Tag Archives: cellphones

Rumors: BlackBerry Storm Coming November 24th

Pro leak-a-holic Boy Genius has leaked a Verizon document that reveals more details about the highly anticipated Blackberry 9530 Storm. Said document shows a pre-launch on November 20th with the official, nationwide launch going down on November 24th. Less than two weeks until you can get a precious Storm! There is a God! Hit the jump for more crisp details:

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Blackberry Storm Pricing Leaked

Over on Howard Forums, a cellphone forum I stopped going to years ago, some kind stranger was nice enough to leak a screenshot of some placeholder pages on Verizon Wireless‘ website. The Blackberry 9530 Storm is going to cost $219 with a two-year contract and a killer $519 if you decide to pay month-to-month. A one-year contract upgrade will net ...

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iPhone 3G Tethering Confirmed

After months of speculation and rumors AT&T CEO Ralph De la Vega has confirmed that both AT&T and Apple will officially offer the capability to use the iPhone 3G as a modem. How well Apple’s iPhone 3G will perform as a modem remains to be seen as does its availability. If you’re one of the 3G users who’ve been patiently ...

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Ocarina iPhone App Unleashes Your Inner Jethro Tull

Now here’s an iPhone application worth plunking down 99 cents for. It’s an Ocarina app that lets you play notes like a traditional ocarina by allowing you to hold down valves on the screen and blowing into the microphone. Sounds pretty creative. The best part is that it comes with a Legend of Zelda mode that turns it into, well, ...

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Use Your Phone To Control Your Door Locks

If you’ve ever lost your keys while out on the town, you know there’s no way in hell you’re getting them back. Luckily, we tend to clutch our cellphones dear to our heart, never letting them out of our site. If you have a Schlage LiNK system, you need not worry about having keys anymore. Essentially, the LiNK system uses ...

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Congratulations, You Just Won A New Jawbone Bluetooth Headset!

We know our readers have been anxious to get their hands on a free bluetooth headset.� We’ve discussed the cell-phone laws showing up in varying states and it seems that, sooner or later, everyone will need a headset. So, Gearfuse is letting this one go to one of our many luck-stricken readers. You may need it because of driving laws, ...

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T-Mobile Launches Motorola ZN5 Cameraphone

Normally, we don’t post about new cellphones on Gearfuse. The one exception is when we feel a cellphone boasts above-average features that will help its user and the Motorola ZN5 is no exception. It has a built-in 5-megapixel camera that’s optimized for low light shooting conditions. Also featured is a Xenon flash, auto-focus, panorama shooting mode and a 2.4-inch LCD. ...

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Google Adds SMS To Gmail Labs

An incredibly useful feature is coming to Gmail. Starting today (if all goes well), you’ll be able to send your friends and contacts text messages via the integrated Gmail chat. You’ll be able to save phone numbers to contacts and Google will give you the option of sending them a text should they go offline. It sounds very beta right ...

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No Opera For The iPhone

I’m not talking about Phantom here, I’m talking about the web browser, Opera. Apple has beef with the competition and in turn has decided to keep Opera off the App Store. Says ZDNet: Mr. von Tetzchner said that Opera�s engineers have developed a version of Opera Mini that can run on an Apple iPhone, but Apple won�t let the company ...

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The Need For Speed: Bluetooth Steering Wheel

When driving in New Jersey, you’ll notice one thing: no driver follows the cellphone law. I try to, but I usually find fiddling with a headset and a phone much more distracting than operating just the phone itself. New Jersey is not the garden state, it’s the motor state. It has more drivers than any other state and many of ...

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