Cue the dramatic music, please. Last year, around the time the iPhone was originally announced, iPhone mockups and allegedly leaked images flooded the web. This year, things are different. Apple's WWDC 2008 is so close we can almost taste the geeked-out sweat from the throngs of Apple fans and haters itching to get their first peek at [...]

06/06/08 - Convert between video and mobile phone video formats.

LG Vantage is now available on Bell Mobility in Canada. Those that are looking for a cool-looking slider that can also be used as a music and video player, here's a device to consider getting. In terms of specs, the 15mm thick LG Vantage sports a 2 megapixel camera that can take both photos and videos, [...]

It's not just the Chinese telecom industry that's consolidating. Large operators constantly eye emerging markets for expansion. That being said, Japanese leading operator NTT DoCoMo has sealed a deal to buy the 30% stake of Bangladesh's third largest mobile operator Aktel, which has 7.4 million subscribers as of end Q1 2008. According to Reuters, DoCoMo has [...]

Reuters has an interesting article about Orange and its UK strategy. The France Telecom owned mobile operator is set to open more shops, reduce its reliance on Indian-based customer service centres and invest in a new high-speed network, according to the new Chief Executive Tom Alexander. In addition, the plan is to combine its mobile [...]

When you have operating costs of 2 billion EUR ($3.1 billion) per year, it's only obvious you want to cut them down. Telecom Italia acknowledged this problem and is embarking on a wide-ranging cost cutting strategy to reduce the expenditure. The goal is to cut a total of 40% of cost base within the next [...]

Glu Mobile is bringing Battlestar Galactica mobile game. You've read that correctly, we've waited for this for so long — or at least I did — and it's almost here. Actually, U.S. mobile gamers can already grab the game, while Europeans will have to wait a little longer. We've no information about the non-U.S. release date, [...]

Sony Ericsson prepared the special version of its S500i handset for Asia called S500 Jemma Kid limited edition. But it's not just the device cover and mobile content that features some flowerly design - inside the box you also get Jemma Kid nail polish and lip gloss. Specs wise, the Sony Ericsson S500i Jemma Kid limited [...]

And they just keep rolling in like unstoppable forces of nature. The iPhone 3G (or 3G iPhone / iPhone 2, call it what you want) rumors are starting to get dizzyingly out of hand. Late last night we saw some purported marketing material leaked out for all 3G iPhone hopefuls to drool over, but it [...]

T-Mobile is collaborating with pro skateboarder Tony Hawk to create a limited edition T-Mobile Sidekick LX, putting a personal design by giving it a skateboard look. The bottom cover of the device resembles the top of a skateboard, including a texture like grip-tape and eight simulated screws. The Sidekick also features a slate-grey shell, accented with blue and white designs, and Tony's hawk graphic. A customized Tony Hawk theme will be included featuring a video of Tony performing tricks, a To...

Last Thursday T-Mobile USA filed a lawsuit against its former WiFi Hotspot partner Starbucks. T-Mobile is claiming that Starbucks and new partner AT&T marketed and used T-Mobile's network in breach of a transition agreement T-Mobile has with Starbucks. Read the full story here.

Most people haven't yet been blessed with the Windows Mobile 6.1 update that enables threaded SMS and that trick sliding panel UI (Windows Mobile Standard), but that doesn't mean those of us lucky enough to play with the new OS aren't looking for ways to further differentiate ourselves from the WinMo masses. That being said, here's [...]

One of the United States' most important events is imminently closing in on us. No, I'm not talking about the 3G iPhone launch, although I have a feeling that more people actually care about the next-generation iPhone than went out to vote during our last election period. No, the most important near-term event for US [...]