Roughly 10 days ago, we reported TAG Heuer is working with Modelabs to design its own mobile phone. Now, we have some mockups suggesting the famous watch maker is working on a watch phone. Or that’s a Bluetooth-enabled watch? Whatever the answer to that question is – we don’t like it. Somehow I can’t imagine…
Apple bringing 3G iPhone to US market by late May, early June 2008!
We love us some juicy 3G iPhone rumors. As with most things Apple, there’s nothing from Cupertino that would indicate that this latest report from CNBC’s Jim Goldman has any more credibility than any other “report” that cites “inside sources.” But, Goldman believes that the 3G iPhone will hit the US market in late May,…
Apple prepping iPhone v1.1.3 firmware with voice recording and disk mode?
Those lucky French. The iPhone landed on French soil merely a week ago and it seems that Apple is already prepping an iPhone firmware update. The new v1.1.3 firmware is rumored to be getting the final touches to launch on Saturday, December 8 – and we’re expecting an Apple-sanctioned voice-recording application and a disk-mode function.…
Dell smartphones coming in 2008?
Dell is entering the smartphone market next year. And while we’ve heard this before, I must add again it’s probably the only way for the computer maker to expand its business. According to Forbes’ article, we should expect a device that has “video, an MP3 player and internet access and [will] be unleashed on the…
Is Google seriously serious about bidding on the 700Mhz spectrum auction?
We know, we’ve been talking about Google’s intention to bid on the upcoming FCC 700Mhz spectrum auction, and Google CEO Schmidt even confirmed his company’s intent to do so. But, according Bloomberg, some analyst think that Google isn’t planning on submitting a bid beyond the initial $4.6 billion minimum opening-bid. Is Google’s bid for the…
Nokia patent application hints at N-series slider with 8 megapixel camera
Patent applications, be they from Apple, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Microsoft, etc., all have one thing in common – they employ hand-sketched, incredibly vague images that outline their ideas. Well, Nokia’s breaking rank with their newest patent application filing. The image you see below isn’t some poor-quality spy-shot of an N-series slider in Nokia’s pipeline, rather,…
When did Verizon Wireless join the Open Handset Alliance?
Did Verizon Wireless jump on the Android-fueled bandwagon that is the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) while we weren’t looking? Well, we can’t find any official sources that would confirm Verizon’s membership as part of the OHA – but Gene Munster, a Piper Jaffray analyst recently released a note to clients that mentioned Verizon as being…
Apple calls off iPhone negotiations with China Mobile?
It seems that the unlocked iPhone trade in Asia has come back to bite Apple in the, well, bottom line. The two companies have reportedly called off iPhone negotiations that started up just this month. It seems that the issue at hand was the revenue-sharing model that Apple has demanded from all iPhone carriers –…
iPhone 2.0 delayed?
This is one of those purely speculative type of reports, but for all we know, it could turn out to be true. Following on the recent confirmation from AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson that the next-generation iPhone (the iPhone 2.0, if you will) will be sporting a 3G radio and will be available next year. Now,…
O2 iPhone having reception/signal problems in the UK
Now, let’s start this one off with a little disclaimer – the US iPhone launch did not go as smoothly as it could have gone. Don’t get us wrong, the US iPhone launch was in incredible example of Apple’s logistical prowess, but AT&T seemed to have largely underestimated the stress that more than a hundred…