July, 2009
Ditching the iPhone? I’ll Bet WinMo Has What You Want
As of late, we have three prominent names publicly ditching the iPhone. Om Malik , from GigaOm, Michael Arrington from TechCrunch, and one person who’s inspired me for ages, macintosh developer Steven Frank from Panic, inc
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AT&T HTC Touch Diamond2 /Warhawk-New AT&T cell phones
We had known that the HTC Touch Diamond2 will head to AT&T renamed as HTC Warhawk two months ago. The New at&t phones – Warhawk is a cool PDA phone , it will feature dual-band AT&T 3G, a 3.2 MP Camera, and aGPS. And as well as it has a 3.2″ WVGA touch display and supports 850 and 1900MHz WCDMA.
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Free Game: Connect4 for the Nokia N97 (5800, Samsung i8910 and other S60 5th Edition)
Here’s another of a growing number of free gems on the Ovi Store for your N97 (or other S60 5th Edition phone) Connect4. You can play in single player mode against the computer or go against a person in two player mode.
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Motorola: Don’t Count Them Out Yet, New Android Smartphone! Verizon?
Motorola "Sholes" rumored specs: 256MB RAM 3.7-inch WVGA+ 480 x 854 sliding touchscreen full QWERTY keyboard 5-megapixel camera with autofocus USB Bluetooth 2.0 WiFi audio & video format support microSD/SDHC card (up to 16GB) The Android-powered Motorola will support CDMA and EVDO Rev A, it should ship around October – yet another 2009 launch – along a 8GB microSD card AND rumored to be launched by Verizon. Oh, dimensions & weight: 4.6 inches wide – 2.3 inches tall – 0.54 inches thick – 6.0 ounces 115.8 mm wide – 60.0 mm tall – 13.70 mm thick – 169 g Read More | Russian Website Attached Images Motorola-Sholes-01.jpg (43.1 KB) Motorola-Sholes-03.jpg (28.6 KB)
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Possible iPhone Hack
So it looks like someone, well actually a couple of someones are set to show a security exploit they have found in all versions of the Apple iPhone . With this new exploit, according to Wired.com, “a hacker could control all the functions on the iPhone, such as e-mailing, dialing contacts — and, most alarmingly, sending more text messages to hijack even more iPhones .” Basically they are almost in complete control of you phone and allowing them to send to your friends to control them. There is “ one giveaway is if you receive a text message containing a single square character.
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Rumoured iPhone Exploit
So it looks like there is a major exploit set to wreck havoc on the Apple iPhone . This is for all Apple iPhones. Wired.com is reporting on it and they are saying that “ a hacker could control all the functions on the iPhone, such as e-mailing, dialing contacts — and, most alarmingly, sending more text messages to hijack even more iPhones .” This is really scary since from the sounds of it the person who hacks into your phone basically can do anything they want with your phone remotely
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Study Shows Smartphone Users Prefer Using Their Voice to Typing or Touching
Microsoft: A study released today reveals that smartphone users are more inclined to buy a device that offers them the ability to push one button, say what they want and get it, making them more efficient on the go. The research, conducted by Sanderson Studios for Tellme Networks Inc., a Microsoft subsidiary, shows that 75 percent of people would choose a smartphone that allows them to compose a text message, search the Web or dial a contact simply by speaking, rather than by typing or using a touch screen
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US Lawmakers Considering Banning Texting
It looks like US lawmakers are considering passing legislation banning textng, but only why someone is driving. According to the American Press there are currently 14 states and DC that have banned texting while driving , but this law would ban it throughout the US. A study released last week by the “Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that when drivers of heavy trucks texted, their collision risk was 23 times greater than when not texting.
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Novatel announces new MiFi 2372 for North American GSM networks
One of the most popular mobile accessories that I have heard about from others who travel quite a bit is the Novatel Wireless MiFi. I personally have not tried one out because they have been available on Sprint and Verizon Wireless and I don’t get a good enough signal where I live with these carriers to pay for another mobile data service. Novatel Wireless just announced the MiFi 2372 HSPA device that is optimized for North American GSM networks and worldwide usage with a GSM carrier.
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Samsung Comeback Review
My Samsung Comeback review : The Samsung Comeback is a brand new messaging cell phone for T-Mobile. Like the enV3 and the Alias2, this handset’s most prominent feature is it’s flip-open QWERTY keyboard. The exterior screen is rather small and is mainly used for making calls, while the larger interior screen is where all the messaging action is
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