Rumor has it that the HTC Herald (P4350) and the HTC Vox (S710) will be headed to Canada’s Telus Wireless within the next month. There have been reports that the inventory at Telus now includes the HTC P4000 and HTC S720, possible CDMA renditions of the GSM P4350 and S710. ***UPDATE*** So it’s been about…
Microsoft And AT&T Speak Out Against Google And DoubleClick Merger For Anti-Trust Violations – Hilarity Ensues!
The fact that the $3.1 billion merger of Google and DoubleClick is being opposed by Microsoft and AT&T, on grounds of possible anti-trust violations, just goes to show that Karma has a sense of humor (peppered with irony). Microsoft, once involved in a Department of Justice showdown for violoating anti-trust regulations, is whining about the…
Verizon Unlimited Text, Picture, Video Messaging Coming April 15?
So, the nation’s largest wireless provider may be bringing some unlimited action to its text, picture, and video messaging services. Unlimited mobile and text message packages are nothing new, but an unlimited package for ALL multimedia messaging is definitely a worthy new development. Single rate plans are expected to demand a $20 premium and Family…
New Sony Ericsson Smartphone On The Horizon? – Sony Ericsson P700i
A little XML snooping on Sony Ericsson’s website dugg up some interesting nuggets of information. Sony Ericsson may have a new smartphone on the way, the SE P700i. The XML data suggest that the device will rock a 320 x 240 pixel screen, qwerty keyboard, and GSM / GPRS / WCDMA radios. We think this…
Apple Patent Hints At Secret iPhone Feature
Boy, do we love patent applications (especially from the fellas in Cupertino)! This newest snippet from the USPTO gives hint to a possible un-announced feature in the Apple iPhone. The patent mentions a “wireless controller can be a portable remote controller, and the host device can be a personal computer, a home stereo, a portable…
Cell Phones Are Dangerous…To Bees!
Those waves of radiation emitting from your cell phone have been linked to everything from cancer and brain cell death to infertility. Now, a new (and controversial, as these things go) report links cell phone radiation to crop failure – as a result of the “radiation from mobile phones…interfering with bees’ navigation systems.” The effect…
All Nokia phones to have a built-in GPS in the future
The Finish giant always wants to go step further. Apparently, they are planning to make all their devices location aware in the future. According to the popular navigation software developer and one of Nokia’s partners, Route 66, sooner rather than later “we’ll see GPS in everyday mobile phones – even pay as you go cheapies.”…
Verizon will also carry the Treo 755p; Plus, it has appeared on Sprint site
We’ve already talked about new Palm OS powered Treo 755p, and that it will soon hit the Sprint’s shelves. Now, it looks like Sprint won’t be the only one to carry the new device. Apparently, Verizon will also add the popular smartphone to its offering soon. That’s more love for core Palm OS fans on…
Motorola’s Smell-O-Phone – Stinky Patent
Motorola filed for a patent back in 2005. Nothing out of the ordinary, until you find out that the patent was for a scent-emitting phone. Now the great news! The “smell-o-phone” patent was recently approved for Motorola (are we the only ones excited?)! Now that the fashion forward mobile phone manufacturer has the green light…
Use High-Capacity SDHC Memory Cards On Your Palm Treo 680!
These new-fangled SDHC cards pick up where the older SD cards left off. Where SD cards hit a maximum capacity of 2GB, SDHC cards hustle to take expansion to 8GB – and beyond! Great, but you gotta have a compatible expansion slot. Apparently, Palm’s Treo 680 has a “secret” talent – it knows how to…