Mobile Phone News

Filed under: Software, Apple, OS X

Apple has released the first beta of iPhone firmware 2.2 to developers, and we’re hearing that it’ll cause your phone to sprout wings, run Android in emulation, connect to fully-operational LTE and WiMAX networks all over the world, and bring world peace. Oh, and it’ll be able to copy and paste things you never dreamed possible, like ponies and happiness. On a more serious note, though, no one seems to have a firm grip on precisely what it adds yet — push notifications are high on the wishlist, as continuously — so we’ll keep you posted (and you do the same).

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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola

Yeah, we just went back and triple-checked our personal wishlist for Motorola’s road to profitability, and “produce a fat RAZR clone with a stub antenna and few random splotches of burgundy” definitely isn’t on there. This Motorola i775 looks destined for the iDEN airwaves of the world, presumably finding a home on Nextel and Boost in the States — but with the monstrous Frankenstein styling, we’re wondering if it’ll go on to find a home in anyone’s belt holster. Cheap company-issue unit, perhaps?

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