Droid Pro is the global Droid 2: the evidence grows
We'd reported before our belief that the rumored Droid Pro is nothing more than the dual-mode version of the Droid 2 , but the question remained: knowing that the Droid 2 has a model code of A955, what the heck is the difference between the model codes A956 and A957 that have been showing up in Verizon's systems? Looks like we might have some clarification on that question this afternoon thanks to a new shot clearly calling out the A957 as the R2-D2 version of the Droid 2 that's launching late next month. What does that mean
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: awful-business, belief, clarification, droid 2 world edition, droid pro, droid2, droidpro, dual, evidence, heck, launching-late, model, screen, tipster, verizonwireless
Does adjusting or trimming the iPhone 4′s micro SIM fix the antenna issue? Probably not.
Ever since Apple decided to do little about the iPhone 4's pronounced reception issues except suggest that users hold the thing differently and / or buy a nice case , the voodoo engineering remedies have been flying in full force -- sure, we'll admit we tried sticking some tape over the side of our phone (no dice), but we stopped short when people suggested we try a couple coats of nail polish (insanity). Even we have limits, after all. But the latest snake oil fix is definitely the craziest we've heard so far: according to a 13-page (and growing) thread at MacRumors , the iPhone 4's reception issue can be fixed by adjusting or even trimming the micro SIM so the contacts don't touch the metal tray.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: antenna-issue, apple, belief, micro sim card, oil, Sim, voodoo
Microsoft prepping Yahoo, AIM, and Windows Live Messenger support for Kin?
The list of conspicuously missing features on Microsoft's Kin devices is a lengthy one, but considering the target demographic, there's at least one particularly egregious omission: instant messaging. Well-established ROM spelunker Conflipper is now reporting that Microsoft intends to add IM support in the future, though -- a belief he's presumably gleaned from looking through the latest firmware. Specifically, he mentions support for Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, and AIM, a three-pack that would come close to covering the main services most of the Kin-owning world cares about; Google Talk would be nice, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if Microsoft went without -- especially considering that they're starting from zilch
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: belief, conflipper, engadget, live, main-services, messenger, microsoft, omission, windows live messenger, windows-live, yahoo
iPhone vulnerability leaves your data wide open, even when using a PIN
if you feel like going through the process of typing in your PIN every time you unlock your iPhone is worth it thanks to the unconquerable security it implies, you might want to read this report from Bernd Marienfeldt about the chosen one's security model. Yes, a PIN will keep casual users from picking up your phone and making a call with it, or firing off an e-mail to your co-workers saying that you're quitting and becoming an exotic dancer, but it won't keep someone from accessing all your data
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: appleiphone3gs, belief, berndmarienfeldt, chosen, data, exotic, guru, iphone 3gs, lucidlynx, phone, prime, security, storage, workers
Nokia C6 is actually a 5230-ish landscape slider?
We hate to turn your entire world -- nay, your very belief system -- on its end, but it's at least conceivable here that the so-called Nokia Mystic with the portrait QWERTY keyboard may not be the upcoming C6 after all.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: belief, engadget, entry, fri, keyboard, lack-the-n97, measure, nokia, phone, portrait, qwerty, result, start-cleaning, world
Dell Mini 5 to be the vanguard of ‘a family of tablets’
Well isn't this good to know. The Mini 5 isn't even coming out for at least another month , yet already we're hearing Dell has big plans for what's to follow.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: belief, dell mini 5, dellmini, ideas, laptop, operators, result, set-throughout, tablet-pc, the-forthcoming, the-loquacious
Motorola ‘jumped the gun’ with details of Droid’s Android 2.1 update
Turns out all that excitement and frothing at the mouth was for nothing, as Motorola's surprisingly nippy move to Android 2.1 on the Droid isn't going to be all that rapid after all. The Moto Owners' Forum manager has admitted that a few trigger-happy souls rushed out the details of the Droid's upcoming OS update ahead of time, and the current situation is quite as it was before this news: your Droid will be chomping down on an Eclair , just not as soon as you might have been led to hope
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: belief, engadget, excitement, forum, moto, motorola, motorola-droid, original-source, owners, patience, position, result, situation, virtue