IPhone 3GS: AT&T Sales Record

July 3, 2009  
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IPhone 3GS: AT&T Sales Record

According to InformationWeek the recent release of the iPhone 3GS is a big factor in AT&T setting a new single-day sales record. The iPhone 3GS was released on AT&T on June 19th and set many different records for the company. Read more

Palm Pre: O2 Rumored to have UK Exclusive

July 3, 2009  
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Palm Pre: O2 Rumored to have UK Exclusive

According to the UK Newspaper the Guardian, the first network in the UK to offer the Palm Pre will be O2. Palm have stated that they will announce more details on July 7th. If this does turn out to be true it will be huge for O2 as they already have exclusivity for the Apple iPhone 3G S. Read more

Samsung Omnia II : First video review

July 3, 2009  
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Samsung Omnia II : First video review

The highly anticipated Samsung Omnia II (i8000) is said to be launching with Verizon later this month, now a video review has emerged on SlashGear, this video introduces you to most of the aspects of the handset, the video is 10 minutes long however if your thinking of getting the handset it is well worth watching. The video can be seen below. Read more

IPhone OS 3.0: SMS Fix on its way

July 3, 2009  
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IPhone OS 3.0: SMS Fix on its way

Since the release of Apple OS 3.0 on the whole reviews have been pretty good, however recently a vulnerability has been found that may allow an attacker to run unauthorized code with full access to the device. The vulnerability is said to be with SMS message handling, and Apple are said to be working on a fix.

Apple are doing their best to have a fix ready before 25th-30th of July, this is due to the Black Hat USA conference which takes place on these dates.

A security researcher named Charlie Miller is said to have found the security vulnerability and is said to present his findings during the Black Hat USA conference. This is not the first time Miller has found vulnerabilities with Apple software, last year he won awards for exploiting previously unknown vulnerabilities in their Safari Web browser.

Check out InformationWeek for a more detailed look into the vulnerability.

BlackBerry Tour: Verizon contract customers have order problems

July 2, 2009  
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BlackBerry Tour: Verizon contract customers have order problems

With the BlackBerry Tour soon to become Verizons most popular handset, it seems that Verizon are not allowing customers who wish to upgrade their handsets to pre-order it, it is also stated that upgrades may be blocked after the phone’s release. Read more

How to improve iPhone 3GS (3.0 update) voice control?

July 2, 2009  
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How to improve iPhone 3GS (3.0 update) voice control?

We have now had just less than two weeks with the new Apple iPhone 3G S that came with the new iPhone OS 3.0 software update. One of the features they we have used the most is the new Voice Control, and with an update already being planned for the latest OS, how can Apple improve the Voice Control features. Read more

Palm Pre Sales Beat Expectations

July 1, 2009  
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Palm Pre Sales Beat Expectations

When Palm released the Palm Pre they expected quite high sales, but according to reports these estimates were vastly underestimated. Palm is currently producing 15,000 units per day in an attempt to keep ahead of demand.

Apart from its nice design the thing that seems to have impressed most users is its easy to use stable Operating System (webOS). Read more

Nokia 6790 Surge / Mako on video

July 1, 2009  
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Nokia 6790 Surge / Mako on video

A video has emerged showing the new Nokia 6790, the video can be seen below or on Engadget and offers a first look at the handset. The video quality is not great nor is it very informative however it gives you a physical look at the dimensions and design. Read more

Bundle: Nokia N97 and Dell Vostro

July 1, 2009  
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Bundle: Nokia N97 and Dell Vostro

A couple of weeks ago we saw the launch of the new Nokia N97, and while we all agree that it is a beautiful phone, it is out of reach of most. Still if you have a spare $700 then go ahead, but Dell might be able to offer you a deal. Read more

FCC: BlackBerry Curve 8520 gets approval

July 1, 2009  
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FCC: BlackBerry Curve 8520 gets approval

Do you remember all of those rumors about the new BlackBerry Curve 8520; well this RIM handset has just been passed by the FCC and is heading to T-Mobile. This latest edition to the Curve series is expected to be launched sometime this month. Read more

Landscape email on Palm Pre

July 1, 2009  
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Landscape email on Palm Pre

One slight criticism since the release of the Palm Pre is the inability to use the handset in landscape mode within email, while this isn’t a feature that a lot of people will want it may be useful to some people out there. Well if your one of the people who wanted this feature good news is here, Engadget are reporting that someone has discovered how to do this.

