Nokia recently announced that they would be launching their Nokia N96 flagship successor alongside the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 businessphones in the third quarter. The Finns made good on their promise to bring the much-anticipated enterprise handsets to market in Q3 2008, so now we turn our attention to Nokia’s new hotness - the [...]

Sprint sure got that new firmware out fast. Following on the firmware problems that left the door open to let the common user access an engineering menu and wiping their handset clean of any firmware bits, Sprint and LG have already released the fixed-up firmware for LG Rumor users to download post-haste. The new firmware is available to Sprint’s LG Rumor owners and is an OTA (over-the-air) download, so updating your LG Rumor is as easy as a couple button-presses. Rumor owners can update their firmware by navigating their menu to: Menu > Settings > Tools > Update Firmware [Via: PhoneNews ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Sprint halts sales of LG Rumor amid firmware-wiping fearsBT to acquire Sprint?Sprint announces the keypad/keyboard hybrid LG Rumor sliderRumor: Sprint to get new QWERTY slider from LG?Nokia E61 firmware update

Talk about getting off on the wrong foot. The Sprint Rumor , made by LG, has seen launch-delays and stock shortages since before it was even available to Joe-cellphone-shopper. Now, it seems that Sprint has hit another wall with the LG Rumor - leading the struggling carrier to halt sales of the uber-popular handset until the problem is fixed. The Sprint LG Rumor was apparently shipped with a less-than-finalized version of the firmware. Engineers use a special debug command that is built into the firmware’s boot-up process. Unfortunately, this debug mode was left intact and accessible by Joe-cellphone-shopper with a combination of key-presses during the startup process. Even more unfortunate is the fact that this debug mode causes the firmware to self-destruct and wipe itself clean from the phone’s onboard memory - requiring nothing short of a trip to the factory for repairs/reflashing. Sprint has stopped selling the LG Rumor until the problem can be fixed and applied to its stock of Sprint LG Rumor handsets. Current LG Rumor owners can expect an OTA (Over-The-Air) fix once Sprint and LG have plugged the hole in the current firmware. Sprint had better get and stay on top of this issue right quick. The LG Rumor has the potential to boost Sprint’s subscriber numbers, but only if they can keep the handset stocked and problem-free. Just don’t go pressing random keys while your Sprint LG Rumor is booting up, ‘kay? [Via: PhoneScoop ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:BT to acquire Sprint?Apple halts shipments of all iPhones to ensure only iPhone v1.1.1 hits storesSprint announces the keypad/keyboard hybrid LG Rumor sliderRumor: Sprint to get new QWERTY slider from LG?Sprint to launch pink Palm Centro for Valentine's Day?

We love us some juicy 3G iPhone rumors . As with most things Apple, there’s nothing from Cupertino that would indicate that this latest report from CNBC’s Jim Goldman has any more credibility than any other “report” that cites “inside sources.” But, Goldman believes that the 3G iPhone will hit the US market in late May, early June 2008. This latest rumor is in line with AT&T CEO Stephenson’s confirmation of a 2008-release for the next-generation iPhone , as well as other rumors that the 3G iPhone has been delayed from an early 2008 (Q1) release to a mid-2008/Summer launch window . It makes sense for Apple to hold off on the next-gen 3G iPhone until at least a year after the iPhone’s initial launch in the US market. Hopefully by the time the 3G iPhone launches, AT&T’s 3G network will have the ubiquity that Europeans enjoy so much. [Via: Apple Insider ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:iPhone delayed until late JuneApple iPhone gets a Release Date - June 15?3G iPhone headed to Vodafone in Q1 2008?iPhone release date known, again; Set for June 20Could a 3G iPhone be slated for early 2008 with GPS in tow?

Those lucky French. The iPhone landed on French soil merely a week ago and it seems that Apple is already prepping an iPhone firmware update. The new v1.1.3 firmware is rumored to be getting the final touches to launch on Saturday, December 8 - and we’re expecting an Apple-sanctioned voice-recording application and a disk-mode function. Thanks for the great “Vnotes” app, Erica Sadun. We’ve been using your application to great effect over the past few months, but if Apple brings their own voice recording app to the iPhone, we’re going to have to jump ship and use the official Apple app. Oh, and disk-mode? Be still our geeky hearts! Here’s the translated text from Cnet France : “According to various rumors, it’s next Saturday that should leave the new firmware of the iPhone. This version 1.1.3 provides two major innovations: dictaphone function and the ability to use the telephone as an Apple hard drive. Indeed, the version 1.1.3 of the firmware, due at the end of the week, will mark a turning point since the iPhone will dictaphone and can be used as an external hard drive. ITunes requires, it will be impossible to directly transfer music and videos as with any other player. However, we can transfer documents more easily and content of the telephone network will be accessible. “ We’ve got high hopes for this rumor. After all, the new features aren’t exactly groundbreaking, and they’re completely in line with features that we’ve expected from the beginning. Give it a few days, we’ll have our answer soon enough. [Via: hackint0sh ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:iPhone video recording, more features coming soon?Could we see another iPhone update this month?Apple halts shipments of all iPhones to ensure only iPhone v1.1.1 hits storesApple prepping first iPhone software update for releaseMajor iPhone update in works?

The latest iPhone update didn’t really do anything impressive for our iPhones. Sure, that TIFF-image security hole was patched, but it was more of a headache for third-party iPhone developers than anything else. Or was it? One iPhone hacker noticed that the last iPhone update contained some interesting code hidden within. These code strings seem to indicate (and confirm previous rumors) that Apple is cooking up some sort of online-based (most likely iTunes-based) rental scheme. Here’s the code-of-interest from the “lockdownd” file: pumpkin:~ pumpkin$ strings /usr/local/share/iphone-filesystem/usr/libexec/lockdownd grep -i rental trigger_rental_bag_verification: Could not retrieve FairPlayID trigger_rental_bag_verification: Could not initialize FairPlay context trigger_rental_bag_verification: Could not verify the rental bag response: %d load_rental_bag_request: Could not retrieve FairPlayID load_rental_bag_request: Could not initialize FairPlay context load_rental_bag_request: Could not generate rental bag request load_rental_bag_request: Could not create mutable dictionary load_rental_bag_request: Could not create CFData from request message load_rental_bag_request: Could not create CFArray load_rental_bag_request: Could not create CFNumber from indice RentalBagResponse RentalBagRequest pumpkin:~ pumpkin$ Is Apple planning on launching a movie-rental section for the iTunes Store? We’d pay maybe a buck, or two, to rent a movie for our iPhones, and slightly more for a full-fledged (higher-resolution) version. Anything more expensive than that, and you can bet we’ll be keeping our online movie rental subscription. Act [Via: World of Apple ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:SCO Mobile and Genisys Software deliver enterprise vertical solutions to the iPhoneiTunes WiFi music stores goes live today?Apple to require iTunes subscription for iPhoneiTunes Ringtones tab will allow custom ringtones for your Apple iPhone!Could we see another iPhone update this month?