http://inspirephones.com Read the latest cell phone news and reviews, view the newest phones on InspirePhones.com Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:58:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Filed under: Handsets, RIM, BlackBerry OS The last video we posted of the Storm 2 doing its SurePress thing has been unceremoniously pulled from YouTube, but this new video really makes up for it. It turns out the screen uses piezo electronics to detect pressure at any point on the screen, ... http://inspirephones.com/2009/08/video-storm-2s-new-touchscreen-tech-explained-with-mindblowing-clarity-wifi-confirmed/ Filed under: Software, RIM, BlackBerry OS Lackluster Gmail support has been a real pain point for BlackBerry users, and we've really been hoping that this new "Enhanced Gmail Plug-in" would solve all that. It's out as of today, and we've certainly gotten some improvements, like support for archiving messages, marking spam ... http://inspirephones.com/2009/08/enhanced-gmail-plug-in-for-blackberrys-arrives-but-only-syncs-one-way/ Filed under: Handsets, Apple Not to knock cellophane tape as a method for in-car iPhone navigation, but if you want to use the new TomTom app in a more proper setting, you'll want the official TomTom car kit. In addition to enhancing the GPS signal and charging your iPhone, it's also ... http://inspirephones.com/2009/08/tomtoms-iphone-car-kit-promo-video-is-enticing-but-still-no-mention-of-price-or-release-date/ Filed under: Handsets, ATT, Apple Well, that was fast. Just one week after hitting the scene, Qik for iPhone 3GS has been updated to move that nasty "WiFi only" restriction, meaning you can now stream your videos to the internet over a 3G network. We just tried it ourselves and, ... http://inspirephones.com/2009/08/qik-for-iphone-3gs-update-removes-wifi-only-restriction-3g-streaming-is-a-go/ Filed under: Software, Android While Apple was busy batting away the FCC with its litany of reasons why its app approval process is totally hunky-dory, Google was apparently having it's own VoIP-related firefight. It seems that an article in the USA Today which hit newsstands this morning alleges that the internet ... http://inspirephones.com/2009/08/google-refutes-usa-today-report-on-blocked-skype-application/ Filed under: Handsets, ATT, Apple Whoa -- we were just sent AT&T response to the FCC's investigation into the rejection of Google Voice apps from the iPhone app store, and Ma Bell isn't pulling any punches: according to the letter, AT&T "had no role in any decision by Apple to ... http://inspirephones.com/2009/08/att-apple-and-google-respond-to-the-fcc-over-google-voice-and-the-iphone-app-store/ Filed under: Handsets, Software, Apple We're always a little hesitant to get too optimistic about changes to the App Store approval process, but it looks like there's been a few hopeful changes to the way things are done in the past few days, which could well lead to some previously rejected ... http://inspirephones.com/2009/08/apple-reconsiders-rejected-iphone-apps-c64-emulator-on-the-way/ Filed under: AnnouncementsIt's coming originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments http://inspirephones.com/2009/08/its-coming/ Filed under: Handsets, Others, China Mobile, Android The O1 isn't even out yet, but a new filing with China's regulatory folks suggests that Lenovo's already hard at work at a lower-cost version that would swap out metal bits for plastic ones and kick the camera down from 5 megapixels to 3. ... http://inspirephones.com/2009/08/lenovos-o1e-takes-the-o1-down-a-notch-or-three/ Filed under: Multimedia, RIM, Verizon Wireless If you want to watch live hockey games played by NHL teams not owned by RIM's Jim Balsillie -- that would be all of them, by the way -- you need look no further than the warm glow of your Storm's display now that Verizon ... http://inspirephones.com/2009/08/v-cast-video-comes-to-verizons-blackberry-storm/