Blackberry's first touchscreen device and bold competitor to the iPhone will be available from Verizon for $199 starting November 21. The Storm features a 3.25" hi-resolution display, a 3.2-megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, 1GB of internal memory, an internal motion sensor, and both quad-band GSM and CDMA radios, including 3G data on both network standards. The famous Blackberry messaging capability is present, along with the ability to edit Microsoft Office documents on the device, and turn-by-turn GPS with Verizon's VZ Navigator software.
Blackberrys are often the weapon of choice of business users to communicate and stay organized, deployed by the thousands at companies around the world. They've traditionally been a bit short on multimedia capabilities and the fun factor, things the Storm looks to address. But will the Storm stand up to the iPhone 3G and other well-rounded and highly-capable smartphones? We've got our test unit in hand and are working on our in-depth review and scientific testing as you read this. While you wait for that, we've got some first impressions for you...
Release date of Firefox Mobile confirmed, Shuttle on Virgin Mobile, Apple Ultracompact USB Power Adapter Exchange program announced and more. Here is a quick round up of stories creating buzz this weekend.
The 2.1 firmware that was promised by Steve Jobs at the "Let's Rock" event earlier this week is now available. Steve said this update would include bug fixes, address call dropping issues, improve battery life, and more. Hit the jump for the full list of what the firmware update includes...
Apple will release a new firmware update for the iPhone this Friday, Palm offers some incentives to pre-order the Treo Pro, Samsung announces its Recycling Direct program, and more in today's mobile news round-up
There are some changes on the horizon for Symbian, Windows Mobile updates are out for some smartphones, Sony has released the SDK for the panels interface on the upcoming Xperia, and more. There's a lot going on these days in the mobile world and here's our round-up to help you stay in the loop!
If you're looking for some actual pics of HTC's recently-announced S740 in the wild, we've got a link for you. Those intrigued by the Blackberry Bold in the U.S. may not have too much longer to wait, and things are chugging right along for Google's Android operating system, and there's more in our round-up of mobile phone news for you today.
Is the Nokia 6650 debuting on AT&T? Learn something new about your iPhone.Get the latest on the Verizon XV6800 and much more. Just some of the stories which we handpicked for you in today's mobile round up, so read away.
PwnageTool 2.0.3 released, the Nokia N79 and N95 debut and the latest on HTC Dream. Today’s mobile round up brings you the latest nuggets from the web, so sit back and enjoy.
If you're looking forward to some new phone models by the major manufacturers, you'll be happy to hear Sony Ericsson has released an ultra-slim candy bar phone and a new Nokia phone is being tested by the FCC. And if you're with T-Mobile and will be heading to Las Vegas soon or live there, there's some good news for you regarding their network. Sprint continues to struggle and more...
Here's a summary of today's top cell phone news items, starting with big news from Motorola and its announcement of three model additions to its ROKR line and Apple's release of 2.0.1 firmware for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Additionally, the Blackberry Bold will appear in Chile first, Samsung launches the a237 on AT&T, and there's an interesting concept called the Plica to check out...
Our iPhone 3G review is now totally complete, with the battery tests updated and final. So what do we think of Apple's update to its iconic phone? We feel it's an upgrade over the previous iPhone almost across the board. This is reflected in our ratings, where the iPhone 3G ranks ten spots higher than the original iPhone with improvements like third party applications, 3G, GPS, improved audio and Exchange support pushing it up. It should be mentioned, however, that many of the software improvements are also available on the original iPhone. This makes the phone less of an upgrade for existing iPhone owners, but it does make it a worthy pick up for those who were waiting for the second generation of the iPhone. It's still missing some basic features like MMS, Video recording and copy & paste; the camera has actually taken a step backward. But these deficits are more than made up for by other upgrades.
So we've been running battery tests non-stop since the iPhone was released on Friday and we've been getting some consistent results and some vexing ones. We're finally comfortable with the battery results we got for talk time, we'll be using our best result of five hours fifty minutes for the iPhone 3G's score. We also ran two other tests that were within half an hour, five hours thirty-nine minutes and five hours twenty-two minutes respectively. All of these results are better than Apple's stated talk time of five hours and are very good for a 3G device, where the network is very power hungry.
