Research In Motion and its U.S. carrier, AT&T, are being careful to avoid the problems Apple had with its launch of the iPhone 3G. In May, the Ontario, Canada-based company said the BlackBerry Bold 9000 would go on sale in the summer. What it didn't mention was that the phone would be available only outside the United States.
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ezGear has released its ezView Leather Case for the iPhone 3G. The new case costs $34.99. The ezView Leather Case acts as both a fliptop case and as a stand for your iPhone 3G. The ezView Leather Case is a slim-profile case that also acts as a stand to let you watch video from your iPhone without having to hold it in place.
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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Mobile gaming companies say they will book few new sales from Nokia's N-Gage phones or Apple's iPhone, but are betting on a market boost next year as more phones of these kinds are taken up by consumers. Nokia launched its N-Gage gaming service six months ago, but it had so far gained little traction as users have to install the service to their phones themselves.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, in its latest bid to use Internet Age technology to trounce Republican rival John McCain and connect with supporters, has released free software that turns Apple iPhones into political rallying tools. "Obama '08: The Official iPhone Application," available at Apple's online App Store on Friday, gives users "the tools you need to make an impact and stay in the know," according to the campaign.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Nokia's answer to Apple's iPhone will go on sale in seven countries in Asia, the Middle East and Europe this year but will miss the Christmas shopping season in most developed markets. The first touch-screen phone from the world's top mobile phone maker will go on sale in India, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Russia and Spain by year-end. The Nokia 5800 will cost 279 euros ($387) before operator subsidies and taxes, substantially less than the iPhone.
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LONDON (AFP) - Nokia will start offering unlimited music through mobile phones in Britain on October 16, the Finnish company said Thursday, as it seeks to muscle in on a market dominated by Apple's iPod. The new service, named "comes with music", allows people owning a special device to download unlimited music for free through their mobile telephone or computer for up to 18 months -- after which they can also keep the music.
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HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia will launch its free music package on Thursday, which analysts see posing a serious threat to Apple's dominance in the digital music business. Nokia is expected to unveil more details on its "Comes with Music" package later on Thursday at an analyst and media event in London. The Finnish company will also launch its first touch-screen phone, to rival Apple's popular iPhone, sources have told Reuters.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Apple said Wednesday that it was dropping a controversial non-disclosure agreement that software developers who wanted to create applications for the iPhone mobile telephone had been forced to sign. The non-disclosure agreement, or NDA, prevented software developers seeking to take part in the iPhone Developer Program from discussing their work, even with colleagues.
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Mexico's America Movil (AMXL.MX) is set to start selling Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone in Brazil on Friday but does not expect to have enough of the hugely popular devices to meet demand, an executive at the company's Brazilian unit said on Thursday. Claro, America Movil's (AMX.N) Brazilian unit, received an initial lot of just 30,000 iPhones from Apple. It had hoped to receive a much larger number since more than 100,000 subscribers had already signed up for the phone by late July.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google has released a kit for software developers to create fun, hip or functional programs for the "G-phone" due out next month in a direct challenge to Apple's hot-selling iPhone. The Android 1.0 software developers kit lets computer programming wizards customize applications that will work on the open-source platform built into the G1 handsets being brought to market by telecom carrier T-Mobile.
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