With Intel already aligned with Google’s OHA and reportedly making nice with Apple to have their mobile chipset, Silverthorne, power the next-gen iPhone, it’s more than clear that the computer-chip manufacturing giant is making waves in the mobile market. But, just why is Intel getting into such a competitive market? Intel’s CEO Paul Otellini had…
Can Navizon survive Google’s location mapping in iPhone v1.1.3?
As the iPhone gets more and more comfortable with itself as the “gotta-have” gadget of 2007, nay 2008, the Apple handset just keeps getting better with time. Firmware upon firmware, the iPhone keeps adding more usability and functionality at the click of a (“Sync”) button. The next iPhone firmware release, previously rumored and now widely…
Stanford researchers develop super long-lasting Lithium-Ion battery
While wireless-charging solutions and hydrogen fuel cells are still on the horizon, Stanford researchers have just come across a breakthrough in battery technology that’s available today. We’d love to have our mobile phone charge while in our pocket, or have our fuel cells topped off at the nearest hydrogen charger, but alas, those technologies have…
Brief: Motorola settles patent disputes wiht Metrologic Instruments
Motorola’s had enough troubles last year – it’s time that they turn over a new leaf and get back to the business of making profits from mobile phone sales. Moto has just settled their outstanding patent disputes with Metrologic Instruments, giving them a clean slate to launch those 20-30 new handsets in 2008. Metrologic and…
Waterproof your mobile phone with P2i’s Ion-Mask coating
How many times have you unknowingly jumped in the pool (drunk, or not) with your cellphone in your pocket? We all know how well that works out. Oh, and toilets are notorious for claiming mobile phone lives, too (and, if you do dunk your phone, this might save it). Don’t ask us how we know.…
Anyone else experience SMS text messaging delays at midnight?
And by midnight, we mean the approximate time of your particular time-zone’s “New Year” crossover. It seems that, with SMS text messaging volume hitting new highs, the volume of mobile-based messages from texters sending out “New Year” tidings and cheer caused something of a system-overload. We found that text messages failed to send, or took…
Sprint halts sales of LG Rumor amid firmware-wiping fears
Talk about getting off on the wrong foot. The Sprint Rumor, made by LG, has seen launch-delays and stock shortages since before it was even available to Joe-cellphone-shopper. Now, it seems that Sprint has hit another wall with the LG Rumor – leading the struggling carrier to halt sales of the uber-popular handset until the…
Nokia N95 advertisement shows slightly tweaked design
The boys over at Engadget Mobile spotted this interesting advert on Yahoo! today. Like so many yuppy mid-lifers that have gone under the knife in search of vanity and youth, the Nokia N95 you see pictured here just looks a bit strange. It’s an N95, that much we’re sure of. But, take a look at…
Apple files patent application to use iPhone to purchase “to-go” items – no more waiting in line
It seems Steve Jobs may be just as tired of waiting in long-lines at the local Starbucks as we are. Wouldn’t it be great if we could use our media player or cellphone to wirelessly order a cup of coffee ahead of time and simply stroll into the brick-and-mortor shop to pick up our cup…
The Sharper Image sells cellphones – the world laughs
Not that we don’t love the random doo-hickeys that The Sharper Image stores and catalogues try to sell us – ionic air purifiers, chair massagers, and alarm clocks are cool and all, but they don’t exactly hit the top of our “must-have” gadget-list. Still, TSI does very well for themselves by convincing a lot of…