Again we’re writing about Glide Mobile, which this time is bringing the support for Microsoft PowerPoint files to the Apple’s handset. Just like their earlier products/services, Glide Presenter 2.0 is also a web-based product/service, meaning it will work via the built-in Safari web browser. In addition, this means that the collaborative element is also included…
GPS location data on your iPhone – kinda, sorta
Why wait for the next-gen iPhone to get your GPS fix? With Navizon’s new natively-installed iPhone application, Navizon, your iPhone can serve up location-data right through your Google Maps app. The iPhone doesn’t have a GPS module, you say? Well, Navizon uses WiFi hotspot information and Cellular triangulation to get a fix on your position.…
AT&T: BlackBerry 8820 GPS is fully functional, not crippled
That’s right. The one thing we all feared with the launch of the RIM-made BlackBerry 8820 was that AT&T would have crippled the GPS module to work only with the pay-service, TeleNav. Rumors were circling the various internets regarding such GPS-crippling – and the prospect of having to pay to use a feature that was…
Taptu: Mobile search that might not actually suck
Search on the desktop is far from perfect, search on the mobile is just a pain in the butt if you don’t know how to use Google properly. Taptu is a new search engine for mobile phones, currently in private testing, that finds relevance to the search queries you may have and presents information accordingly.…
Sprint Xohm at Intel’s IDF: Going live with WiMAX in 2008, killing the subsidy business model!
Sprint was at the Intel Developer’s Forum this year showing offing their plans to launch in early 2008, offer a massive roll out during the same year and by the end of 2010 to be in a total of 37 areas around the country. Speeds and prices were not announced, but it was nice of…
Could the HTC Kaiser be coming to T-Mobile USA’s 1700Mhz 3G network?
Well, at first glance, we’d be inclined to say no. But, upon closer examination of the HTC P4550 Kaiser’s FCC documentation, we’d have to give the possibility a resounding maybe. You see, the FCC documentation includes a users manual for the “Holy Grail” of mobile phones – and makes mention of both T-Mobile and 1700Mhz…
New York subways getting wireless signal boosters – get ready for crowded, annoying subway rides
The one thing that makes stuffy, crowded subway rides in the Big Apple even halfway bearable is the lack of subway riders annoyingly chatting it up on their mobile phones. Well, the great city of New York is looking to change all that. Subway riders have been asking the city to make wireless cellphone signals…
MetroPCS goes live in Los Angeles, CA.
It’s almost as if MetroPCS read what acquisition-target Leap Wireless had to say about MetroPCS’s position in the Los Angeles wireless market. The low-cost, flat-rate wireless carrier has gone live with service in the metropolitan Los Angeles, California area. MetroPCS offers different levels of unlimited wireless calling plans and already has 6 store fronts and…
MySpace application now available for T-Mobile Sidekick
We’ve seen this coming and now it’s official. Starting from this week, Sidekick iD and Sidekick 3 owners will be able to grab the MySpace application through the Download Catalog and take their MySpace activities with them, wherever they are. Users will be able to easily edit their profiles, IM with their MySpace buddies, manage…
Vodafone working on an unlimited music download service
Along with its groovy Christmas handset collection, Vodafone is also working to introduce the unlimited music download service with its partner Omnifone. Starting from November, the new service called MusicStation will allow customers to download as much music as they want for as little as $4.02 per week. Four major labels are on board, as…