Could Apple indeed be working on an iPhone Extreme? Well, Tom over at iPhoneBugList spotted a reference to an “iPhone Extreme” in Apple’s iPhone feedback form. All we know at this point is that there’s some hidden code that hints at a product that goes by the name, “iPhone Extreme.” Could this be a reference…
Palm’s profits go down the drain – posts huge 1Q loss
Palm is dying, and here’s the first indication. The critically “unnovative” (sic) Palm has just posted their 1Q report, and it looks like Palm is $841,000 in the red. Compare this with the $16 million profit that the company posted a year ago, and you can see the makings of an empire in collapse. Palm…
Broadcom announces VideoCore III – HD Video Recording, 3D Graphics, 12 Megapixel Camera
Who says you can’t have a power-conscious mobile phone with HD-quality video recording, 3D graphics, and a 12 megapixel camera? Broadcom’s new VideoCore III chipset doesn’t just make your mobile phone a multimedia powerhouse – it does it all while keeping power consumption on par with current technology. The new chipset from the Califronia-based chip-maker…
Nokia ad campaign touts open N-Series platform in wake of iPhone update controversy
Take a look at the images below, they’re advertising bills posted in New York City. Do they sound like they’re alluding to something more than the Nokia N-Series phones being customizable? Well, they should. Nokia’s launched their “Open to anything” ad-campaign in response to Apple’s recent iPhone update v1.1.1. As you’ll remember, the update basically…
Hilarious Microsoft Windows Mobile advertising campaign – Untamed Workforce
This is some funny stuff. Microsoft looks to be taking the comedy-route to get its Windows Mobile name out there. In “Untamed Workforce,” a new advertising campaign spear-headed by the Untamed Workforce website, Microsoft pokes fun at the “untamed” mobile warrior – apparently the “mobile species” is something of a scientific discovery. The website features…
Asus updates the P526 with Asus P527 – ok, great
Ok, so Asus has decided to update their 3G-less Asus P526 with, wait for it…no 3G! Apparently, the Asus P527 gets updated with WiFi. So it’s not too much of a disappointment, but we think Asus should have included some 3G – they went through all the trouble of releasing an update afterall. Other than…
Qualcomm being investigated by European Union for abusing its market position
Apparently, the European Union (EU) doesn’t take kindly to major players abusing their dominant market position to step all over competitors. And as such, the EU’s European Commission has kicked off their anti-trust investigation into Qualcomm‘s business practices in the mobile chipset market. The investigation was spurred by complaints from Nokia and Broadcom (surprise, surprise),…
Apple iPhone update v1.1.1 not worth it? Downgrade to v1.0.2 – here’s how
Have you taken the plunge, enticed by the lure of a WiFi iTunes Music Store and better security, into the world of Apple iPhone v1.1.1? Well, you may have realized that the update isn’t worth giving up your third-party applications. Fear not, intrepid iPhone updater, there’s hope yet. You can get all your favorite third-party,…
Playyoo launches mobile gaming community – make a mobile game and win $10,000
There’s a new social network in town and it’s called Playyoo. The London-based network brings developers and players of mobile games together in an online community. In celebration of their upcoming mobile-community-launch, Playyoo is holding a mobile game developer contest to see who can create the “best” mobile game out there (based on Playyoo’s SDK,…
Who wants a Nokia 6280 with 36X zoom and Nikon SLR optics?
This is definitely a cool hardware hack. With megapixel counts on cameraphones growing ever larger, it seems illogical to fit these mobile phones with low-quality, crap plastic optics. Well, the guys over at Chaos Projects decided that they wanted to change this. They modded a Nokia 6280 to work with a Nikon SLR lens setup…