The word on the street is that the Sony Xperia X1 will not be getting a Windows Mobile 6.5 update. Sony Ericsson Crave Asia that no update is coming.
This is not surprising news, but a bit disappointing. It seems phone manufacturers don't support their devices for very long these days. The X1 is an older device and the X2 is coming so they probably just don't want to hassle with it.
If you want to try an unofficial ROM on your X1 you can head over to xda-developers and see if you can get ...read more
Google has updated their Google News for Mobile to provide a consistent experience for mobile users no matter what the platform. The news broke on Google's Official Mobile Blog with the following post. Now all platforms will have a similar experience like Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and Symbian have had for awhile.
"At Google, we are committed to giving you a consistent user experience across products and devices, and we really value the feedback you've given us about Google News for mobile. T...read more
There's a new 3G BlackBerry Pearl on the way and pictures of the new device are floating around the Internet today. Salmondrin has also posted a video review on his site and promises to do a more in depth review later.
The new BlackBerry Pearl 9100 has the same styling as the recently released BlackBerry Bold 9700, but has a new SureType keyboard instead of the full QWERTY keyboard that the Bold has.
Stay tuned as more info will be leaking about this device shortly....read more
Craigslist Mobile by Movela is on its way for BlackBerry. Craigslist Mobile is a full featured client application for BlackBerry devices that allows users to browse and search Craiglist posting.
The new app will be available for $5 when it is released.
Check out this video demonstration of Craiglist Mobile for BlackBerry in action.
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Well folks, most of you probably know that there was another massive BlackBerry outage yesterday. The first time RIM had an outage they said they would take steps so it could not happen again, yet it keeps happening, and happening, and happening.
Yesterday you all probably experienced the inability to send email or even use the BlackBerry Messenger yet we've heard nothing from RIM on the subject.
The fact that with BlackBerry everything goes through one system that can, and does, go down is...read more
Sony Ericsson's official store states the upcoming Xperia X10 snapdragon phone running Android will be out in February. Previously we only knew it would be due out in Q1 2010, but it looks like February it is.
The Xperia X10 will come with an 8 megapixel camera fitted with Smile detection, Touch focus and Send to web. It will also feature 1GB of memory.
No word on pricing yet, but watch the Sony site for details.
Check out this video run through of the Xperia 10 in action. What a gorg...read more
First Sprint announced a low $99 price for the Palm Pixi. Then, Walmart came in with another low price of $29.99. Now Wirefly is really getting ridiculous with a price of $24.99 for the Palm Pixi. You have to be signing up for a new contract to get the price, but it's still a great deal for the latest WebOS phone.
"The Palm Pixi for Sprint, with Palm's new WebOS user interface, features activity cards to manage and multi-task open apps. The new Palm Pixi has a brilliant touch screen display,...read more
T-Mobile is now offering the BlackBerry Bold 9700 on its web site and in its stores. You can pick one up for as little as $200 if you're willing to sign a 2-year agreement. If you're not a fan of contracts you'll have to shell out a little more, $449.
The 3G Bold 9700 is a gorgeous device and probably worth the bucks. With WiFi and 3G it's one of the most feature packed BlackBerrys on the market. ...read more
WebOS 1.3.1 is now available for download. The update was released last night and people have been downloading like crazy. The new update adds Yahoo Synergy among other things, and fixes several bugs.
Here's a highlight from the changelog:
Yahoo support in Synergy
Improved notifications for emails
A track scrubber in Music
Text message forwarding
Custom ringtones for text messages (see changelog for instructions)
Google contact sync only now pulls from My Cont...read more
If you thought you were going to get a deal on the Palm Pixi at Sprint's price of $99.99, look again. The Palm Pixi has been spotted for preorder on Walmart's online wireless store for a very low price of $29.99. That's ridiculously low! To get the $29.99 price you'll have to sign up for a new 2 year contract and you cannot simply be a contract renewal.
Walmart says the Pixi will be in stock on November 24 while other retailers like Best Buy and The Shack expect it on the 15th....read more
If you're in the market for a new BlackBerry you can take advantage of a special deal at Walmart. Buy any BlackBerry from Walmart during the week of November 14 and you'll get a $100 gift card. You can purchase your BlackBerry online or in the store to get the deal. You'll have to sign up for a 2-year contract though.
Walmart sells the following BlackBerry devices:
AT&T Curve 8310
AT&T Bold 9000
Sprint Curve 8330 (Red & Titanium colors)
T-Mobile 8520 (Black, White, and Frost)
T-Mobile ...read more
LinkedIn made some news at the BlackBerry Developer's Conference yesterday. Adam Nash, Vice President of Search & Platform Products for LinkedIn, announced that LinkedIn for BlackBerry is coming soon. Nash said on the LinkedIn Blog that this "has been hotly anticipated by the millions of LinkedIn members who make the BlackBerry their mobile business platform of choice."
He goes on to say, "We’ve worked hard to develop an application that takes advantage of the unique capabilities of the Black...read more
At the Blackberry Developer Conference yesterday,Loopt announced a major update for its free application for BlackBerry smartphones, designed to connect users to the most relevant places and people nearby using background location updating. Now BlackBerry users can take online, offline to discover who’s around, what to do and where to go - representing the convergence of mobile, geo-location, status, connections, and hyper-local – all in one app. read more
It looks like Jailbroken iPhones in Australia are being hit with an iPhone worm.
A hacker named ikex has created what looks to be the first iPhone worm and it's attacking iPhones in Australia.
According to engadget the "ikee" worm, as it's being called, works as follows, it "takes advantage of the fact that jailbroken iPhones with SSH installed all have the same default root password of "alpine," and once in the system it changes your wallpaper to an image of Rick Astley and then tries to i...read more
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