The latest Intellectual Patent battle, this time between Qualcomm (who else?) and Broadcom, has resulted in the International Trade Commission (ITC) decision to ban Qualcomm from importing chipsets designed for use in 3G handsets into the US. The ruling follows a complaint, filed by Broadcom, that Qualcomm’s chip design was infringing on Broadcom’s IP in…
Apple has been quietly updating the iPhone’s interface!
The iPhone that Apple showed off so long ago, is not the same iPhone that we see today. What has changed? Well, TheSimpleWebSolution has compiled a list of 16 minor changes to the iPhone’s interface. From the addition of a PodCast button, to the re-ordering of the homescreen icons, the Apple iPhone’s Mac OS has…
Inventec K871 – Windows Mobile 6.0 phone revealed at Computex
Inventec revealed their new Windows Mobile 6.0 Smartphone at Computex this weekend. The Inventec K871, manufactured by Okwap, not only boasts the newest Windows Mobile OS, but also rocks both a QWERTY-keyboard and a standard number keypad, Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR), USB 2.0, 802.11b/g WiFi, 3 Megapixel shooter and HSDPA! That’s right, folks, this little sucker…
ALK’s CoPilot Live gives Nokia N95 some built-in GPS maps
ALK has announced their CoPilot Live system to augment the Nokia N95’s GPS receiver. While the N95 already comes ready serve up GPS positional data, the location maps need to be downloaded through the phone’s wireless data connection. ALK hopes to give N95 users a break on data transfers – and saving them money in…
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Apple iPhone will do Tabbed Browsing!
As the Apple iPhone’s launch date quickly approaches, we are getting more and more reports on sneak peaks of the hot, new phone. On the up-side, 9to5 Mac got the down-low on the iPhone’s Safari browser – saying that it will support tabbed-browsing. Tabbed browsing, as we’re sure you’re already aware, allows you to browse…
TPFilms’ Window Treatment lets light through, stops Cell Phone signals
Any organization looking to keep their wireless data on lockdown have a new weapon in the battle against radio signal leakage. TPFilms has developed their LLumar Signal Defense window film to be a transparent barrier to all sorts of electronic signals. Just as tinting your car windows can reduce the amount of visible light that…
HTC Touch Preview Videos – HTC’s answer to Apple’s iPhone in the flesh
HTC dropped the Elf-based HTC Touch on us yesterday. The new smartphone has Apple’s iPhone squarely in its crosshairs with its TouchFLO interface aiming to trump Apple’s multitouch interface. We got a couple video previews that show you exactly how the new TouchFLO interface will work – and how the globally available Windows Mobile 6.0…
Hummer gets into Mobile Phones – Hummer HT1
Hummer, the company made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s giant military-convert SUV (and myriad wannabe, gas-guzzling, urban-tanks), is getting into the mobile phone game with a new slider phone – the Hummer HT1. First Porsche, now Hummer? Anyway, the Hummer HT1, much like its toy-ish, plastic-clad namesake forebears (H2 and H3, we’re talking about you), comes…
Rumor: Nokia may be looking to buy Research In Motion (RIM)
According to EETimes, Nokia is mulling over the possibility of acquiring the famous BlackBerry manufacturer, Research In Motion (RIM). We know, this song has been sung many times before, but this time, Nokia’s remixing this track with a possible bid for Research In Motion. We’ll keep our ear to the railroad tracks on this one…