The Motorola i856 Debut has landed at Boost Mobile. We’ve first seen the somewhat stylish slider (for an iDEN device) “in the wild” back in March, and honestly, I’m not sure why it took so long for both Moto and Boost to launch this phone. It’s not like there’s something really special about the Debut.…
iPhone tracks Swine Flu outbreaks near you with ‘Outbreaks Near Me’
Everyone’s talking about how Swine Flu will be more intense this chilly season. No one really knows how bad it’ll get, but the outbreaks have started and they’ll probably get worse as we come into colder weather. The good news is that you might be able to do something about it. A new iPhone app…
Sony Ericsson embraces XPERIA devs with Panel SDK
With the unveiling of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2, the Swedish-Japanese handset maker has launched the Panel SDK to encourage developers to do what they do best for Sony Ericsson’s Panel UI. Using the Panel SDK, which includes a tool called “Panelizer,” developers can turn their mobile app into homescreen panel’s for the XPERIA X2…
Samsung announces first LTE mobile chipset ‘Kalmia’
The Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology and its blazing fast 4G data speeds have been getting more attention as of late. Verizon is gearing up to go live with LTE by early next year, much to the chagrin of Sprint. But, what good is a super-fast LTE network if you don’t have LTE support in…
Western Wind Wafts into iPhone App Store
Rock Ridge Games has announced the release of Western Wind for iPhone and iPod Touch. Available in the App Store now for just 99 cents (£0.59 in the UK), Western Wind is a melody and memory-based game – that involves farting. Western Wind is a tale from out of the Wild West that has been…
UK: pre-order the HTC Touch 2!
Yep, no sooner than the HTC Touch 2 is announced, you can pre-order it from eXpansys! Simon neatly summarised all the specs and stuff here, but if you want to lay down a ‘yes please’ and signal your intentions to purchase, you should check out this link to eXpansys! You can also hit up that…
Clearwire expands 4G WiMAX to 10 new markets, goes big in Texas
In Sprint and Clearwire’s bid to turn their 4G WiMAX network into the mobile broadband network of choice in the US, Clearwire has expanded their WiMAX network to an additional ten markets in the US. As expected, Texas is the biggest winner with eight of the 10 new markets carved within the state’s borders, adding…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 Gets Official
Hooah, looks like HTC isn’t the only one brining out the big guns in trying to blunt Nokia World hype. Sony Ericsson has outed their XPERIA X2, and though just a little expected, the 8.1 megapixel camera and refined XPERIA style certainly buys its way into the limelight. Screen: 3.2″, 800 x 480 pixel, 65,536…
HTC Announces Touch2 (Mega) with Windows Mobile 6.5
Today, HTC announced their first official Windows Mobile 6.5 handset, the Touch2, heralded earlier by leaked pics and specs of the device code-named Mega. Of course all the other new HTC Windows Mobile smartphones, like the Touch Pro 2 , will be upgradeable to 6.5, but the Touch2 will be launching with it on October…
FTC declares war on ‘robocalls’
Today, the FTC declared war on those annoying automated telemarketer calls, affectionately referred to as “robocalls.” As of September 1, 2009, the final piece of the Telemarketing Sales Rule puzzle comes into effect. This final component of the Telemarketing Sales Rule, which went into action December 1, 2008, requires that all telemarketers get express consent…