Cellphones - 4th gen Iphone=Mega Hotness?

[Horhay]

So any of you guys phone aficionados? I am always looking at the new stuff that's coming out, I always like carrying something new not for flashing or anything I just love tech

I am going to make this thread for everything that has to do will mobile technology so anyone is welcome to contribute!

Apple iPhone
As an iPhone user obviously I am waiting for OS 3.0 which should be a nice change of pace, they are adding features which should have been there since day one! So the new OS update is in beta stages and it seems like hackers are already all over it as it has been jailbroken I personally don't do it.

Link for Jailbroken 3.0 article

(This is my home screen BTW!)

Palm Pre
So Palm has worked up their own OS and is prepping and a release along with new hardware. I can't reveal my sources yet since I am under NDA, but I got to say that the new Palm phone is sweet! it's fast for now there's some stuff that needs to be worked on. There are some nice features that I am digging on this phone the only problem I really find is that it will only go to Sprint, I am not big on Sprint specially around where I live the service is a bit overpriced and I am not willing to make that plunge. Palm has some sweet features up their sleeves though I talked to the designer last Friday and yeah these guys are excited to see their ideas come to reality

Link

So far the applications I've played with are cool and reliable, it's able to multitask without a problem! I am sure all Palm lovers will find this little toy fascinating!

I'll be back with more phones later!

 

[xtop]

Don't tell me you never saw it? they demoed it with Forza 2, you could customize your car and even race online via your phone. Yes via your phone! lol and they showed some more crap it just never came out, but I am telling you 3-4 years ago they talked about Live mobile!

Til now they just haven't said anything about it so seeing is believing I guess.

that sounds like a game to me..not live. i know its been rumored for a couple of years, but i don't remember a demo. i think people would be more upset if it was a demo and it took 4 years to come lol

 

[xtop]

http://gizmodo.com/5437379/nerds-win-nexus-one-rooted-before-its-even-officially-unveiled

nexus one rooted

 

[Horhay]

that sounds like a game to me..not live. i know its been rumored for a couple of years, but i don't remember a demo. i think people would be more upset if it was a demo and it took 4 years to come lol

Nope not a game, I'll fetch you that video. It was a live demo at E3. I remember that because I was there.

It was a cool concept. Give me a few and I'll find it.

By the way did you see that LG phone with a projector? that thing looks clunky.

 

[xtop]

for sure, find me the video

but yea..thats actually a decently powerful phone. the projector is just a useless add-on

 

[xtop]

http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/002023.html

i think thats what you're talking about. i think the announcement is more like having live games on your phone, not just live intergration

 

[Horhay]

There it is! I thought it was pretty neat and it even went into beta. Never public though. Never heard from it again.

 

[xtop]

bought the nexus one, will let you guys know how it is when i get it

 

[xtop]

got my nexus one. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[mobius387]

got my nexus one. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

pix?????

 

[Horhay]

What you want for your Droid Eris: Android 2.1. What you're actually getting: the tiniest of updates designed to fix just one bug. ROM version 1.17.605.1 is starting to make its way into the world via the phone's over-the-air update mechanism, fixing an intermittent bad signal indicator when bringing it out of standby. Yep, that's it -- so there'd better be a much heartier update in the wings later this quarter as Big Red has previously promised.

If you have one don't forget to update!

 

[xtop]

you changed the title to include an eris update?

 

[Horhay]

Yeah the other title was already old lol

 

[xtop]

at least change it for something that matters haha

 

[Horhay]

Whoa! After two months of delay Sony Ericsson's finally done something with the Xperia X2 -- giving it an extra 'a' (for North America) instead of pushing it out to us mere mortals. Mind you, the number of times we've seen this thing -- even as a KIRF -- may fool you into thinking it's been out forever, but the reality is it's slowly morphing into a unicorn. You know what though? If we wait for another two months, the X2 / X2a might even get a piece of that Windows Mobile 7 action. Or Windows Mobile 8, when SE's eventually done with its siesta.

Source: Engadget Mobile

Sweet phone.

 

[xtop]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/18/windows-mobile-7-megarumor-lg-apollo-and-htc-obsession-running/

Alright, this is some wild, heavy stuff, but the folks at WMExperts have compiled what they believe to be true about Windows Mobile 7, including a whole bunch of previously undisclosed info and even a couple of flagship phones. We can't vouch for the rumors, but there's a ring of truth to plenty of it, and most of the rest of it we want to be true. First off, Microsoft is approaching the revision with two flavors: Windows Phone Seven Business Edition, and Windows Phone Seven Media Edition. The former is a stripped down OS that will allow OEM overlays like HTC's Sense UI, and includes lower minimum specs -- though a WVGA "minimum" is nothing to get angry about. Meanwhile, it sounds like the Media Edition is the quasi-"Zune Phone" we've been dreaming of, with a heavy emphasis on HD media playback and capture, along with social networking activities like Xbox Live, Facebook and Twitter. Other features include cloud-style services on the Business Edition side for live manipulation of stored data, a long with a location-aware platform dubbed "Orion."

