Patent suggests location-based social networking for iPhone
Chris Rawson, Tuaw, 2/8/2010 Imagine you and a friend are on a phone call, and both of you own iPhones. You’re trying to meet up somewhere downtown in a city neither of you know very well, so the best answer you can give your friend when he asks, “Where are you now?” is “Uhhh…” followed [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: GPS, MMS, SMS
Mobile Apps Flood the Market: Will Hackers Notice?
Sven Appel, Mobile Tech Today, 2/2/2010 With Apple and its App Store leading the way, smartphone users are dialed in to a huge selection of apps ranging from virtual whoopee cushions to highly refined video games. But experts fear that smartphones will become more vulnerable as they grow closer to PCs in functionality, and the [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: Malware, MMS, Nokia, SMS, Vodafone
Blackberry 8310 Curve – Your Personal Computer
admin, Wheel BLOG, 1/12/2010 The BlackBerry Curve 8310 is very small and light phone, which only weighs a total of 111 grams. The dimensions of this small handset makes the handset easy for the user to hold, use and carry, which are 107 x 60 x 15.5 mm. It has a large colour screen and [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Bluetooth, EDGE, GPS, GSM, MMS, SMS
Vonage Offers Unlimited International Calling for Mobile Users
Nathan Eddy, eWeek, 12/24/2009 Voice and messaging services provider Vonage spreads the holiday cheer with unlimited mobile international calls to more than 60 countries for one flat monthly rate. Just in time for the holidays, Vonage announced an enhancement to the Vonage Mobile application to include the Vonage World calling plan. Vonage World Mobile provides [...]
In: Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: MMS, WiFi
Jailbreaking your iPhone: The pros and cons
Mike Keller, PC World, 11/13/2009 iPhone “jailbreaking” has been a hot topic since Apple releasedits smartphone more than two years ago. While the amazing little device does indeed have applications for “just about everything,” Apple’s sometimes arbitrary or self-serving rejections of apps such as Google Voice has turned more people on to the idea of [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, JailBreak, MMS, Tether
Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010
Prince McLean, AppleInsider, 11/9/2009 A new report citing sources in the Taiwan handset supply chain says Apple has contracted to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single global handset to all carriers, and specifically to Verizon Wireless in the US. [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: 3G, AT&T, CDMA, GSM, HSPA, LTE, MMS, Sprint, T-Mobile, Tether, Verizon
Tethering: Droid Gets A Date, iPhone Still MIA
David Coursey, TechInsiter, 11/4/2009 Good news for Droid customers: Verizon says it will support tethering beginning early next year. Tethering is something the iPhone can do, but AT&T doesn’t support, though has said it will someday. Gearlog reports that Verizon said its “Broadband Access Connect” plan will add tethering to the Droid’s list of features [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, MMS, Tether, Verizon
AT&T weighs higher fees for data hogs
Matt Hamblen, Computer World, 10/22/2009 AT&T is finalizing a plan that could impose higher fees on big data users, subject to rules that may come from federal regulators regarding net neutrality, an AT&T executive said today. AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega said the carrier is considering “pricing options,” which could be affected by [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, CTIA, FCC, HSPA, LTE, MMS, Verizon
AT&T remains elusive on official date for iPhone tethering
TJ Luoma, TUAW, 10/14/2009 iPhone users have been waiting for tethering for a long time. More specifically, AT&T customers are still waiting for it. Since the WWDC 2009 Keynote Address, where it was announced that iPhone OS 3.0 would support tethering, AT&T has said they would support it… sometime. Appmodo.com is reporting that iPhone tethering [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, AT&T, MMS, Tether
AT&T says network needs more work to support iPhone tethering
Sam Oliver, Apple Insider, 10/8/2009 AT&T made a surprising announcement this week when it declared voice over IP applications could run on its 3G data network. However, the wireless carrier still is not prepared to offer iPhone data tethering. In an unexpected reversal, AT&T revealed this week that VoIP services, like Skype, would be allowed [...]