Archive for February, 2008
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
While certainly not as exciting as the 1.1.3 firmware, Apple has just released version 1.1.4 of their iPhone firmware.
This update:
Fixes a bluetooth bug, which was introduced with the 1.1.3 firmware.
Fixes an SMS ordering bug (text messages didn't always stay in the right order).
Some people are reporting better signal strength.
Support for ...
Posted in Apple | 1 Comment »
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Not only will this new phone be running WinMo 6.1, but it will feature a display with 800x480 resolution! Wow!
Beyond that, it has a 528Mhz processor, 128mb RAM, 256mb ROM and as 1500mAH battery. This is shaping up to be a very impressive phone. It also ...
Posted in Hardware, Sony | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
It's not as exciting as they'd have you believe, but it's a useful application nonetheless -- the Google Search Shortcut for Nokia N-series and E-series phones.
The application simply adds a shortcut to your standby screen that allows you to access Google search with a single keypress -- the pencil icon ...
Posted in Google, Nokia | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Garmin has a phone coming out this August called the "Nuvifone". I've just seen some new pictures of the UI, and it's looking really slick.
They haven't released much in the way of details (carrier, memory, etc), but we obviously know it'll have a GPS. In fact, they says ...
Posted in Garmin | 4 Comments »
Monday, February 11th, 2008
The Nokia N96 has been official unveiled, with an expected release of late 2008.
As expected, it's very similar to the N95 line. The big difference is that it has 16GB of internal memory AND a microSD slot. Full details and specs can be found on All About Symbian.
Posted in Nokia | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Opera has just finished updating the server that powers Opera Mini 4, with some nice enhancements.
From their forums:
Added a simple UI to the server-side preferences that exists. Go to 'opera:config' to configure some settings.
Tweaked phone number detection, there should be somewhat fewer false positives now, but you can now also ...
Posted in Browsers | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
(via IntoMobile) With relatively little fanfare, Apple as released the 16GB version of the iPhone. The price is $499, which is $100 more than the 8GB version.
We thought it might be released at MacWorld a few weeks ago, but that turned out to be a hoax. Since it ...
Posted in Apple | 2 Comments »
Monday, February 4th, 2008
(via The N95 Blog) Nokia has finally granted access to their new N-Gage system, but it's currently only available for N81 phones. If you have an N81, just head to their site, download the 6 meg package and give it a shot.
Right now there are three demos you ...
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