The uber-popular (at least as far as a spam-infested, pseudo-wannabe-celebrity-populated social network can be…Facebook anyone?) social network has just announced a new mobile version for MySpace-branded mobile phone for MySpace junkies. It looks like MySpace will be joining the likes of Google in bringing an ad-supported mobile phone to market. Adding to the premium subscription…
AT&T Smart Limits taken down – parental controls put kids in danger
When is a parental control system for mobile phones actually more harmful than helpful? Well, when a system blocks call-backs from 911, we’d say it does a lot more harm than good. It turns out that the recently launched AT&T Smart Limits service did more than give parents extra control over their kids’ wireless usage,…
Sony Ericsson K630i for Vodafone shows up on FCC
Sony Ericsson has been on a tear with handfuls of handsets recently passing through the FCC’s testing labs. The newest Sony Ericsson handset to get outed by the FCC is the SE K630i candybar, seen here in Vodafone guise. We’re not quite sure what to make of this one, but we know that it’ll be…
Disney Mobile may be looking to quit the MVNO-game, surprise surprise
The MVNO business is tough, there’s no doubt about that. These days, it seems that most MVNO startups out there are either folding up or barely staying afloat, and it seems Disney’s own wireless venture, Disney Mobile, is in that same boat. According to Silicon Alley Insider, Disney CFO Thomas Staggs hinted, at a recent…
Live pics: AT&T Tilt spotted in the wild – Verizon VX6800 and Samsung SCH-i760
We’re really closing in on AT&T’s launch of their own-branded version of the hotness that is the HTC Kaiser TyTn II P4550. Following on the heels of that AT&T Tilt mockup picture, we have real, live shots of the “holy grail” – snapped in the wild. The AT&T Tilt is looking mighty fine with it’s…
Google might be considering bidding on UK wireless spectrum auction – keyword here is “might”
We love rumors and hearsay, they’re the frosting to our mobile-phone-cake. And this new rumor is about as speculative as frosting gets (wait, what?). It seems that Ofcom’s announcement that they will be auctioning off part of the UK’s 900Mhz wireless frequency spectrum has fired up the rumor mill, via The Guardian. Ofcom is planning…
First pics of the AT&T branded HTC Kaiser TyTn II – the AT&T Tilt is so close we can taste it
The HTC Kaiser (aka TyTn II, P4550, AT&T 8925 Tilt) is the “holy grail” of smartphone-ing. It packs the “perfect” feature set that has eluded mobile fanatics for some time now – and the AT&T subsidized version of the Kaiser is almost here. The European HTC Kaiser TyTn II has already launched, so we already…
Browse network-shared Windows files with Pocket Internet Explorer
Here’s a cool little trick that lets you browse your shared Windows files on your Windows Mobile smartphone. If you’ve got a WiFi enabled WinMo smartphone and a wireless home-network, then you’re al set to start browsing your PC’s collection of “movies.” Simply point your Pocket Internet Explorer to file://computername. “Computername” is the name of…
Apple voiding warranties and blacklisting any unlocked iPhones with third-party apps
Well, we can’t say we weren’t surprised, but it does seem a little excessive to straight-out blacklist any and all iPhones that come in for service brandishing an unlocked GSM radio and/or native third-party applications. Apple is supposed to be neutral on third-party iPhone applications, but they might just take offense to seeing an iPhone…
HTC Americas top-executive resigns
We definitely wouldn’t have done it, but the head honcho of HTC’s US operations has stepped down. At a time when HTC is stronger than ever, Todd Achilles exited, stage-left, last month. RCR News is reporting that the resignation of HTC’s US-chief was precipitated by personal issues. Achilles said that, after traveling 80% of the…