As expected, Apple has just gone live with iPhone 4 preorders! Starting right this minute, you can hit up Apple’s iPhone pre-order page and put dibs on a shiny new Apple phone for June 24th. Looks like all the nervous waiting and constant webpage refreshing that has consumed your every being for the past several…
Starbucks to offer FREE WiFi access at all US locations, courtesy AT&T
Aside from coffee and tea, Starbucks will add “Free WiFi” to the list of reasons you’ll want to visit the globally-recognized coffee shop chain. Sure, you can already hop on AT&T WiFi Hotspots at Starbucks locations across the US, but you have to be a card carrying Starbucks customer or an AT&T customer to get…
BlackBerry Pearl 3G (9100 and 9105) Coming to India
With multiple Indian carriers now set to roll out 3G service, I was wondering how long it’d take for the Peark 9100, aka the BlackBerry Pearl 3G to make its appearance in the country. Turns out it didn’t take as long as I thought. RIM has made it official via press release that the Pearl…
LG unveils winners of 3rd annual Design the Future Competition
LG Mobile unveiled the winners of its 3rd annual Design the Future Competition. As you may remember (or not), the company invited people to create a mobile phone concept to define the future of mobile communication. More than 400 designs were submitted during the six-week competition in a battle for more than $80,000 in awards.…
iVdopia launches Future5, HTML5-based ad-authoring solution
After launching Viper Ads 10 days ago, iVdopia keeps working on enhancing its mobile advertising offering. Their “new thing” is called Future5, which is actually HTML5-based ad-authoring solution for the iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad and Android devices. Touted as an “affordable iAd alternative,” Future5 allows advertisers to choose from a variety of ad format templates to…
Sprint reserves its right to throttle wireless data?
You know how that Sprint HTC EVO 4G in your pocket is all about consuming data in 4G (if available in your area) like mobile data was going out of style? Well, it turns out Sprint has reserved the right to throttle your wireless data speeds. That means Sprint can limit the speed of your…
HTC Legend Now Available at Virgin Mobile Canada?
If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the Bell HTC Legend, your wait may almost be over… But you’ll have to wait just a little bit longer while Bell’s ‘little brother’ Virgin Mobile goes ahead with an HTC Legend launch. MobileSyrup has gone on the record, noting the Virgin Mobile HTC Legend should…
RIM Launches BlackBerry App World in Japan
The good folks in the land of the rising sun have one more great thing to wake-up to this morning. BlackBerry App World. RIM has made it official, and has launched the application-stocking App World for BlackBerry-toting customers in the country. To get started, folks in the country can hit up http://ap.blackberry.com/jpn/appworld or mobile.blackberry.com. I…
Submissions have started for the Bluetooth Innovation World Cup 2010
The Bluetooth SIG announced the start of the second Bluetooth Innovation World Cup (IWC), calling on all interested parties to submit concepts for applications making use of Bluetooth wireless technology. This year’s focus is on applications in three categories: sports & fitness, health care, and home information and control markets. Anyone can participate — submissions…
Telmap launches Telmap5 Mobile Location Companion
Telmap announced the first commercial launch of Telmap5 Mobile Location Companion, which they say accompanies users throughout their on-the-go experience, “going beyond in-car and pedestrian navigation.” Israel’s Pelephone is Telmap‘s “partner in crime” and they will offer the solution as Navigator GPS+. Here’s what’s special about it (from Telmap’s press release): Navigator GPS+ features several…