This all sounds great, but what's really exciting is what Microsoft is dictating should be in some of these Media Edition phones. The first two to break cover are the LG Apollo and HTC Obsession. The Apollo is a 3G worldphone (EV-DO and HSDPA) that runs a 1.3GHz Qualcomm QSD8650 processor and a 3.8-inch AMOLED 1280 x 720 WXGA display. The phone also is purported to have a 10 megapixel camera capable of 720p video recording. Meanwhile, HTC's HSDPA-limited Obsession runs a mere 1GHz Qualcomm QSD8250 proc, with a 3.7-inch AMOLED display, 5 megapixel camera and 720p video recording. The Apollo is due in August or September of this year, with the Obsession following in October. Now, some of these specs are admittedly suspect, like the WXGA resolution on the Apollo and that seemingly 10 megapixel sensor, but we want to believe.

As for what we know to be true? Well, we know we'll see something at MWC next month, unless Robbie Bach is just joshing around, and we also know HTC has confirmed its involvement with Windows Mobile 7 -- lending some credence to rumors of the Sense UI sticking around for a new-generation -- and that LG has gone on (and quickly off) record as well saying it'll have a WinMo 7 phone in September. It's all a lot more vague than the pages of specs we're staring at now, but it's clear that something is brewing. Hit up the source link for the full nitty gritty.

zomg zomg zomg

The Apollo is a 3G worldphone (EV-DO and HSDPA) that runs a 1.3GHz Qualcomm QSD8650 processor and a 3.8-inch AMOLED 1280 x 720 WXGA display. The phone also is purported to have a 10 megapixel camera capable of 720p video recording.

The Apollo is a 3G worldphone (EV-DO and HSDPA) that runs a 1.3GHz Qualcomm QSD8650 processor and a 3.8-inch AMOLED 1280 x 720 WXGA display. The phone also is purported to have a 10 megapixel camera capable of 720p video recording.

selling my nexus for this

 

[Illiciter]

Just "upgraded" to a Nokia E71x - Seemed like it had all the right features for me....

I got it for $18 new through my cell plan


Did I just buy a brick?

 

[DaMexiRican]

Idk, but that sounds like a great deal to me LOL

 

[xtop]

Looks like the HTC HD2 is getting a little spec bump on its way to our fair shores: the official spec page lists the version bound for T-Mobile US with 1GB of ROM and 576 of RAM, a boost over the international edition's 512 and 448MB. What's more, it looks like a bigger 16GB microSD card will come in the box, a big jump over the 2GB stick currently bundled overseas. Not a bad little upgrade -- dare we hope that it presages a much bigger bump to Windows Mobile 7 before the scheduled spring launch?

awesome..nearly has me and my nexus one jealous

 

[mobius387]

The Weather Channel is helping Google’s mobile platform Android reach the masses by allowing users to scan a bar code from a television and download their weather app from the Android Market. An innovative approach to bridge the gap from traditional media and mobile consumers in real-time.

In this video, it highlights a typical weather broadcast then alerts viewers with a cool animated Motorola DROID phone and count down, then display a QR bar code that can be scanned with Bar Code Scanner Android app. QR bar codes are increasingly becoming popular in retail and advertising medium because they can contain more than just numbers; text, links, business card contact information, geo-location, calendar events, phone numbers, SMS, and more.

Initiatives like this are one of many innovative methods corporations will adopt Android to reach consumers directly, thus increasing the popularity of the fledgling platform. Projected to be the number two mobile operating system by 2013 according to a IDC forecast. Expect to see more adopt this tactic and give the it a try, scan and download the free app!.

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[Horhay]

Looks like someone at Google should fast forward those Nexus One design videos to the radio integration portion and figure out what went wrong, because it seems like the 3G coverage problem still hasn't been fixed, even after that last big OTA update. What's more, many in Google's support forums are noting that the phone will drop a weaker 3G signal merely when held by the bottom, as the video below clearly shows. Oops. We're not at all sure what's going on here, but we're hoping this issue can yet be solved with a software patch -- things are going to get messy if this is purely a hardware issue.

Sucks for you Nexus One users!