Well the iPhone didn’t really win, it just sorta walked away with its life. Here’s a quick little “How (NOT) To” guide for taking care of your iPhone: Don’t place iPhone on trunk of car on cold, windy, day in Kansas Don’t drive off with iPhone still sitting on said trunk – especially onto a…
FCC 700Mhz frequency spectrum auction meets $4.6 billion “C” block reserve price – Open Access baby!
With previous anonymous bids (the FCC is keeping bids secret until end of auction) on the coveted 700Mhz “C” block hovering below the $4.6 billion reserve price required to ensure “open access” rules are enacted, we were starting to get a little nervous about giants like AT&T or Verizon Wireless snatching up the spectrum and…
Microsoft may launch Windows Mobile 6.1 on February 11
Word on the street has it that the upcoming revision to the Windows Mobile 6.0 platform could go live on February 11. The thinking is that Microsoft unleashed Windows Mobile 6.0 on us at 3GSM in Barcelona last year, and they could very well launch their updated Windows Mobile 6.1 OS at Mobile World Congress…
Motorola Q9h vs Samsung BlackJack II
There’s nothing like a little showdown battling to figure out which handsets take the user-experience trophy. In the Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard segment, the Motorola Q9h and SamsungBlackJack II are the two entrenched competitors that most people will be deciding between. Both handsets are the second-generation on a proven form-factor, and both offer similar looks…
Dell and Google to work together on cellphone?
Partnerships between industry giants are a dime a dozen these days. The latest speculation involves Dell and Google getting cozy in preparation for a mobile phone launch at Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM) in Barcelona next month. The speculation comes from “senior industry sources” but Google has denied any such rumors. As you may remember,…
Campfire hits the iPhone
Users of the group-chat interface Campfire will be glad to hear that they can continue the group-conversation on their iPhone. 37signals has announced that their Campfire interface is now live on the iPhone. Any iPhone that visits a campfire site will find that a new iPhone-optimized interface is waiting for them. The iPhone-specific Campfire sites…
This is Firefox Mobile
Mozilla’s recent announcement of an official Firefox Mobile development push gave Windows Mobile fans the world over a reason to celebrate. Unfortunately for Mozilla, Skyfire’s browser may just emerge as the browser of choice for Windows Mobile users seeking a more desktop-like browsing experience. Still, Mozilla has launched their Firefox Mobile Wiki to give all…
Sprint and Clearwire kick off renewed talks over WiMAX
And we thought we left all the drama and gossip behind when we graduated high school. After calling it quits on their relationship a few months ago, Sprint and Clearwire are apparently sparking up their romance once again. The two companies are reportedly in talks over WiMAX network deployment in the US, and could even…
Is your iPhone v1.1.3 SMS text message out of order? Apple’s got a potential fix
If you haven’t already done so, you may want to consider jailbreaking your iPhone. Whether you’re already rocking the new iPhone v1.1.3, or you are still playing with v1.1.1 or v1.1.2 firmwares (jailbroken or not), you can find instructions on how to upgrade to a jailbroken iPhone v1.1.3 here. Then, after you update, you may…
Nokia updates E90 Communicator with revised keyboard?
In case any of you out there are still thinking about buying the Nokia E90 Communicator-monster, we’ve got an update for you. Our friends at All About Symbian think that there’s an updated Nokia E90 Communicator shipping with a revised keyboard. The current generation (or previous generation, depending on how you look at it) Nokia…