As promised, Sonim has released its promised land-rover based mobile phone handsets. The S1 model was spotted recently at the FCC. To term it as “rugged-looking” would be an understatement of the year, actually.

Considering Sonim’s speciality for the rugged handset thing, that really should not and does not come as any surprise. What might come as a surprise, though, are the pricing and the launch date. We do not have those with us yet. We continue to keep our vigil for more news, as always….

Sonim Land Rover S1

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This past week we saw unofficial updates for the BlackBerry Bold and Curve 8900 smartphones to bring the devices up to OS 5.0. So it comes as no surprise that BlackBerry Desktop Manager 5.0 has also now shown up on the web.

CrackBerry has provided a download link for Desktop Manager 5. At first glance, this looks fairly close to an official release. To download and install for yourself, visit this link. Please let us know if you encounter any problems or issues during the download or installation process. And as always with these unofficial leaks, use at your own risk!

BlackBerry Desktop Manager 5.0

Source: IntoMobile

Do you wish there was an easy way to unlock your Samsung i910 Omnia smartphone’s GPS hardware to work outside Verizon’s premium VZ Navigator service? Well, you are in luck! A new “unofficial” Windows Mobile ROM for the Verizon Samsung Omnia promises to unlock your Omnia’s GPS receiver from carrier-lockdown.

This new Samsung Omnia ROM has surfaced at MoDaCo forums, and wields the power to free your Omnia to use the integrated GPS hardware with third-party mapping applications like Live Search and Google Maps. This ROM beats Verizon to its own punch. Visit MoDaCo for the ROM download and flashing instructions. Back up all your data before hand, because it’s not going to be there after your ROM flash. Remember, this ROM is to be used only with the Samsung i910 Omnia – the one with the Verizon logo.

Go ahead and enjoy yourself to the hilt!

Samsung Omnia SCH-i910

Source: IntoMobile

Zumobi and SportingNews.com recently announced the joint release of an iPhone application called Sporting News Baseball, which provides users with real-time updates and exclusive fantasy content on all teams and players in the MLB. Zumobi provides the technology for this Apple iPhone app, while SportingNews.com brings all the content.

This handy app gives fans instant access to scores, full standings, stats, MLB league and team news, player details, in-game updates, post-game recaps, and more, all while-on-the go, from the comfort of their very own iPhone or iPod Touch.

Sporting News Baseball also provides player rankings and projections for the upcoming season as well as access to exclusive news and Sporting News blog content. Finally, users can pick their favorite players and rosters, add them to “Favorites” to create their own ultimate dream team.

Sporting News Baseball is available for free and is fully supported by advertising. The AppStore link is here.

Zumobi iPhone App

Source: IntoMobile