http://www.mobilemag.com The Original Mobile Magazine, covering news and reviews on mobile technology, including cell phones, PDAs MP3 players, digital cameras, wireless, notebooks, and mobile gaming. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:49:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The first Apple iPhone introduced us to the platform and brought touchscreen handsets to the forefront. The iPhone 3G stepped it up with the App Store and the iPhone 3GS made things faster. What can we expect from the iPhone 4G? It seems that the 2010 edition could have RFID. This ... http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/11/06/video-apple-iphone-4g-to-feature-rfid-based-nfc/ While big brother Rogers Wireless is gearing up with the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and other ultimate webphones, poor puppy Fido has been left fighting for table scraps. Since Fido is approaching budget-minded consumers, it's not surprising that one of the newest phones to join the dog house is another budget-minded ... http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/11/06/fido-gets-ready-for-nokia-2720-fold/ We should all thank Dr. Martin Cooper each and every day. If it wasn't for this fine gentleman, we would have never been able to carry workable phones in our hip holsters. However, it seems that Dr. Cooper has fallen behind on the times, because he dislikes the iPhone and ... http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/11/06/cell-phone-inventor-no-fan-of-smartphones-universality/ As I was poking around in the weekly flyer from Future Shop, I saw something that just might be fantastic news for all the Google Android fans in Canada. Want to get the 'droid, but don't want to break the bank? You might want to head over to Future Shop ... http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/11/06/get-htc-magic-for-free-from-future-shop/ Remember the Quirky folks who decided to come up with the Split Stick USB flash drive? Well, the kooky designers are back with another interesting innovation in the form of the Beamer. This iPhone case addresses a common concern for many Apple enthusiasts, bringing the light to your dim pictures. The ... http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/11/05/beamer-finally-brings-flash-to-iphone-camera/ We've all been there. You hit up the mega mall, the Wal-mart, or any number of major shopping centers and you get lost in the parking lot trying to remember where you parked your car. Was it on this floor? Which entrance did I take? It was next to the ... http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/11/05/car-finder-iphone-app-finds-your-car-duh/ There are all sorts of ways that the automotive industry can make our daily journeys a little safer. Over the years, we've seen the advent of sideview mirrors, backup cameras, and all sorts of other doohickeys. The original implementation of airbags was a major revolution too, and now Ford is ... http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/11/05/next-gen-ford-explorer-features-inflatable-rear-seatbelts/ A variation on this updated BlackBerry Curve is already available through Rogers Wireless in Canada, but now the CDMA side in the United States is getting its fair share of new berry juice too. Verizon Wireless has just announced that it will be launching the BlackBerry Curve 8530. Set to hit ... http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/11/05/blackberry-curve-8530-hits-verizon-and-sprint/ There's an app for that. And that. And that. If you're rocking an iPod touch or an Apple iPhone, then you'll know that the App Store is one crazy place to load up on fun, functional, and useless applications. Now the App Store has hit a major milestone, offering a ... http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/11/04/apple-app-store-hits-six-figures-in-apps/ It's a little sad, really, how the most popular apps on the Apple iPhone involve bodily functions and other crude forms of humor. Yes, we all know that flatulence can be funny at times, but this has sparked up a whole new genre of apps across all platforms. Including Windows ... http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/11/04/bodily-functions-invade-windows-mobile-with-myfart/