Archive for December, 2007
Fido wakes up, remembers to offer Motorola RAZR 2 V9
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTSHello, Fido! Welcome to, oh, about two months ago. We know that you live in Rogers’ ginormous shadow, but let’s try to be more on the ball, k? From the looks of your RAZR 2 product page, you’re still a little sleepy, too: “Cristal [sic] Talk” is…
Xbox Live, Zune Marketplace down: what gives, Microsoft?
Filed under: Gaming, Portable Audio, Portable Video
We’re nearly nauseous from all the spinning on the Xbox Live carousel. One minute we’re in, the next we’re out. Now, Microsoft is confirming that the issues are back via Xbox.com, and as if that weren’t enough in and of itself, the outfit is also i…
Nokia ad features funny looking N95 — or N95 8GB?
Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS
There’s something not quite right about this ad for Nokia’s N95 spotted on Yahoo! today. For what it’s worth, clicking it takes you to Nokia USA’s page for the North American N95 — but first of all, the phone here doesn’t look exactly li…
iPhones upgraded to 1.1.3 can’t be downgraded?
Filed under: Cellphones, HandheldsNot to say it’s actually easy to get your hands on the rumored 1.1.3 firmware at this point, but in the event that you do, proceed with caution. Nate True, the guy that brought us a video walkthrough of the supposedly leaked goods, is reporting that he can’t seem to…
Sharper Image selling self-branded cellphones
Filed under: Handsets, Others, GSM
Many of us know The Sharper Image best as a purveyor of massaging lounge chairs (which makes their stores a must-stop location in the mall), a chronic pusher of ozone generators, and as a perennial favorite in SkyMall catalogs as we bide our time on the redeye. Wha…
Xbox Live “up and running,” now with no caveats
Filed under: Gaming
After treading deeply into some crazy Orwellian statusbox doublespeak, it looks like Xbox Live is finally up and running with no lingering issues or caveats. According to Major Nelson, the entire Live team has been working “day and night” to get things sorted, and while we apprec…
Xbox Live “up and running,” now with no caveats.
Filed under: Gaming
After treading deeply into some crazy Orwellian statusbox doublespeak, it looks like Xbox Live is finally up and running with no lingering issues or caveats. According to Major Nelson, the entire Live team has been working “day and night” to get things sorted, and while we apprec…