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FunMail Now Available for the iPhone

iPhone users around the world now have yet another free application available for them, FunMail. The new software solution is meant to enable them to add relevant, real-time images to the text messages they plan on sending, all in a very simple manner. The app “presents cute, comical or irreverent images”...

21 November 2009
05:56 GMT

Updated Google News Available for iPhone, Android, and webOS

Search engine company Google has just announced that mobile phone users owning a device powered by Apple's iPhone OS, Google's Android platform or Palm's webOS client (Palm Pre) are now able to enjoy an updated Google News offering. The new flavor of Google news for these handsets follows the previous...

20 November 2009
02:37 GMT

Google Earth for the iPhone Reaches Version 2.0

Google Earth for the iPhone and iPod touch was launched into the wild about a year ago, and now the software solution just reached version 2.0. According to Google, the app managed to become the second most downloaded one in the App Store in about six months, and now users will be able to enjoy a series of...

17 November 2009
10:57 GMT

iPhone to Top the Selling Charts in China

Apple's iconic device, the iPhone, has been launched in China not too long ago, via the wireless carrier China Unicom, which is very confident in the selling power of the handset. According to the mobile phone operator, it managed to sell a number of 30,000 iPhones since launching the device on October 30, and ...

17 November 2009
07:03 GMT

The Nintendo DS Has a Broader Appeal than the iPhone

Apple has recently launched a broadside towards the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable, saying that the iPhone and the iPod are platforms better suited to mobile gaming because of their tactile driven interface and because of the huge number of videogames, most of them priced below five dollars or even offered ...

16 November 2009
16:41 GMT

Apple in Search of iPhone Developers

Cupertino-based company Apple announced not too long ago that its App Store, the software solutions portal it launched for users of an iPhone or an iPod, reached the number of 100,000 applications. When compared to the number of applications available through other similar portals around, the amount of iPhone s...

16 November 2009
05:05 GMT

Orange UK Debuts iPhone, Sells 30K Units

Apple's highly popular iPhone became available in the UK via Orange on Tuesday, marking the end of the exclusivity period O2 had on the handset. According to the wireless carrier, the first day of iPhone sales went pretty well, as it managed to deliver more than 30,000 units to its users, and it is very pleased ...

11 November 2009
05:24 GMT

The World's Most Profitable Handset Vendor in Q3 2009 Is Apple

Apple became the world’s most profitable handset vendor in Q3 2009, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, a global, independent research and consulting firm, headquartered in Boston, USA. The research showed that, as margins got hit hard by both the economic downturn and a stagnant presence ...

11 November 2009
03:22 GMT

iPhone 4 in Development, Casing Revealed by Manufacturer (Rumor)

Chinese wholesale and dropship company China Ontrade claims to have received parts that will make up the 2010 iPhone model. The company was the first to start supplying iPhone 3GS parts directly from factory, and was accurate in predicting the phone’s existence before it had been introduced. A wholesale and dro...

3 November 2009
08:41 GMT

Orange UK Shows iPhone Pricing, Release Date

Apple's iPhone, the most popular handset currently available on the market, is getting ready to make an appearance on Orange's airwaves as soon as November 10 is here. The carrier has already been reported to plan launching the device on that date, one day after O2 loses exclusivity on the iPhone, and now a...

2 November 2009
08:41 GMT

Telus' HSPA+ Network and Phones Available Come November 5

Canadian mobile phone carrier Telus has finally unveiled an official release date for both its new HSPA+ network as well as for the handsets related to it. November 5 is the day starting with which the carrier's customers will be able to enjoy the enhanced speeds the new network is capable of delivering, as well...

27 October 2009
03:18 GMT

iPhone on Orange UK Come November 10

It's a common fact that wireless carriers in the UK have long waited for O2's exclusivity on the Apple iPhone to come to an end, and that two of them already announced a while ago that they would soon offer the device to their users. One of these carriers, Orange, is now reported to prepare the iPhone for l...

26 October 2009
11:06 GMT

Nokia Might Ask Apple to Pay $1Billion for Patent Infringement

Finnish mobile-phone maker Nokia announced not too long ago that it sued Apple due to a patent infringement that involved the GSM, UMTS and WLAN connectivity standards used in the iPhone, and it seems that the Cupertino-based company might see itself in the position to pay up to $1 billion in case it loses the lawsui...

