iPhone unlocking and jailbreaking have been ramping up in the days leading up to Apple’s release of the official iPhone SDK. We’ve seen SIM unlock solutions, jailbreaks, downgrade methods, the whole kit-n-kaboodle. But, all those methods involved at least a bit of work (if not a lot of command terminal-fiddling). Well, thanks to iPhone developer…
Microsoft paid $500 million for Danger?
Yahoo’s not the only target of Microsoft’s cash-pile. The company we all love to hate has allegedly put up $500 million to acquire Sidekick-maker Danger. Gigaom’s “fairly solid sources” are pegging Microsoft’s most recent purchase at a hefty half-billion greenbacks. Why so much? Well, it would seem that Microsoft wants to leverage their services, like…
Nokia Booth Tour at Mobile World Congress/3GSM Barcelona 2008
Whatever you want to call it, 3GSM/Mobile World Congress 2008 is filled with people and products all vying for some attention. Nokia’s booth was packed to the brim with anxious onlookers pushing and shoving to get a taste of the Nokia N96. As such, we weren’t able to fight through the crowds to get our…
Motorola Booth Tour from 3GSM Mobile World Congress 2008 Barcelona
With Motorola struggling to keep its head above water, we expected the embattled handset manufacturer to wow us at 3GSM (Mobile World Congress) 2008. Our expectations were set a bit high, it seems. Motorola had nothing new to show at their modest MWC booth – only the same Motorola z10 and ROKR E8 that we’ve…
Symbian OS – 77.3 million Symbian smartphones shipped in 2007
Right. While other smartphone platforms are holding onto sales figures in the single-digit millions, Symbian Limited (the Symbian OS developers) has announced at that they’ve shipped 77.3 million smartphones outfitted with Symbian OS in 2007. That’s a 50% year-on-year increase in Symbian OS smartphone shipments worldwide. Yeah, Windows Mobile and Apple have a long way…
Apple bringing iPhone to Austria? Google Android handset to follow.
Well, according to T-Mobile Chief Executive Hamid Akhavan, the iPhone is headed to Austria. That’s Austria, as in Europe, not Australia, as in “down unda.” Akhavan stated on Tuesday that, Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile would begin selling the iconic Apple iPhone in the first half of this year. That means we could see T-Mobile bringing the…
i-mate Booth Tour from 3GSM/Mobile World Congress 2008 Barcelona
What does the i-mate booth look like, you ask? Well, here you are. I-mate’s booth featured their Ultimate lineup of mobile phones. The Ultimate 9502 and Ultimate 8502, which were just announced (although, we’ve already had a chance to play with them at CTIA 2007) were displayed alongside the Ultimate 8150 and Ultimate 6150. Whether…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 live demo from Mobile Focus at 3GSM 2008 Barcelona
Ok, like Stefan said, we’re not going to bother calling it Mobile World Congress. It’s been called 3GSM in the past, and we’re not going to stop doing so. Anyway, at 3GSM 2008 in Barcelona, Sony Ericsson brought out their Windows Mobile-powered XPERIA X1 superphone. With that beautiful WVGA touchscreen display, 5megapixel camera, and WiFi,…
Nortel Networks gets 3G speeds from EDGE – Evolved EDGE
Some people live on the EDGE of wireless data, Nortel Networks lives on the Evolved EDGE. Nortel Networks has announced their new Evolved EDGE technology that will allow EDGE network operators to squeeze 3G speeds out of their poky 2.5G system. How does 1.2Mbps on the downstream sound? It probably sounds like money in the…
Nokia CEO: Windows Mobile who? Try S60 Touch in 2H 2008
I’m sure there aren’t many of you out there that were waiting on Nokia to follow Sony Ericsson’s (XPERIA X1) lead and bring Windows Mobile to an N-series device. Well, actually I’d be willing to bet that some WinMo fans wouldn’t be too averse to seeing a Windows Mobile powered Nokia handset. But for a…