iPhone OS 3.0 beta 2 seeded to devz
Ooooh, can you hear that? That’s the static/dropped calls/jumbled audio on everyone’s iPhone running 3.0. Luckily, keeping in tradition, Apple has seeded a new build for OS 3.0 for qualifying developers (read: people that threw down credit cards/bought spots from…
Boost Mobile intros International Connect
News from Boost Mobile this morning brings its subscribers a new international texting and walkie talkie option that will definitely turn heads. Dubbed International Connect, the $10 plan enhancement affords customers unlimited SMS and PTT from the US to Canada,…
Sony drops the price on the PlayStation 2 to $99
Sony confirmed on Tuesday that its PlayStation 2 console will finally hit the sub-$100 price point. Starting April 1st, the gaming console — now almost ten years old — will retail for a mere $99.99. That low price point will…
MobiHand launches BlackBerry app store; can it compete?
Well folks, things just got interesting. A day ahead of the presumed April 1st App World announcement from RIM, a third-party mobile software distributor is making an effort to steal some of RIM’s limelight. Brilliantly timed, MobiHand’s app store announcement…
Samsung lets slip the new Instinct S30
A sleeker and more compact version of the Samsung Instinct is coming, so grab your camping gear and find your nearest Sprint retailer. Or not. An official picture of the Instinct S30 — or what many thought to be the…
Rogers launches Wireless Box Office to satiate the need for live concert tickets
Are you a Rogers subscriber who is really into live music? If so, you are definitely going to want to give their new Wireless Box Office a try. In brief, it not only allows you to purchase tickets to some…
Skype for iPhone now available in U.S. App Store
Well, our Japanese brothers and sisters got a little head-start, but now we’ll be able to check it out for ourselves. Yes — it’s available right now. Let us know if you get your download on and what you think,…
WES 2009 Rumors: LTE BlackBerry, BlackBerry 9630, 1GHz CPUs
From May 5 to 7 in Orlando Florida, RIM will will be hosting Wireless Enterprise Symposium or WES. While BGR will be there on the floor for the entire convention bringing you the latest BlackBerry news as it happens, we…
Canada continues to be attacked by low-end QWERTY sliders as the Motorola Hint prepares to land on Bell on April 9
Motorola’s Hint QA30 is a device that we aren’t afraid to say that we’re not too fond of. A short, fat QWERTY slider whether open or closed, the Hint just doesn’t feel quite right (in our minds, not our hands)…
Motorola announces the QA4 Evoke, coming to Cricket
Motorola made it official today, the QA4 Evoke will be coming soon to CDMA carrier near you. The touchscreen QWERTY slider sport the following specs:
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CDMA 800/1900/1700/2100, Diversity 1900MHz and 2100 MHz EVDO Rev A
2.8” WQVGA 240×400 Touchscreen display…
Skype for the iPhone and the BlackBerry gets official
It is officially official, Skype will be launching an iPhone version of its popular VoIP software on Tuesday and a BlackBerry version in May. Skype for the iPhone will be the standard run of the mill Skype application with an…
AT&T unleashes a 6-pack of phones including the Nokia E71x, LG Xenon, more
Well would you look at that — AT&T has gone ahead and announced six new handsets including the Nokia E71x, LG Neon and Xenon, Samsung Magnet, Propel Pro and Impression just days before CTIA Wireless gets underway in Las Vegas.…
Disney to bring new content to Hulu?
Hulu may be getting a healthy dose of new programming content courtesy of Disney. According to sources close to the situation, Hulu and Disney are in serious negotiations to bring Disney programming to the online video portal. The talks reportedly…
