http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/23/un.approves.ucs.universal.cellphone.charger/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/standardcharger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new Universal Charging Solution (UCS) has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a division in the United Nations, according to a Thursday report. The energy efficient charger will be compatible with all cellphones regardless of make and model, with certain unnamed manufacturers already incorporating the standard into their products, the ITU says. Other than the energy... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/23/un.approves.ucs.universal.cellphone.charger/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/14/sk.telecom.app.store.due/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/samsunginstinct-2.png' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The largest wireless provider in South Korea, SK Telecom, announced at a gathering of over 1,000 industry professionals and software developers on Monday that it will launch an application store in trial stages this June, with a full-fledged debut coming in September. The store will differ from originator Apple's App Store as it will cater to four cell phone operating systems, including Windows Mo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/14/sk.telecom.app.store.due/ Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/14/korean.iphone.progress/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/iphone3g-4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has little active interest in releasing a South Korean iPhone, claims a regional news site. Telecoms Korea cites KTF's VP of handset strategy, Won-Do Lee, who comments that while his carrier is in negotiations with Apple, progress appears to have stalled in part because of a lack of motivation on Apple's part. KTF has objections of its own though, Lee observes.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/14/korean.iphone.progress/ Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/24/htc.to.partner.sk.telesys/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/htcSK.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Korean telecommunications provider SK Telecom is rumored to be entering the handset manufacturing market via affiliate SK Telesys, which officially announced plans to enter the phone manufacturing business. Local Korean media reports SK Telecom has created a team called G Project to develop innovative and original platforms and user interfaces that would be of the same scope to Apple's iPhone and ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/24/htc.to.partner.sk.telesys/ Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/17/universal.phone.chargers/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/nokia5000.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Most cellphones could use a single, interoperable standard for their power chargers within three years if a GSM Association initiative proves successful. The partnership includes phone makers like LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson as well as carriers like AT&T, KTF, Telefonica, T-Mobile and Vodafone; all have developed a format that would use micro USB as the standard and cut the typ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/17/universal.phone.chargers/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/12/pantech.ktf.wind.handsets/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/pantechwindrecognitionintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Korea's Pantech on Thursday announced the upcoming introduction of what it claims to be a pair of nearly identical cellphones with a Wind Recognition feature, the SKT IM-S410 and KTF IM-S410K. Equipped with a Nintendo DS-like sensor that can gauge the amount of forced air or wind moving through it, the feature is tied into various functions of the handset that, among other things, allows users to ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/12/pantech.ktf.wind.handsets/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/09/verizon.commits.to.limo/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/lgvoyager-top.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The LiMo Foundation on Monday announced six new wireless providers have committed to release LiMo Platform based handsets in 2009. The Linux OS-based phones will become available from Verizon Wireless, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, SK Telecom, Telefonica and Vodafone sometime in 2009. The open-source Linux operating system in the devices will be based on the latest version of the LiMo Platform.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/09/verizon.commits.to.limo/ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/19/docomo.ktf.android.phone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/t-mobileg1-browsing.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Japanese cell carrier NTT DoCoMo and Korean carrier KTF are working together on an Android-based phone for 2009, the Nikkei Business Daily said in a report today. The two are allegedly hoping to undercut the prices of smartphones by about 20 percent by using the free mobile operating system on a jointly-developed device. Other features haven't yet been discussed for the handset, which would be e... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/19/docomo.ktf.android.phone/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/13/ipods.and.mac.wimax.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/ipodtouch2g.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is giving both its iPods and MacBooks wide-area wireless in South Korea, a statement reads. The American company has signed a memorandum of understanding with major telecoms provider KT Corp to bundle KT's WiBro (WiMAX in Korea) mobile broadband service with Apple's portable music players and notebooks. Neither firm is specific on details, though the iPod touch and similar devices would re... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/13/ipods.and.mac.wimax.rumor/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/09/symbian.gets.9.new.members/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/nokian96.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Symbian Foundation announced on Tuesday that Sharp Electronics, Opera Software, KTF wireless provider and six other companies have on Tuesday joined the Foundation to help bring open source software and applications to mobile devices more quickly and efficiently. As members of the Symbian Foundation, companies will not have to pay for software developed by its members.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/09/symbian.gets.9.new.members/ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:05:00 GMT