24 October 2009
07:10 GMT

Facebook Introduces Mobile Site for Touchscreen Phones

The mobile space isn't that big in the grand scheme at the moment but it is growing at a breakneck pace and mobile use is expected to make up a very large percentage of the overall Internet traffic in just a few years. Spurred by increasingly powerful smartphones and better data access, users are spending more t...

23 October 2009
06:59 GMT

AT&T to Allow Resellers to Offer the iPhone

Mobile phone carrier AT&T has posted some impressive numbers for the third quarter of the ongoing year and has showed that the exclusivity it has on Apple's iPhone device has helped it a lot in this direction, something that the operator seems determined to preserve at least for this quarter by allowing reseller...

23 October 2009
06:05 GMT

Apple: Competition Still Playing Catch with Our First iPhone

During Apple’s FY '09 Fourth Quarter Results Conference Call with analysts, the company’s COO, Tim Cook, revealed that iPhone competitors were still years behind the latest version of its popular smartphone. "Frankly I think people are trying to catch up with the first iPhone two years ago," Cook sai...

20 October 2009
05:31 GMT

Apple Invites Devs to iPhone Tech Talk World Tour

Apple has sent out an email to select iPhone developers attaching an invitation to the company’s iPhone development roadshow. The Mac maker promises that its tech gurus will stop by in locations like San Jose, Seattle, New York, Toronto in North America, London, Paris and Hamburg in Europe and Beijing and Tokyo...

20 October 2009
04:24 GMT

Rumor Mill: Verizon's LTE iPhone in Testing Stage

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless has been rumored for quite some time now to be getting ready to add Apple's iPhone to its offering, and now the same suppositions have emerged once again, with a series of new pieces of information. For starters, we should mention that Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam is reportedly...

20 October 2009
02:30 GMT

Apple Officially Introduces In-App Purchases for Free Titles

iPhone developers registered with Apple have confirmed that the Mac maker has given them the green light to include in-app purchases for all kinds of applications, meaning free titles too. The feature was previously reserved for paid iPhone apps. Via an email communication, developers of free applications recently g...

16 October 2009
04:44 GMT

PSP Go Has a Fundamental Concept Problem

Regie Fills-Aime, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Nintendo of America, has launched scathing attacks on the various devices that are trying to position themselves as being rivals to the company's Nintendo DS handheld. The company man touted the advantages of the platform, which at the moment leads the mark...

13 October 2009
15:41 GMT

Smartphone Market Sees 29% Increase in Australia

Smartphones are seen as the mobile devices that haven't been affected by the financial downturn during the ongoing year, and the latest IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker results show just that. According to the report, the smartphone market in Australia has seen an impressive growth during the first half of 200...

13 October 2009
10:02 GMT

Palm Pre, Wanted More than the iPhone in the UK

Sunnyvale-based mobile phone maker Palm already announced plans to launch its latest smartphone, the Palm Pre, on the European market, and most of you might already know that the device is set to be released on O2's airwaves in the UK on October 16, and it seems that the handset might become one of the most want...

13 October 2009
06:57 GMT

PSP Mini Prices Are Not in Sony's Hands

The PlayStation Portable Go, the new handheld from Sony, was released on October 1 and along with it Sony also outed the first games in the PSP Mini range, which is set to offer small, easy to download and play and, more crucially, cheap titles for the fresh device. Unfortunately, it seems that their pricing is a maj...

9 October 2009
02:59 GMT

Bell and TELUS to Launch Apple's iPhone Come November

Canadian mobile phone carriers Bell and TELUS announced on Tuesday that they recently reached new agreements with Apple for the distribution of the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in the country starting with November 2009. Bell and TELUS raise this way the number of wireless operators in Canada to have Apple's device ...

7 October 2009
02:17 GMT

O2 on iPhone Exclusivity: We're Proud to Have Had It

O2 UK has decided to provide a comment on the news regarding its losing the exclusivity deal on the iPhone. Starting with Monday, September 28, when Orange UK announced it would soon introduce the Apple iconic device into its offering, and continuing with today's announcement from Vodafone that it would make the...

