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 [...]

If Leander Kahney is to be believed, the next-generation iPhone will be 22% thinner. Kahney cites "a programmer at a major software publisher," in his speculation that the 3G iPhone will launch with a considerable bit of girth shaved off from the current generation iPhone. The 3G iPhone is said to not only sport integrated GPS, [...]

Nokia Maps 2.0 launched in beta form at the Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain, bringing with it a handful of features that many S60 users were likely using to great extent. So, with the application's exit from beta testing, Nokia Maps 2.0 is ready to bring GPS navigation to the S60-masses for free. Whether [...]

With the release of the latest iPhone OS 2.0 firmware to select iPhone enterprise developers (firmware build 5A292g) we're getting indications that Apple is bringing geo-tagging to the iPhone. Developers are indicating that the iPhone's "Maps" and "Camera" applications ask for the user's permission before getting a location lock on the handset. The location-aware applications can [...]

 A survey by Canalsys has found very high awareness of satellite navigation ("Sat Nav") amongst consumers, with more than 80% being aware of what it does. 60% of those surveyed said they used the web to search for directions and then print them. So when asked which services they were interested in having on a mobile [...]

In a report from LeMatin.ch that has Apple bringing the iPhone to Switzerland through Swisscom this summer, there is speculation that the next-generation iPhone will not only be sporting that 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) data connection, but will also hit hard with GPS, video conferencing, and…wait for it…mobile TV! Apple's pushing their iconic handset around the world and [...]

Is Apple planning on a smaller variant to its iconic iPhone? According to Taiwan Economic News, sources in the supply chain are indicating that a lighter-weight and smaller variant of the iPhone is in the pipeline. Weighing in at 110-120g, compared to the current iPhone's 158g weight, the smaller iPhone is said to forgo the [...]

Boy Genius has come through again with yet another internal document detailing a future device's features. The latest leaked document comes from RIM and basically puts the "official" in official device specifications. The BlackBerry 9000, with that 3G HSDPA data connection, will apparently hit the market with a revamped web browser capable of Javascript, CSS 2.1, [...]

We must be getting closer to the 3G iPhone's launch. How do we know? Well, aside from the rumored June 9 launch at Apple's WWDC, the blogosphere is lit up with frenzied rumors of new features in the 3G iPhone as well as speculation at new features to be enabled with the coming iPhone OS [...]

If WiFi on your BlackBerry Pearl isn't as important to you as GPS navigation, you'll be happy to hear that AT&T is now offering the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 as a WiFi-less counterpart to the BlackBerry 8120. Available in Titanium and Red, AT&T has swapped the WiFi radio in the BlackBerry Pear 8110 for GPS functionality [...]