Nokia and Microsoft have both announced that they will be holding a joint new conference in the near future? What is the news conference going to be about you may ask. No, it’s not that Nokia and Microsoft will be joining forces to create a Microsoft cell phone. They will be joining forces to offer Microsoft Office on Nokia’s Symbian run cell phones. The full range of Microsoft Office products have traditionally only run on Windows enabled phones. Microsoft is looking to increase their market share by extending their software to other mobile OS platforms.
Here’s visual proof that the Blackberry Storm 2 is in existence. The Storm 2 is side-by-side with the original Storm. The Storm 2 will run on the Blackberry OS 5.x and will have an added feature or two, one of those being Wi-Fi. My guess is that the Storm 2 will be hitting Verizon stores sometime this year.
Word on the street is that you may have to start paying for your T-Mobile paper statement starting in September. The reported fee is $1.50. Boy, as if there aren’t enough hidden fees when it comes to cell phone bills chalk another one up. I don’t think the extra charge is about being a pain in the ass to their customers. I think it’s more of a penalty for not using the web (which everyone at this point should be using). If you want to opt out of receiving paper statements then login to your MyTMobile account and select that you don’t want to receive statements in the mail anymore.
Remember the day you got your first cell phone. It was like getting your drivers license. No longer were you tethered to a LAN line. You could now talk to your friends (or text) from wherever you wanted. You could contact people while sitting at a restaurant or while driving in a car. It was complete bliss! For this week’s “Old School Friday” post I want to hear what everyone’s first cell phone was. I don’t remember the model of my first cell phone, but I think it was a Sanyo that I got in 1998 and it had a scroll wheel on the side.
The camera on the iPhone is probably as standard a camera lenses as you’re going to find. Someone had the crazy idea to actually creates attachments for the iPhone camera to get different effects. Each lens has a different effect (wide angle, sparkle, kaleidoscope, heart or sunburst) and sell for $8 each. You can get your hands on these funky lenses at Urban Outfitters. The lenses work for any iPhone model.
I know that many of you use your cell phones to access twitter so I thought I would let you all know (in case you didn’t already) that twitter is down. If you want to follow the status go to Twitter Status.
Update: the current cause is a “denial-of-service attack” which is defined as an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. Basically some hacker(s) have a big smile on their face for this sinister accomplishment.
This definitely goes under the category of WTF!!! The guys from CTA Digital have created a steering wheel for the iPhone. The wheel is meant to be used for the various racing games you can play on your iPhone. I guess tilting the phone back and forth wasn’t enough for some people. To use the wheel simply pop your iPhone (or Touch) into the opening and off you go. The wheel comes with a suction cup so you can use the wheel wherever you want. I’m not going to be a hater but this is definitely a little weird and extreme. The whole point of the accelerometer was to avoid things like this. Anyways, you’ll feel like a star when using this steering wheel and others will look at you and say, WTF! Here’s a little demo of the wheel in action:
Today’s the big day for T-Mobile customers (and potential customers). The highly anticipated upgrade for the G1, the myTouch 3G will be available at T-Mobile stores throughout the country today. The price is $199.99 with a new 2 year contract. I currently have the G1 and I’m dying to pick-up the myTouch 3G. I just don’t want to pay the full price. T-Mobile, can you show me some love and hook me up?
If you’re picking up the myTouch 3G today let us all know how you like it. I’m guessing it’s going to be a fan favorite for T-Mobile customers.
All you hear about on the news these days is how bad sexting is and how it ruins lives. It seems like the national media is out to put an end to sexting. I’ve got news for everyone, sexting has only begun. As smartphones become smarter sexting will become more and more prevalent in society. Cell phone cameras will have better megapixels, more and more phones will be able to record HD video and sending files will be easier and faster than ever. This will inevetibly add to rise in racey photos and videos that are sent from cell phones.
Don’t get me wrong, I do believe that with sexting comes great responsibility and risk. If you’re willing to send a picture to anyone (boyfriend, girlfriend, friends, etc) you run the risk of having that picture sent to all to see. The general rule of thumb is this, if you don’t mind sharing your picture with the world then go ahead and sext it up. If you do then know that millions of people could potential see your picture and chances are they will! So my word to everyone is go ahead and keep the sexting alive, I think it may even be healthy. Just be extremely cautious of the risks.
