What’s with all these gadget-cakes recently? I wonder if these things taste as good as they look, but I’d be more than happy if someone made something like this Sony Ericsson K850i-cake for my, ahem, birthday next week. Of course, putting candles on something this pristine would be out of the question – which is…
More details, pics of Windows Mobile 6.1
We finally have a face to put on the update to the Windows Mobile 6.0 OS, dubbed 6.1. That same Motorola Q9 that hinted at AT&T’s plan to bring WiFi to the Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard masses has revealed a couple delicious morsels of information on Windows Mobile 6.1. The WM6.1 homescreen (that you see…
Nokia files patent application for handset with fingerprint-scanning display
Here’s yet another novel patent application from Espoo. Finnish handset manufacturer, Nokia, has filed a patent application for a handset that uses a fingerprint scanner as a means of determining which user profile to display or verify security. But, this isn’t your run-of-the-mill fingerprint scanner. No, this patent application outlines a method to leverage a…
Nortel and Qualcomm team up to test dual-mode cellular/WiFi service
Our favorite mobile chipmaker (Qualcomm) has joined forces with Nortel to test a new service that combines Nortel’s IP Multimedia Subsystem-based (IMS) Voice Call Continuity (VCC) application with Qualcomm’s VCC compatible chipset to bring dual-mode cellular/WiFi call-switching to all compatible handsets. WiFi-enabled handsets are nothing new, but Qualcomm and Nortel’s new system would allow the…
Apple and AT&T sued over iPhone’s Visual Voicemail technology – another patent infringement case
Well, this isn’t just another patent infringement case against the iPhone. Whereas all previous lawsuits basically rested on the shakiest of ground, the latest lawsuit brought against Apple and AT&T by Klausner Technologies has some merit. The firm has alleged that the iPhone’s Visual Voicemail feature infringes on Klausner’s U.S. Patents 5,572,576 and 5,283,818. The…
T-Mobile victorious over Vodafone – German court overturns injunction; keeps iPhone’s locked, exclusive to T-Mobile
And the winner is…T-Mobile! After waiting on a delayed ruling from a Hamburg court in Germany, it seems that Apple’s iPhone-distribution partner in Germany has won the battle against rival carrier Vodafone. The court has overturned a temporary injunction that forced T-Mobile to sell unlocked versions of the iPhone alongside the locked, T-Mobile-exclusive iPhone –…
Motorola Chief Technology Officer jumps ship following CEO Zander’s resignation
We barely got word of Motorola’s lame-duck CEO Zander planning to jump ship with that golden-parachute that he soo obviously deserves, and now we’re hearing that Moto’s CTO (Chief Technology Officer), Padmasree Warrior, called it quits to seek out greener pastures (greener, and probably more satisfying than Motorola’s staid tech offerings of late). Like so…
MetroPCS announces the Samsung R410
Free unlimited calling plans are MetroPCS’s forte, but they just don’t have any youth-oriented messaging phones. As such, MetroPCS has announced that they are picking up the horizontally-sliding Samsung R410 to boost their wireless stable. What’s with the horizontal slider, you ask? Why, it reveals a full QWERTY keyboard for the text-messaging set. Unfortunately, when…
Virgin Mobile IPO earnings shrouded in scandal; sparks lawsuit
So, remember when Virgin Mobile went public and reported incredible earnings on their IPO? You know, the IPO where Virgin Mobile banked $412.5 million. Well, it seems that Virgin Mobile’s IPO performance was based on some slightly fudged information. And, by slightly fudged, we mean they misreported their Q3 earnings – which have been revised…
Qualcomm unveils new 3G chip with 700Mhz frequency support – works on all networks
Qualcomm just keeps pumping out mobile chipsets like they’re going out of style. Following on their recently announced Snapdragon chip, 45-nm 3G chip, and the recently announced dual-mode 3G chip technology, Qualcomm has unveiled their newest 3G technology with the soon-to-be-opened 700Mhz frequency spectrum. It’s widely understood that the upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction by the…