Web surfing on the iPhone is without a doubt an experience unrivaled in any other handset. Thanks to the extraordinary Safari browser and processing prowess of the iPhone, hitting the interwebs over the AT&T EDGE connection is great. But, mobile browsing with a broadband WiFi connection is simply amazing.

So, it's good to hear that AT&T is committed to making the whole browsing-on-iPhone undertaking just a bit more enjoyable. Following on AT&T's official push to replace T-Mobile as the WiFi HotSpot service provider at Starbucks stores in the US, AT&T has announced that it will be offering iPhone users complimentary access to their AT&T WiFi HotSpots at all Starbucks and Barnes & Nobles locations across the nation.

The iPhone-specific WiFi portal automatically detects your iPhone and offers up a custom login screen. Your iPhone phone number is all that’s required to log in for unlimited WiFi access.

And, here's a little secret, the iPhone WiFi portal at AT&T WiFi HotSpot locations determines your iPhone eligibility by detecting your iPhone User Agent. So, you could actually spoof the WiFi portal into thinking that your laptop's Safari browser is actually an iPhone - as long as you’ve access to a valid iPhone phone number. Shhh, don't tell anyone.

On your laptop:

• Fire up Safari
• Navigate to Safari Preferences > Advanced and check the box under “Show Develop menu in menu bar”
• Goto your Safari window and find the “Develop” menu
• Navigate to Develop > User Agent > Mobile Safari 1.1.3 - iPhone
• Log in and get free AT&T WiFi HotSpot access!

[Via: MacRumors]

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Well shiver me timbers. Who would have thought RIM, the maker of the business-suit BlackBerry handset lineup, would ever make a more consumer-friendly clamshell mobile phone? We sure didn't.

Enough with the rhetoric. What you see here is purportedly the first-ever flip-phone from RIM - dubbed the “Kickstart.” It's tiny little thing and sports the compact SureType keyboard that seems enjoy it was intended for a clamshell. BlackBerry scoop-er Boy Genius has posted photos of this new RIM Kickstart handset, which shows off both an internal and external display as well as the trackball that we first saw in the BlackBerry Pearl.

The RIM Kickstart is slated for launch before year's end, so if you've been waiting for a BlackBerry flip phone, your wait is almost over!

Head on over to BGR for the full picture gallery.

[Via: BGR]

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Huge display, multi-touch interaction, powerful processor, advanced graphics core - these are all things that make the current iPhone a potential mobile gaming powerhouse. Thanks to Imagination Technologies' PowerVR MBX 3D graphics video core that lies within the iPhone's Samsung-manufactured ARM SoC (System on Chip) chip architecture, OpenGL ES 1.1 is supported by the Apple iPhone, along with other powerhouse handsets like the Nokia N95 - allowing the handsets to handle 3D graphics and video content with ease.

Imagination has announced their new PowerVR SGX graphics core, which offers OpenGL ES 2.0 support and a Universal Scalable Shader Engine that brings highly efficient, shader-based 3D graphics to the mobile space.

And, to handle HD video content, Imagination has developed a new PowerVR VXD Core that is specialized to decode and process HD video content. The HD video media could be viewed directly on the device or through an external output source with the same power draw as current audio playback technologies.

So, what's all the hoopla about? Well, Samsung, the current iPhone ARM processor manufacturer, has signed a manufacturing-only licensing deal to integrate the PowerVR SGX and PowerVR VXD technologies into future SoC architectures. The deal makes it likely that the next-generation iPhone will be able to handle not only OpenGL ES 2.0 but also HD video content - if Apple decides to source their processors from Samsung.

Another possibility is rooted in Apple's current acquisition of chip-design firm PA Semi and a “mysterious” licensing agreement that Imagination announced last year.

According to Imagination, the company signed a licensing deal to give “next generation graphics and video IP cores to an international electronics systems company under a multi-use licensing agreement.” The electronics systems company was no named, but it could turn out to be Apple. And, with the acquisition of PA Semi, all signs point to Apple leveraging its newly acquired chip-design expertise to make chip-design an in-house venture. Apple could be poised to design its own SoC chip architectures that make use of Imagination's PowerVR VXD and PowerVR SGX graphics technologies, while Samsung would handle the manufacturing of the chips.

The current-generation iPhone is already a graphics and gaming powerhouse - already outperforming dedicated gaming handhelds like the Nintendo DS and PSP. With the integration of the new technologies from Imagination, the next-generation iPhone is shaping up to offer some serious 3D graphics and HD video capacity. It's all speculation at this point (as with everything 3G iPhone-related these days), so we'll have to sit tight and hope that Apple comes through with this new tech in hand.

