Kensington Computer Products Group knows everyone loves smartphones these days. In that sense, despite the fact their products can be used with just about any handset out there, they tout them as “made for smartphones.” Here’s what they got: Kensington Pocket Battery for Smartphones ($39.99) – the light and thin accessory comes with mini and…
The Mobile Roundup – The ‘Money Never Sleeps’ edition
It was Wall Street week as Apple, Microsoft and Nokia posted very different quarterly earnings and these provided great insight into who is winning in the mobile space. We also put the Samsung Galaxy S phones under the microscope and Apple finally started taking orders for those free bumper cases. Let’s stop wasting time and…
Survey shows iPhone users are overall mostly satisfied with AT&T, despite SF network
Another day, another survey indicating that iPhone users are generally happy with their Apple smartphone and with the AT&T wireless network. Market research boffins at Yankee Group have conducted a survey on iPhone users in the US, and the results speak for themselves. A strong 73% of Americans with a shiny iPhone in their pocket…
iPhone Dev Team releases ultrasn0w update, but not for iPhone 4 unlock
The iPhone Dev Team has released an update to their ultrasn0w carrier unlock tool for the iPhone! Excited? Well, allow us to crush that sentiment. The ultrasn0w unlocking utility has today been updated from v0.91 to v0.92, and is only intended for the iOS 3.1.x operating systems for iPhones still using the old 04.26 baseband…
Microsoft and ARM – What is Microsoft planning to do with ARM processor architecture license?
One of the bigger pieces of news hitting the wires today has processor design firm ARM Holdings announcing that Microsoft is the latest company to license ARM architecture. Like Apple and Samsung before it, Microsoft is licensing ARM architecture so that the company can take ARM processing cores and customize them for their own use.…
Microsoft updates KIN phone software from the grave
As its final, parting wave to the KIN lineup of pseudo-smartphones, Microsoft has pushed out updates to the small fleet of KIN One and KIN Two handsets that actually managed to make their way out of Verizon stores. Before you get excited – not that it’s actually possible to get excited for Verizon’s ill-fated handsets…
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini Lands at Rogers
The Rogers Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has a new sibling. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini has arrived at Rogers for all to see. The mini, which packs Android 1.6 (for now, a rumored upgrade to 2.1 is supposedly coming in Q4), a 2.6″ QVGA touchscreen display (240×320), WiFi, GPS, 5 megapixel camera with LED…
Samsung Gravity Touch Arrives at Bell and Virgin Mobile
I’ve been keeping my eye on the Samsung Gravity Touch for a little while now… and as expected the device has launched on Bell today for Canada to enjoy. While the launch on Bell is nothing to be surprised at, their little brother Virgin Mobile opened the doors on the side-slider as well. This is…
Skype gets iPhone iOS 4 multitasking support, allows you to side-step voice minutes completely
Good news, Skype users with iPhones, Skype has updated its free iPhone app to support the iOS 4 multitasking feature that allows the app to run in the background. In doing so, the refreshed app basically allows heavy Skype users to avoid using their wireless voice minutes on an iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS with…
AT&T’s Sharp FX is a mobile TV capable Quick Messaging phone
AT&T announced a new Quick Messaging phone, Sharp FX, aimed at those folks who need to stay in touch with their buddies via SMS, email and instant messaging. It’s not a smartphone, but it does come with a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard that’s coupled with a touchscreen. Rest of the features include a 2-megapixel camera, web…