It only runs on Safari--and no one but Apple knows if it'll actually run on the iPhone, because JavaScript support is still a mystery--but the first third-party application built with the iPhone in mind is freely available.
Yahoo Research Berkeley has released prototype mobile phone software called Zurfer that gives people a look at Flickr that's tailored to their particular location.
Somewhat under the radar is the Gigabyte i300 PDA-phone. It's not surprising because other than its appearances at tradeshows, this GPS-enabled device has seen limited releases in just a few countries. Currently available in Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey, the i300 will now also be sold in Russia.
Equipped with Windows Mobile 5.0, this handheld is a triband handset with Wi-Fi built in. It also features Bluetooth 2.0 as well as USB 2.0 for faster wireless and wired file transfers, respectively.
Last month, Gigabyte made the Windows Mobile 6 Professional upgrade available for the i300. This can be downloaded from the country-specific Gigabyte Web site, depending on where the handheld was bought. Click here to see which other Windows Mobile 5.0 handhelds come with upgrades to the latest version of the OS.
In short, Jaiku is a microblogging service which allows users to post thoughts like how one would do so on a blog, but in a much shorter form. Grammer and sentence structure have no place in Jaiku, or Twitter (a similar service) for that matter, as the posts are totally random.
Making its rounds in the rumor mill are images of what seems to be Palm's latest Treos. Technology blog Morning Paper first posted a black-and-white image of the supposed new PDA-phone running Palm OS, followed by a blurry photo of a Windows Mobile (WM) version with a white chassis.
What little can be made out from the images seems to suggest that the white variant uses WM6 Standard. That is Microsoft's smart phone OS, made specifically for devices which do not have touchscreens. If true, this will make it a first for Palm, which has always used touch-sensitive displays for its PDAs and Treos.
The earlier image indicates that the Palm OS black "Gandolf", as it is codenamed, will come with a microSD slot and EVDO. This implies that it works in the CDMA network, which means that it is primarily for the US. There are very few other details, though Morning Paper does claim that Gandolf will be available sometime in Q4, and may possibly cost under US$200, with its main target the youth market.
Though there is no indication of a GSM version for the rumored Palm OS device, the white WM6 version bears the Vodafone badge and should therefore work support GSM network--if the buzz proves true. When contacted by CNET Asia, Palm declined to comment on the rumor.
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