iPhone 4 China Launch May Zap Grey Market
Whith Apple’s official launch of the iPhone 4 in China this weekend, it should put an end to the lucrative grey market for unlocked iPhones in the country.
The New York Times this week, reported Chinese men and women regularly queuing outside New York Apple Stores to buy iPhones to send to China.
Game Center from iOS 4.1 ported to the iPhone 3G
Apple opted to roll out iOS 4.1 to the iPhone 3G without support for Game Center but a recent hack reveals that gaming app can place nice with Apple’s second generation iPhone. The Game Center app loads up without error and lets you access some of the basic features of this social gaming center including viewing your contacts and responding to friend requests. Performance is sluggish, which is not entirely unexpected given the underlying hardware of the iPhone 3G. As a result, this is a proof of concept more than a usable hack.
Browser-based mobile games developer MocoSpace raises $3.5 million from SoftBank
September 26, 2010 by admin
Filed under Business, Top Stories
Japan’s SoftBank is investing $3.5 million in the developer of browser-based mobile games, MocoSpace, in a strategic round. So far, the company has raised a total of $10.5 million with previous investors including General Catalyst, Pilot Group and angel investor Michael Dearing.
Sybase: Third of potential Android tablet purchasers in the U.S. want a physical keyboard
September 26, 2010 by admin
Filed under Technology
Sybase has commissioned a study on Android-powered tablet computers and has found that American public is generally interested in such devices. Here’s what they’ve found:
Motorola to fix the messaging error affecting DROID X handsets running froyo
The DROID X received the highly anticipated Android 2.2 update last week. As with all major updates, some features improve and some, unfortunately, take a turn for the worse. Its the same for the DROID X- while some users are happy with froyo, others are reporting that the Android 2.2 update has produced a troubling SMS bug.
Microsoft’s latest Windows Phone 7 ads unveil the AT&T HTC Mondrian (Updated)
September 26, 2010 by admin
Filed under TOP Ranking
The Mondrian was an HTC codename discovered earlier this year in a leaked Windows Phone 7 ROM. Details on this Windows Phone 7 handset have been sparse, but thanks to a series of advertisement videos from JP Incorporated, who presumably did the music for the ads, we now know that the Mondrian is headed to AT&T. Based upon what we know from other Windows Phone 7 handsets, the Mondrian will have a touchscreen display (possibly 4.3-inch), 1GHz processor, WiFi, Bluetooth, and more. Look for the handset to get official in the upcoming month and land on AT&T in November. While we wait, we can watch these two slick advertisements and marvel at Microsoft’s $500 million advertising budget for Windows Phone 7.
UPDATE: Looks like one of the videos has already been pulled down and is now set to private. Enjoy the second one while you still can!
Samsung Galaxy Tab Coming to Bell, Too
Rogers has already gone all official about carrying the Samsung Galaxy Tab, but it looks like Bell will be keeping them company. I just got word from Bell Mobility PR that though they haven’t announced dates or pricing, they’re confirming that they’ll carry the Android 2.2 tablet at some point. Telus has remained tight-lipped on the subject, but it wouldn’t be a stretch to see them offer it eventually as well. Although I’m not holding my breath, it would be cool if Wind picked up the Samsung Galaxy Tab; why not, T-Mobile’s AWS version would work fine with Wind’s network.
‘BleckBarry’: A BlackBerry for Those Who Don’t Mind Buying Generic Brands and Fakes
September 18, 2010 by admin
Filed under BlackBerry
When you go grocery shopping, do you like to save a few extra bucks by buying generic “O’s” cereal and acetaminophen? Do you like roaming around New York City finding the best Luis Vuitton or Coatch bags and Rowlex watches from street dealers? Then perhaps the BleckBarry is for you.
Amazon U.K. Offering HTC Desire Z Unlocked October 11
September 18, 2010 by admin
Filed under Technology
We just got official word of the HTC Desire Z earlier in London this week, as well as some sweet hands-on time with the device, and now it looks like Amazon U.K. will be offering the device unlocked on October 11. This hot new phone ships free for £429.99 ($672), according to Amazon U.K.