ArchiveAugust, 2008

So, for the seven folks out there who have NOT already upgraded their AT&T Tilt to Windows Mobile 6.1 through other means, your day has come. AT&T and HTC (you guys STILL haven’t sent me my HTC Touch Pro- or should I call it the AT&T Fuze? - yet!) have teamed up to bring you the official upgrade. You can grab yours from the official download page here.

What does the update get you? Well I’m glad I asked. You’ll get the unseen unknown OS optimization updates, as well as threaded text messaging, updated applications and Video Share abilities; but then again, if you read this post then all of this would be old news to you, right?

AT&T is the second official carrier to start releasing WM6.1 updates after Sprint beat them into the pool. Sprint released the updates for the Motorola Q9c at the beginning of June, and the HTC Touch and HTC Mogul at the same time in the middle of July.

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A super-innovative new calling service named “Slydial” has recently surfaced to my attention. How could this affect you? Chances are, if you’ve received a voicemail recently when you knowingly had full bars it was probably sent from Slydial. Read more…

The number one suggested phrase for iPhone using Google’s search tool: “iPhone 3G problems.”

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Good news for fans of Sony Ericsson’s Walkman line of cell phones: we’ve confirmed that the new (yet retro-ish) Sony Ericsson w350i for AT&T will soon be available at Wirefly. We also happen to have one in the office this morning, so we’ll share our impressions.

The first thing one notices about the new Sony Ericsson w350i is the form factor. It’s decidedly 20th century, with a noticeable touch of state-of-the-art flair. Remember those early Ericsson cell phones with the thin, protective flip-down piece? There was a guy in every crowd with a T39 clipped to his belt. The w350i reintroduces that “half-flip” look, and it does so in a way that’s winning over the hearts of cell phone fans at Wirefly, and elsewhere on the web.

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Can you hear me now? Recently on the Tube, we came across a video where Verizon Wireless had a stealthy plan to capture a video in which the target, an unsuspecting Verizon Wireless customer realized he was not alone.
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