Jan 25 2009

Apple Patent Would Automatically Adjust Speaker Volume

Awesome. If it works as well as the auto-brightness on my iPhone I’ll have to stop using my Church’s free wi-fi to catch up on Fleshbot posts during Sunday service.

Share

Jan 24 2009

Palm Centro Migrates to Bell Mobility on February 2nd – Mobile Magazine

Palm Centro Migrates to Bell Mobility on February 2nd
Mobile Magazine – 23 Jan 2009
Well, this took quite a while. The Palm Centro is far from being a new phone anymore, having already been available through a number of providers for quite some time.
Bell Palm Centro due February 2nd prices announced Phones Review
Bell Canada to release the Palm Centro on February 2 Unwired View
TreoCentral – Teleclick.ca
all 5 news articles
Share

Jan 24 2009

Bell Mobility to Launch CDMA-Based Palm Centro – Teleclick.ca

Bell Mobility to Launch CDMA-Based Palm Centro
Teleclick.ca – 8 hours ago
Canadian cell phone carrier, Bell Mobility, is planning to launch a CDMA version of the Palm Centro device on February 2. This affordable touchscreen smartphone comes equipped with a built-in MP3 player, mobile email capability, and a 1.3-megapixel
Palm Centro Migrates to Bell Mobility on February 2nd Mobile Magazine
Bell Palm Centro due February 2nd prices announced Phones Review
Unwired View – TreoCentral
all 5 news articles
Share

Jan 24 2009

Palm to Apple: Bring It

Palm, whose new Pre handset, though built around a different paradigm than the iPhone, boasts some remarkably iPhone-like features. Palm, a company who’s reinvention is being stewarded by Jon Rubinstein, once Apple’s head of hardware engineering and a guy with an undoubtedly deep knowledge of Cupertino’s R&D process.

Share

Jan 24 2009

RIM To Bring S60 E-Mail Support – InformationWeek

RIM To Bring S60 E-Mail Support
InformationWeek – 21 Jan 2009
Nokia dropped support for BlackBerry servers last year, but Research In Motion is said to be readying a way for S60 handsets to get push corporate e-mail, contact information, and calendars.
Nokia to test RIM dominance GulfNews
Keeping The BlackBerry, Ctd. Atlantic Online
iTWire – RedOrbit
all 5 news articles
Share

Jan 24 2009

Bell Mobility to Launch CDMA-Based Palm Centro – Teleclick.ca

Bell Mobility to Launch CDMA-Based Palm Centro
Teleclick.ca – 3 hours ago
Canadian cell phone carrier, Bell Mobility, is planning to launch a CDMA version of the Palm Centro device on February 2. This affordable touchscreen smartphone comes equipped with a built-in MP3 player, mobile email capability, and a 1.3-megapixel
Palm Centro Migrates to Bell Mobility on February 2nd Mobile Magazine
Bell Palm Centro due February 2nd prices announced Phones Review
Unwired View – TreoCentral
all 5 news articles
Share

Jan 24 2009

Fraudsters Abusing Canada’s Do-Not-Call List

J ROC writes “Phone numbers on Canada’s Do-Not-Call registry have apparently been sold to off-shore telemarketers, scam artists, and other ne’er-do-wells, according to reports in the Globe & Mail and CBC News. The CRTC, which runs the registry, sells lists of phone numbers online for a small fee; making it available to anybody who might be interested in buying it, including con artists. I guess this explains why, ever since I added my number to the registry, I’ve been getting phone calls from 000-000-0000 trying to interest me in some free vacation scam. Canada’s Privacy Commissioner is currently investigating.”

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Share

Jan 24 2009

Sony Reconstructing Doesn't Involve SCEE – PS3Center.net

Sony Reconstructing Doesn't Involve SCEE
PS3Center.net – 15 hours ago
by Dustin S. Sony, much like every other company in the world, is beginning to have some money trouble. Since they are one of the biggest electronic makers in the world, many people worry what this means and how it could affect them personally.
Sony Rejects PlayStation Branded Phone Plan of Sony Ericsson. X-bit Labs
The PlayStation 3 Will Have a Lot of Great Games This Year, Says Sony Softpedia
PSP-Downloads News – TechWhack – Kotaku.com – Rethink Wireless
all 12 news articles
Share

Jan 24 2009

Bell Palm Centro due February 2nd prices announced – Phones Review

Bell Palm Centro due February 2nd prices announced
Phones Review – 3 hours ago
Over in Canada, Bell is preparing for the launch of the Palm Centro on the 2nd of February, a mobile phone that was first launched by Rogers back in June 08, still better late than never.
Palm Centro Migrates to Bell Mobility on February 2nd Mobile Magazine
Bell Canada to release the Palm Centro on February 2 Unwired View
TreoCentral
all 4 news articles
Share

Jan 24 2009

RIM To Bring S60 E-Mail Support – InformationWeek

RIM To Bring S60 E-Mail Support
InformationWeek – 21 Jan 2009
Nokia dropped support for BlackBerry servers last year, but Research In Motion is said to be readying a way for S60 handsets to get push corporate e-mail, contact information, and calendars.
Nokia to test RIM dominance GulfNews
Keeping The BlackBerry, Ctd. Atlantic Online
iTWire – RedOrbit
all 5 news articles
Share