We’ve been on the lookout for the White HTC Touch for some time now, and it seems that the first CDMA carrier to get dibs on this fresh HTC Touch-variant is Bell Mobility. The Canadian carrier beat out Verizon Wireless to the punch on this handset, but interestingly doesn’t make any mention of the GPS…
NEC shows off sexy fuel-cell handsets – NEC Flask Phone
While NEC’s Flask Phone might not help you smuggle any reasonably-priced alcohol into that kitschy nightclub in West Hollywood, it’ll help you save the environment one handset at a time. The NEC Flask Phone features a large liquid-reservoir that holds the precious “fuel” that is converted to electrical juice. Without the need to recharge the…
Sprint Mogul pre-release ROM adds GPS support!
There’s nothing worse than owning something that you’re not allowed, or unable, to use. Imagine this – you buy a handset that has GPS and EVDO Rev. A hardware inside, but you just aren’t able to make use of those features. Well, owners of Sprint Mogul Windows Mobile smartphones don’t have to kick their imagination…
$5,000 reward for working HTC Kaiser video driver
It looks like HTC Kaiser users over at the xda-developer forums have really put their money where their collective mouths would be. In response to HTC’s veritable cold-shoulder response to the HTC Class Action Organization’s petition for updated video drivers for HTC smartphones using the Qualcomm MSM7500 and MSM7200 chipsets (which includes the HTC flagship…
Photo2Lab for iPhone – Online photo printing service for the iPhone gets real
We’re not sure that many users will be taking advantage of an online photo-printing service for the iPhone. The iPhone’s camera isn’t anything special and the lack of a built-in flash turns night-shots into nightmare shots. But, that didn’t stop ECCE TERRAM from bringing an online photo-printing service to the iPhone. ECCE TERRAM has announced…
Leaked iPhone SDK key for third-party application authentication?
Did Apple (or someone with the right connections) leak the iPhone application SDK key? Well, according to those that know more about iPhone development than us, the code you see below is the official iPhone application SDK key. The key was apparently going to be used to authenticate official third-party applications that were developed using…
Samsung and Motorola displace HTC as top non-touchscreen Windows Mobile manufacturer
While HTC is clearly the top-dog in the touchscreen-based Windows Mobile smartphone market, it looks like the (arguably) sleeker handsets from Motorola and Samsung have taken away HTC’s #1 position in the non-touchscreen Windows Mobile smartphone market. Citing internal data from Microsoft, DigiTimes is reporting that HTC owned 50% of the non-touchscreen WinMo market last…
Cellphone blamed for Ghana man’s death
This isn’t just another exploding cellphone story. We’re used to hearing stories of exploding batteries and mobile phones going up in flames, but this is the first time we’ve heard of a mobile phone electrocuting its user. The Modern Ghana reports that a man was recently killed when his mobile phone sent a jolt of…
O2 offers iPhone customers more bang for buck – more wireless minutes and text messages for the same tariff
In an apparent effort to spur sales of the iPhone in the UK, Apple’s iPhone partner, O2, has announced that they’ll be radically changing their iPhone wireless plans. Most O2 iPhone customers will see a three-fold increase in wireless minutes on the same monthly tariff. O2 iPhone customers on the £35 wireless plan can look…
Is Motorola exiting the mobile phone business?
Well, maybe. Nomura International analyst, Richard Windsor, issued a note to clients that Motorola could be considering dumping their mobile phone business to concentrate on evolving into an “enterprise and government company.” Windsor also speculated that Chinese investors might buy-out the troubled handset manufacturing once-giant. However, this end-game is “unlikely as those [Chinese] vendors don’t…