Even though the Samsung BlackJack II is only a refresh of the original BlackJack, it is greatly improved with a larger capacity battery (1700-mAh) while maintaining the slim form factor and the addition of GPS and the Front Jog wheel, doubling as a D-Pad, makes it easy to use while on the move.

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Since when did Sprint become part of the technological avant garde? Its investment in WiMax, what it’s branding Xohm, is beginning to pay off, with the company rolling out the wireless broadband service in D.C., Baltimore and Chicago in the coming weeks. Speeds of 2-5mbps are expected, which is more or less the typical home broadband speed, but the expected range for the signal is now around 3-5 miles, down from the original predictions of 30 miles.

But how about this: with broadband everywhere, wouldn’t it be conceivable for companies to make VoIP cellphones without the “cell” part?VoIP-only phones, usable anywhere and everywhere? Maybe throw in a little Android action and you could well have yourself a truly decent phone.

Wouldn’t that be nice, a decent phone without having to deal with the stupid phone companies?

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In a move that could give them the boost they’ve been looking for, Sony has revealed that the company is looking into making direct-to-PSP game downloads a reality. This is a logical progression of the current system that now allows users to download PSP games from both their PC and PS3. They’re apparently testing a working model of the download system, but still are working out some security kinks. As such, we’re not exactly sure when the service might go live, but we’ll keep our ears to the street on this one, ’cause it sounds like this could be enough to sway some folks towards the PSP during the upcoming holiday season.

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The hot rumor on the ‘nets right now has release 1.1.3 of the iPhone’s operating system pegged for this Saturday, bringing with it a pair of moderately hot features: voice notes and disk mode. Of course, we already have these sorts of goodies available to us through the magic of third-party development, but it’s always nice to get ‘em straight from Cupertino so developers can turn their collective attention to more pressing matters. Since Apple’s unspoken policy here is something to the effect of “new firmware versions don’t exist until we announce them, we won’t announce them until they’re available, and we’ll make them available when we’re good and ready,” we’ll believe it when we open iTunes and get the upgrade notification — good to have something to look forward to, though, hm?

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