Does anyone still use an HTC Star Trek? It wasn’t too long ago that the HTC Star Trek enjoyed some limited time in the limelight, but as things go in the mobile industry, it’s already old news. The HTC Star Trek debuted as a Trek-ish flip-phone powered by Windows Mobile 5.0 – among the smallest…
Steve Jobs: Lots of iPhone applications this summer; Flash not going to hit iPhone
Just a day ahead of the much-awaited iPhone Software Roadmap press event, Steve Jobs sat down with with Apple shareholders to talk shop. And, in traditional Jobsian form, Stevie avoided talking about the upcoming release of the official Apple iPhone SDK. The only bit of iPhone SDK info he let slip was that there will…
Spyker shows off LaTurby and MonteCarlo at CeBIT
Following on the Dutch automaker’s lackluster, branded handset offerings from last year, Spyker is set to roll out two new mobile phones at CeBIT 2008. Known for their highly-styled and intricately detailed supercars, Spyker’s initial handset portfolio was slighty disappointing. The latest lineup looks like a decent improvement. Spyker’s new LaTurby is basically a re-branded…
More on the 3G iPhone – 2Q 2008?
The 3G iPhone’s launch is imminent, it’s just a matter of how long we’ll have to wait. Popular opinion and insider reports are pointing towards a mid-2008 release, and the newest bit from Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner hints at a similar or earlier release. After visiting Taiwanese electronics companies in, well, Taiwan, Gardner claims that…
Meizu booth raided and shut down by police at CeBIT 2008
Meizu’s (as well as a few other booths) booth at CeBIT 2008 in Germany was raided by police and required to leave the showroom floor and remove almost all of their booth display materials. According to local newspaper Heise, cops announced Wednesday morning that the Meizu booth was shutdown over copyright issues regarding part of…
Vodafone announces Otello image-based mobile search
Semantic searches are the future. Google is always working to figure out just what we’re looking for with those obscure search string – in essence, trying to read between the lines. Figuring out the meaning behind the search is a critical next step in web-search, and the next step after that is semantic image-based searches.…
iPhone spun off from Apple’s Tablet computer project – Safari Pad
Did you think that Steve Jobs magically pulled the idea for the iPhone out of thin air and turned it into the cultural icon that it is today? Well, you were wrong. While Jobs did play a role in focusing on certain technologies and incorporating them into what would become the iPhone, the multi-touch Apple-phone…
MySpace working on native iPhone application
Remember those select few developers that got an early seed of the official Apple iPhone SDK? Right, those developers are presumably well ahead of the native iPhone development curve, and we’re hearing that MySpace is one of them. The too-popular (How can it be too popular? Have you seen the cluttered mess that is MySpace…
Motorola releases firmware updates for Verizon Motorola Q9m, Verizon Motorola K1m, and T-Mobile W490
Even in their cash-bleeding state, Motorola’s been good enough to keep its existing customers in mind. They’ve seen fit to release a firmware update to the Verizon-branded Motorola Q9m Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard smartphone, the Verizon Motorola K1m, and the T-Mobile Motorola W490. The update apparently bumps up your Windows Mobile installation from AKU 0.2…
China Mobile still considering Apple partnership for iPhone
In a country where the leading wireless operator has over 350 million subscribers (more than the entire population of the US), China is a dream wireless market for handset vendors. So, is it any wonder that we keep hearing about China Mobile and Apple? We have to wonder, were Apple and China Mobile ever in…