A Swedish court handed down a guilty verdict and a year in prison on Friday to all four defendants in a copyright test case involving The Pirate Bay, one of the world’s biggest free file-sharing websites. The verdict could be a step toward helping music and film companies seeking to recoup millions of dollars in … Continue reading Pirate Bay Fileshare Four Guilty, Gets Year in Jail →

Nokia has finally launched one of their latest additions to the E-Series range of business class handsets, the Nokia E75 with Nokia Messaging Service (push email)m, which mobilizes email solutions on Nokia devices. The E75 is the first device from Nokia’s stable that offers complete integration of email and messaging services and provides an easy … Continue reading Nokia E75 →

Hang onto your headsets people, Apple has previewed their Apple iPhone OS 3.0 software and it’s a doozy!!! The beta software release to registered developers is going to be available immediately. The iPhone OS 3.0 beta release includes an updated Software Development kit(SDK) with over 1,000 new Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) including In-App Purchases; Peer-to-Peer … Continue reading Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0 Brings Relevant Upgrades →

Vodafone and HTC Corporation have announced the HTC Magic smartphone, Vodafone’s first Android-powered mobile, which will be available in the spring. The introduction of the HTC Magic is the result of a successful relationship between Vodafone and HTC, and Vodafone’s joining, late last year, of the Open Handset Alliance.   “Delivering an unbeatable mobile internet … Continue reading HTC Reveals New Android Powered Handset – HTC Magic →

It’s been a while since Nokia has been in the news but that could also be because of  LG’s KM900 and Samsung’s plethora of handsets making their way to MWC. Nokia has in fact announced an addition to their music range of handsets – the 5630XpressMusic.   This candy-bar styled, rather simplistic looking handset runs … Continue reading Nokia Express Music 5630 →

The folks at Gmail Labs have been busy and they’re now dishing out offline access to Gmail.  On enabling offline access, Gmail will load in your browser even if you don’t have an Internet connection. You can read messages, star, label and archive them, compose new mail and messages ready to be sent will wait … Continue reading Access Gmail Offline →

digg_url = ‘http://coolgoodies-firstcrush.blogspot.com/2009/01/india-to-shut-off-25-mil-mobiles-in.html’; It could be the start of a bad year for a lot of mobile phone users. Reports are stating that within the first week of January about 25 million mobile phones could be rendered un-usable due to a security issue. The department of telecom (DoT) has told all network providers in the … Continue reading India to Shut Off 25 Mil. Mobiles In January →

Nokia yesterday unveiled the Nokia N97, the world’s most advanced mobile computer, which will transform the way people connect to the Internet and to each other.   Nokia N97 latest version of the Nokia N-series represents the next level in mobile technology. The Nokia N97 is designed for Internet savvy people, Nokia N97 runs the … Continue reading Nokia N97 latest release of Nokia N Series range →

Google’s Friend Connect is now available in beta, seven months after its preview release.   This service lets webmasters add social features to their sites by simply copying and pasting a few snippets of code – no advanced coding or technical background required. Friend Connect makes it easy for users to sign in to a … Continue reading Google Friend Connect →

Nokia India has unveiled its much awaited “Touch Music” device, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, in India.    Also announced is the scheduled launch of the beta version of the Nokia Music Store. Nokia has also announced a tie-up with Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, EMI, Warner, Tseries, Big Music and Yashraj. Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice … Continue reading Nokia Unveils 5800 XpressMusic in India →