Until Apple gets into gear and makes good on their hidden iPhone gaming references, we’re going to have to rely on third-party developers to bring gaming to our iPhones. The “Lights Off” game is the first truly native iPhone game application and takes full advantage of the iphone’s touch-screen. We know, there are tons of…
Rennselaer University researchers develop nanotube-paper batteries powered by human sweat, blood, and even urine
Forget fuel cells. Move over Lithium Ions. There’s a new kid in town – promising to help us power our mobile phones with our blood, sweat, and even pee! That’s right, the new battery technology developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute can use the electrolytes in bodily fluids to conduct electrical current. While we’re a little…
Samsung patent application reveals two new gaming phone designs – it’s all about the games
It looks like Samsung is really gunning for the gaming-handset market. Following up on their recent patent application for a joystick-mobile-phone, Samsung has applied for another round of patents with two new gaming-phone designs. Design No. 1 is described as a”portable communication terminal for games.”And features a straight-forward gaming design – screen in the middle,…
Kingston drops the miniSDHC bomb with blazing Class 6 transfer speed
If massive storage and speedy data rates are your thing, then your best bet for miniSD cards are the new high capacity miniSDHC (SD High Capacity) cards from Kingston (your phone does support SDHC formats, right?). While there are plenty of other options for high-capacity external storage media, Kingston’s range-topping Class 6 miniSDHC cards are…
Mobile phones may not cause cancer but may cause hearing loss
We’re used to mobile phone researchers trying to tell us that extended phone use will (or will not) lead to cancer this and cancer that (and even the death of bee colonies), but the newest research study investigates whether extended mobile phone use will lead to hearing loss. The study, conducted by India’s Post Graduate…
More bribes uncovered in Siemens’ bribery scandal – probe reveals even more shady bribe payments
It looks like there’s been a major revelation in the Siemens’ bribery scandal. If you’ll remember, the telecom manufacturer was caught last year for doling out huge sums to telecom managers as bribes for their loyalty to Siemens. It was previously thought that $420 million euros were embezzled for bribery purposes in Siemens’ communications division,…
Man undergoes “thumb-surgery” to make using iPhone easier – can you say hoax?
So, if you’ve been paying attention to the blogosphere this past week, you may have noticed a little story about a Denver man that had his thumbs surgically altered to make using his iPhone easier. The key word here is “story” – because that’s all this was, one big hoax. If you fell for it,…
ESPN launches PodCenter for the Apple iPhone
Even with the limitations of the iPhone, ESPN has chosen to partner with Apple to release an iPhone-specific version of their PodCenter. The service will bring “a network of 35 different podcasts and a portfolio of 15 to 20 sponsors” to the iPhone, Andrew Hampp reports for AdAge. Marc Horine, ESPN’s VP-digital partnerships and radio,…
iWood cases are now shipping – get wood for your iPhone
Aside from custom-painting your iPhone with ColorWare‘s customization (read: expensive) program, there’s little else you can do to spice-up your precious iPhone’s visual impact. Well, there is that iWood case that protects your iPhone while kicking up the design a notch in the elegance department – but it’s not available yet. Wait, what’s that you…
Huawei EC360 wireless broadband card brings Alltel’s high-speed EVDO to notebooks
Chinese manufacturers aren’t just bringing the mobile phone goods to US shores anymore. With Huawei’s launch of their new EC360 data card, on Alltel’s network, the Chinese contingent is officially in US wireless network data-game. The Huawei EC360 serves up 2.4Mbps of downstream data through Alltel’s EVDO network and is offered for free after rebates…