September 2008
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Adobe Flash for iPhone confirmed, waiting for Apple approval
The question on whether Adobe plans to make Flash available on the iPhone or not has finally been answered in an Adobe Town Hall meeting. Jens Brynildsen, a Flash expert, received confirmation from Adobe Systems Senior Director of Engineering, Paul Betlem. Brynildsen has this to report concerning...
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LG KP500: Decent touchscreen phone at a 'decent' price
Since the iPhone's debut, we've seen an endless stream of touchscreen-enabled mobile phones hitting the market. Some are great, and some are quite forgettable, but LG is trying to provide quality at an reasonable price with the KP500. How reasonable is yet to be known, but as far as features go,...
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Telus offers up MotoRAZR VE20 for $99.99 (3-yr contract)
While I personally felt that the Motorola was done with their entire RAZR line, here comes the MotoRAZR VE20. Telus has exclusively launched the said phone in Canada which features a 2-megapixel camera, web browser, stereo Bluetooth and weighs less just 99 grams. It’s available for $99.99 on a...
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Nokia bidding Business solutions biz farewell
In a somewhat unexpected move, Nokia has announced that it will stop developing and marketing its own business mobility solution, and will sell its security appliances business to an interested investor. What this basically means is that it’s the end of the road for Nokia’s business solutions...
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Samsung A637 Milky - Small, but terrible (in a good way)
What you’re looking at folks is the Samsung A637 Milky. Based on the image, it’s either that the guy holding it has some really big hands, or the Milky is indeed a small mobile phone. Anyway, if its looks don’t exactly impress you, maybe its feature will. It’s got dual-band EDGE and WCDMA...
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LG KC780 press photo surfaces, official details to follow
It looks like the LG KC780 is nearing its official debut as this press photo has now suddenly surfaced revealing the slider and all of its detail. Nope, that camera lens beside it is not compatible with the phone, but the KC780 is vying for the title of the slimmest 8-megapixel camera phone to...
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BlackBerry Storm from Telus or Bell?
The BlackBerry Storm is more or less certain to hit Verizon in the US, but apparently, its official carrier in Canada is still up for grabs. So who’s most likely to score this touchscreen-enabled BlackBerry? Word is that Telus and Bell are in a heated bidding war for the rights to carry the...
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Meizu M8 finally launching this December
Still remember the king of the iPhone clones, the Meizu M8? Well, there’s news that it’ll be launching pretty soon with Geek IT Stores signing up to be one of the distribution partners. While an official release date is yet to be confirmed, it’s expected to become available to the public come...
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LG, Samsung prepping Android phone for 3Q 2009 debut
While Motorola has yet to officially announce their intent on launching an Android phone, both LG and Samsung have already expressed their intent to have one of their own. That's the good news. The bad news is that we'll have to wait until the 3rd quarter of 2009 for it to be unveiled, and that’s...
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Samsung Delve coming to US Cellular
Samsung fanboys have another new phone to look out for in the US. BGR has managed to get a shot of the Samsung Delve that’s expected to debut on US Cellular. While pricing and exact availability were not disclosed, we do have some specs to get you all somewhat excited (or underwhelmed) about it....
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Moto Android phone coming soon?
Being a member of Open Handset Alliance, the idea of a Motorola Android-based handset isn’t that far fetched at all, but it’s chances of becoming a reality just got a whole lot bigger when news broke that they are significantly increasing the number of people they have working on the Android...
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Microsoft Phone Data Manager syncs with Windows Mobile, S60-based phones
It looks like Microsoft has somewhat conceded that there is a larger piece of the pie out there as far as mobile devices go, and Windows Mobile is just a small portion of it. They’ve released the beta version of their new Phone Data Manager software which, aside from syncing Mobile Windows...
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Sony Ericsson releases GreenHeart concept phone
Doing their share to come up with more environmentally friendly devices (and to probably to get some approval points from Green Peace as well), Sony Ericsson has revealed their very first GreenHeart concept phone. It features a chassis made of bio-plastic materials, recycled plastic keypads, HTML...
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BeeJive iPhone app now available
Those waiting for the BeeJive IM app to become available via the App Store need not wait any longer. This multi-talented and versatile app is now live and available through iTunes and the App Store. Unfortunately, while we’re happy to hear about its release to the public, the $15.99 price tag is a...
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Apple updates iPhone Safari browser in firmware 2.2
It looks like Apple has decided to include the Safari browser in the list of features it’s going to update in firmware 2.2. While I have little to complain about its performance, I must admit that any further enhancements to it will be most welcome. According to the information we were able to...
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iPhone JetSet app v1.1 rolls out on October 6 for $4.99 only
There are a variety of expense management apps out there, but the JetSet app from BriteMac seems to stand out from the rest of the pack. It might not be free, but the good folks who make this app have decided to lower its cost when version 1.1 rolls out on October 6. Instead of the usual $9.99...
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Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Mobile includes desktop mode
I believe that the iPhone’s Safari browser is currently the best mobile browser available. However, that might change when the new Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Mobile 6 starts shipping. Aside from supporting flash, which is sorely missing in Apple’s browser, it also features a mobile and...
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AT&T offers up Pantech Matrix
Tired of the usual fare coming from big names such as Nokia, Samsung, HTC, Sony Ericsson and the like? Why not try the Pantech Matrix that’s offered by AT&T? It’s got a dual-slide mechanism that features both a numeric and QWERTY keypad depending on which way you slide it. It also comes with a...
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Samsung INNOV8 i8510 hands on by BGR
Despite its overwhelming features, the Samsung INNOV9 i8510 is still widely unavailable in the North American region, and if you’re looking to get one, our best bet is to head on over to London. However, for those seeking to hear about its performance, we’re happy to let you know that BGR has...
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Microsoft: No plans to build a phone
Microsoft has come a long way from the days when they were just churning out software. Now, they’ve got a game console and an mp3 player under their name in addition to an immense software line-up and OS for both PC and mobile devices. So, is the question of Microsoft entering into the mobile...