On Call runs every two weeks, alternating between answering reader questions and discussing hot topics in the cell phone world. It’s been a long time since I’ve devoted an On Call to reader questions, but e-mails about the Motorola Droid have poured in following the device’s debut last month. Some have offered nothing but effusive …
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A new iPlayer app for the iPhone has been ruled out by the BBC, after images leaked showing what seemed to be a new interface and new features. The interface shows tabs for live streaming and downloading BBC shows on your iPhone, as well as an option to contact the show you’re watching or listening to. The BBC has denied …
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Where in the world is the Nokia N900? We’ve been drooling over this Maemo-powered smart phone for what feels like forever, but it looks like we’ll have to wait a week longer. We’ve had our hands on the N900 to preview the Firefox Mobile Web browser, and we’ve gawked at Nokia’s slightly frightening N900 promo video. But we want to …
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Scott Stein/CNET My Thanksgiving was spent in the New York City area, since my family all live on Long Island. But, since I live in the city in an area that’s not conducive to owning or parking a car, I’m a renter when it comes to trips. As a result, services like Zipcar and other rental agencies are of great …
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There’s been a lot of talk in 2009 about the next generation of wireless technology, known as 4G wireless broadband, but the current generation of 3G wireless technology is far from dead. For many wireless operators, especially those that have built their networks using the global standard GSM, the current 3G wireless technology called HSPA still has some legs left. …
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Crackberrys, you have now a choice. Vodafone has announced that it will join Telstra in selling the new BlackBerry Bold 9700. The highly anticipated update to last year’s Bold 9000 will be in stores tomorrow, 2 December. The new BlackBery Bold 9700 is now available through Vodafone.(Credit: BlackBerry/CBSi) Four pricing plans were also announced in unison with the Bold launch, …
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You have two main options when it comes to GPS apps for the iPhone: apps with offline maps and apps with online maps. Examples of apps with offline maps are theNavigon, the iGo My Way, TomTom, or the recently added Magellan RoadMate. These apps are excellent for frequent users as they don’t require a live data connection to work. All …
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Nokia is hinting at the upcoming Nokia N900, through the medium of YouTube oddness. Its teaser video makes it look like the phone could decide to chew its way through your trousers and stab you in the earhole. We like it. We’ve already seen a prototype Nokia N900, and it’s a slick-looking, speedy-moving fox. The phone has the Linux-based Maemo …
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And you think your smartphone is powerful. Announced Monday, LG’s new Expo offers a couple of “firsts” for AT&T, and we don’t quite know which excites us the most. Not only does the Expo have a 1Ghz processor, but it also supports an optional pico projector for sharing videos, photos, and presentations stored on the phone. On the outside the …
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The back half of 2009 saw Sony Ericsson launch two well-featured and highly desirable touchscreen smartphones, but reports from overseas are suggesting that both the Satio and Aino are suffering from some very frustrating software issues. The Aino and Satio are both suffering technical difficulties in the UK. (Credit: Sony Ericsson) CNET UK reported last week that the Sony Ericsson …
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Despite the recent explosion of interest in analog turntables, the ease of producing and listening to digital music could very soon kill demand, but industry experts say reports of high profile brand Technic’s demise is “premature”. The Technics SL-1200 will be with us for some time yet. (Credit: Panasonic) A fake “press release” made the rounds late last week saying …
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Sony Ericsson is taking more hits than Rory’s face in front of Flora’s fist, with the news that the Sony Ericsson Aino has problems with its touchscreen. Earlier this week, the Aino’s big brother, the Sony Ericsson Satio, was pulled from the shelves at Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U because of problems with its software. Now the phone maker is suffering …
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AT&T is selling a refurbished iPhone 3GS for as low as $49 with free shipping and no activation fees when purchased with a $30 per month data service, 2 year contract, and new activation. The phones are available in either 16GB ($49) or 32GB ($149) capacities and available at these prices while supplies last when ordered from AT&T’s Web site. …
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The Motorola Milestone is making grown men cry and young girls scream over in the US, where it’s called the Motorola Droid. It’s the first phone to use the 2.0 ‘Eclair’ release of Google’s Android operating system, and its stunning screen and slide-out Qwerty keyboard has our colleagues at CNET US swooning. Now we know when and where we’ll be …
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People who listen to Last.fm have scrobbled an incredible 275,000 years of audio around the world. In the time it took you to read that last sentence, they scrobbled a whopping 4,000 songs. In its first week on Xbox Live, 120 million minutes of music were streamed. The company is also in love with open-source software and Intel. We know …
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