Steve Jobs is Back in Action, Apple Ready for a Comeback

Not that Apple was having issues or something, but WWDC 2009 was a huge disappointment, as far as surprising announcements are concerned. No Apple netbook, no tablet, no totally new iPhone, nothing… just the 3GS that didn’t blow anyone’s mind and still sold 1 million units in 3 days. However, Steve Jobs is back in the game, so things... 

Skype 3.0, Now Available on Windows Mobile Phones

Skype 3.0 has just become available, in the Gold version on Windows Mobile phones and it can be downloaded from here. The software comes with 2 new and cool features: SMS and file transfer. Skype 3.0 can also run on Nokia N800/N810, various other mobiles, the iPhone and PSP. The above mentioned file transfer feature allows the user to send spreadsheets,... 

BlackBerry Tour Will Hit Verizon on July 12th

The official launch date of BlackBerry Tour via Verizon will be July 12th and this is official info we’re talking about. The handset will be available for $199 both online and in stores with a 2 year contract. Pre-orders for the phone have already started and we remind you that Tour comes with 3G support, a 3.2 megapixel camera, 256MB of internal... 

Sony Ericsson C902 Versus Nikon D80

We know that this battle can only have one winner, but the idea’s original enough to have us looking at the pictures, as we search for resemblances, defects and advantages. Esato board user Plankgatan took the following pics and the first photo below was taken with the aid of the SE C902. Next is the photo taken using Nikon D80 and in case you’re... 

Cheers Phone is an Alcohol-Based Concept, Resembles a Whisky Bottle

Powering up the great looking handset below is an alcohol cell, that makes it both eco-friendly and power saving, but will the user of such a concept phone resist the temptation to open the cap and drink the “fuel”? Well, unless it’s industrial alcohol or something… The phone was designed by Tryi Yeh and it goes by the name... 

Palm Pre Gets Firmware Upgrade to Version 1.0.4; No More Homebrews Installed Via Email

Palm has just released firmware version 1.0.4 for the Pre handset that’s been recently selling on Sprint. Engadget claims the firmware brings security vulnerabilities fixes, but there’s a downside to this: no more homebrew apps on the Pre without a jailbreak. Till now, one could use a “hole” in the system, that allowed Palm... 

Nvidia Tegra to be Included in First Smartphone; Available in Q4 2009?

Word’s out that the famous Nvidia Tegra chip might be implemented on a smartphone, that would hit the market in Q4 2009, or so claims Mike Rayfield, Nvidia mobile unit general manager. According to The Street, Samsung and Motorola are the best candidates for manufacturing the new device, that might be running Android. Tegra is a low power consumption... 

Major Phone Makers Agree on Selling Handsets With Universal Chargers in Europe

Apple and other important handset makers have closed a deal with the European Commission, announcing that they’ll start selling phones with universal chargers from 2010. Among the companies on the list there’s Nokia, LG, Motorola, RIM, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. Also, major chipset makers like NEC, TI and Qualcomm have accepted the deal.... 

Samsung Reveals 4 New Low End Phones

Samsung continues to be the only company with the habit of revealing more than two or three devices at a time. This time we’re dealing with the announcement of no less than 4 new low end phones: the S6700, C5510, M2310 and M2510. Samsung M2310 (pictured above) is a music phone, a slider with GPRS/EDGE support, lacking 3G and packing a 3.5mm headphone... 

Nokia N97′s Firmware Gets Upgrade on July 1st

Twitter is slowly but surely becoming a better source of info than CNN, since it was the first to announce Michael Jackson’s death, the Chisinau and Iran revolutions and now the new Nokia N97 firmware. The Nokia Conversations Twitter account has some fresh info posted about a brand new firmware update for the N97, the N97 SW 1.1 (11.x.021) version.... 

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