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9 Year Old Writes iPhone Application

So, is the age of 10 becoming the new benchmark for career success? We already have an 8-year old Microsoft Certified Professional and now we can add a 9-year old iPhone developer to the list. https://gizmodo.com/8-year-old-macedonian-boy-becomes-youngest-microsoft-ce-5134468 The 9-year old I am speaking of is Lim Ding Wen from Singapore, and the app he developed is…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Samsung 8MP Touchscreen Memoir Cellphone Is the US’s First

The Samsung Memoir could easily be mistaken for a real camera. On one side is a full touch-screen, and on the other is an 8-megapixel camera, 16x digital zoom, and Xenon flash. The phone, which we first saw hints of in December, will run on T-Mobile’s 3G network. Besides the 8-megapixel camera, it also has…

Gadgets Elaine Chow

Blackberry + Optimus Maximum Concept Phone: What Do You Get?

A good way to end the debate between using real estate for physical keys or pixels. In theory. [MozPhone via Core77]

Tech News Brian Lam

Fin Phone Lets You Talk Into Flipper for Reasons Unknown

Nothing says fun like holding a fin up to your head! Simply pop your phone into the Fin Phone and sexy ladies will come running! Will the wackiness ever cease? [FinPhone via Book of Joe]

Tech News Adam Frucci

LG Arena KM900 Is the Most Unabashed iPhone Look-A-Like Yet

I don’t harbor a fanboy grudge with any company borrowing the iPhone’s UI. Large buttons that are easy to press, a black background for colors that pop—these are good ideas for every touchscreen phone. The LG Arena KM900, slated for a Europe release this March, is about as close as you can get to the…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Our Android T-Mobile G2 Wishlist

HTC’s successor to the G1 is on the way, but with few details to go on, we’ve compiled a wish list of what could make the sequel to a good phone significantly better. https://gizmodo.com/android-g2-photos-thinner-and-no-keyboard-5135926 We’ve included lots of hardware-only feature we want to see, but also on our list are improvements to Android that could…

Tech News John Mahoney

YouMail Offers Free Visual Voicemail for BlackBerry Phones

YouMail has announced Visual Voicemail Plus—a free app for BlackBerry phones like the Pearl, Curve, Bold and Storm. The app works in conjunction with YouMail’s desktop visual voicemail service. Features: •Quickly and easily scroll through incoming voicemail messages to see relevant caller information including caller name, time of call, and length of message •Play voicemails…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Slacker Internet Radio Now Available On BlackBerry Storm

The BlackBerry Storm is no longer left out of the free streaming web radio crowd—a Storm-tuned Slacker app can now be yours. With it comes nice scrolling touch lists of album art, along with all the good Slacker goodness you’ve come to expect. It’s available now by heading to slacker.com with your Storm. Slacker Announces…

Tech News John Mahoney

Internal Sprint EOL List Hints at March Launch For Palm Pre

The guys at Boy Genius have obtained what appears to be an internal End-of-Life (EOL) list from Sprint, and it sheds some light on when we can expect some hot handsets—including the Palm Pre. According to the document, the Pre has a target in-stock date of 3/15, so it is possible that it will drop…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Acer’s First Smartphone Has Awkward Style, Solid Potential

As Acer’s entry into the smartphone market approaches, details of handsets are beginning to leak. BGR has pictures of one: a touchscreen QWERTY phone with a decidedly novel approach to pop-out keyboarding. https://gizmodo.com/acer-joining-the-smartphone-wars-on-february-16th-5140831 BGR’s sources didn’t have much to say about the device, except the easily-guessable fact that it would run either Windows Mobile or…

Tech News John Herrman

For Japan, Email is a Cellphone Phenomenon

We all know that Japan is nuts about cellphones, having browsed the internet via mobiles since we were but gleams in 3G’s eye. But the phenomenon is about more than the web—it’s about email. NPR recently aired an interesting program exploring Japan’s use of the cellphone. In it, Satoshi Tanaka, a cellphone content/portal guru, mentioned…

Tech News Mark Wilson

How to Find Awesome iPhone Apps

Browsing apps in the App Store isn’t quite criminal, but it’s definitely not optimal for finding fantastic apps. Besides Giz’s own iPhone app coverage and roundups, there are four other ways to find buried goodness. TheAppleBlog lays out four different sites that make it way easier to find the quality app gems that are wallowing,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sony’s Mofiria Authentication Technology Scans Your Scary Finger Veins

