Archive for February, 2008
RIM patents a QWERTY slider, HTC lawyers perk up their ears
Filed under: Handsets, RIM
Nice going RIM, you’ve successfully filed for a patent on a device that companies like HTC have been making since 2005. That’s right folks, your friends at Research In Motion have just thrown an application in the direction of the US Patent Office which should look painfu…
ITC upholds ruling, reiterates that Nokia didn’t violate Qualcomm patents
Filed under: CellphonesWe remember when there was actually a glimmer of hope that the quarreling between these two may end — man, was that a long time ago. Anyways, the International Trade Commission has reportedly upheld a judge’s ruling made back in December which affirmed that Nokia did not viol…
Easy 1.1.4 jailbreaking with iNdependence, Ziphone, and… iTunes?
Filed under: Handsets, Software, Apple, OS X
If you happen to own an iPhone, and you happen to have updated to the 1.1.4 firmware, you can now easily jailbreak, activate, and unlock your phone with a couple of simple solutions. As you may have heard, iNdependence 1.4 beta 5 is out, which will do al…
Nokia about rumored PSP phone: can Sony Ericsson really pull it off?
Filed under: Games, Handsets, Software, Nokia, Sony Ericsson
It seems that several years of taking their lumps on the long road to mobile gaming success has hardened the boys and girls at Nokia just a bit, and they’re ready to come out swinging. The target? Fellow European manufacturer Sony Ericsson…
Sintex’s biogas digester ingests crap, emits energy
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsSintex Industries’ aptly-dubbed biogas digester is most certainly not the first of its kind, but it is somewhat commendable that its maker is making no bones about this thing’s purpose. Destined to “solve India’s energy and sanitation problems in one stroke,” this concoctio…
iPhone software development to be locked down by Apple?
Filed under: Software, Apple, OS X
It was only a matter of time till the serious iPhone SDK rumors started flying, and with Apple’s Town Hall event next Thursday, it’s possible some of what we’re hearing is right on. If that’s the case, prepare to be letdown in a major way. According to iLounge, Ap…
AT&T may not have the LG Vu yet, but it has Vu accessories
Filed under: LG, ATT, Accessories
We’re still waiting on the Vu to make its grand entrance on account of legal and technical woes, or so we hear. We guess we can hold ourselves over for a bit by staring at those two simple letters on the packaging for this lovely mono earbud, though, and deciding to…