To enter landscape mode you have to open the email client and enter the following ‘RocknRollHax’, this is case sensitive and it is said to help if you use the shift key for the upper-case letters rather then the CAPS button, check here for more details.

While this does change it to landscape it isn’t a permanent change and will need to be re-entered each time you open the email application. If this ‘hack’ does become popular it wouldn’t be a surprise if Palm decide to make this feature a standard setting within the application. Check out Engadget for the full story.

HTC Hero seen on Orange UK

July 1, 2009  
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HTC Hero seen on Orange UK

The HTC Hero has been spotted on Orange’s website, although it is not currently available it is ‘coming soon’, no date has been confirmed. It is thought that the handset will be available free of charge to customers who sign 18 month contracts, and perhaps some high usage 12 month contracts. Read more

New IPhone June 2010: Wishlist

June 30, 2009  
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New IPhone June 2010: Wishlist

AT&T have been coming under huge pressure from its customers regarding the cost to upgrade to the new iPhone 3G S. We recently reported that AT&T were to offer the iPhone as a free upgrade for a limited period, but will have to start charging its customers soon. Read more

Nokia N97 tested to the max on video

June 30, 2009  
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Nokia N97 tested to the max on video

People at n97geeks.com have been putting the Nokia N97 through some serious tests, check out below for a couple of videos showing two of the tests.

If you head over to N97Geeks you can also see a screen scratch test and also a drop test. Read more

IPhone 3G S Recall: Could overheating make it happen?

June 30, 2009  
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IPhone 3G S Recall: Could overheating make it happen?

We reported the other day that a number of Apple iPhone 3G S handsets were overheating, which people are blaming on push features and a batch of bad batteries. Apple has so far been very quiet on the matter, we now wonder if this overheating could cause a recall of these latest handsets. Read more

iPhone 3GS 3D Games: More advanced hardware

June 30, 2009  
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iPhone 3GS 3D Games: More advanced hardware

We recently posted about the iPhone 3GS having industry leading (for smartphones) benchmark performance when it came to JavaScipt benchmarking, well it turns out that the handsets hardware has also made it possible for better 3D gaming performance. Read more

New iPhone 3GS Shortages in 2009: milder repeat of 2008

June 29, 2009  
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New iPhone 3GS Shortages in 2009: milder repeat of 2008

The recent release of the iPhone 3GS has been a huge success and seen a high number of sales, however yesterday it was revealed that there is a shortage of handsets at some of Apple’s retail stores, this is said to be a similar problem to what happened with the launch of the iPhone 3G however not on such a large scale this time around. Read more

BlackBerry Tour 9630: Verizon and Sprint release dates

June 29, 2009  
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BlackBerry Tour 9630: Verizon and Sprint release dates

Following our reviews earlier this month on the new BlackBerry Tour 9630 there has been much speculation about when the handset will be available on your preferred network. The confirmation dates are a surprise as many reports implied a much longer wait for the release. Read more

White Apple iPhone 3G S Overheating: Is yours

June 27, 2009  
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White Apple iPhone 3G S Overheating: Is yours

The new Apple iPhone 3G S has been out for little over a week now, and already we have heard of some problems that people are having with the must have device. We reported the other day about a strange rattling sound coming from the back of the new handset. Read more

Verizon BlackBerry Tour 9630 release date: July 12

June 27, 2009  
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Verizon BlackBerry Tour 9630 release date: July 12

In a recent post, we had informed you that Verizon had delayed the launch of the BlackBerry Tour 9630 until August. Well thanks to some investigation work from BGR, we can now tell you that the release date for the much-anticipated RIM handset is July 12. Read more

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