We’re barely able to contain ourselves. First Apple cuts the price of the 8GB iPhone almost in half (okay, by a third, but it feels like half-off to us), then this. After having to plunk down the better half of a Grand for our iPhone, we love hearing that some lucky (albeit compromising) iPhone hopefuls…
HP iPAQ lineup gets better, clearer pics/specs
It looks like HP is really getting back into the smartphone game in a big way. The HP iPAQ lineup of Windows Mobile 6.0-powered handsets and handhelds are looking pretty good. HP will be launching the HP iPAQ 114, 214, and 314 as a low-end PDA, high-end PDA, and navigation unit, respectively. But, what really…
Gigabyte O2 XDA Denim Windows Mobile 6.0 phone gets spec’ed out
The Windows Mobile 6.0-powered Gigabyte O2 XDA Denim just recently passed through the FCC’s halls and is now stretching its legs on the spec-sheet. With the confidentiality period now expired, we can tell you that the Gigabyte O2 Denim will be rocking “capsense” (read: touch-sensitive) navigation keys underneath the slide-out keypad. But, it doesn’t end…
Palm Centro (Gandolf) spotted in the wild – actions shots from France!
With Palm having nixed their well-intentioned, if ill-conceived, Palm Foleo “mobile companion,” they’d better hope the Palm Centro can carry its fair share of the Palm’s smartphone business. The next smartphone to come from Palm will be the Palm Centro (previously called the Gandolf) and now we have some live shots of this Palm OS-powered,…
HTC confirms AT&T Tilt 8925 Kaiser, will be compatible with BlackBerry Connect
We’ve all been eagerly waiting for AT&T to drop the HTC Kaiser on us as the AT&T Tilt 8925, but with the rumored September 3 launch date already a thing of the past, we’re not sure what to think anymore. We’re glad HTC leaked the AT&T Tilt on its website. It not only confirms that…
T-Mobile goes old-school, offers T-Mobile MDA for sale on website
The T-Mobile MDA, remember that thing? Well, so does T-Mobile, apparently. And it looks like they’ve uncovered a stash of old T-Mo MDAs. The almost-forgotten MDA has popped up on T-Mobile’s website and appears to be on sale…again. If you’re not down with all the added speed and camera upgrades that the new T-Mobile Wing…
Apple starts selling iPhone ringtones through iTunes – new Ringtone tab in iTunes
Apple is all about the iPhone today. The long-awaited ringtone-making service for our iPhones is finally here. Steve Jobs announced the new Ringtone tab in iTunes that would enable the user to create a custom ringtone (complete with fade-in and fade-out effects) from one of 500,000 compatible songs. The service will be piggy-backed onto a…
Apple announces 4GB iPhone dead, 8GB iPhone price drop to $399
So, in an unprecedented move by Steve Jobs, Apple has not only gave the ugly duckling 4GB iPhone the Palm Foleo treatment, but has also given the 8GB iPhone an incredible price-cut to $399. That’s $200 off the original price! Apple has never implemented a price cut this drastic on any of its offerings in…
BenQ re-emerges as LCD and projector manufacturer
Remember how BenQ Mobile went down in flames after parent company BenQ pulled the cash-flow plug on the ailing BenQ-Siemens venture? Sure you do. Well, it looks like they’ve re-emerged as BenQ with its parent company renaming itself as Qisda. The new BenQ is expecting annual sales growth of 25-30% and will be concentrating mainly…
SummerBoard – scrolling homescreen for native iphone application lovers
The Nullriver iPhone Installer application is an ingenious piece of coding. It basically allows you to modify your iPhone and add different applications natively on the iPhone’s filesystem – forget those web-apps. But, what do we do about the limited iPhone homescreen real estate? Well, if you’re keen on Installer.app, then you’ll be happy to…