Here’s a little update to our previous report (from iPhone Atlas) that iPhones unlocked by France’s Orange may still be locked to carriers within French borders. iLounge has gotten word from Orange spokesperson Louis-Michel Aymard. We’re going to go with the official claim and believe that unlocked iPhones are truly unlocked for use on any…
Partfoundry confirmed to be making GPS module for iPhone
With the TomTom GPS iPhone module’s future in serious doubt, it seemed like the beautifully huge multi-touch screen in the iPhone would never see its full glory as a GPS receiver. Lo and behold, partfoundry has taken up the task of bringing a legit iPhone GPS plug-in module to market. We’re hearing that a February…
Quanta licenses Intrinsync Soleus to build WindowsCE device for…someone
The who’s, where’s, and how’s of this equation are still a bit murky. But, we can tell you that Quanta has bought up some Intrinsync Soleus platform-licenses with the intention of building a WindowsCE-based device for, well, someone. The WinCE device will purportedly sport HSDPA functionality and should hit the market (whatever market that turns…
Grab your Alltel BlackBerry 8130 Pearl now
Alltel’s finally joining the BlackBerry 8130 Pearl–party with today’s announcement that the BlackBerry Pearl 2 is now available to all Alltel subscribers. If you’re not familiar with the BlackBerry 8130 Pearl by now, well, you should have been paying attention – there’s going to be a quiz at the end of all this. Anyway, this…
In your face Steve Ballmer – Apple iPhone Q3 2007 market-share busts up Windows Mobile
We love quoting CEO’s. They’re good at shooting off at the mouth and having to later eat those words. Take, for example, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s statement about the iPhone back in April. Mr. Balls-mer said that “There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance.” Well, guess…
Unlocked iPhones in Germany and France still locked, kind of
It turns out that those “unlocked” iPhones from France’s Orange and Germany’s short-lived unlocked iPhone offering from T-Mobile weren’t really all they were cracked up to be. You see, we had cracked them up to be truly unlocked iPhones capable of surfing any network in the world. Truly unlocked iPhones would have been an international…
MetroPCS launches the Samsung R410
Remember that easy-to-use, messaging phone that Samsung was sending over to MetroPCS’s network? Yea, well, it’s finally gone live in time for some last-minute holiday shopping. The Samsung R410 will bring some QWERTY-based messaging prowess to MetroPCS’s mid-range lineup. At a $200 price point, this thing is actually at the higher-end of the carrier’s stable,…
Land Rover LRX boasts integrated iPhone
Land Rover is all about riding the iPhone’s coat-tails – or at least it would seem that way by the look of their Land Rover LRX concept car. What better way to get your product noticed then by associating it with the iPhone? The Land Rover LRX will get some time in the spotlight at…
Garageband 4.1.1 now lets you create free custom iPhone ringtones!
The more musically inclined among you will be happy to hear that the new Garageband 4.1.1 was just released yesterday with a cool, little bonus. You can now create your own custom iPhone ringtones for free! Simply select a 40-second or shorter section of any track created within Garageband and choose “Share.” The “Send Ringtone…
Orb set to support iPhone – remotely access your media with the iPhone
If all 8GB of storage on your iPhone just doesn’t cut it when it comes to your massive music collection, we’ve got some good news rumor for you. Orb is reportedly getting ready to announce their support for the iPhone. With some fancy web-browser magic and a little data-transferring, Orb will let you place-shift your…