Archive for December, 2007
Scots lose sight of early release offenders due to faulty electronic tags
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWe haven’t yet heard of any problems with the RFID tags increasingly being used to monitor inmates in prisons, but it looks like the electronic tags used to keep watch on early release offenders are decidedly less reliable, at least according to a recent investigation into …
Halo celeb victim of repeated account hacks, Xbox Live “customer support”
Filed under: Gaming
We know customer support reps have a lot on their plates — especially those responsible for answer the queries of 13-year-old Halo mavens protesting supposed hackers stealing all their kills — but it looks like the Xbox Live support staff is dropping the ball on this particular…
BlackBerry 9000 series spy shot revealed?
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
An image surfaced on the BlackBerryForums this morning that purports to be of the upcoming BlackBerry 9000 series. The forum member with the scoop claims that the device has no touchscreen, and that rumors are raging even within RIM as to whether touchscreen device…
iPhone firmware 1.1.3 video walkthrough posted
Filed under: Cellphones
It seems pretty clear by now that the images and videos floating around of an iPhone running firmware 1.1.3 are legit, but if you still have doubts as to their veracity, a new walkthrough that’s been posted should put those to rest. We’ve already been nauseated by seen the ji…
Hands-on with Quickoffice 5
Filed under: Features, Software, Symbian
Pretty much anyone who has used a Symbian-based device is familiar with Quickoffice, the suite of applications that brings Office documents within reach for the millions of power users out there who’ve brushed off Windows Mobile’s in-built capabilities for so…
P2i’s Ion-Mask coating could make waterproof phones an everyday occurrence
Filed under: HandsetsPlenty of waterproof phones and other small weatherproof devices have made it off the assembly lines and into our clumsy clutches, but P2i, a small spinoff company using tech originated within the Defence Science and Technology Lab in England, could be bringing waterproof gadget…
Nokia N95 8GB listed on Nokia USA: $780
Filed under: Nokia, Symbian
What’s that we see? The Nokia N95 8GB listed on the Nokia US retail site? Okay, calm down, it’s not the US-specific version (read: it uses 2100MHz WCDMA, i.e. European 3G), but you’ll still have a 2.8-inch mammoth screen, A-GPS, a five megapixel camera, and the rest of t…