Verizon to open up GPS on devices next year
For those of you still hoping for Verizon to change their minds regarding GPS on phones, don’t lose hope. Currently, Verizon is said to be working with Windows Mobile device manufacturers for a software update that would enable the standalone GPS chips inside phones while retaining their ability to support assisted GPS. So in the [...]
Android-powered Lenovo Ophone pictured in the wild
China Mobile’s Lenovo-built, Android-powered Ophone has been all but confirmed, and yet here it is today in more awesome live photos. There’s no denying that the Lenovo Ophone is indeed sexy, far more sexier than the G1, and quite possibly even sleeker than the iPhone itself. But how well it really works still remains a [...]
Doom for iPhone played on Apple II monitor with TV-out hack
TV-out isn’t yet a very popular feature on smartphones, so it’s not surprising that the iPhone, of all phones, doesn’t have it. However, with a few complicated tweaks and a weekend’s worth of free time, a couple of brilliant iPhone developers have uncovered undocumented TV-out features in the iPhone’s SDK, and quickly put it to [...]
T-Mobile Shadow II out on January 29?
T-Mobile USA currently has only two Windows Mobile devices: T-Mobile Shadow and T-Mobile Wing. Well, the third one will apparently be released on January 28, 2009, under the name of T-Mobile Shadow II. According to TmoNews, the new device won’t bring too many novelties when compared to the original Shadow. However, its design seems to be [...]
Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry Curve 8320 debuts on AT&T
If you want a Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry from AT&T but don’t want to pay $299.99 for a subsidized Bold, the big ‘n’ blue North American carrier now has a cheaper smartphone for you: BlackBerry Curve 8320. The new Curve was launched today and it’s available online, in sapphire blue, for as low as $149.99, after [...]
Nokia and Motorola have 90% of the Chinese smartphone market
According to a study published by CCID Consulting, China’s smartphone market is currently dominated by Nokia and Motorola, the two companies’ products accounting for 89.15% of the total market share. More exactly, in the third quarter of 2008, Nokia had a market share of 69.2%, while Motorola’s devices represent 19.9% of the smartphones sold. [...]
E-waves chip from Omega Pharma withdrawn before sales begin
Omega Pharma’s mobile phone radiation countering E-waves chip was scheduled to go on sale Wednesday, but since its official launching, it has been withdrawn amid protest. A lot of people, including this writer, find it hard to believe that their product can do what they say. The Belgian pharmaceutical firm initially announced that the E-waves [...]
iPhone 3G soft unlock accomplished, to be made available New Year’s eve
It’s taken a very long time coming, but the surest and safest iPhone 3G unlock is assuredly on the way, scheduled for a worldwide release on December 31st, 2008. Many other methods have been made available in the past, and in fact, a lot of people have unlocked iPhone 3Gs right now. Heck, people in [...]
Palm’s own App Store now available in Palm Software Store
I’m sure you’ve already heard of the rumors about Palm’s new breakthrough OS that’s not actually a breakthrough called Nova, and how it will be unveiled at 2009′s International CES in Las Vegas. Seems like a logical step to take for company that’s been trailing behind its competitors for more than a few recent years. [...]
Samsung E1410 and Samsung E1117, new entry-level candybars
Samsung has always been prolific when it comes to low-end phones, so it’s no surprise that, today, two new basic handsets that bear the South Korean manufacturer’s brand have surfaced. I’m talking about Samsung E1410 and Samsung E1117, both of which are candybars that will probably be successful in markets like India, China and Russia. Neither of [...]
Samsung Techwin produces world’s smallest 8MP camera module for phones
The trend towards miniaturization seems to be unstoppable. After all, smaller is better in many situations, such as phone component parts, which lead to a smaller overall footprint and easier pocketability. So while you already have phones that are thinner than ever, expect them to shed even more millimeters as time progresses, even though they [...]
8MP Samsung T929 Memoir approved by FCC
That 8 Megapixel Samsung Memoir that we recently told you about has just been approved by the FCC. Which means not only that it exists, but also that it’s ready to be released by T-Mobile in the US, since it features 1700 MHz HSDPA connectivity. The handset’s model number is Samsung SGH-T929, but, as previously [...]
Mac OS X 10.5.6 software update breaks DFU mode for iPhone, iPod Touch
Putting the iPhone in DFU mode, a step that’s necessary in jailbreaking, is reported to be disabled with the Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 software update. So if you’ve already got a jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch, you might want to look into using other machines for continued hacking, in the meantime. If you still [...]
Motorola A3000/ A3100 – Moto Attila get’s the model number. At least in China
The news about the upcoming Motorola Atila phone keep on leaking. We’ve already know pretty much about this upcoming touchscreen handset, and even seen live pics of it several times. We also know that it should be launched sometime early next year, probably during CES Las Vegas (January) or MWC Barcelona (February). And today we can [...]
Get Ready, Android Fans: Docs to Go Coming
Huge news, any current or potential Android users — DataViz, the company responsible for Docs to Go software, has indicated that the Android platform is their next target. In the last 10 years, Docs to Go has enjoyed a presence on Palm, Symbian, Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices. Such software enables users to not only [...]
Want a Home iPhone? Try the Orby
It’s obvious that with the success of the iPhone there would be a lot of companies trying to copy or outdo Apple’s innovative device, and we guess it was just a matter of time before someone attempted to do a cordless phone version. Thanks to Gadgetell’s researching prowess, we have word that a company in [...]
Gresso intros Avantgarde Skeleton Collection for the well-endowed
One look at the handsets from Gresso’s Avantgarde Collection and you won’t know that they’re actually Windows Mobile-powered mobile phones. Take this, for example. The Gresso Avantgarde Skeleton. From the outside, it looks as fine as any other luxury mobile phone that’s ever been produced. But you know it’s just the same old story underneath. [...]
Samsung Pixon M8800 coming to U.S. with AT&T 3G
The 8-megapixel camera that’s actually a phone called the Samsung Pixon M8800 has just cleared the FCC, and from recently published documents, it has been revealed that it will be fitted with AT&T-compatible 850 and 1900 MHz WCDMA. The Samsung Pixon M8800 was earlier rumored for a launch at T-Mobile, but it seems highly unlikely [...]
Google Maps Editor for Android released
Google has just announced the official release of the My Maps Editor for Google Maps in the Android Market. This application is available for download to all T-Mobile G1 users, and enables them to create, edit, share, and view personalized maps on the go. The My Maps tab on Google Maps on the desktop can [...]
Wikipedia goes mobile
You may have thought that http://wapedia.mobi/en/ was Wikipedia’s true and final mobile web site, but you’re quite wrong. Because just recently, the folks behind this human-powered, free encyclopedia have announced their official mobile site, which can be found on http://mobile.wikipedia.org/. To access Wikipedia’s mobile web site, a user simply has to grab their mobile phone, [...]