KT hopes to sell up to 500,000 iPhones in Korea
KT, South Korea’s second largest mobile carrier and the only one to distribute the iPhone on the local market (for the moment, at least), expects to sell 100,000 to 500,000 units of Apple’s famous smartphone.
The iPhone will be available via KT starting November 28.
KT didn’t announce the price for which it will sell the iPhone, [...]
Google News updated for Android, iPhone, WebOS
The Google mobile team has announced a new version of Google News for Android, iPhone and WebOS (Palm Pre).
Available in 29 languages, the updated Google News for mobile features “the same richness and personalization” that Google News offers on your desktop PC. There are now more stories and images displayed on the homepage, and users [...]
TomTom for iPhone 1.2 offers text-to-speech and other new features
Perhaps in response to Google’s new and free Maps Navigation for Android 2.0, TomTom has just launched a new version of its iPhone application, TomTom for iPhone 1.2, which brings a set of new features.
These new features include text-to-speech, Advanced Lane Guidance (for “extra clarity when navigating difficult junctions”), updated Tele Atlas maps for the [...]
Will Maemo bring Nokia N-Series Mojo back? It’s all about software and services now
When Nokia first introduced the N-Series, they were all about pushing the limits of what a mobile phone should be. But it was mainly, on the hardware side, with software running the devices, taking a back seat.
A digital camera with Carl Zeiss optics (N90), music player with built-in hard drive (N91), mobile television [...]
Apple allowed to sell the iPhone in South Korea
Although KT’s executives confirmed the release of Apple’s iPhone in Korea several months ago, it’s only now that South Korea’s telecom regulator approved the sale of the smartphone on the local market.
The approval process was slow because the South Korean authorities were concerned about iPhone’s location-based services (like FindMyiPhone and Maps), which may have presented [...]
Hands-on Review of T-Mobile Samsung Behold II
My friends, we are in the middle of an Android revolution; the Google-powered OS is starting to overtake the world. Up until last month it was a slow but sure process, with very few actual Android handsets coming out over the last year. Since October, however, we’ve seen a huge spike in new devices [...]
Google Earth for iPhone updated to version 2.0
Launched more than one year ago, Google Earth for iPhone has now reached version 2.0, coming with new features and support for a total of 31 languages (including Russian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Hebrew).
Google Earth for iPhone 2.0 lets you view custom maps (created by your or by others) via the My Maps [...]
LG Shine II announced, AT&T gets it on November 22
Appeared in some leaked photos back in the summer, the LG Shine II has just been officially announced by LG USA and AT&T.
Like the older, original LG Shine, the new Shine II comes to make a “fashionably smart statement with its glossy exterior and versatile utility.”
The phone’s features include a 2.2 inch display, AT&T Navigator, [...]
Nokia Rumored to Consider Palm Buyout
I’ve always been amazed at how stocks can be influenced by mere rumors, but Palm’s stock skyrocketed today by 8% amidst speculation that the struggling company may be bought out by Nokia.
Now, this wouldn’t be the first time we’ve heard this rumor, but for some reason it’s resurfacing; word of a Palm takeover had been [...]
Flash 10.1 for Palm WebOS to come in the first half of 2010
Announced by Adobe at the beginning of October, Flash 10.1 for mobile will be available for Palm’s WebOS smartphones starting the first half of 2010.
At least that’s what Adobe says to WebOS users who are currently trying to access Flash-based content on their handsets.
And in case you’re wondering, there’s still no word on when Apple’s [...]