Finally. If drivers in the UK are anything like we see in the US, then this legislation is sorely needed. Come this Thursday, new legislation will hit the UK-books that will threaten British drivers with jailtime, in addition to fines, if they’re caught using their mobile phone to text or talk whilst on the road.…
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo confirmed to be negotiating with Apple for iPhone
We previously reported that the largest wireless operator in Japan has been in talks with Apple to bring the coveted iPhone to the island-nation’s NTT DoCoMo network. Well, today we get confirmation straight from NTT DoCoMo that Apple is indeed working with the Japanese network to bring those edgy-Japs a bit of minimalist-style. “It is…
IntoMobile and Viigo proudly announce our new Mobile Portal – IntoMobile To Go!
We know, it’s getting to be that time of year and, if you’re anything like us, you’re running around frantically trying to get your affairs in order before that dreaded wonderful deadline. All the hustle and bustle of the holiday season leaves us with less and less time to get our fill of tech-news –…
Picture This: Motorola Z12 with 5 Megapixel Kodak Camera
Picture this – a high-megapixel cameraphone from Motorola with the high-end optics to make it a true contender in the upper-echelon of cameraphones. Motorola’s X PIXL / Z12 slider cameraphone that was mentioned as part of Motorola’s 2008 roadmap (and their renewed push to regain part of their once-glory) has been caught on film. Or,…
Ambrosia Software updates iToner to v1.0.4 – iPhone v1.1.2 support is here
If you’ve been holding off on updating your iPhone to firmware v1.1.2 because you’ve gotten attached to your iToner ringtone maker, then you’ll be glad to hear that Ambrosia Software has released an updated iToner application that will now support your iPhone v1.1.2. iToner allows you to upload (drag-and-drop) custom-created MP3, MP4, and AAC files…
iPhone trumps BlackBerry in latest Consumer Reports
There doesn’t seem to be any shortage of official consumer-electronics rank-lists that are putting the iPhone near, or at the top, of the page this holiday shopping season. Time Magazine named the iPhone the “Invention of the Year” and the No. 1 gadget in their “Top 10 Gadgets” list. The iPhone has taken the top-spot…
Avaya gives iPhone some enterprise prowess – Avaya one-X Mobile coming to iPhone
The iPhone isn’t exactly an enterprise device, that much is truth. But, that doesn’t stop throngs of businesspeople from insisting that their IT department support their new-fangled iPhone. Avaya’s taken heed and has plans to bring their Avaya one-X Mobile platform to the iPhone. Support for the year’s hottest handset is expected to come in…
Palm predicts even larger loss; to stop forecasting sales and profit – it’s that bad
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for the embattled manufacturer of the Palm “Treo email phone” (what, it’s not a smartphone anymore?). Palm is now predicting even greater losses than they had previously forecasted, based on those unforeseen warranty repairs and the delay of Verizon Wireless’s Palm Treo 755p. The lowered forecast…
Wired’s Editor-in-Chief gets slammed with huge iPhone bill – dimwit
You would think that the head-honcho of one of the US’s premier technology rags is fairly proficient with the latest gadgets and doo-hickeys. Especially those gadgets that he actually uses everyday. You would think that, and you’d be wrong. Kevin Allison, of the Financial Times, has reported that, “Chris Anderson, the editor-in-chief of Wired, the…
Bluetooth SIG leaks another HTC NEON – HTC NEON200
Remember that recently FCC-leaked HTC NEON100? Well, we’ve barely had time to digest that little tidbit of HTC Touch-based information, and now the just-as-leaky Bluetooth SIG goes and gives us another sneak peak at another HTC NEON in the pipeline. The HTC NEON200 has surfaced at the FCC website and, like its sibling HTC NEON100,…