And they just keep coming in. The latest iPhone-related lawsuit is aimed not only at the iPhone maker, but at the exclusive iPhone carrier (AT&T), as well as Mr. Steve Jobs himself. The suit was filed on September 24 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Queens. The plaintiff,…
Palm Phone Jammer fits in your hand, annoys everyone around you
Imagine the power you’d have. You could be walking around with a Palm Phone Jammer in your, well, palm – all the while knowing you can wreak havoc on wireless callers around you on a whim. The Palm Phone Jammer does just what the name implies – it’s a $166 GSM signal (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) disrupter that…
Apple and Orange still negotiating iPhone deal?
Wait, didn’t Orange and Apple just announce their partnership to bring the Apple iPhone to France? In fact, they did – just last week. But, according to Reuters, the two companies are still struggling to come to agreeable terms in the revenue sharing model that Apple is demanding from all potential iPhone carriers. With T-Mobile…
Live pics of the HTC Touch Slide – to be announced next week
With HTC’s upcoming press event next week, we’re anxiously waiting to see which Windows Mobile smartphones HTC will be bringing out of the closet. We’d love to hear more about the mysterious HTC Kii and maybe even see the HTC Omni get officially launched, come Monday – although we can’t be sure. One thing we…
Apple kicks up iPhone to version 1.1.1 – WiFi iTunes Music Store, better security, louder volume
Just as we expected, Apple has opened the flood gates on the newest iPhone update (barely getting it in before the week’s end). We’re now in the world of the iPhone version 1.1.1 and it’s looking better than ever. Tipping the scales at a massive 153MB download (via iTunes), the new iPhone v1.1.1 firmware brings…
Sling Media working with RIM on BlackBerry compatible SlingPlayer
It seems like everyone is getting in on the SlingPlayer Mobile fun. Windows Mobile (both Smartphone and PocketPC editions) smartphones have it; there’s a Symbian client being tested, compatible with the Nokia N95; and even Palm OS, as antiquated as it is, has a SlingPlayer client to boast of. What about Research In Motion’s BlackBerry…
Price list for AT&T’s lineup – AT&T 8925 Tilt, Pantech Duo, Motorola Q9 Global, SMT5700, etc.
Picking a new mobile phone based on features is hard enough without having to figure out what kind of price-points you’re dealing with. Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a convenient list of prices for all of a certain carrier’s upcoming mobile offerings? Well, Boy Genius got his hands on a price list for…
Turn your S60 device into a Windows XP/Vista wireless webcam
Talk about a trick piece of software! SmartCam is an open-source (from SourceForge) application for the Windows-set (Windows XP or Windows Vista) that basically turns your S60 phone’s camera into a web-cam. All of you with an S60 device and a Windows machine can forgo that webcam purchase, it turns out you already have on…
Playboy launches mobile site – let the celebrations begin
We can’t speak for all mobile fanatics out there, but Playboy’s announcement of their new mobile portal sure gets a thumbs-up from us. If Playboy’s content on your mobile phone sounds interesting, just point your mobile browser to the ad-supported mobile site at Playboy.com. What you’ll see is a mobile-optimized version of the full-fledged website…
Samsung SGH-i550 S60 GPS phone announced
Samsung’s finally gotten around to announcing the Samsung SGH-i550 S60-based GPS phone. We first spotted this trackball-sporting S60 smartphone back at IFA 2007, and it’s just now getting its time in the spotlight. The Samsung i550 will be rocking the S60 3.1 UI. And, as expected, Samsung is telling us that the i550 will be…