29 September 2009
10:37 GMT

Vodafone UK Will Carry the iPhone

Following yesterday's announcement that O2 UK would soon lose exclusivity on Apple's iPhone, wireless carrier Vodafone has announced today that it will also include the iconic device in its offering. According to the operator, Apple and Vodafone have reached and agreement through which both the iPhone 3G an...

29 September 2009
07:05 GMT

iPhone Available from China Unicom Come October 1

Wireless carrier China Unicom has already announced officially that it closed a deal with Cupertino-based Apple to sell the iPhone in the country, and now a series of details on the availability of the device in China have emerged into the wild. Among them, the fact that October 1 seems to be the release date for the...

28 September 2009
08:56 GMT

iPhone 3G and 3GS Come to More UK Carriers, Officially

Mobile phone users in the United Kingdom have now yet another reason to rejoice, as Apple's highly popular iPhone device will soon become available for purchase in the country via more carries. Exclusively sold by O2 UK, the iPhone is expected to reach Orange's airwaves in the near future, at least this is ...

28 September 2009
05:23 GMT

O2 Upgrades Media Exchange for iPhone's Visual Voicemail

Mobile phone carrier O2 UK and Convergys Corporation announced on Tuesday that the operator's award-winning Intervoice Media Exchange solution was upgraded so as to offer support for the visual voicemail service for its iPhone users. The Media Exchange solution comes with multi-application capabilities, which en...

24 September 2009
07:31 GMT

Push Gmail Support Comes to Google Sync

Mobile phone users who already tried out Google Sync know very well that it enables any handset owner to synchronize Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar with a mobile device that runs under Windows Mobile or Symbian, as well as with an iPhone. Until yesterday, these were the only two options available with it, yet now...

23 September 2009
08:58 GMT

Apple Airs New iPhone Ads - 'Dine,' ' Nature,' and 'Pass'

Apple has started airing three new iPhone commercials emphasizing that its App Store currently holds some 75,000 applications for iPhone and iPod touch. The ads continue Apple’s manner of marketing the iPhone as a universal tool that comes in handy in just about any situation. Also worth noting is that Apple&r...

22 September 2009
10:20 GMT

Webur, a New Social and Messaging Solution for iPhone

iPhone and iPod touch users around the world have now yet another technology solution available for their devices, Webur from IPcelerate. According to the company, Webur comes with a series of communications, socialization and collaborative solutions and has been built based on the new NIPA 2.0 Mobile Thin Client and...

22 September 2009
02:54 GMT

Apple Surveying iPhone OS 3.1 Users on Battery Life

Apple is reportedly taking matters into its hands with numerous reports of poor battery life hitting its Discussions forums soon after the release of iPhone OS 3.1 earlier this month. The company is sending out forms to select forum commenters with as many as eleven questions and software that, once installed, logs b...

21 September 2009
09:46 GMT

Almost Every Portable Is in Direct Competition with the iPhone

A report signed Kottke.org claims that many tech-focused companies, as well as those making devices, are reluctant to the fact that Apple’s iPhone is taking over. Being the powerful, complex yet intuitive platform that it is, the iPhone is competing with a truckload of devices whose capabilities it is duplicati...

21 September 2009
08:44 GMT

Smartphone and iPhone Owners Use the Same Applications

Compete, a TNS Media company, has recently published the results for its quarterly SmartphoneIntelligence survey, providing a deeper insight into the way consumers are using their iPhones and Smartphones. Based on the results of the survey it seems that smartphone and iPhone owners tend to be on the same side when it...

16 September 2009
09:24 GMT

O2 Launches My O2 App for iPhone Users

Wireless carrier O2 announced on Tuesday the launch of a new application for its iPhone users, My O2, which enables them to keep an eye on how much they spend on their phone. According to the carrier, the My O2 section that users can access on O2’s website provides information on all sections of a consumer'...

16 September 2009
07:23 GMT

Google Fast Flip Released for iPhone and Android Devices

Earlier today, Google unveiled a new, experimental project aimed at making it easier for users to read and find new news stories by allowing them to 'flip' through articles with an intuitive and fast interface. While the idea may be interesting enough, the implementation left somewhat to be desired. But, al...

15 September 2009
11:41 GMT

Crysis Running on the iPhone, Thanks to AMD's DirectX 11 GPUs

The iPhone, Apple's entrance in the world of mobiles and handhelds, is one of the world's most popular devices, having already reached its 3rd generation. Crysis is also one of the most popular products in its category, being considered a benchmark for new computer hardware, due to its strong visual require...

