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Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video

Steve Jobs told USA Today that the Apple App Store will launch with “more than 500″ applications Thursday night for the iPhone and iPod touch. Of these, 25% will be free and 90% (of those for sale) will cost $9.99 or less. “This is the biggest launch of my […]


Filed under: Cellphones

With just seven hours to go out here in New Zealand before the first worldwide iPhone 3G launch (yeah, we flew all the way out for it), the line at the Auckland Vodafone store is growing steadily but surely. Everyone’s in high spirits, despite the fact that it’s winter here in the […]


Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Very rarely does a Palm handset go fully under the radar all the way through to the official announcement (if ever?), and now that we have a user’s manual, we can pretty much declare the impending Treo 800w fully, completely, and utterly scooped. This is definitely the real deal, too, coming straight […]


Filed under: Cellphones

You probably saw that one coming, but with that massive slew of countries and partners Apple has wrangled for the new iPhone launch, that July 11th street moment was bound to be neglected. So here you have it, courtesy of the french blog Gadget O’Mac, an iPhone 3G on display in a shop […]


Filed under: Cellphones

If you’re a prospective iPhone 3G buyer, get ready to assemble a mess of your keyboard, desk, and any nearby objects that may be hit by spittle flying out of your mouth. Some lucky, lucky Portuguese man or woman has already had the bliss of cracking open the box and booting up their […]


Filed under: Cellphones, GPS, Portable Audio, Portable Video

See that guy? That’s Jonny Gladwell from Auckland New Zealand. He’s special no matter how you define the word. He’s camped outside of Vodafone NZ right now which puts him on a path to be the world’s first iPhone 3G owner. Of course, there’s still moment for other […]


Filed under: Cellphones

Can’t wait to get your hands on Sony Ericsson’s hotly anticipated XPERIA X1? Then perhaps that so-called SongLiveX1 will suffice — or, not. If for some reason you do decide to take the plunge, however, you can apparently expect a 3-inch 240 x 320 display (not a touchscreen), dual cameras (one of which […]


Filed under: Cellphones

It’s been touted and shown off for a few months now, but it looks like ASUS may have finally given up on its luxurious Lamborghini-branded ZX1 smartphone, at least whether Alex of MoDaCo is to be believed. According to him, ASUS has cancelled the planned summer launch of the device in order to […]


Filed under: Cellphones

On top of a piano, no less. China might be a bit late to the party by now, but they’ve assured got class. Taiwan retailer ePrice has unboxed 3’s Hong Kong version of the iPhone for your viewing pleasure, and they even did a bit of Chinese handwriting recognition just for kicks. There’s […]


Filed under: Cellphones

For those folks who don’t mind — nay, who strongly prefer — a terminal screen on their smartphone, we know you’ve already thrown down the plastic on OpenMoko’s FreeRunner. If you’re going insane waiting to get your hands on it, what better to do than read through a remarkably thorough writeup detailing the […]


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