It's worth noting, however, that talk time may be the least of the factors impacting your battery life on the iPhone 3G. That display seems to be a power hog, GPS is another and of course data transfer and music playback will impact it as well. Still, it's good to see that the iPhone 3G didn't totally tank this test given the concerns about battery life that have been voiced.
See the iPhone 3G's talk time and all our current battery results here
Three touch screen cell phones, three carriers, three prices, which one is right for you? Find out in our Touch Screen Showdown as we take a close look at these three phones. Comparison after the break.
Following on from our tests on the new iPhone 3G yesterday, Apple has confirmed that the display on the new phone is warmer, and that this was a deliberate decision. Macworld quotes Apple’s senior director of iPhone product marketing Bob Borchers as saying that they deliberately tweaked the new display to be warmer. “We moved the white point in order to make [the display feel] more natural” they quoted Borchers as saying, who also explained that the change would make photos look more attractive. Borchers also did not rule out the possibility of an update that might allow the user to tweak the display to their preference,
In our review of the new iPhone 3G, we noticed that web browsing was faster, but that other operations (such as writing emails, opening menus, etc) were significantly slower. So, we put together this video that shows a side-by-side comparison of the new iPhone 3G and the old one running a number of common operations, such as starting up, browsing the web and loading applications...
Apparently some new iPhone 3G purchasers have discovered that, when viewed side-by-side with the first-generation iPhone, the new-model screen inspires off-color remarks.
The lack of a user-replaceable battery has always bugged even fervent iPhone fans, since it means no carrying a spare when you travel, and an $86 tab for an Apple-installed replacement when the original croaks. A sharp-eyed observer at iPhone Atlas, though, points out a potential improvement with the move to the iPhone 3G.
Pinch Media, a company that provides tools for iPhone developers, has analyzed the pricing on the initial programs available through the AppStore – 652 so far – and says that 150 (that's 33%) are free, while 502 (77%) require payment. Prices are low, though. The most popular price is just 99 cents (for 124 apps), while 98 apps sell for $9.99. The company plans to update their data during the course of the day here.
Engadget posted its review of the iPhone at 8:32 this morning. While the piece doesn't add much to the Pogue / Mossberg / Baig assessments released pre-launch (actual lab tests results are not included), the site does quote a few interesting findings.
Four shiny new iPhone 3G's just walked in the door and you can bet we'll be reviewing the hell out of them over the next few hours. Get ready for a mind blowing, in depth, comparative review, cuz that's what we'll be doing. In the meantime check out our first shots after the break.
Getty Images is also cashing onto the hype of the 3G iPhone. JAMD.com, the consumer website of Getty Images unveiled the JAMD Mobile application which can be downloaded from the new iPhone store. JAMBD not only lets one download images of celebrities and public figures but also lets one manipulate the images.
One can choose to view "Featured News," "Breaking News," or "Most Popular" images and news items and to download it go here www.itunes.com/appstore.
Here's our video tour of the iPhone 2.0 software update. Key points include the app store, of course, along with a couple of applications (Pandora and Super Monkey Ball. We also take a look at the interface for setting up Exchange and Mobile Me as well as the new Contacts search. One interesting thing is that Contacts is now its own application in addition to being part of the phone app. Enjoy!
Macrumors has discovered that the iPhone 2.0 firmware upgrade is available as a direct download from Apple. You won't be able to get it yet by clicking Check for Update in iTunes, but you can download it directly to your computer from this link. To install the firmware hold down the Option button and click on Check for Update in iTunes. You will then be prompted to select the firmware file. We're downloading now and will be back with impressions shortly.
Here it is the first live iPhone 3G unboxing direct from New Zealand. What else is there to say except expect to have your mind blown, maybe... probably not.
Thanks to our friends at Straylight Studios for hooking us up with the video.
Although we're still waiting for the iPhone 2.0 software upgrade so we can actually install iPhone applications the iPhone app store has gone live with today's update to iTunes 7.7. The app store has around 500 applications, with many free ones, but the selection can only be called sparse when compared to the range of applications available for Windows Mobile or Palm. It did just launch, however, and we're sure that it will quickly be ramping up over the next few months. Screenshots after the break.
An update to Apple's iTunes software that enables the iPhone 3G has just popped up on Apple's Software Update list. According to Apple, the 47.9 MB update (on a Mac) to version 7.7 of iTunes adds support for the iPhone 3G, including application synching. To use these extra features, though, you will need the iPhone 2.0 software on the iPhone itself, which has not been released yet. We are downloading this software right now and will update this post as we explore the new features.
