Washington State has already banned texting while driving, and we knew it was only a matter of time before the legislation trickled into other states’ lawbooks. Apparently, New York senator Carl, Marcellino is pushing to have SMS text messages banned while driving. The move follows the recent deaths of five kids in texting-while-driving related accidents.…
T-mobile offering unlimited SMS and MMS package for $10
First myFaves, now this. T-mobile is definitely all about giving the consumer the best bang-for-buck wireless service in the country. Subscribers to T-mo’s myFaves service now have access to unlimited SMS text and MMS messages for just $9.99 a month! Those not subscribed to T-mo’s myFaves service will have to pony up $14.99 for the…
iPhone Death Watch tells you when your iPhone will kick the bucket – kind of
Those silly geeks over at PC Magazine have put together an “iPhone Death Watch.” Essentially a countdown timer for your iPhone’s battery, the “watch” ticks off the seconds to the day that your iPhone will die. They say their countdown timer is based on “scientific calculations.” Don’t take this “Death Watch” seriously folks. As we…
Amp’d Mobile to shut down on Tuesday
It’s been a long and slow death for Amp’d Mobile. It seems that the inevitable has finally happened – Amp’d will be shutting off service on Tuesday, at midnight. The Amp’d website details the options left to customers still on amp’d dead network. You can port your number, even on prepaid plans, but you only…
Happy birthday, SMS!
Kudos to the Short Message Service Center (SMSC) on their 15th year of operation. The year was 1992. Lycra and shoulder pads were hip. Nirvana topped the charts. Rodney King case sparks LA riots. And, Acision launches their SMSC platform. It’s been 15 years and the SMS phenomenon that started off with a maximum capacity…
Apple iPhone hacked – in the bad way!
The iPhone has finally succumbed to the hacking efforts of Independent Security Evaluators – but not in the good way that would leave us with an unlocked iPhone. We wish we could kick off the new week with news that the iPhone’s GSM radio has finally been cracked to work on non-AT&T networks. Instead we’re…
Heart Imaging Technologies announces medical images delivered to Apple iPhone
The Apple iPhone has a place close to our hearts. In fact, with Heart Imaging Technologies’ (HeartIT) latest announcement, the iPhone has a place for our hearts – medical images of our hearts, that is. Until now, “viewing medical images traditionally requires dedicated workstations costing tens of thousands of dollars, which in turn are connected…
Qualcomm dealt another blow in ITC import ban case – court denies Qualcomm’s request to delay ban
Qualcomm just doesn’t seem to be able to catch a break these days. We can’t say we’re sorry for the company – afterall, it’s their (and Broadcom‘s) juvenile negotiation tactics that got them into this whole mess. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied Qualcomm’s appeal for a delay of the International…
Customize your iPhone’s background image!
The iPhone’s beautifully glass-encased bright LCD screen is perfectly suited for displaying your favorite pictures and videos. It’s a bit disappointing that you can’t take advantage of said screen with a wallpaper that does more than just show itself while the device is locked – behind the homescreen icons, to be specific. Alas, Apple hasn’t…
Duke University: Cisco wireless access points crashed our network, not Apple iPhones; iPhones cleared of all charges
So, it turns out that Duke University’s network woes were not caused by aggressive iPhone MAC address requests. Apparently, the insistent network requests were caused by a Cisco access point bug. Cisco released a statement saying that they had “worked closely with Duke and Apple to identify the source of this problem, which was caused…