Well look who’s getting shut down again. Qualcomm, fresh off their recent lose to Nokia in a US ITC appeal, has again been served in the UK. This time, the UK High Court has ruled that, just as the US ITC did, Nokia has not violated any of Qualcomm’s GSM patents. Qualcomm sought an injunction…
Mozilla negotiating with carriers – Firefox Mobile set to launch by year-end
It sucks that Mozilla has to work with wireless carriers before it can roll out its Firefox Mobile browser – Stefan would agree. But, that doesn’t mean that Mozilla will be held up in releasing their Firefox Mobile browser. The mobile web-browser is set for release by year’s end 2008.Unfortunately (for wireless operators), bringing a…
ASUS turns up the heat with new Windows Mobile 6.1 UI
ASUS looks poised to set the bar in the Windows Mobile 6.1 world with their new WinMo6.1 UI. Of course, we’re talking about a WM6.1 touchscreen UI here – having a touchscreen is all the rage these days, and ASUS is cashing in on that trend. Case in point – the ASUS ZX1 Lamborghini smartphone.…
Acer announces acquisition of E-ten
There’s nothing like a bit of acquisition-news to start the day off right. Taking a look at today’s developments, it was nice to see that a certain smartphone would indeed make it to market this year, but then there’s this little gem from the business side of things. Acer announced that it has entered into…
Sony Ericsson: The SE XPERIA X1 is still good to go for later this year
Sure, we could wait until Q1 2009 to get our hands on the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 superphone. But, it turns out that would only happen if we chose to ignore the SE XPERIA X1 for a couple months after it launches. You see, following reports that Sony Ericsson had delayed the launch of their…
Windows Mobile trojan in the wild – InfoJack Trojan
Watch out folks, security firm McAfee has warned that they’ve discovered a new Windows Mobile trojan. This time, the trojan, InfoJack Trojan, is actually in the wild and capable of infecting unprotected Windows Mobile smartphones. The InfoJack Trojan infects your Windows Mobile device when an unsuspecting user downloads and installs an infected application, or uses…
Your Samsung BlackJack II LED indicator has 7 different colors – put them to use as event notifications
Sure, we’ve all seen LED indicator lights that are capable of displaying a few different colors – red for low battery, green for battery charging, and blue for incoming call (or something to that effect – but who knew the LED indicator on the Samsung BlackJack II threw out 7 different colors? To get to…
iPhone v1.1.4 jailbreak, activation and SIM unlock guide – Mac AND Windows [Update]
If you’re rocking the newest iPhone firmware – or want to rock the newest iPhone v1.1.4 firmware – you’ll probably want to look into jailbreaking that sucker. This guide applies to all iPhones, new and old. It doesn’t matter when you bought your iPhone, it doesn’t matter what firmware you’re currently using. The only limitation…
More iPhone bait – Oklahoma Christian University offers Apple MacBook and iPhone to new students
Not to be outdone by the other religious college‘s move to entice new students with a free iPhone, Oklahoma Christian University is now offering incoming freshman a new Apple MacBook and a choice between an iPhone or iPod Touch (presumably for those that don’t want to activate the iPhone and pay for service – cough,…
i-mate chops US operations down to bare minimum – massive layoffs
We’ve been waiting for i-mate to get their Ultimate lineup up and running for some time now. The Ultimate devices are ready to rock, but delays and carrier resistance has caused i-mate to miss its target window for a US launch. i-mate was banking on the Ultimate lineup of handsets bringing them out of the…