All the stories tagged with smartphones
Verizon Samsung Omnia GPS Unlocked
07/16/2009, Samsung has dropped the news: the Verizon flavor of the Samsung Omnia smartphone will function with all GPS apps after the CF03 update. Verizon previously said that they would open up the GPS access on their phones, but it took [...]
iTunes 8.2.1 locks the Palm Pre out
07/15/2009, iTunes 8.2.1 has a “fix” for its “verification of Apple devices” problem also known as “Palm Pre”. This update effectively locks the Palm Pre out of iTunes, making one of the brightest feature of the phone a moot point. Now, [...]
O2 Toshiba TG01 Infected?
07/15/2009, O2 Germany is warning customers who bought a Toshiba TG01 that their handset might carry a virus that made its way into the device at the manufacturing level. Customers should call O2’s customer service to see how fix this. The carrier says [...]
iPhone SDK 3.1 beta 2, iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2 released to developers
07/14/2009, We’re not sure about what’s new in this batch of beta releases, but we thought that you would like to be kept in the loop.
T-Mobile MyTouch pre-sale at Best Buy
07/14/2009, If you fear that you won’t be getting a T-Mobile MyTouch, there is always the option to pre-order one. Best Buy is taking $50 deposits for that right now. But there’s a catch: Best Buy might only carry the red [...]
Samsung Armani 2: more details surface
07/14/2009, It has been a while since we talked about information coming from bluetooth.com. The website has published partial specifications for the Samsung GT-B7620, also known as Armani 2 (the first one is shown here on the right). Details from bluetooth.com [...]
BlackBerry To Create A ‘Social Network’
07/13/2009, BlackBerry is said to launch its own social network tomorrow. First I’m not sure why that thing on the screenshot would be called a social network – it looks like a forum. Apparently, users are said to be able to [...]
Shazam Available for BlackBerry
07/13/2009, Just yesterday we were testing Shazam on an iPhone, in a noisy environment… now Blackberry users can get Shazam to recognize a song and point them to a place to buy it. If you have never heard of Shazam, it listens [...]
King.com Skill Games For iPhone and Facebook
07/13/2009, Today, King.com, the online skill games provider, released its first games for the iPhone (Amazon Survival, picture) and Facebook (Kalorie King and Mars Live). According to mobile analytics company Mobclix, games represent the largest category of the Apple App store [...]
Is Apple Stopping Push Notifications on Hacked iPhones?
07/13/2009, This question about whether Apple is blocking hacked/jailbroken/unlocked iPhones from receiving push notifications has been risen by PoweryBase a Czech development company which has seen the number of customer complaints for its NotifyMe app has spiked. “When the Push based [...]
iPhone 3G For $49 at Fido
07/13/2009, Fido is introducing what it calls a “Refreshed iPhone 3G”. What does it mean? These are phones that were returned within days of activation and the 8GB model can sell for as low as $49 with a new contract. Given [...]
Sony XPERIA X2 Blueprints Leaked?
07/06/2009, Until now, we have seen a front-faced photo from the XPERIA X2 , but the alleged leak of these blueprints would provide a rare look at the back. And what’s popping out? A (8MP) digital camera a large battery compartment [...]
Drinkspiration: Absolut iPhone App
07/02/2009, Today we are featuring some technologies that bring our drinking experience to the next level… but, please drink responsibly*. Absolut launched its new iPhone app Drinkspiration leveraging GPS use and integrating Twitter and Facebook. The Absolut application recommends the right drink [...]
