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July 10, 2007
T-Mobile Germany rebrands the HTC Kaiser
T-Mobile love to rebrand phones that they carry on their network and the excellent HTC Kaiser is no exception, which henceforth will be known as the T-Mobile MDA Vario III....in Germany.The Kaiser (also known as the HTC P4550) ...
July 10, 2007
Quickoffice now available for Motorola MOTORIZR Z8
Quickoffice has announced the availability of its award-winning software for Motorola's newest Symbian OS multimedia slider phone, the MOTORIZR Z8."We believe the demand to access important office content extends beyond core business users to anyone who has an ...
July 10, 2007
SplashData Announces All New SplashID 4 for Palm handhelds and Treo smartphones
SplashData has announced a major update of its top-selling SplashID password manager for Palm OS handhelds and Treo smartphones. The new version, SplashID 4, offers a host of new features that enhance security, convenience and connectivity."All of us ...
July 09, 2007
Battery replacement costs for iPhone owners
Apple gave no information about iPhone battery replacement costs before the launch of the device, but a notice posted on the Apple web site has revealed that it is not a cheap exercise.Teardowns of the iPhone published in ...
July 06, 2007
Orange offer (very) budget smartphone
Orange France (yes we know Orange IS French but most of our readers aren't) have unveiled their latest budget smartphone, the SPV C200.Built by Amoi and not by HTC as previously anticipated, the SPV C200 can only just ...
July 06, 2007
HTC superphone details leaked
HTC are pulling out all the stops as they struggle to keep up with Apple and the iPhone. Their latest moves were leaked onto the net recently in the form of a roadmap and the stand-out device was ...
July 06, 2007
Toshiba G900 unboxing video
We are so excited at the arrival of Toshiba's Portégé G900 smartphone that even the slightest glimpse of Toshiba's "iPhone killer" is enough to get us writing about it.Today's installment comes courtesy of Tracy and Matt's tech blog. ...
July 05, 2007
iPhone heading for different carrier deals in Europe
All the pointers are that Apple is lining up a range of different carriers across Europe when the iPhone is launched later this year.A few weeks ago the rumour mill was suggesting a continent-wide exclusive deal for Vodafone, ...
July 05, 2007
Rumour: Sony Ericsson W960 to launch earlier than expected
We always knew that Sony's new Walkman phone, the W960 would launch in the fourth quarter, but most analysts expected it to happen closer to Christmas than summer.However, a poster on the SE-NSE forums reckons that they have ...
July 04, 2007
iPhone deconstruction videos
If you are dying to know what the inside of your iPhone looks like, but are too sensible to rip it apart yourself, then we have a couple of videos for you to watch that show you all ...
July 04, 2007
Rumour: LG readies Windows Mobile 6 smartphone
A lot of a tech blogs - and I guess that now includes us - have picked up a rumour that LG is readying a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone with built in WiFi for a pan-European launch in ...
July 03, 2007
iPhone markup is 55%
Around all the excitement over the public ripping apart of the iPhone, analysis of the components has thrown up interesting information about the gross profit margin that Apple is making on every iPhone sold.55%.Yes, for every iPhone purchased ...
July 03, 2007
Hackers race to unlock the iPhone
With the iPhone locked to the AT&T network in the USA for at least five years the hacking community is rushing to be the first to circumvent this restriction.Unlocking the iPhone would not only allow users of T-Mobile ...
July 03, 2007
Nokia handsets to use tactile feedback
Samsung has it. LG has licensed it, but hasn't yet used it. Now Nokia is going to start making handsets using Immersion's VibeTonz tactile feedback technology.Tactile feedback allows phone and software developers to precisely control the type and ...
July 03, 2007
Belkin releases range of iPhone accessories
Belkin has released a range of iPhone accessories to conincide with the launch of the handset itself.A Sport Armband, and Acrylic and Slim-Fit Cases let you carry your iPhone anywhere and keep it fully protected. The Stereo and ...
July 03, 2007
New Palm OS delay reported
A recent conference call by Ed Colligan, CEO of Palm, has indicated that its new operating system which is a Linux-based evolution of the existing Garnet OS, will not be available until 2008.This is a turn-around by Colligan ...
July 02, 2007
Half a million iPhones shift in a weekend
Although many stores were still reporting iPhones in stock 24 hours after it launched, Apple still managed to notch up around 500,000 sales in the first weekend. Piper Jaffray and Global Equities Research put the number of sales ...
July 02, 2007
Inside an iPhone
Admit it! We all love to pull apart electronic devices and see what makes them tick. The trouble is with a smartphone, and particularly a $599 iPhone, that's a lot of warranty to invalidate.Fortunately there are people out ...
June 30, 2007
AT&T loophole allows prepay iPhone
The iPhone news keeps rolling in - this time we are informed of a loophole that might allow you to get hold of an iPhone without committing to an AT&T contract for a 2 year period. Unfortunately you ...
June 30, 2007
Embarassment for Apple as iPhone fails live demo
NBC's Today show was the venue for an embarassing public failure for the iPhone on Friday as co-host Meredith Vieira was unable to pick up an incoming call from a presenter here in rainy London.After an initial drool-fest ...