Google + Dell = juicy rumour

Google’s forthcoming Android mobile OS has been romantically involved with more handset manufacturers than Kate Moss has with rock n roll musicians. Which is why we are greeting the rumor that Dell is set to partner with Google to launch an Android focused handset with a raised eyebrow and a non-committal shrug.
The device would essentially [...]

Mozilla reveals Mobile Firefox details

The Mozilla Foundation is continuing its fine work to bring the Firefox web browser to Windows Mobile (and Symbian too?  Please?  Pretty please?).
While we wait (and while SkyFire plots to steal its thunder) details are starting to emerge via the Mozilla project wiki that reveal a little more about what we can expect.
Firefox Mobile will [...]

Sony Ericsson patents detachable screen mobile concept

Now here’s something we haven’t seen before. Sony Ericsson has issued a patent for a mobile phone with a detachable screen. How wonderfully different indeed but really, what is the benefit of such a design?
To be honest, we can’t really think of any one thing that would make this sort of design a killer handset. [...]

Palringo – feature-filled IM client for power users

There are no shortage of Instant Messaging clients for Windows Mobile and Symbian, and it takes quite a bit to impress us here at Pocket Picks.
Palringo is a new multi-platform IM app for Windows Mobile, Symbian S60 3rd Edition, Windows and Java that might just make the grade.
Palringo supports all the popular  IM services (Google [...]

Is iPhone porn the next big thing?

While the Pocket Picks team is gearing up for next month’s Mobile World Congress, a similarly-titled show is happening this week in the US focusing on one particular niche of the mobile world. The niche that involves people putting things into each others’ niches… Yep, I’m talking pr0n, with the show in question being the [...]

ShakeSMS shakes up mobile message controls

As labor saving devices go, this goes beyond lazy. A new application called ShakeSMS for S60 devices allows those of you with accelerometer equipped handsets to save yourselves a couple of button presses every time you receive a message. All you need to do is shake your handset once to view your new message and [...]

Turn your iPhone into a Star Trek tricorder

Sorry, my geekometer just exploded. In a good way. The latest iPhone Web App to appear is a Star Trek tricorder simulator. You jab the touchscreen buttons, and different stuff comes up that relates to biological info, planetary surfaces, and foxy female aliens who need to be taught the meaning of love via a great [...]

Sony Ericsson gives its PlayNow music service a shot in the arm

Sony Ericsson has revealed the next stage in the evolution of its PlayNow arena mobile music download service. Deals with 10 major record labels have been struck which will add over five million new and mostly DRM-free tracks to the PlayNow arena catalog.
Besides the ten major labels, Sony Ericsson is also planning to snare some [...]

What do Apple’s rumoured wireless iPod plans mean for iPhone?

It’s only a few weeks since the MacWorld Expo, but already the rumours are beginning to fly about Apple’s next big announcement. As is often the case, financial analysts are the source of much speculation. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has written a research note speculating that Apple will expand its iPod Touch range with [...]

iPhone Web Apps No.13: MyNetDiary

You might own an iPhone, but that doesn’t stop you being an out-of-shape, lazy, good-for-nothing slob. No matter what Steve Jobs tells you. However, thankfully someone’s seen the iPhone’s potential to help keep you in shape. No, not because you can’t spend the £269 you paid for it on crisps.
MyNetDiary promises to help your new [...]