11 September 2009
08:56 GMT

Apple Slams the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable

When it comes to gaming on the move, the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable recently got to meet a new challenger in the Apple-made iPhone. Both Nintendo and Sony have long regarded the new device as lacking the power and the public needed to compete with the long established handhelds. But now Apple has made t...

10 September 2009
18:01 GMT

Rumor Mill: AT&T to Offer New Features to iPhone Users

Wireless carrier AT&T is reportedly getting ready to add new features to its offering for the iPhone users in the United States. It seems that the operator, which denied the access to a series of features to the iPhone owners, although they were supported by the device, plans on providing at least two new carrier-spe...

8 September 2009
10:18 GMT

Apple to Release the iPhone in Israel on October 15

Cupertino, California-based Apple is reportedly gearing up for the launch of its highly popular iPhone is Israel. According to the news, the company has approached the Antitrust Authority in order to make sure that all of its activities with the wireless carriers in the country are approved, and that there are no iss...

8 September 2009
01:29 GMT

AT&T iPhone Users to Get MMS Functionality on September 25

Owners of Apple's iPhone iconic device that live in the US will be able to benefit from the MMS functionality that the iPhone OS brought to their iPhone 3G and 3GS devices as soon as September 25, wireless carrier AT&T announced today. The long awaited feature will finally come to the iPhone, and it will only re...

4 September 2009
09:18 GMT

AT&T's Network Overwhelmed by iPhone Usage

Wireless carrier AT&T is the only operator in the United States to offer its users the possibility to enjoy Apple's iPhone iconic device, yet it seems that this might actually be a problem for the company. AT&T's network has been criticized quite a few times before due to call drops and slow Internet speeds...

3 September 2009
10:38 GMT

iPhone GPS Gets Robbers Arrested

Three suspects were arrested for robbery, access device fraud and receiving stolen property after their victim got their location using the GPS feature in his stolen iPhone. The man was able to tell the police officers exactly where the robbers had been and what they did with his credit card.A man walking along Amber...

1 September 2009
07:26 GMT

Apple Denies Fault in Exploding iPhones

Apple has issued its first statement in regards to recent cases of exploding iPhones, suggesting that such cases are isolated, while the issue is not with the devices themselves, but rather with inappropriate use. “To date, there are no confirmed battery overheating incidents for iPhone 3GS and the number of r...

31 August 2009
10:59 GMT

China Telecom Might Get the Palm Pre

Mobile phone users in China might soon have the chance to choose between two of the hottest mobile phones available on the market at the moment, namely the Apple iPhone and the Palm Pre. While the former will certainly come towards users in the country starting with the fourth quarter of the ongoing year, the latter ...

31 August 2009
05:05 GMT

Download Open Source Bing iPhone and Mac SDK

Microsoft is little shy of attempting to take its latest Search Engine incarnation beyond the limits of a desktop browser. In this regard, the Redmond company is now providing the tools and resources necessary for developers to integrate Bing with Mac OS X and iPhone. On August 27th, 2009, the software giant announce...

28 August 2009
06:44 GMT

iPhone AT&T Users Get MMS in September with OS 3.1

Several reports are confirming AT&T is gearing up to provide MMS support for iPhone owners in September. The much-anticipated feature was actually promised for summer 2009, but at least the carrier is delivering. Apple, for its part, introduced MMS support across its iPhone 3G and 3GS devices, but still has to wait f...

27 August 2009
05:25 GMT

iPhone Call Recorder Looks Like Police Gadgetry from the ‘60s

DIY gadget hacker Adam Byers has created a custom iPhone Call Recorder with the help of which one can record both ends of a conversation, as well as start recording the conversation midstream. The solution is hardware-based, not an app. “I’ve wanted a way to record phone calls to and from my iPhone since...

25 August 2009
05:55 GMT

Windows Mobile 6.5 and 7 to Co-Exist in 2010

While the Windows 7 client and server operating systems have already been released to manufacturing, Microsoft is set to deliver yet another 7 release of its proprietary operating system. The Redmond company is working to produce Windows Mobile 7, a version tailored to mobile phones that is planned for availability i...

19 August 2009
10:27 GMT


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