We’ve got to admit, we’re really liking the new direction RIM is taking with its new line of Blackberry devices. The new touch-friendly Blackberry 6 OS looks good too.
Things are indeed looking very interesting at Blackberry and if it continues to shed the powersuit persona for a more approachable shirt, jeans and sneakers look, we can’t help but predict that more and more people outside of its typical marksegment will find Blackberry’s offerings very appealing indeed.
To whet your appetite and to see what we’re on about, check out the promo videos of the just announced Blackberry Pearl 3G and Blackberry Bold 9650.
Check out the video after the jump.
Things are getting really heavy at Gizmodo and Apple is getting overboard with this whole iPhone prototype thing.
Even Letterman is “a little sick and fedup at the Apple people“. As we follow the trial and wait for its outcome, here’s a video David Letterman dropping down his trademark “top 10″ list.
This time its about the “idiot who got drunk and drops the thing”. He files it under the category “who cares“.
Check out the video after the jump.
My drunk friend slept with my iPhone and peed in his pants
No it’s not a joke, that is an actual question posted on iFixit.
Here’s the whole story…
My iPhone 3GS was pee’d on by my drunk friend who slept with it the other night at a party. He didn’t tell me till the next afternoon which the camera was still moist and foggy. So i dried it up but idk if he tried turning it on. Two days goes by and nothing works, so i decide to open it up and look at the logic board and the copper contacts attached to the battery are corroded and have like little dark spots. i sprayed little amounts of contact cleaner and cleaned them up brand new but nothing. I’m charging it now but still no luck.
You’d think that there’s probably no fixing the unfortunate iPhone but surprisingly, the many helpful visitors at iFixit have a few tips and pointers on how the owner can probably salvage the device.
The condundrum here is…the iPhone was covered with pee, including the insides. Even if it could be fixed, we’re not going to put a once pee soaked iPhone anywhere near our faces.
Would you fix an iPhone that has been peed on?
iPhone: World’s #3 most popular mobile phone running Opera Mini. Beats Blackberry by some margin
In a report published by Opera, the iPhone has become the third-most popular mobile phone to run Opera Mini barely over two weeks after it was launched in Apple’s App Store.
The report, called State of the Mobile Web Report, published monthly by Opera, provides information on the top global trends affecting mobile Web.
With the Opera Mini mobile browser being the world’s most downloaded free app in Apple’s App stores worldwide, its pretty obvious that iPhone users want or at least welcome the option to run an alternative browser on their device.
In fact, the Opera Mini is such a popular app on the iPhone that it is currently the #1 device used by Opera Mini users in the United States, well ahead of BlackBerry (which previously occupied the top spot).
iPhone HD/4G d-day: June 7
Sorry folks, we’ve made a major booboo on the date in our earlier post. It’s June 7, NOT July.
We thought that it’d be earlier but later is always better than never.
Looks like the new iPhone may make an appearance earlier than expected.
Apple fans out there make sure you mark your calendar, June 7 will now be the most likely date for the new iPhone to make its debut; because that is when Apple will be organising its WWDC10 event.
Part of the rumours that was unravelled in the Apple forums is true. The event will be held at Moscone West in San Francisco this year but the date is not 22 June, it will be earlier.
Unlike the WWDC before it, “this year’s WWDC offers developers in-depth sessions and hands-on working labs to learn more about iPhone OS 4, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system,” says Scott Forstall, Apple’s senior vice president of iPhone Software. As the focus shifts toward the iPhone OS 4.0, WWDC10 will provide “a unique opportunity for developers to work side-by-side with Apple engineers and interface designers to make their iPhone and iPad apps even better.”
Many are speculating that the WWDC10 will be the event in which Apple will unveil its latest iPhone. Of which it now has two possible names, the iPhone HD or iPhone 4G. We’re almost certain that it’s not going to be called the iPhone 4G as that will be very confusing due to the very high likelyhood that the device will not support 4G mobile networks like WiMAX.
It’s going to be a bit of an anti-climax though, considering Gizmodo have already exposed much of the new iPhone’s details like a front-facing video camera, camera flash and micro-SIM card. We also know that the iPhone 4.0 OS that the new device is likely to run will be bringing with it many of the much awaited features iPhone users have been asking for. What’s left to be discovered is if indeed the iPhone HD/4G will use a 960×640 display.
Whatever it is, we’ll be wide awake during the WWDC10 keynote come June 7.
OMG sample pictures and videos from the Nokia N8 posted – and they are awesome!
We’re getting excited with what we’re seeing here and we think you will be too.
Nokia’s official blog has just released the first sample videos and pictures takend from the N8 – and do they look awesome!
Frankly speaking, we’re blown out of the water with what the N8 has produced. It definitely substantiates Nokia’s claim that the N8 will kick the ass of many dedicated digital cameras out there. It is indeed much better than anything we’ve seen on a handphone by far!
Nokia says that the videos and picture are original from the phone and untouched.
Check out the HD video demo after the jump. It will blow your mind, seriously.
(update 1947hrs 28042010) We’re not sure what the dude in the video is up to though.
Mozilla Fennec available for Android download
Fennec, Mozilla’s attempt to bring “Firefox” to mobile is now available for the Android as an pre-Alpha release download.
This gives Android a fresh choice of web browsers in addition to Opera Mini.
More screenshots and how to download after the jump.
Google Maps navigation for the rest of us!
Google Maps Navigation is now available in Malaysia! Well, sort of, unofficially. There’s a modded Google Maps 4.1 called “Brut Google Maps r6″ which allows Map Navigation to work at places without official support.
That’s right, you can finally use Google’s turn by turn navigation before its officially available outside the United States and recently United Kingdom.
Head on to the thread at XDA Developer Forums to download the BRUT edition of Google Maps 4.1. You would need to allow installation of software of “Unknown sources” from your Android settings first.
We’ve tried it and it isn’t without any flaws and limitation. We discovered that there’s no street name displayed at the top (Unnamed road) and timing of Voice Guidance is too late. The GPS lady voice often gives direction AFTER making the turn, which is pointless. So you would need to depend on the on screen directions instead.
Although it is not perfect, it is still something usable. Thanks to BRUT!
More details here.
[thanks mmmaak for the tip]
Maxis signs Messi and Lampard as ambassadors
Along with the FIFA World Cup 2010 official mobile broadcaster announcement, Maxis has also revealed that it has signed up Lionel Messi and Frank Lampard as ambassadors for the brand.
Along with the international stars Maxis has also signed up local football greats like Dato’ Soh Chin Aun, Santokh Singh, King James Wong and Hassan Sani.
Maxis COO Jean-Pascal Van Overbeke says the brand is doing all this to give “something different, relevant and creative to all our Maxis users and football fans”
@maxiscomms says that there will be “fantastic events and activities 2010 FIFA World Cup” for us to look out for.
Maxis is the official mobile broadcaster of the 2010 FIFA World Cup!
Maxis via Twitter have just announced that they are the official mobile broadcaster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. What’s interesting about all this is that Maxis will be streaming all 64 matches live to mobile phones complete with full match replays viewable online. Maxis is the first operator in the world to provide such a service.
Maxis says that it will deliver 400kbps video streams for the live matches.
To deliver the content, Maxis has developed app available for free to support Android and Blackberry devices. The same app is available for the the iPhone as well.
The app will provide World Cup updates including match analysis, daily news updates on the World Cup, along with full match fixtures and results. All this for free.
Oddly enough, there’s no updates on the Maxis website about any of this. Even its lifestyle portal MyLaunchPad, has no mentions of this latest development.
We’ll let you know once the app is available for download.