One of the HTC HD2‘s shining achievements as a smartphone is its super-slim profile. It packs in a veritable cornucopia of high-end mobile hardware into a package that’s thinner than an iPhone. There’s GPS, WiFi, 3G data, 5-megapixel autofocus camera (with flash), and a huge 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen – all wrapped in a slick body…
AT&T FamilyMap iPhone app gives parents peace of mind
AT&T has just launched their new FamilyMap iPhone app for families looking to stay connected and, more importantly, for parents looking to keep an eye on their kids’ whereabouts in real-time. I have no idea what it’s like to be a parent, but I’d imagine that it’s a big ball of stress, what with having…
Nokia 6303i classic is simple, affordable
Nokia has unveiled a “sophisticated and compact device” – 6303i classic. It’s an easy to use feature phone with stainless steel covers that follows in the footprints of the Nokia 6303 classic. Features include a 3.2-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, 2.2-inch QVGA display, tri-band GSM connectivity, Bluetooth, 3.5mm AV connector, and a microSD memory card…
Beware the iPhone provisioning file hack!
If you’re going about your day thinking your iPhone is as secure as any other smartphone out there, you obviously don’t know about a newly unearthed security flaw that could give hackers control over your Apple iPhone. Turns out, a method for installing new configuration settings on your iPhone could potentially allow hackers to mess…
FanPulse hits iPhone – Keep tabs on your favorite sports, talk trash with friends
There’s never enough time in the day to keep up with work and all your hobbies/interests, especially if you’re big on sports. Your iPhone helps you stay on top of mission critical tasks for work, but now it can help you keep tabs on the sports games that are most important to you. That’s where…
Broadcom announces Bluetooth 3.0 support across its portfolio
Broadcom announced that it has added support for the recently adopted Bluetooth v3.0 + HS (High Speed) specification across its Bluetooth and InConcert combo chips and modules. Among Broadcom’s products that have achieved Bluetooth v3.0 qualification are the BCM2070, BCM2075, BCM43225 and BCM4325 chips, along with the BCM94312 half mini-card Bluetooth + WLAN solution. The…
Greystripe announces Nokia Ovi Store support
Mobile media network Greystripe announced support for Nokia’s Ovi Store. This means two things: First, they’ll migrate around existing 1,200 Gamejump.com Java titles (mostly games) into the Ovi Store. Second, a new self service web-based portal for developers is created to ad-enable their Java/Symbian apps. Finally, Greystripe concluded that in total they now support top…
OverMyMinutes.com Announces First iPhone App for Monitoring Minutes and Texts Usage
OverMyMinutes.com has announced the release of the first iPhone App that offers users the ability to keep a constant watch on their Apple iPhone call minutes and texting usage. The newly-developed application is a mobile compliment to the company’s existing free tracking service website, OverMyMinutes.com. The Overmyminutes.com Alerter is available to consumers for immediate download…
The cigarette lighter cellphone, seriously
That continent to our far-east, or near-west, sure does a good job of creating novel gadgets that no one else in their right minds could possibly imagine. Take China’s latest creation, the cigarette lighter cellphone, for example. Someone may have come up with the idea of putting a cigarette lighter into a cellphone while smoking…
FCC seeks comment on cellular signal booster ban
If you live in a not-quite-dead zone but suffer from weak enough cellular signals to justify the use of a cell signal booster, you might be interested in what the FCC has to say about cell boosters. The Federal Communications Commission is mulling a possible ban/restriction on cellular network boosters that are used to amplify…