Well, the first reviews are out the door from the people you'd expect. Walt Mossberg, David Pogue and Edward Baig all have their reviews live several days before the release of the iPhone 3G this Friday. Major points;
No Copy & Paste
No MMS
No Video recording
No improved Bluetooth Stack
Battery drains faster with 3G (duh!)
3G is 3-5 times faster than Edge
Improved audio
No info on the software store yet
We'll be standing in line with the rest of the masses, but check back for our live comparative review, we promise we'll be writing more words than all three of these guys put together.
So now that AT&T has announced definitive pricing for the iPhone 3G we can take another look at what the new iPhone is going to cost you. Of course Apple is making a big deal about "Twice the speed, half the price", but the reality is a bit different. More after the jump.
Apple posted another of its helpful (annoying?) guided tours for the new iPhone 3G. Nothing's new here, but a couple of tidbits we thought were worth mentioning:
Support for multiple calendars
Search in contacts
Support for zip files (perhaps only for currently supported file types)
No copy and paste :(
Check it out to kill another twelve minutes before the iPhone 3G launch.
Blackberry's first touchscreen device and bold competitor to the iPhone will be available from Verizon for $199 starting November 21. The Storm features a 3.25" hi-resolution display, a 3.2-megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, 1GB of internal memory, an internal motion sensor, and both quad-band GSM and CDMA radios, including 3G data on both network standards. The famous Blackberry messaging capability is present, along with the ability to edit Microsoft Office documents on the device, and turn-by-turn GPS with Verizon's VZ Navigator software.
The 2.1 firmware that was promised by Steve Jobs at the "Let's Rock" event earlier this week is now available. Steve said this update would include bug fixes, address call dropping issues, improve battery life, and more. Hit the jump for the full list of what the firmware update includes...
Apple will release a new firmware update for the iPhone this Friday, Palm offers some incentives to pre-order the Treo Pro, Samsung announces its Recycling Direct program, and more in today's mobile news round-up
There are some changes on the horizon for Symbian, Windows Mobile updates are out for some smartphones, Sony has released the SDK for the panels interface on the upcoming Xperia, and more. There's a lot going on these days in the mobile world and here's our round-up to help you stay in the loop!
If you're looking for some actual pics of HTC's recently-announced S740 in the wild, we've got a link for you. Those intrigued by the Blackberry Bold in the U.S. may not have too much longer to wait, and things are chugging right along for Google's Android operating system, and there's more in our round-up of mobile phone news for you today.
If you're looking forward to some new phone models by the major manufacturers, you'll be happy to hear Sony Ericsson has released an ultra-slim candy bar phone and a new Nokia phone is being tested by the FCC. And if you're with T-Mobile and will be heading to Las Vegas soon or live there, there's some good news for you regarding their network. Sprint continues to struggle and more...
Here's a summary of today's top cell phone news items, starting with big news from Motorola and its announcement of three model additions to its ROKR line and Apple's release of 2.0.1 firmware for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Additionally, the Blackberry Bold will appear in Chile first, Samsung launches the a237 on AT&T, and there's an interesting concept called the Plica to check out...
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Three touch screen cell phones, three carriers, three prices, which one is right for you? Find out in our Touch Screen Showdown as we take a close look at these three phones. Comparison after the break.
Following on from our tests on the new iPhone 3G yesterday, Apple has confirmed that the display on the new phone is warmer, and that this was a deliberate decision. Macworld quotes Apple’s senior director of iPhone product marketing Bob Borchers as saying that
Getty Images is also cashing onto the hype of the 3G iPhone. JAMD.com, the consumer website of Getty Images unveiled the JAMD Mobile application which can be downloaded from the new iPhone store. JAMBD not only lets one download images of celebrities and public figures but also lets one manipulate the images. 
The folks over at 
An update to Apple's iTunes software that enables the iPhone 3G has just popped up on Apple's Software Update list. According to Apple, the 47.9 MB update (on a Mac) to version 7.7 of iTunes adds support for the iPhone 3G, including application synching. To use these extra features, though, you will need the iPhone 2.0 software on the iPhone itself, which has not been released yet. We are downloading this software right now and will update this post as we explore the new features.
So now that AT&T has