When is too much just too much? When two companies keep going at each other for alleged intellectual property infringements like a twisted, never-ending game of “Who’s at fault,” we’re going to draw the line and say enough is enough. Of course, with two industry heavy-weights at bat, we highly doubt our pleas for civility…
Palm finally pushes Treo 755p through Verizon Wireless certification process
Well, ain’t this a bit of unexpected good news from the ailing Treo-maker. It seems that recent layoff plans and negative quarterly results haven’t stopped Palm from continuing to push the Palm Treo 755p through Verizon Wireless’s certification tests. We’re hearing that the hugely disappointing Treo 755p has been given the thumbs-up to hit Big…
Motorola A1600 MING 2 – MOTOMING successor coming next year?
The successor to Motorola’s svelte and dated MotoMING A1200 MING PDA phone has been a long time in the making. Motorola’s original A1200 MING was a great idea, but it just never quite captured a significant following in the US – although you can still find some brand-new (albeit years-old) A1200 MING handsets in some…
European Union approves Sony Ericsson, Motorola deal
Motorola has been poised to take a 50% stake in Sony Ericsson’s mobile OS, UIQ, for some time now. Motorola wants to be half-vested partners in Sony Ericsson’s UI Holdings BV, the parent company of UIQ Technology AB. The last obstacle keeping Moto from sharing the UIQ limelight with the Japanese Swedish venture was the…
Here we go again – Opera files complaint against Microsoft in European Union
What is this, 1993? Microsoft is again the target of market-position abuse complaints in the European Union. Opera, maker of our favorite mobile browser, has filed a complaint with the European Commission against the software giant for abusing their dominant market position. Apparently, Opera isn’t liking Microsoft’s practice of bundling their Internet Explorer browser with…
Palm holiday layoffs confirmed. It’s going to be less-than-cheerful holiday at Palm.
Just yesterday we heard rumblings of struggling Treo-maker Palm’s possible move to let some of its employees enjoy their holidays without having to worry about going to work. Well, it looks like those rumors are now pretty much a reality for a few unfortunate Palm employees. The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that “Palm made…
Apple looking to bring full Microsoft Exchange support to the iPhone
If Apple’s newest job listing is any indicator, the techies at Cupertino are looking to bring on a new employee to finally bring Microsoft Exchange functionality to the iPhone. Apple is apparently looking for a “motivated, highly-technical Exchange test/sync engineer with excellent problem solving and communication skills,” who will be joining “a dynamic team responsible…
Video recording on the iPhone gets real
Or at least as real as a proof-of-concept application can get. The iPhone’s lack of video recording was an interesting omission that didn’t really make sense. Battery issues shouldn’t be, well, an issue. There’s really no extra hardware involved. And every other decent cameraphone has video recording capability. So, it’s up to the third-party iPhone…
Hot Deal: HTC Mogul on Sprint for FREE!
Hot deal? Or blazing deal? We found this deal on none other than Amazon and we thought some of our Sprint-subscribed readers would appreciate the heads up. If you’re in the market for an HTC Mogul, or just want to subsidize another handset purchase, you’ll love this deal. Amazon is offering the HTC Mogul on…
Full YouTube comes to Helio Ocean
It seems YouTube is on everyone’s mind recently. Even gabber-extraordinaire Oprah had YouTube’s founding team featured on her show. So, it’s not surprising (well, it is a little surprising) to hear that Helio has rolled out full YouTube functionality for their flagship (and old) Helio Ocean handset. Unlike other limited YouTube applications, Helio’s YouTube offerings…