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Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, Apple

We knew Orb was working on an iPhone port of its media-streaming app, and it seems like Orb 2.0 just stealthily went live in the App Store. The $10 app lets TV junkies watch live TV from a tuner connected to a Windows PC, as well as stream music, videos, and photos from their libraries. Even cooler, Orb allows you to monitor a webcam, so you can finally nail those Diet Coke thieves from the comfort of your cube (or keep an eye on your infant, whatever.) Sadly there’s no Dat. for the Mac and Linux versions, but Orb says they’re on the way. Alright Sling, looks like the ball’s in your court.

[Via jkOnTheRun]

Orb 2.0 streams live TV to your iPhone originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Alltel, Windows Mobile, EV-DO, CDMA

Alright T-Mobile, seriously, how can you charge $299.99 for a Wing on contract with a straight face (do carriers have faces?) while every single one of your competitors is rocking a device that’s essentially two generations fresher for the same price? Alltel becomes the latest to add HTC’s quintessential WinMo QWERTY smartphone to its stable, charging $279.99 for the privilege of adding a Touch Pro to your account on contract after $100 rebate. From the looks of things, it’s basically Sprint’s version with a tweaked version of the TouchFLO 3D UI that’s either prettier or uglier than the stock build, depending on your point of view. Let’s be honest, though: doesn’t everything look good in VGA resolution?

[Thanks, theups]

Alltel releases the HTC Touch Pro originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Nokia

OMG OMG OMG… sorry, but our inner japanese school-girl was just unleashed with the arrival of the Nokia N96 Bruce Lee Edition. If Nokia had any sense, they’d expand the action-doll bundle to the world beyond Hong Kong. Even for 8,788 Chinese Yuan (about $1,286) we’re seriously tempted. Watch Bruce clean up at ping pong in the Nokia video posted after the break — no, really.

[Via Unwired View, Thanks Robin oL]

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Nokia N96 Bruce Lee Edition: the only thing tougher than Chuck Norris originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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