Sprint’s “Simply Everything” plan may be the most comprehensive unlimited, flat-rate wireless calling plan available yet. But, some people just don’t need unlimited data, email, or GPS navigation – and they presumably don’t need those features enough to save $10. Sprint is offering a lower-priced unlimited calling plan for cheapskates people that just don’t have…
Apple going hands off on free iPhone applications – no regulation on free apps
We already know that Apple will be keeping a tight leash on third-party applications developed using its official iPhone SDK – Apple is the gatekeeper, inspector, judge, jury, and middle-man in this whole iPhone SDK distribution deal. That’s right, Apple will be taking cut of all commercial iPhone application revenue. But, now we’re hearing that…
ZiPhone 2.5 brings simple jailbreak / unlock GUI tool to Apple iPhone v1.1.4 – Mac and Windows!
Let’s give it up for Zibri! Just days after iNdependence beat him to the punch with a simple-to-use, iPhone v1.1.4 compatible, GUI interface to jailbreak, unlock, and activate the iPhone’s newest v1.1.4 firmware, Zibri has announced that the other jailbreak GUI-offering has been updated to work with the iPhone v1.1.4. As expected, ZiPhone 2.5 is…
Nokia: We’ve got N-Gage, bring it on!; N-Gage coming to Nokia N73 in Q2 2008
When you’re the biggest name in your particular market, you can go off and talk smack to just about anyone about whatever you feel like. Nokia is most definitely the market-leader in the mobile phone industry, and they’ve got the, ahem, hardware (and software now) to back it up. With Nokia’s renewed push into the…
FCC unveils the Motorola W270 for mid-range duty
Motorola’s bread and butter is the mid- and entry-level handset market, and it looks like they’re not giving up that slice of the pie anytime soon. The FCC has unveiled yet another Motorola clamshell handset for the mid-range set. CellPhoneSignal gave us a heads up on the Motorola W270’s recent FCC publication. As a mid-range…
Helio figures out how to make more money, still needs to learn how to turn a profit
Forget turning a profit, Helio needs to figure out how to stop bleeding cash (much like Sprint). On the upside, Helio’s fiscal 2007 revenues were $171 million, up from $46 million in 2006. But, what good is taking in more money when you’re burning greenbacks at a significantly faster rate? Not much. Helio posted a…
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse hints at Clearwire partnership, dual-mode WiMAX / CDMA handset this year
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. Sprint had better get their WiMAX/XOHM network lit-up right-quick, before they exhaust their financial means to do so. There’s a lot riding on XOHM, and a couple wrong moves could spell the end for Sprint. So, it’s refreshing to hear that Sprint CEO Dan Hesse say…
Apple will lock down third-party application distribution with iPhone SDK
We can’t say we’re surprised. Steve Jobs wanted to control every single aspect of the iPhone experience, and with the introduction of the iPhone SDK next week, we can expect Apple to control all sides of the third-party iPhone application equation. iLounge cites sources that are “familiar with Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch software development…
Samsung SGH-i200 Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard smartphone for the mid-range masses
It’s not one of the high-end monsters that we like to talk about so much in our little corner of the interweb, but we’ve got to give a respectable hand to Samsung for their sleek and slim Samsung SGH-i200 smartphone. At 11.8mm thin and trotting along with Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard (that’s non-touchscreen, unfortunately), the…
Apple give iPhone support for Microsoft’s Exchange server and Lotus Notes software – Enterprise iPhone
While we wait for Apple’s press event next week, let’s speculate on what we’ll hear. We know that “cool new enterprise features” are going to be part of the “iPhone Software Roadmap,” but just what kind of enterprise features can we expect? How does some Microsoft’s Exchange server and IBM Lotus Notes software support sound?…