We’re not quite sure chip guru Mark Papermaster ever truly settled into his role as Apple’s SVP of Devices Hardware Engineering in the year and four months since he finally walked through the door , but after the recent antenna troubles someone decided that he wasn’t going to work there anymore. . . . → Read More: Mark Papermaster leaves Apple for reasons and destinations unknown (update)
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We can’t say this is exactly a surprise , but we are rather saddened to learn that Saudi Arabia has apparently carried through on its threats to shut down all BlackBerry messaging services functionality due to “security concerns.” Users there are reporting that they are no longer able to use their keyboards for the jobs they were intended, forcing them to actually call friends — with their voices. Saudi Arabia has threatened $1.3 million fines for any wireless provider that does not play nicely and, until those threats are lifted, we’re thinking BBM is down for the count out there. Update : Merely hours later, service is reportedly back . . . . → Read More: BlackBerry messaging shut down in Saudi Arabia, users feel early withdrawal pains (update: it’s back) We’d figured the Captivate name was owned by AT&T, so color us surprised to see that the Galaxy S variant is finding its way to another carrier with the exact same branding and ID: Rogers up in Canada. Pricing and release date aren’t being offered up yet, but Rogers says that “more details will be available in the coming weeks,” so we’re hoping (perhaps foolishly) that we can look forward to an August launch. . . . → Read More: Samsung Captivate coming to Rogers ’soon’ Looks like those regulators over in the Middle East don’t mess about. Following this week’s revelation that the United Arab Emirates’ telco overseers weren’t happy with being unable to monitor how people were using their BlackBerrys, today we’re hearing what their solution to the problem will be: an outright ban. Internet access, email and instant messaging on RIM devices will be blocked in the UAE starting this October — provided, of course, that the Canadian phone maker doesn’t do something in the meantime to appease the authorities. . . . → Read More: BlackBerry email, web and messaging banned in UAE due to ’security concerns’ Like we said, you don’t have to wait until August 3rd to get your Android 2.2 Froyo update for the EVO 4G . . . . → Read More: EVO 4G’s Froyo firmware was available for download, manual install (update) Official: HTC rolling out Android 2.2, 720p video, iTunes sync to unlocked Euro Desires this weekendWe’ve just heard directly from HTC regarding that hotly anticipated upgrade to Android 2.2: it’s happening this weekend for lucky Euroland owners of the Desire. Provided your Sense-laden 3.7-incher is not carrier-locked, you should be receiving your serving of Froyo by the end of the week, together with a new 720p video mode and iTunes sync for your music. HTC is also throwing in its App Share widget that it first introduced with the Wildfire , along with its smart Caller ID feature. . . . → Read More: Official: HTC rolling out Android 2.2, 720p video, iTunes sync to unlocked Euro Desires this weekend We’re not certain that this date is going to hold — things like this have an uncanny tendency to slip at the last possible moment — but we’re at least hopeful to see some internal Sprint communication that they’re trying to get the EVO 4G updated to Froyo as soon as tomorrow, July 30. It’d be the perfect way to kick off the weekend, wouldn’t it . . . → Read More: EVO 4G’s Android 2.2 update starts trickling out tomorrow, loads of new features and fixes in store? (update: official for August 3rd!) Great news for all you smartphone modders feeling a little anxious about the legal ramifications of jailbreaking your iPhone or rooting your Android phone – the US has just added exceptions to the DMCA ( Digital Millennium Copyright Act ) that make it completely legal to hack your smartphone to your heart’s content. Just this Monday morning, the Library of Congress added exemptions to the DMCA, allowing smartphone users to circumvent protection systems intended to keep copyrighted material locked down from copying or modification. The move is considered a huge step forward for the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation). . . . → Read More: iPhone jailbreak and Android root declared legal in US; Feds exempt smartphone hacks from DMCA Folks hoping to snag a white iPhone anytime soon will be disappointed by Apple’s latest press release. . . . → Read More: White iPhone delayed until later this year Google warned us that the Nexus One was approaching the end of its days, but we’ve gotta admit, we didn’t realize just how quickly that moment would come. . . . → Read More: Nexus One is sold out in Google’s store — forever |
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