ChevronWP7 unlocking tool pulled in hopes Microsoft decides to play along
Could Microsoft actually embrace Windows Phone 7 hacking much like it's sort of done with Kinect hacking ? Not very likely, but it seems like the folks behind the ChevronWP7 unlocking tool are at least holding out some hope for that possibility. They've apparently had some "good faith" discussions with Microsoft's Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone 7, Brandon Watson, and have decided to take the rather drastic step of pulling and ceasing all development on the tool in order to "fast-track" discussions about Microsoft officially embracing homebrew development.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: apparently-had, director, drastic, Fast, homebrew, microsoft, phone, rather-drastic, result, take-the-rather, unlocking-tool, watson
Epic Games, Id Software show off jaw-dropping new iPhone games
We've already seen Epic Games and Id Software show off their respective game engines for iOS devices, but they're only now finally giving folks a look at the first actual games that will use them. The first of those to roll out will apparently be Id's Mutant Bash TV , which looks as impressive as the Rage demo promised (although that's aided in part by being on rails), and will cost just $0.99 for the standard version or $1.99 for the Retina Display-enhanced version.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: blade, director, entry, epic, epiccitadel, fame, infinity-blade, iphone3gs, ipod-touch, mutant bash tv, mutantbash, touch-arcade, unreal engine
T-Mobile director scares the FCC with a chilling tale: ‘The IM App that Killed Our Network’
It's almost Halloween, kiddies. Do you have your spooky stories ready for telling around the campfire? If you need a little help, take inspiration from this doozy told by Grant Castle, a Director at T-Mobile USA.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: chilling-tale, director, fcc, grant castle, kiddies, net neutrality, network, result, Saga, tells-the-tale, usa
HTC director confirms Windows Phone 7 phones launching next month
It's unclear whether the dude was speaking out of turn, but an HTC regional director responsible for North Africa and the Middle East has gone on record with gulfnews saying on no uncertain terms that the company "will be launching Windows Phone 7 handsets next month." Of course, that lines up nicely with just about everything we've been hearing lately -- not to mention the torrent of HTC-specific leaks we've seen -- and if true, it gives Microsoft a pretty generous buffer ahead of its holiday 2010 guidance for the platform's commercial release. He goes on to say that HTC will be releasing "around five more models by end of the year," though it's not clear how that mix will fall between Android, Windows Phone 7, and possibly even Brew MP ; the Desire HD and Desire Z seem like a nice way to close out the year on the Android side of things if you ask us, which leaves plenty of room for awesome WinPho hardware
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: director, east, engadget, entry, leaks, north, phone, result, windows, winpho 7, year
AdMob CEO responds to Apple’s new advertising rules: ‘not in the best interests of users or developers’ (update: Greystripe responds)
We had a pretty good idea what Google and its AdMob division would think of Apple's new rules on outside advertising companies collecting analytics, but AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui has now spelled it out himself. In a post on the company's blog today, Hamoui says flat out that if the changes are enforced as written, they would "prohibit app developers from using AdMob and Google's advertising solutions on the iPhone." That, he says, would "not in the best interests of users or developers," noting that "in the history of technology and innovation, it's clear that competition delivers the best outcome," and that "artificial barriers to competition hurt users and developers and, in the long run, stall technological progress." As for what Google and AdMob are going to do about it, Hamoui would only say that they're going to be "speaking to Apple to express our concerns about the impact of these terms." We've also reached out to Greystripe for comment -- which would also seem to be affected by the new rules -- but have yet to hear back.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: advertising, apple, developers, director, greystripe, history, marketing, platforms, rules, solutions, technological
Symbian^3 to launch on non-Nokia handset, courtesy of ‘Asian vendor’
Well, here's a bit of thunder theft for you. Nokia's N8 launch is still firmly wedged in Q3 2010 , but according to Symbian Foundation Executive Director Lee Williams, other handset makers are not going to hang around and wait for it to be the vanguard Symbian^3 device. Instead, says Lee, the first phone with the overhauled software will be provided by an unnamed Asian vendor -- we're thinking LG or Samsung, with the latter being more likely as it has more history with Symbian.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: director, engadget, goods-should, launchdevice, lee, mobileos, more-history, overhauled, roadmap, samsung, schedule, symbian 3, symbian3, the-overhauled, vendor
HTC ‘Vision’ finally bringing high-end QWERTY to Android?
For a company with as rich of a reputation for landscape QWERTY sliders as HTC has, you'd think they'd be tripping over themselves to release a truly high-end Android phone with a keyboard, but not so much -- the closest they've come so far would be the midrange myTouch 3G Slide , and that puppy ain't even out yet. We broke the news last night about three seemingly new names for upcoming HTC devices -- Vision, LED, and Glacier -- and Dutch site Tweakers.net is now reporting on a user agent profile for the Vision that lists the device featuring that mythical holy trinity: WVGA display, QWERTY, and Android.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, nexus one, Other Tags: benelux, director, even-out-yet, htc, keyboard, keyboards, midrange, nexus, nexus one, qwerty, rumor, trinity, useragentprofile, wvga
Earloomz get Lady Gaga designs to help you look cooler, she’s still k-kinda too busy to take your call
You know, we're starting to wonder if Lady Gaga is secretly a gigantic nerd.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: bluetooth, collection, creative, director, eyecatcher, headphones, hours, likeness, Lithium, Polaroid, still-k-kinda, well-as-having
Microsoft sending mixed signals on Windows Phone 7 Series upgrades, HTC HD2 still in limbo
The fate of the mighty HTC HD2 seems to be getting murkier by the minute: Microsoft UK VP Alex Reeve said last week that an upgrade to Windows Phone 7 Series might be left up to hardware partners , but now Natasha Kwan, General Manager for Microsoft's Asia Pacific Mobile Communications Business says the 1GHz handset "doesn't qualify because it doesn't have the three buttons" required by WP7. Making matters even less clear, we asked Microsoft's Director of Consumer Experiences Aaron Woodman about the HD2 directly on The Engadget Show , and he said he wasn't "going to tell" us about the device's upgradability, and that WP7's final required specs would be revealed at MIX '10
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone Tags: alex, director, hd2, htchd2, microsoft, mobile, phone, says-the-1ghz, windows, windowsphone, woodman
Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 upgrades will be possible, up to OEMs to make them happen
Alright, keep your socks on here, this is as noncommittal a statement as Redmond can make on the matter, but when asked directly about the likelihood and possibility of Windows Mobile 6.5 phones being transitioned to the new hotness that is Windows Phone 7 Series , Microsoft's Alex Reeve had this to say: It's early days yet, and that's really for our hardware partners to think about. As the Director of the company's UK Mobile Business Group, he's well positioned to know what's going to happen after said early days, and it's encouraging to hear that at least Microsoft won't be putting up any barriers to that HD2 upgrade we're all dreaming about. After all, the Chassis 1 specs we keep hearing about tend to sound an awful lot like HTC's 1GHz Snapdragon-powered bad self, so let's keep our fingers crossed and our minds open
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: director, entry, Fingers, group, hotness, htc, mobile, mobile-business, windows, windows mobile 6.5, windows-phone, windowsmobile6.5, windowsphone7series