Sony has announced “mofiria,” a biometric technology that relies on the unique vein pattern in fingers to authenticate users. Apparently, this method is more accurate than traditional fingerprint techniques. “mofiria” uses a unique method where a CMOS sensor diagonally captures scattered light inside the finger veins, making a plane layout possible. As a result, a…

Privacy & Security Sean Fallon

Crackulous Allows for App Store Piracy

Crackulous, a program for pirating apps from the iPhone App Store, was just released. Great for cheapskates, terrible for independent developers trying to make a living. Updated: 4:35pm You’ll need to jailbreak your phone to get in on the fun, obviously, but the entire process seems relatively simple if you’re looking to get on board.…

Tech News Adam Frucci

AT&T Data Outage in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana

It’s not your imagination. There’s an AT&T data outage currently smiting parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Yep, AT&T is headquartered in Texas, so insert irony tag here. UPDATED. Update 2: Everything should be cool now. Update: Here’s the official blurb: “Due to a cable cut, some AT&T customers in South Texas are currently not…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

T-Mobile Offering Four-Month Payment Plans For Cellphones and Accessories

T-Mobile is allowing qualified customers to purchase headsets and accessories in four-month interest-free installments. You know the economy is bad when you are buying cellphone cases in installments. The Equipment Installment Plan applies to both current and new customers and comes without any additional finance fees, interest charges or start-up fees. So, if money is…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Motorola Giving Up on Windows Mobile?

The WSJ speculates that given where the axe is falling at Motorola, not only is their “high-end phone strategy” in danger, but they could be completely ditching Windows Mobile. Officially, Moto says, “nuh uh.” [WSJ]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sony Ericsson’s Premier 3 Walkman Phone Rips Directly From CDs via 3.5mm Jack

If you can get past the hot pink, Sony Ericsson‘s Premier 3 Walkman phone has a really cool look. Plus it has some interesting features—including the ability to rip music directly from a CD. The Premier 3 is part of Japanese phone company KDDI’s Spring 2009 line-up and it features a beautiful 3″ (480×854l) display,…

Tech News Sean Fallon

PlayStation Cases, The Tools of International Espionage

Harold Nicholson was a CIA operative convicted of espionage for selling CIA identities to Russia. Since 1997, he’s been in jail. But allegedly, his son Nathan has carried on the family business… According to prosecutors, Nathan’s father taught him the ways of spydom from jail over his cellphone UPDATE: from his cell (duh), coaching Nathan…

Tech News Mark Wilson

‘Top Secret’ Zumba Voice-Controlled Phone Looks Like Spy Gear, Smells Like Vapor

In this video, the BBC takes us inside the top secret headquarters of IA Technology, where the former ejector seat company is working on the “world’s first fully accurate voice recognition phone,” the Zumba. Accompanied by a card-like carrying case/base station, the Zumba slips out into an earpiece shaped like one of those old fossilized…

Tech News John Herrman

9 Year Old Writes iPhone Application

Samsung 8MP Touchscreen Memoir Cellphone Is the US’s First

Blackberry + Optimus Maximum Concept Phone: What Do You Get?

Fin Phone Lets You Talk Into Flipper for Reasons Unknown

LG Arena KM900 Is the Most Unabashed iPhone Look-A-Like Yet

Our Android T-Mobile G2 Wishlist

YouMail Offers Free Visual Voicemail for BlackBerry Phones

Slacker Internet Radio Now Available On BlackBerry Storm

Internal Sprint EOL List Hints at March Launch For Palm Pre

Acer’s First Smartphone Has Awkward Style, Solid Potential

For Japan, Email is a Cellphone Phenomenon

How to Find Awesome iPhone Apps

Sony’s Mofiria Authentication Technology Scans Your Scary Finger Veins

Crackulous Allows for App Store Piracy

AT&T Data Outage in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana

T-Mobile Offering Four-Month Payment Plans For Cellphones and Accessories

Motorola Giving Up on Windows Mobile?

Sony Ericsson’s Premier 3 Walkman Phone Rips Directly From CDs via 3.5mm Jack

PlayStation Cases, The Tools of International Espionage

‘Top Secret’ Zumba Voice-Controlled Phone Looks Like Spy Gear, Smells Like Vapor

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