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iPhone Watch: Steve Jobs Embraces Third-Party Apps; SDK in February

iPhone Watch: Steve Jobs Embraces Third-Party Apps; SDK in February

Straight from the horse's mouth on Apple.com today: "Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers? hands in February."  The...
HTC Touch coming to Sprint Nov 4th

HTC Touch coming to Sprint Nov 4th

Sprint announced today they will offer the HTC Touch starting November 4th for $249 with a 2 year contract and $100 mail in rebate. Customers can expect the same long list of features as its GSM...
Mini-Review: Monsoon HAVA streams video to phones

Mini-Review: Monsoon HAVA streams video to phones

I recently got to play with the Monsoon HAVA Platinum HD, one of three streaming video devices Monsoon is now selling under the Hava name.  Like a Slingbox, HAVA sits between your TV and Cable Box/...
Mobile phone barcode boarding pass!

Mobile phone barcode boarding pass!

Yes, the ATA (Air Transport Association) reached an agreement to standardize mobile barcodes for use as boarding passes. Talk about a good idea! Basically instead of having to print the boarding pass...
Nokia unveils new S60 smartphone software

Nokia unveils new S60 smartphone software

Today at the Symbian Smartphone Show in London, Nokia showed off its S60 3rd edition touch screen interface. The cool factor comes in to play with its haptic feedback that gives the user a better...
AT&T contract policy update

AT&T contract policy update

AT&T subscribers wishing to get out of their contract early will have to pay a fee based on how much time is left on their contract instead of the typically outrageous flat fee. Also, existing...
Nokia introduces the 2135

Nokia introduces the 2135

Yesterday, Nokia announced they were adding the 2135, a fairly thin bar style phone to their line-up as a direct result of customer demand for an affordable handset that is easy to use. Well the 2135...
Ears to the ground: Nokia sponsoring Web 2.0 Summit - product launch this week?

Ears to the ground: Nokia sponsoring Web 2.0 Summit - product launch this week?

Nokia is the Platinum Sponsor of the Web 2.0 Summit which kicks off this Wednesday in San Francisco, CA.  Nokia has also been widely reported to be developing a WiMax-enabled version of their N800...
iPhone watch: Apple releases web apps directory

iPhone watch: Apple releases web apps directory

It's not as good as the real thing, but better than nothing ... I guess. Unwavering from their stance that "iPhone does run apps ... Web 2.0 apps," Apple went live with their Web apps directory on...
S60 smartphone software evolves to enrich the user experience

S60 smartphone software evolves to enrich the user experience

Expanding the platform with intuitive touch user interface, sensor technologies and complete web video experience Symbian Smartphone Show, London, UK - As Internet is entering into the core of...
Easy-to-use Nokia 2135 phone provides a reliable connection to friends and family

Easy-to-use Nokia 2135 phone provides a reliable connection to friends and family

New CDMA handset combines contemporary design with a "not too much, not too little, but just right" feature set WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Responding to the needs of customers who want an easy-to-use,...
Nokia ships the N95 8GB

Nokia ships the N95 8GB

Nokia today announced they have begun shipping the new N95 8GB and consumers should expect to be able to get their hands on them within a week. As an added bonus the phone will come pre-loaded with...
Sprint Exclusive Entertainment (SEE) original TV programming!

Sprint Exclusive Entertainment (SEE) original TV programming!

Sprint today announced they will be adding original TV programming to their mobile entertainment line-up. Most of the videos will be around two minutes long and feature guest hosts to cover topics in...
Lots and lots of phones: MOTO announces 9 new handsets

Lots and lots of phones: MOTO announces 9 new handsets

Motorola unleashed nine new mobile phones upon the citizens of the world today, though one of them isn't really "new," but rather a special edition of a recently released handset.  The U9 is a...
Changes at the top: Sprint, AT&T face executive transitions

Changes at the top: Sprint, AT&T face executive transitions

Sprint and AT&T will both soon be seeing some changes at the top of their mobile phone divisions, albeit for very different reasons.  First Sprint CEO Gary Forsee resigned his post under fire...
Me and my Shadow: HTC Shadow headed to T-Mobile?

Me and my Shadow: HTC Shadow headed to T-Mobile?

A few days ago Fareed blogged about a mystery device forthcoming from smartphone maker extraordinaire HTC.  The mystery phone may have been revealed today as the T-Mobile-bound "Shadow," aka the HTC...
Prada: Is AT&T readying LG's

Prada: Is AT&T readying LG's "iPhone Killer"?

Remember back to this Spring when the rumor mill made it sound like every cell phone maker not named Apple was scurrying to ready their own "iPhone Killer" in time to compete with Apple & AT&...
Blackberry 8130 coming soon to Sprint

Blackberry 8130 coming soon to Sprint

Sprint announced yesterday they will offer the Blackberry Pearl 8130 starting next month. The 8130 dubbed the ?Pearl 2? is an updated version of the popular 8100 adding a 2.0 MP camera with video...
iPhone watch: Limited unlocking achieved for iPhone 1.1.1

iPhone watch: Limited unlocking achieved for iPhone 1.1.1

Score one for the hackers.  Or, as an old boss of mine liked to say, "Information Wants to be Free."  iPhone 1.1.1 Jailbreak has now been reported to activate handsets, and apparently allows for...
Food, Prizes, and Phones: come to the San Francisco reader meetup with Samsung

Food, Prizes, and Phones: come to the San Francisco reader meetup with Samsung

Hey everyone -- Samsung has graciously offered to co-sponsor a PhoneDog reader meetup at the CITA Wireless IT & Entertainment show Monday October 22nd in San Francisco.  I'll be hosting the event...

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