The lawsuit sounds frivolous, but wait until you hear why Virgin Mobile Australia is being sued. The pre-paid wireless carrier recently ran a billboard advertising campaign that unlawfully used Alison Chang’s photo (taken by photographer Justin Ho-Wee Wong) in a derogatory fashion. Apparently, Chang’s youth counselor at her church snapped a pic of her holding…
Apple increases iPhone production after price drop, in preparation for holiday shopping season
So, it looks like Apple has done the obvious, and we have TheStreet.com to thank for the “scoop.” Sources have said that Apple has revised its initial iPhone sales goal of 1.54 million units to an unspecified number, and has increased iPhone production volume to meet the holiday shopping demand. We wouldn’t want to see…
GPS location data on your iPhone – kinda, sorta
Why wait for the next-gen iPhone to get your GPS fix? With Navizon’s new natively-installed iPhone application, Navizon, your iPhone can serve up location-data right through your Google Maps app. The iPhone doesn’t have a GPS module, you say? Well, Navizon uses WiFi hotspot information and Cellular triangulation to get a fix on your position.…
USB 3.0 will take peripheral devices into the next decade –
Yesterday, at Intel’s IDF, the “SuperSpeed” USB promotions group was announced. Their aim is to finalize the new USB 3.0 specification that will be taking peripheral devices and data sync-ing well into the next decade. The USB 3.0 spec will be backwards-compatible with the USB 2.0 protocol that is in use today (which makes sense,…
AT&T: BlackBerry 8820 GPS is fully functional, not crippled
That’s right. The one thing we all feared with the launch of the RIM-made BlackBerry 8820 was that AT&T would have crippled the GPS module to work only with the pay-service, TeleNav. Rumors were circling the various internets regarding such GPS-crippling – and the prospect of having to pay to use a feature that was…
T-Mobile to start selling Sidekick LX on October 24
It turns out that DJ AM’s T-Mobile launch party event may be celebrating the launch of the Sidekick LX. It could just be coincidence, but HipTop3.com got their hands on an alleged advertising flyer that indicates the launch of the Sidekick LX on October 24 – just a week after DJ AM is scheduled to…
Sneak peak of BenQ mobile internet device reminds us of something….hmmm
Take a look at this sneak peak of a mobile internet device from BenQ. The guy in the vid is Uday Keshavdas, Intel consumer marketing manager. The interface and touchscreen are reminiscent of something else that we’ve seen recently. We just can’t put our finger on it. Hmmm, what could it be? [Via: Just Another…
Could the HTC Kaiser be coming to T-Mobile USA’s 1700Mhz 3G network?
Well, at first glance, we’d be inclined to say no. But, upon closer examination of the HTC P4550 Kaiser’s FCC documentation, we’d have to give the possibility a resounding maybe. You see, the FCC documentation includes a users manual for the “Holy Grail” of mobile phones – and makes mention of both T-Mobile and 1700Mhz…
New York subways getting wireless signal boosters – get ready for crowded, annoying subway rides
The one thing that makes stuffy, crowded subway rides in the Big Apple even halfway bearable is the lack of subway riders annoyingly chatting it up on their mobile phones. Well, the great city of New York is looking to change all that. Subway riders have been asking the city to make wireless cellphone signals…
MetroPCS goes live in Los Angeles, CA.
It’s almost as if MetroPCS read what acquisition-target Leap Wireless had to say about MetroPCS’s position in the Los Angeles wireless market. The low-cost, flat-rate wireless carrier has gone live with service in the metropolitan Los Angeles, California area. MetroPCS offers different levels of unlimited wireless calling plans and already has 6 store fronts and…