There’s nothing like a fresh update to Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional to infuse your WM device with a bit of that “new phone” smell. Unfortunately, that freshly updated smartphone of yours won’t be rocking any new font schemes. So, we’ll just have to take matters into our own hands. Merlin_reloaded and g77 over at XDA-developers…
Revisited: Telus switching to GSM networks?
We’ve heard rumblings from the rumor mill that Canada’s Telus could be considering a switch to GSM network standards in preparation for a 4G LTE network rollout in the future. It would make sense for the Canadian network operator to ditch the CDMA standard and give Rogers some serious competition as the second GSM network…
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP5 overview
Research In Motion is set to release their BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP5 platform next Friday, February 29th and BoyGenius got his hands on the slides from RIM’s platform overview. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP5 platform is an enterprise mobile messaging solution from Research In Motion and the new release will bring a host…
T-Mobile trials unlimited VoIP landline calling – HotSpot @Home Talk Forever
As part of T-Mobile’s push to rid our fair country of landlines in favor of wireless-based VoIP solutions, T-Mobile has just announced another @Home trial in Dallas and Seattle. The HotSpot @Home Talk Forever Home Phone plan allows T-Mobile wireless subscribers to ditch their traditional hardwired phones in favor of a Linksys WRTU54G router. The…
T-Mobile offers update to T-Mobile Shadow
T-Mobile Shadow users are about to get even more functionality from their T-Mobile handset. A new software update from T-Mobile should fix some bugs, but will most notably add audio postcards, music, ringtones, and wallpapers to the mix. The new audio postcard feature allows Shadow users to extend on the myFaves experience by sending pictures…
ARM ushers in mobile 3D gaming with new software update
The days of clunky mobile gaming graphics are soon to be a thing of the past. At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, chip-designer ARM has announced an update to their graphics acceleration software. The ARM Mali-JSR297 software is said to be the “first product to enable developers of Java applications to take advantage…
LG’s SH150A gets real with AMOLED display
We like us some AMOLED goodness as much as the next tech-addict, but alas, the latest LG handset to rock the super-crisp display technology isn’t going to be headed to Yankee shores anytime soon. South Korean handset manufacturer, LG, has released the LG SH150A in their homeland – you know, the magical place where feature…
Are you addicted to your mobile phone?
Well, according to a recent UK study by Professor Nada Kakabadse of Northampton University, there’s about a 33% (one-third) likelihood that you are indeed addicted to your mobile phone or similar electronic doohickey. Of 360 study participants, about one-third were suggested to be addicted to their mobile gadgets. The addiction apparently starts off as an…
FCC unveils the LG Chocolate replacement – LG VX8610 for Verizon
We’ve been waiting for LG to drop the LG Chocolate replacement on us for some time now, and it looks like we in for a new flavor of Chocolate soon. The FCC has revealed documents showing the LG VX8610 as the planned successor to the uber-popular LG Chocolate. The LG VX8610 slider should rock a…
Quick look at the Samsung G810 from Mobile World Congress
Yea, it’s a bit late in coming, but lack of decent internet connection and a bunch of travel-time kept me from uploading this video until now. Anyway, here’s a quick look at Samsung’s new Nokia N95 fighter, the Samsung G810. With a 5 megapixel camera that delivers the kind of high-end picture and video performance…