Applications for mobile phones are a huge business today, and we can thank Apple for ushering in the era of apps. The app store I probably hear the least about, the Nokia Ovi store, has announced a new application is now available. The app is called ShoZu and is available for Symbian devices on the Ovi store today. The app provides ... continued »

One thing I have never understood is how people can reasonably try and text while driving. Many of the people who drive in my area can barely drive while just driving much less while trying to text someone. I saw a teenage girl trying to drive and text while swerving all over the streets of my neighborhood not long ago. Studies ... continued »

It never ceases to amaze me at how many different product categories some companies are in to. Kyocera is a perfect example, the company makes mobile phones and other consumer electronic devices, and it also makes a line of ceramic products like knives and other items. Kyocera announced its financial results for the quarter ending on June 30, Q1 fiscal 2010 ... continued »

The new phone launches have been coming hot and heavy over the last few months and things keep getting better. If you are in need of a new handset, there are many devices on the market to choose from right now. AT&T and Samsung announced a new exclusive handset called the Samsung Solstice. The handset has a 3-inch touch screen and ... continued »

As more and more colleges and schools, beginning to integrate technology into their curriculums it is becoming more common to have college portals where students can go to get info on their mobile phones. A new college oriented mobile phone network is launching on campuses this fall. The network is called HotHand Wireless, will be on 50 college campuses this fall, ... continued »

If you are a heavy user of the media capabilities of your iPhone, you have probably noticed that laying the phone flat on the surface of your desk or table isn't the most comfortable position. Joby has announced its new Gorillamobile device that can hold your phone on just about any surface. The device is a short tripod with flexible legs ... continued »

Sprint hasn’t been doing as well as its executives and stockholders want it to over the last several years. The company has been losing subscribers and until the Pre didn’t have a strong handset to offer customers. Sprint has announced its financial results for Q2 2009 and the most important thing to note is that Sprint posted a net loss of ... continued »

As a kid, I was always fascinated by the Guinness Book of World records. There were and still is a litany of strange world records listed. My favorite strange record was the one for longest fingernails. Today the book is also available in an edition for gamers. Guinness and Warner Brothers Digital announced today that a new game for the iPhone ... continued »

Getting personal content onto smartphones and PMPs can be a pain thanks to incompatible formats and the need to encode content before transfer. A solution from Streaming Networks called the iRecord Pro has been available for a while that can do all that is needed to get video on the iPhone without a PC. The device is able to transfer video ... continued »

I talked last week about the sad story of a Foxconn employee in China who killed himself after losing a 4G iPhone prototype and allegedly being detained and abused over the loss of the device. The employee later jumped from the window of his apartment. Reports have been coming in this week that Foxconn has offered the family of the man ... continued »