Apple bans Opera Mini for iPhone

Safari is a decent mobile browser, but I don’t think anyone would claim it is perfect. Opera certainly don’t think so, which is why they have been working on a port of Opera Mini for the iPhone. Well, that and trying to stake a claim for browser mindshare on a hot new platform, obviously.
Not so [...]

Japanese carrier announces outboard tv tuner for iPhone

Softbank – the lucky Japanese mobile carrier that landed the iPhone gig over there – has announced a new peripheral designed to make up for one of the iPhone’s perceived shortcomings in the Japanese market.
In Japan, it seems, integrated TV tuners are de rigueur at the moment and the iPhone has taken a fair amount [...]

Quickoffice launches v6.0 suite for S60

Quickoffice has unveiled the latest version of its pocket office suite for the S60 platform.
The suite of MS Office compatible apps allows office documents to be viewed and edited on S60 mobiles.  The new version 6.0 is intended to provide support for file storage on ‘cloud’ computing networks such as iDisk, Amazon’s S3 and Apple’s [...]

MyVu video glasses fully iPhone compatible

iPhone owners worried that not enough people on the bus are staring at them.. make some noise!
Those MyVu video glasses – the ones that exist in a strange quantum state somewhere between ridiculous and fantastic – are now fully compatible with the iPhone.
“With a focus on innovation, functionality and design, Myvu is thrilled to announce [...]

Asus planning Android handsets

With the Eee PC, Asus were arguably the first company to make a serious mass-market Linux PC so it is perhaps not too surprising that they would be eager to try their luck with a Linux-based phone as well.
The Taiwanese manufacturer already sells mobile phones and PDAs running a variety of operating systems, but has [...]

Nokia to fix net nag screens

Finally!
One of my biggest bugbears with my Nokia N95 is that all the lovely apps I use to access the internet constantly ask me if I am really sure that I want them to access the ‘net via wifi or 3G.
How many times do you need to be told?!?! I can understand the security [...]

Truphone now on Blackberrys too

Got a Blackberry? Fancy saving some cash on your bill? Heard of Truphone? If your answers to those questions were yes, yes, no, then listen up. In fact, even if you answered yes, yes, yes, you should probably still pay attention.
One of mobile VoIP’s biggest names, Truphone, has just made its client available to Blackberry [...]

iPhone controlled LEGO beer dispenser

We were talking yesterday about over designed solutions to simple problems in reference to the mobile blocking window paint that C2C are about to start using, but that is nothing in comparison to this wonder.
This chap has programmed his iPhone to remotely control a LEGO construction which houses a bottle of beer, to tilt and [...]

Kodak and Nokia romatically linked…

The demise, or at least significant downsizing, of the user friendly snapper market seems near enough certain now, what with the marauding legions of high quality camera phones looming on the horizon.
So it’s hardly surprising that certain camera companies are looking to diversify their business by hitching a ride with certain mobile phone manufacturers. First [...]

Nokia’s Comes With Music service gets benched

Nokia has launched a new scheme to promote its unique ‘Comes with Music‘ service, by placing special benches at various public places in the UK. The benches include Nokia Comes With Music handsets and headphones which are fitted into the armrest so that passers by can take the weight off their feet, and have a [...]