Nokia offers one week free navigation on Maps
Some Nokia phones come with a license for three months worth of free navigation on Nokia Maps. Perhaps you got one of those models and the license has already expired, or maybe the phone you bought didn’t have it in the first place. Either way, you can take this opportunity to enjoy an early New [...]
Pink Samsung Instinct appears at Best Buy with a $599 price tag
Remember that pink Samsung Instinct? Well, it looks like the handset is ready to be launched, since it’s already listed by Best Buy as coming soon. Before you get all excited, though, you should know that Best Buy currently says the phone’s retail price is of $599 – a downer for many customers, regardless of [...]
Mobile banking is too risky in the eyes on consumers
According to a recently published report entitled “2008 Mobile Banking Security Standards” consumers are too wary of security to use their mobile phones for banking transactions. It appears a lot of people don’t want to have to suffer any compromises. 73% of consumers that were part of the study feared that hackers could access their [...]
Nokia 6208c is official, will hit China and select markets in the first half of 2009
Nokia 6208c has just been officially announced, exactly one week after we first saw the phone in a couple of unofficial shots. As expected, the 6208c will be sold mainly across China, as it features support for Chinese language and characters, and a touchscreen display with handwriting recognition. According to Nokia, other select markets should [...]
Foxconn subsidiary looking to peddle customized handsets for telcos around the world
Foxconn International Holdings, or simply FIH, must’ve felt really bad from all the dwindling handset orders of its clients (which include Nokia and Motorola) so it has decided to start looking for clients in international operators, according to media reports in Hong Kong. Right now, it is said that FIH plans to start making customized [...]
India’s 3G spectrum auction postponed until end of January 2009
India was previously scheduled to auction off licenses to its 3G spectrum on January 15th, 2009. However, that date has been pushed back to January 30th, in order to “give potential bidders more time to study bid documents and rules for the auction,” according to a government agency. India’s Ministry of Communications took care of [...]
USBfever’s add-on lenses give iPhone camera more functionality
There’s no other way to go around it: the iPhone’s 2 megapixel camera is crappy. Nevermind that its got an excellent viewfinder, or the fact that its rather simplistic camera application UI is quite refreshing for those of us who don’t want complicated stuff on our cameraphones. However, all hope is not lost for those [...]
Nokia opening 10 specialty stores in Beijing next year
Nokia already has two flagship stores in China: one in Hong Kong and another one in Shanghai. That isn’t going to change soon, however, a total of 10 specialty stores are set to be opened next year, with a cooperation between Nokia and local mobile phone chain store D. Phone. D. Phone will be the [...]
Motorola to layoff 400 more employees before year-end
Well, so much for Motorola’s effort to work on Android and build a designated 350-person team for it. It’s employees are going to be suffering yet another round of layoffs. In an earlier statement, Motorola has said that it will layoff 1,500 employees during the fourth quarter of 2008. With this change, the number is [...]
Pointmobile’s PDA ‘PM250′ officially launched
These days, rugged smartphones are kind of hard to find. And so are oddly shaped phones. Which is why the just recently launched Pointmobile PDA ‘PM250′ is both refreshing and intriguing. It is intended for use in retail warehousing and logistics applications where durability in a handheld package is a must. Why it’s shaped like [...]
HTC: T-Mobile G1 to get OTA Cupcake updates
Unlike Apple, who doesn’t discuss what upcoming features it plans to include in future iPhone firmware updates, HTC has been kind enough to spill out many necessary details. I’m talking about the so-called Cupcake update that’s said to be in the works, and will bring a lot of bug fixes as well as a few [...]
Nokia phones with image of Stalin go on sale in Moscow
On the off chance that you’d want to see an image of Joseph Stalin on your next Nokia phone upon purchase, know that such handsets are available for purchase right now in Moscow, Russia. These cost anywhere between $30 to $2,000 USD, though it wasn’t specified what difference lied in the handsets across the price [...]
SymTorrent updated to work with S60 5th Edition devices
SymTorrent is a currently exisint BitTorrent client for S60-based smartphones. And now it works with S60 5th Edition devices, like the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and the upcoming Nokia N97, as well. SymTorrent for Symbian S60 5th Edition works fine as ever, letting users download their files on the go, whenever and wherever. One can even [...]
Video demo of Crayon Physics Deluxe on the iPhone
I had forgotten about Crayon Physics with the appearance of other games in the Apple App Store, but up to this day it remains one of my favorite games ever. I was wondering when its makers were planning to do an official release via the App Store, and as it turns out, it’s going to [...]
“Curse of Silence” exploit prevents Nokia S60 phones from receiving SMS/MMS
A serious vulnerability for Nokia phones has been unveiled today which blocks all incoming messages, whether it be in the form of SMS or MMS. It is considered to be a “Remote SMS/MMS Denial of Service” and is called the “Curse Of Silence.” If the name isn’t enough to convince you just how bad this [...]
Microsoft’s Silverlight for Windows Mobile available unofficially
Microsoft’s alternative to Adobe’s Flash, Silverlight, has been available for quite a while now on the desktop, but not on Windows Mobile devices. It’s been supposedly scheduled for a 2008 release date, but an official announcement from Microsoft still hasn’t come through. However, official or not, there seems to be a Silverlight for Windows Mobile [...]
T-Mobile early-2009 roadmap leaked – BlackBerry Curve 8900 and Samsung Memoir on the list
Lately, there have been quite many rumors regarding the future handsets that T-Mobile USA wants to launch, and now most of them are somewhat confirmed. An early-2009 T-Mobile roadmap has been unveiled by Boy Genius Report, showing no less than six new devices waiting to be released during January and February next year. The [...]
Vodafone BlackBerry Storm developer competition can get you €50,000
If you’re a skilled BlackBerry developer, Vodafone now offers you the chance to make some good money with its recently launched BlackBerry Storm developer competition. All you have to do is create an awesome app for the brand new Storm and submit it to Vodafone by 30 April 2009. As it’s already said in [...]
Phenom Watch Phone launched, touchscreen and MP3 player included
Ever heard of the Phenom brand (no, not the AMD processors)? If you haven’t, the US-based Phenom Communications surely wants you to, as it has just launched the Phenom Watch Phone. Yes, another new watch phone, after the LG GD910, which was showcased just yesterday. The Phenom Watch Phone combines an unlocked GSM phone, [...]
Lupa concept phone: iPod Classic meets Motorola Aura
If Apple will ever want to make a swivel phone based on the iPod Classic, it should take a good look at the Lupa concept right here. Designed by Mac Funamizu, who’s also behind that Nokia Aeon-like concept, Lupa is a phone that would surely attract everyone’s eye if ever built in reality. Its form factor [...]