a music service actually sell music without any software, media players, or DRM? Well, the newest mobile music service, SongNumbers, thinks it can. SongNumbers aims to go truly cross-platform by doing away with the platform altogether. The service claims that their “critical mass media utility” will empower artists and record labels by allowing customers…
India threatening to shutdown RIM’s BlackBerry service
Research In Motion’s popular BlackBerry handsets and push email service is now a worldwide phenomenon. China just recently allowed the BlackBerry through its borders, and even India has some 400,000 active BlackBerry users. But, there’s a problem with the push email system used by BlackBerry handsets. They encrypt the email data. It might seem like…
NextWave to broadcast mobile TV over WiMAX with Alcatel-Lucent hardware
WiMAX is getting some more play as the next-generation mobile broadband solution in the US. With Sprint still leading to way in their push to launch a nationwide WiMAX network, WiMAX is shaping up to be the nearest-term solution for truly wireless broadband. So, it makes sense that NextWave is looking to broadcast mobile TV…
More details (and pics) of Verizon’s Samsung Glyde U940
Verizon’s iPhone-fighting Samsung F700 Croix handset has already passed through the FCC as the US-friendly Samsung U940 on its way to pull duty as the Croix interface-toting, (pseudo)haptic feedback using, CDMA qwerty-slider with a touchscreen display. And we’ve got more details and pics on the highly anticipated touchscreen device from Samsung. Verizon should be picking…
Another stun gun that looks like a mobile phone – The Sony Ericsson stun gun
Stun guns that look like mobile phones aren’t new. But, the latest cellphone turned stun gun to be discovered actually looks like a decent handset upon cursory inspection. This Sony Ericsson look-alike is a fresh departure from previous stun guns masquerading as ugly monoblock handsets, and the police in Nottingham, England are surprised to have…
IDC: Ringback tones will be more popular than ringtones; part of a $40 billion market by 2011
It’s one thing to customize the ringtone that you hear when your friends and family call you. But, it’s an apparently more attractive option to choose what the caller hears when they call you. Ringback tones are either super-cool or super-annoying, depending on your preference. With the success of these ringback tones, championed by Verizon…
Afghan wireless providers give in to Taliban demands; shut down networks at night
Those explosion-happy Taliban sure are good at what they do. Which is to say, blowing things up. By making good on their threat to target (Taliban speak for “blow to bits”) cellular towers if network operators didn’t shutdown their service at night, it seems that those crazy Taliban managed to get Afghan operators to acquiesce.…