Well, maybe not the entire world. But, if NASA doomsayers are on point with their prediction, then my world will end in 2012. Why you ask? Well, NASA is foreseeing that the year 2012 will bring solar storms and flares, the likes of which Earth hasn’t seen since 1958.
Sidekick Lite To Be Called Sidekick ID
Apparently there are a good number of you out there thinking that the Sidekick platform, now in its third evolution, is a bit to ladden with features and gadgets that you don’t need/want. To address this need, T-mobile will be rolling out a new “lite” version of the Sidekick 3, dubbed the Sidekick ID. Slated…
EMOBILE EM-ONE Gives Japan Flat Rate 3.5G Data-Only Handset
Oh those lucky Japanese. Their 3G mobile phones are so ubiquitous that, it seems, the only thing left to do was to do away with phone functionality. EMOBILE launches their EM-ONE handset as a 3.5G HSDPA data-only device. With 3.6Mbps on the downstream and 384Kbps of upstream transfer rates, our Japanese friends can enjoy true…
Will: I Like My Features Just Fine
You smell that? That’s the smell of a freshly baked geek-off. I love those! I like the N95 too…all hail the Nokia N95. But I really hope my WinMo handsets don’t decide to stop offering that beautifully huge touchscreen. I just can’t see myself trying to get around without even a qwerty keyboard. Here’s the…
Belgium – World’s First To Pay By SMS Text
Yahoo! News is reporting that Belgium is rolling out a “world’s first” service in their payment-via-sms texting service. Those residing in the home of that famous waffle will be able to pay for those waffles (and pizza or taxi rides) by simply texting the retailer. As long as you have a Belgian bank account and…
T-mobile Increases SMS Charges, Let’s You Cancel Contract
Oh, T-mobile, we thought you were on our side. While all your competitors were raising their text rates, you held steadfast. We thought you cared about us, or at least realized that your weak, single-band coverage was redeemed by your SMS strength. Oh well, now that you raised your rates, you breached your own contract.…
The Top 5 Windows Mobile smartphones
I love lists, they’re organized and straightforward. They help you make easy decisions and its easy on the eyes. And who doesn’t love a Top 5 list? Good, then let’s get started. This list is limited to currently released/available GSM phones with quad-band capabilty. Because what good is a “Top 5” phone if it doesn’t…
Cellfire – The New Way To Do Coupons
If you love coupons, but hate clipping and saving tiny pieces of paper, your perfect money-saving tool is here! Cellfire is a new paper-less coupon system designed to work with your Windows Mobile Smartphone or Pocket PC phone. This free application is intuitively designed and allows you to use coupons on a whim. The key…
Get Your Cingular Phone Unlocked!…By Cingular!
Many of you already know that the Library of Congress and the Register of Copyright Act of this past November declared that unlocking was legal. But who knew Cingular would be so willing to comply? It seems that the Cingular International Care Center will oblige your unlock request. All you have to do is tell…
Frengo Launches A New Mobile Network
Frengo comes to us as the brainchild of co-founders’ Mahi de Silva and Dan Mosher. The idea behind their, um…idea, is that social networking shouldn’t keep you bound to your computer. Their goal was to develop a mobile social network that could always keep friends and family connected. And what better way to do that…