A fresh handset from asus has passed through the FCC, complete with 3G support on T-Mobile’s 1700/2100 bands. asus’s main interest in mobile these days has been in conjunction with Garmin for their joint nüvifone brand. Odds are good that it will be running Android, but the lukewarm reception of the G60 on AT&T…
New iPhone worm outbreak steals ING financial info
The growing popularity of the iPhone platform can only mean one thing. Nope, it has nothing to do with the flakiness of AT&T’s 3G network in San Francisco. It means that we’ll be seeing more iPhone security threats rearing their ugly heads. A new variant of the original “Ikee” iPhone worm, dubbed “Ikee-B,” targets jailbroken…
Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 gets a Windows Mobile 6.5 update
In case you’re one of not-that-many people who own the Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20, here’s a piece of good news for you. The company (or that’s two companies) released the official Windows Mobile 6.5 updated for your navigation-friendly device. The update is already available in some countries whereas others will get it by the end of…
ASUS Android Phone Arriving Before End of Year
The last we heard from asus about their Android handset was that it would be available in early 2010; according to a recent interview, however, they’re now aiming for before the end of the year. We can only presume that it will be under the nüvifone brand, which recently made its ho-hum debut on AT&T.…
nüvifone G60 gets Official on AT&T – Landing October 4
After meandering the Asian world, Garmin-asus is bringing their nüvifone brand to North America on October 4 care of AT&T; that $299.99 pricetag rumour was dead on. The G60 nüvifone runs on Linux, rocks a 272 x 480 WQVGA touchscreen, 3 megapixel camera with autofocus, 2.5 mm headphone jack (boo), and true to Garmin’s DNA,…
AT&T nüvifone G60, Touch Diamond2, and Touch Pro2 get Pricetags
Along with release dates for other handsets in their Windows Mobile lineup, price points for the nüvifone G60, HTC Touch Pro2 (to be branded as the Tilt 2), and the Touch Diamond2 (branded Pure). The Tilt 2 will run you $299.99, $499.99 off contract; the Pure $149.99, $349.99 off contract; finally, the Garmin-asus nüvifone G60,…
Garmin-Asus nüvifone Launches in Asia
After a long road, Garmin-Asus are now bringing their navigation-focused handsets, the G60 and M20, to a bunch of oriental countries this summer. The Windows Mobile 6.1-packing M20 will be available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia in August, but the Linux-powered G60 will be available in Taiwan in just three days, while…
Garmin-ASUS bringing Nuvifone G60 and M20 to Malaysia next month!
The Nuvifone G60 and M20 navigation-oriented smartphones have been delayed time and time again, but it seems the Garmin-ASUS duo is still intent on launching the devices before the end of the decade. In fact, if the latest rumblings along the mobile grapevine pan out, we’ll see Garmin-ASUS launching the Nuvifone G60 and Nuvifone M20…
Garmin-Asus Ditches Linux in Favour of Android and Windows Mobile
Everyone’s still tapping their toe, waiting for the Garmin-Asus nüvifone M20 and G60, and the official line is that we’ll be seeing the GPS-centric smartphones before the end of the year and that Android was in the cards for future devices. Well, it looks like the G60 will be the one and only Linux-running nüvifone,…
Garmin-Asus Confirms Android Handset Before Q1 ’10
Garmin had promised their Android phone would arrive in 2009 before, but considering their first announcements, the G60 and M20, had been delayed since then, it would have been reasonable to presume the Android schedule would have been kicked back. Not so, apparently – Jacqueline Yang, Asustek VP of Marketing, confirmed the Android nuvifone would…