[Via: AppleInsider]

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One of T-Mobile's greatest strengths is their pre-paid service. With great rates and the ideal wireless coverage value in the US, T-Mobile stands as a pre-paid wireless service leader. Now, the No. 4 US carrier has announced a new pre-paid plan. The “Pay By The Day” plan gives T-Mobile USA customer unlimited night and in-network calls for just $1 per day. You heard right, unlimited in-network calling for just a buck a day! That amounts to only $30 per month - that's as cheap as an unlimited plan can get these days.

And, for those times when you find yourself needing to make an out-of-network call during peak hours, T-Mobile will charge $0.10 per minute - on par with standard pre-paid voice call rates.

T-Mobile

[Via: RCRNews]

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We've seen spy-shots and blurry in-the-wild pics of the 5 megapixel cameraphone from Motorola. The MotoZINE ZN5, as it's called, is due to kick up the flagging company's cameraphone offerings with a high-quality shooter to compete with the cameraphone elite from Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, and LG. So, to help quench your thirst for clear photos of the Motorola ZN5, we present you with some crystal clear pics of Moto's new Kodak-branded shooter.

The Kodak logo is clearly visible along-side the Motorola ZN5's 5 megapixel, Xenon Flash, and auto-focus branding.

Head on over to KeySJ for more pics of the Motorola ZN5 and its UI.

[Via: JAMPBlog]

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[Update]
It looks like T-Mobile's 3G network is good to go on the data side. I wish I was in New York and owned a handset with 1700Mhz UMTS to test out the 3G network, but reports indicate that speeds are as expected. Full 3G is better than voice-only 3G on T-Mobile's 1700Mhz AWS spectrum.

Post updated.

Speak about a let-down. The T-Mobile USA 3G network launch that we thought was going to usher in a new age of high-speed 3G data for T-Mobile users in the US turns out to be nothing more than a voice-only service for now. According to T-Mobile, “the first phase of [T-Mobile's] 3G roll out supports voice only.”

To their credit, 3G voice grants for superior voice quality and higher network capacity. But, without high-speed data, the excitement of T-Mobile's 3G network has already started to fade.

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After running the series of photos comparing the N95 8GB with N96, and N78 with N82, it's the “pure N82″ time only. Three Nokia N82 versions are on display - black, white and the silver one. It's much easier to pick the favorite color this way, although I guess most of you folks like the black one. Am I right?

[Via: Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]

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Gameloft, which Tennis Open 2007 is still one of the best mobile sports games, announced that it will bring the official Wimbledon 2008 mobile game just in time for the Grand Slam tournament.

The game will feature both singles and doubles modes on clay, grass and synthetic surfaces, and there are five training mini-games designed to help you improve your serves, ground-strokes and volleys. In addition, thanks to the official tournament license, Wimbledon 2008 will also include an extra Wimbledon Championships history section, from where you'll be able to learn interesting facts from the tournament's past, as well as test your own Wimbledon knowledge.

What can I say more - as soon it's out, I'll try it. If you enjoy playing or watching tennis, I suggest you do the same…

[Via: PocketGamer.co.uk]

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Gameloft, which Tennis Open 2007 is still one of the best mobile sports games, announced that it will bring the official Wimbledon 2008 mobile game just in time for the Grand Slam tournament.

The game will feature both singles and doubles modes on clay, grass and synthetic surfaces, and there are five training mini-games designed to help you improve your serves, ground-strokes and volleys. In addition, thanks to the official tournament license, Wimbledon 2008 will also include an extra Wimbledon Championships history section, from where you'll be able to learn interesting facts from the tournament's past, as well as test your own Wimbledon knowledge.

What can I state more - as soon it's out, I'll try it. If you enjoy playing or watching tennis, I advocate you do the same…

[Via: PocketGamer.co.uk]

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Gameloft, which Tennis Open 2007 is still one of the ideal mobile sports games, announced that it will bring the official Wimbledon 2008 mobile game just in time for the Grand Slam tournament.

The game will feature both singles and doubles modes on clay, grass and synthetic surfaces, and there are five training mini-games designed to help you improve your serves, ground-strokes and volleys. In addition, thanks to the official tournament license, Wimbledon 2008 will also include an extra Wimbledon Championships history section, from where you'll be able to learn interesting facts from the tournament's past, as well as test your own Wimbledon knowledge.

What can I say more - as soon it's out, I'll try it. If you enjoy playing or watching tennis, I suggest you do the same…

[Via: PocketGamer.co.uk]

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