Cell Phone Beat

If you are one of those iPhone lovers, who are holding out for a white iPhone 4, we are sure you are tired of it. So, before your patience wears off, here’s a DIY solution from WhiteiPhone4Now.com. The Web site is selling a kit that lets iPhone 4 owners to turn their regular black iPhone into a fancy white one. Well, it comes at price to add some color and individuality to your great gadget. First, you would void the warranty by ripping your iPhone apart and second, you will have to shed $135 for just the (white) back panel and $299 that includes the panel, the front panel, a Retina display, the home button, and digitizer and front frame. Oh, and to prevent the “death grip,” you will have to shed extra $4 for that bumper like case. So, once you are done with all the bargain, expect the envious eyes from all around!

Via: White iPhone 4 Now

Diehard Apple fans around the world are queuing up as iPhone 4 hits the shelves outside USA and this obviously isn’t that good a news for BlackBerry. However, RIM has made an announcement for upcoming press conference on August 3. While the invitations for the event doesn’t reveal too much, it is expected that RIM would officially debut its BlackBerry OS 6 and we won’t be surprised to see Blackberry Bold 9800 being unveiled. Not that the BlackBerry smartphone would blow the iPhone or Android smartphones out of the water, but for all those BlackBerry owners who are tired of their boring old BlackBerry handsets, this fresh air would be readily embraced.

Via: Tech Tree

Most of the Apple owners love their gadgetry for their sheer simplicity in performing a number of tricks however, it disheartens a few gadget happy consumers for lacking built-in infrared functionality in their loveable gadgets. However, making it easier for those interested in creating an iPhone/iPod touch into an IR remote is this dedicated alternative from GEAR4 called the Unity Remote. It’s an infrared hub that talks to your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad via Bluetooth through a free to download app. Now all being placed/downloaded, it locates any home theater device, TV, radio, DVD player, etc. through its five infrared emitters within its 360 degree line of site. For this obvious convenience, the UnityRemote is priced at $100 and will be available this October.

Via: Gizmodo/Cult of Mac

It’s common with all cell phone users to forget charger at home or work, but how cool is it if you can use someone else’s, knowing it will fit your phone. This however is going to happen in EU next year with the introduction of one-size-fits-all phone chargers. A European Commission spokesperson said “It is expected that consumers will be able to use the same, one-size-fits-all charger for mobile phones sold in the EU from the beginning of 2011.” Apart from the ease of using any charger lying around, the move is expected to improve energy-efficiency and reduce energy consumption and also the electronic waste.

Via: AFP/DW World

If the regular panorama apps can’t get the interesting results you were looking for, then ‘You gotta see this’! iPhone app. Yes, You Gotta See This! is a new app that creates special collages of images using the iPhone 4 gyroscope. Created by the German developers of Boinx TV, this teaser help you create a montage of photos by snapping multiple pictures and organizing them in one of the app’s 6 themes. Buying inspiration from work of David Hockney, an artist who worked with photocollages, the Boinx team’s new app is capable of creating an effect similar to “panography.”

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With cell phone revolution reaching 80 percent of the world’s population, there’s no denying that the fastest adoption of cellphone is occurring in some of the world’s poorest places. However, mobile communication and access to digital information are making the most powerful impact in African nations. The Rwandan government is giving out hundreds of cell phones in an attempt to save pregnant women and babies. Free phones given to community health care workers keep track of all the pregnant women in their villages. The move faces challenges in a nation where nearly 95 percent cannot access electricity however, with Rwanda ranked as the world’s worst nation for maternal mortality, there’s a sense of change and progress.

Via: CNN

Let’s face it. We are living in the world of novelty of smartphones, where we walk the streets with our eyes glued to the screens of our handsets, apparently unaware of the world around us. However, the new smartphone surveillance app dubbed Mobiscope intends to spy around your house/garden with its USB and/or IP camera on mobile and desktop devices. Precisely, you can keep your eyes glued!

Developed by Shape Services, the app is intended toward all those who want to take cyber spying to the next level. The app allows you to keep an eye on your children/wife/ex-girlfriend/ailing parents or friends, simply, the possibilities are immense. The application features free 24/7 technical support, free updates/bug fixes/new features, and free weekly updates of public camera list along with free access to other public IP cameras world-wide.

The iPhone app is $9.99, the Windows phone app is $19.95, the HP/Palm version is $19.95 and the Blackberry version is $19.95 and the Android version, which requires accessing your cameras by connecting to Mobiscope Web, sets one back $19.95, for a one-time fee or $4.95 if one chooses to pay month to month.

Via: The Next Web

While iOS 4 is delivering on every promise for the iPhone 3GS users, the showstopper operating system from Apple causes problems for users of the iPhone 3G. Not that the users have reported problems for the first time, but the infamous “Antennagate” overshadowed such complaints initially. Now that the issue is out in the open and Apple in the hot water yet again, the company has decided to investigate such reports that says the upgrade has slowed down their handsets.

All those people who could not find a possible way to bypass the encryption method to root Motorola Droid X, here’s the exploit. The guys at All Droid has come out with a simple and easy rooting tool for Windows users. The application packaged by Sil3ntKi113 (an Alldroid member), installs all the files and drivers necessary for rooting the DROID X, and launches with two simple buttons — “Root Me” and “Unroot Me”. So, it’s only a matter of time until we see the Droid X doing some really cool stuff.

Known for its prestigious sports watches and chronographs, the Swiss company TAG Heuer has always impressed all those who need a bit more class and luxury over the standard formatted models. So, to bring you overboard with some luxury in the cell phones, TAG Heuer has announced three new models of its Meridiist phone in three different leather finishes. The first offering from Tag Heuer is Meridiist Black Diamond in PVD-coating is made out of 316L stainless steel, 18-carat pink gold, lizard leather, and 1.34-carat diamonds; the second one the Meridiist Stainless steel & Rose Gold, also dressed in 18-carat pink gold, stainless steel and alligator leather; and the third one the Meridiist Python Gold Dust in 1.3 carat diamonds mixed with gold, East African green garnet, and python leather. There is no info on availability and pricing, but all the new Meridiist phones come with 1.9 inch QVGA sapphire crystal displays, secondary OLED displays at the top, 2MP cameras and 2GB of internal memory.

Via: Unwired View