The one thing that wireless operators love more than data revenue is SMS text message revenue. Data connections require more bandwidth than SMS text messages, which means that carriers make more money for less cost with text messages. Carriers have been hiking-up the price of SMS text messages over the past year, and it seems…
HTC: Our devices are fine the way they are, buy new devices if you want better graphics
There’s nothing like a bit of class-action to goad a corporation to respond to allegations of wrong-doing. In response to claims from the HTC Class Action Organization that HTC devices using Qualcomm’s MSM7500 and MSM7200 chipsets didn’t perform as well as they could in terms of graphics acceleration, HTC has issued a public statement: “HTC…
Retarded criminals bungle iPhone burglary
Everyone wants an iPhone, right? No? Well, it’s a a hot-selling handset for sure – a tempting mark for wannabe crooks looking to turn a quick buck. Following on that other idiotic criminal venture that was caught on tape (okay, it’s wasn’t literally a tape, but rather a digital recording), two retarded New York truck…
Video: “Hit Me On My iPhone” – some people have too much time on their hands
Wow, some people have a lot of free time. At least it’s good for a laugh. Some people love the iPhone, some people hate, but everyone knows what it is. Case in point, anyone out there not know what this video parodies? [Via: Macenstein]
iPhone v1.1.3 WebClips feature can be used for nifty speed-dial shortcut
Aside from the home-button double-click feature that was introduced with the iPhone v1.1.1, there really isn’t any other speed-dial option on the iPhone. With the introduction of WebClips on the iPhone v1.1.3, Nate True has discovered another nifty use for the web-page shortcut feature. Along the same lines as that WebClips-based homescreen picture album hack,…
Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism gets official with price and launch details
By now we all know that Nokia’s planning to launch the, um, interesting-looking Nokia 7900 Prism as a fashion-forward handset for the eccentric masses. Well, Nokia has just added another member to the Prism family with the 7900 Crystal. Look for the Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism to be released in Q3 2008, at a €375…
Apple faces increased lawsuit pressure over Visual Voicemail system
Remember that technology firm that came out of the woodwork and sued Apple over the iPhone’s Visual Voicemail feature? Well, unlike other patent-squatters in the business, Klausner Technologies actually had a pretty solid case. The firm sued Apple, AT&T, SimulScribe, and others over patents 5,572,576 and 5,283,818, claiming that Visual Voicemail infringed on Klausner’s IP…
Samsung i607 BlackJack finally gets Windows Mobile 6.0 update – WinMo6 for BlackJack users today!
The wait is over! After watching just about every other Windows Mobile 5.0 user get the upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.0, Samsung BlackJack users can finally expect to play in the same sandbox that their BlackJack II-toting counterparts have been enjoying for quite some time. Samsung has finally seen fit to endow the old-school BlackJack…
Help Skyhook map WiFi hotspots, make iPhone Google Maps My Location more accurate
Are you the giving-type? Do you like to help others for the betterment of society? Well, you might be interested to hear that you can help Skyhook Wireless map WiFi hotspots in your area. If you’ll recall, Skyhook is the company that provides the iPhone’s v1.1.3 Google Maps’ My Location feature with WiFi hotspot location…
Brief: Final LTE specifications approved by 3GPP
Following on successful LTE trials in Finland (which broke downlink speeds of 173MBps recently), the 3GPP has approved the final set of specifications for the Long Term Evolution (LTE) data standard. LTE’s approval by the 3GPP puts the next-gen (4G) mobile broadband standard on track for its commercial roll-out in 2010. As the evolution of…