In their push to expand their social networking offerings, Nokia has announced their intention to buy the photo-sharing social-networking service Twango. Anssi Vanjoki, head of Nokia’s multimedia unit said, “The Twango acquisition is a concrete step towards our Internet services vision of providing seamless access to information, entertainment, and social networks.” The future of mobile…
Apple stock take a dive on news of iPhone activations falling short of expectations
We were all expecting iPhone sales in the neighborhood of 500,000 units over the launch weekend. So AT&T’s announcement this morning of having activated only 146,000 iPhones in the last 30 hours of Q2 came as something of a surprise. And, as those hyper-reactive Wall Street drones are so prone to do, Apple stock took…
What happens when Myspace, Hot or Not, and Meet Moi have some sort of mobile phone app offspring – Peepsnation
What would happen if a social networking giant, peer ranking hotshot, and a young mobile dating star had a crazy night of mobile phone bonking? Well, if they weren’t using any type of protection, they just might find themselves with a tiny, little bundle of start-up joy after about 9 months. Maybe that’s where Peepsnation…
AT&T goes nationwide with Video Share service
Following AT&T’s limited initial launch of their Video Share service, the company has gone national with the one-way video-calling feature. The service is still limited, but only insofar as the video stream is one-way and both parties need to have 3G coverage (as well as 3G-enabled handsets). Both ends can view the video stream, but…
UK carriers T-mobile, 3, and Vodafone set to launch HSUPA networks by year end
Sure, having an HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) 3G network is nice and all, but only being able to pull down super-fast data just feels a little lop-sided. A real complete 3G network needs to serve up data on HSDPA as well as HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) protocols. It seems the Brits…
British teen sentenced to prison in fatal SMS texting while driving case
As if to put the icing on the New York senator’s SMS text-message-ban cake, a UK Judge sentenced 19 year old Brit Rachel Begg to four years of hard time for rear-ending 64 year o ld Maureen Waites and subsequently killing her. The case would normally seem like an extremely unfortunate accident, except the cause…
Best Buy gives Amp’d Mobile the boot
Amp’d Mobile barely announced their looming service termination and Best Buy is already taking their shots at the now-defunct MVNO. Basically kicking them in the ribs as they lay dying on the pavement, Best Buy sent out notifications to employees declaring July 20th the end of Amp’d Mobile’s relationship with Best Buy – and that…
Toshiba G900 gets patch to fix the “standby of death” bug
Why won’t our brand-new G900’s come out of stand-by? That was the question asked by many new Toshiba G900 owners last week. New G900 users, eager to start playing with their slick new devices, were riddled with “standby of death” problems. It was like Toshiba’s first-batch of G900 Windows Mobile 6.0 smartphone just loved to…
Want to check out the iPhone at an Apple Store? It’s going to cost you $5.
Given the huge success of the Apple iPhone, it’s not surprise that throngs of windows shoppers have hit their local Apple Store to get a chance to play with the almost iconic device. What is surprising is Apple’s newest move to help curb the incredible crowds that have started to inundate Apple Stores. Following a…
Palm Treo 755p for Verizon spotted in the wild!
When it comes to the Verizon wireless network, it doesn’t get much better than the dated Palm Treo 700p for Treo fans. For now, anyway. Engadget Mobile‘s gotten their hands on a live shot of the Verizon-branded Palm Treo 755p. Could the highly desirable Treo 755p (with its sleek, antenna-less design) be making its way…