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iPhone 3.1 Beta Released to iPhone Developers

Liaw Kim Poh, Jun 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

If you have not upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0 yet, the next iPhone OS upgrade should be coming with version 3.1. While there is no change log available on the new version, it should include numerous bug fixes and the mms feature is said to be turned on by default even if you are on AT&T network. We will keep you updated once we have the information on the detail change log. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile USA and RIM to Offer BlackBerry Curve 8900 in February

Liaw Kim Poh, Jan 7th 2009 Discuss [0]

Official press releases has now confirmed that the BlackBerry curve 8900 will be offered by T-Mobile USA in February next month. Detail release date is not mentioned in the press releases, but according to the insider news reported on BoyGeniusReport, it should be available from February 11th. Read The Full Story

Nokia press event “Briefing In The Sky” – 180 feet above the ground

Liaw Kim Poh, Apr 1st 2008 Discuss [0]

Today Nokia is holding a press briefing at CTIA Wireless. Our Vincent will be attending that briefing and surprisingly enough it will be held on the air – 180 feet above the ground! So our “curious” Vince went to the site to captured video of the briefing venue. We are expecting Nokia to announce the rumored N810 Internet Tablet WiMAX Edition at this "Briefing In The Sky" event. Video after the jump Read The Full Story

Sony is preparing to launch laptops with Penryn processor

Liaw Kim Poh, Dec 30th 2007 Discuss [0]

Not wanting to get left behind by Acer and Fujitsu-Siemens, Sony is preparing to launch its Penryn based laptops. The VAIO AR7, FZ4, and SZ7 will feature Intel’s new Core 2 Duo mobile that uses 45nm-manufacturing process. The Santa Rosa Refresh platform combined with Penryn based CPU will give laptop users longer battery life. Now all I need is to get one of these Penryn chip on my MacBook Pro!

Rent an iPhone for 29 quid a day

Liaw Kim Poh, Dec 3rd 2007 Discuss [0]

Not sure if you will like an iPhone but still want to give it a try? Well, a German company Erento is renting out iPhone to UK users for £29/day. Yes it is expensive, and four weeks rental will cost you £169, which is not far from buying one. The company’s UK site has two iPhones in their inventory available for rent, London and Manchester each has one. The one in Manchester is unlocked and ready to be use on any network. Apple iPhones offered up for hire [via reghardware]

Verizon LG Chocolate goes frosty with Blue Ice

Liaw Kim Poh, Dec 3rd 2007 Discuss [0]

Verizon announces new LG Chocolate, the Blue Ice. The new LG Chocolate Blue ice sports the same features as other LG chocolate. This frosty chocolaty treat from LG is currently available on Verizon’s site for $79.99 after $50 mail in rebate and two years contract. Retail stores will have the phone starting December 7th. [via press release]

TurboLinux’s Wizpy does what most PMPs do, plus more

Liaw Kim Poh, Dec 1st 2007 Discuss [1]

Wizpy from TurboLinux is a gizmo packed with features such as media playback (MP3, OGG, WMA, AAC, DivX,) – FM radio, sound recorder, e-book reader, and photo display device. Another notable attraction of this gizmo is its computing applications that includes browser, email, and office software. The Wizpy sports 256,000-color OLED screen weight only 60g. Plugging this gizmo to a PC using USB will give user their own operating system environment. Wizpy was launch in Japan earlier this year. [via Wizpy]

Tag Heuer announces mobile phone in 2008

Liaw Kim Poh, Nov 30th 2007 Discuss [0]

TAG Heuer, the watchmaker has signed an exclusive agreement with ModelLabs to create mobile phones. This will be the first communication device using the TAG Heuer brand name and will inherit the design characteristic of the Swiss watch brand. TAG Heuer plans to launch its TAG Heuer brand mobile phones in the second half of 2008. No pricing information at this moment. Thanks Francois Rager!

LG Phone did not killed the Korean man, his friend did!

Liaw Kim Poh, Nov 30th 2007 Discuss [0]

We recently saw a chain of news about a Korean man that was killed by an LG cellphone; after police investigation, it turns out that he was actually murdered by his friend that apparently also the first witness of the event. LG reaffirmed the public that its battery is safe and did not cause this tragedy. The media are quick in picking the incident’s story and putting LG phone battery as the main suspect. I guess bad news spread way faster than good news. [via slashphone]

Planex GW-MS54G MiniSD WiFi Card – adds WiFi connectivity to your smartphone

Liaw Kim Poh, Nov 28th 2007 Discuss [1]

If upgrading your phone is not an option, but you still need WiFi capability on your smartphone, then Planex miniSD wireless LAN card GW-MS54G might be a good solution for you. It supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA, and WPA2 encryption protocol and works with any 802.11 b/g WiFi network. The card will be available in Japan by the end of December from retailers and Planex direct. No information on pricing and availability in US is still unknown. [via slashphone]

LG Shine sold over 5 millions unit worldwide – now available on AT&T

Liaw Kim Poh, Nov 28th 2007 Discuss [3]

LG Shine has done quite well on the international market as it has sold over 5 millions unit since its debut in October 2006. Now US consumer gets to see what Shine is all about as AT&T is making the LG handset available in US market. According to BGR, AT&T is now pushing its own HSDPA capable Shine. AT&T priced the Shine at $149.99 with 2 years contract and $50 mail-in rebate. LG Shine surpasses the 5 million mark, now available on AT&T [via bgr]

XV6800 from Verizon is now available to order

Liaw Kim Poh, Nov 28th 2007 Discuss [0]

The awaited XV6800 is now available on Verizon Wireless. Verizon listed the price at $349 with two years of contract and $50 mail-in rebate. The XV6800 is the same phone as HTC Mogul that is available on Sprint. It features 2.8-inch QVGA touch screen with resolution of 320 x 240, Windows Mobile 6, 64MB RAM/256MB ROM, 802.11 b/g WiFi, EV-DO, Bluetooth with A2DP support, slideout QWERTY keyboard and 2-megapixel camera. Verizon's XV6800 in the wild, finally available to order [via engadget]