Case manufacturer gives further hints on an iPhone nano
That earlier leaked photo of the iPhone nano was surely a fake, or at least photoshopped, but iPhone case manufacturer XKSN just refuses to let the rumor go to rest. A newly created section on its official site has just been put up and explicitly labeled “iPhone nano,” which many believe is supposed to be [...]
AT&T Samsung Propel Review
The smartest thing AT&T could do this holiday season was launch a bunch of new phones to fill the gaping holes in its current lineup. In Exhibit A we find that AT&T had no text-centric phones besides smartphones, and it appears that this past month the lightbulb turned on over the company’s head, and it [...]
Nokia 7210 Supernova review
Part of Nokia’s 2008 fashionable line-up of phones, the Nokia 7210 Supernova is a slim candybar that became available in September, in two color versions: Vivid Blue (the one I’m reviewing) and Bubble Gum Pink. Save for the yet unreleased Nokia 7100 Supernova, the 7210 is the cheapest Supernova phone to date and also the [...]
Motorola Prizm (MotoPrizm) to hit Korea as an improved Krave ZN4
How would you like a Motorola Krave ZN4 with an 840 x 480 pixels display and a 3MP camera? I’m sure you’d choose it over Verizon’s Krave, which has a display of only 400 x 240 pixels and a 2MP camera. Wel, for South Korea, Motorola thought the US features of ZN4 are not [...]
Samsung Byline SCH-R310 announced for MetroPCS
MetroPCS, the US home of simple phones, will soon add a new entry-level handset to its line-up: Samsung Byline SCH-R310. Samsung USA says that the new phone is already available via MetroPCS, although it can’t be found on the carrier’s website yet. Moreover, the handset’s price is not known, but I’m pretty sure it’s not a high [...]
Samsung Android phone for T-Mobile and Sprint in 2009
Samsung is a founding member of the Open Handset Alliance, so the fact that the company is preparing an Android handset is surely not a surprise. What might be a surprise, though, is that the first Samsung Android phone could be released via not one, but two major US carriers: Sprint and T-Mobile (which already has [...]
Google optimizes search results pages for iPhone and Android
For all of those who Google a lot from their iPhone or Android phone (i.e. the T-Mobile G1), the big G has announced that its search results pages are now optimized for said devices. Google mentions that all the search options for iPhone and Android are formatted to fit the handsets’ screens perfectly. Also, the results load [...]
SlingPlayer for BlackBerry coming before the end of the year
Home TVs and DVRs never played nice with BlackBerry smartphones. Until now, that is. Coming before the celebration of New Year, specifically on December 30th, is SlingPlayer for BlackBerry’s scheduled public beta. During which time, compatible BlackBerry smartphones will enable users to benefit from the SlingPlayer Mobile app while consuming their daily dose of entertainment [...]
AT&T’s LG Secret and Motorola VA76r Tundra close to a release
If that Sony Ericsson C905a (rumored to reach AT&T sometime in the future) is not your thing, fret not, as another new and good camera phone is apparently coming to the giant North American carrier. It’s LG Secret, the fashionable and slim slider that has been around in Europe for many months now. A release date for [...]
Huawei Android phones confirmed for Q3 2009
We already knew that Huawei is preparing Android handsets, but we had no clue on when the Chinese company plans to release its first device to run on Google’s open source mobile platform. Well, now it’s confirmed that Huawei will launch one or more Android phones sometime in the third quarter of 2009. CNET reports [...]
More phones for Verizon: Motorola Niagara, Fairbanks and Harmony
It looks like Motorola and Verizon Wireless indeed have big plans for 2009, and those four leaked handsets (Flash, Rush 2, Calgary and Inferno) are not the only surprises prepared by the two companies for next year. According to BGR, at least other three new phones are scheduled for a 2009 release. These are Motorola [...]
Nokia Messaging and Nokia Communication Center 2.0 out of beta
Nokia Messaging, the service announced by the Finnish company about two weeks ago (at the same time with the brand new N97 smartphone), is now out of beta. The service will be available in lots of countries, starting with: Finland, Germany, UK, the Netherlands, Spain, Singapore, Australia and Venezuela. However, until the commercial version of [...]
Samsung W690 has an AMOLED display and GPS
In a move bound to diversify its mid-end phone offering, Samsung has just launched the Samsung SCH-W690, a new clamshell that should be soon available in South Korea, via SK Telecom. The W690 comes in two color versions (black and white) and looks quite elegant. Its alphanumeric keypad seems to be very user-friendly, thanks to [...]
Walmart to sell iPhone on December 28th, with a 2-year AT&T contract and not for $99
You didn’t really think that rumor about the $99 iPhone from Walmart would turn out to be true, did you? Well, if you did, then I’m deeply sorry but you have to snap out of that crazy dream you’re having! The iPhone really is going to be put on sale in Walmart, and it’s going [...]
iPhone 3G is no longer exclusively sold by Orange in France
Although Apple and Orange France signed a 5-yr exclusivity deal for the iPhone 3G, Orange is now forced to accept the fact that other mobile operators can sell the highly popular smartphone across France. This comes after the decision of the French Competition Council to ban the exclusivity, saying that it has negative effects on [...]
Konami confirms Metal Gear Solid for iPhone, along with Silent Hill and Dance Dance Revolution
What did I tell you? Metal Gear Solid for the iPhone is indeed in the works. And not only that, in a press release issued by Konami today, it was revealed that aside from MGS Touch, Silent Hill Escape, Dance Dance Revolution and a game called Frogger was also scheduled for release on the iPhone [...]
O2 Xda Guide announced in Germany
The latest member of O2’s Xda family is O2 Xda Guide, a smartphone that was unveiled today by the German branch of the international mobile carrier. Built by HTC, like most of the Xda devices, the wisely-named Guide has a simple but pretty cool design and a set of features that position it in the mid [...]
Nokia Image Exchange available for download from Beta Labs
Because you asked for it (or at least, Nokia thinks so), Nokia Image Exchange has been rolled out officially in Nokia Beta Labs. In a nutshell, Nokia Image Exchange is an always-on, always-connected, experimental image gallery that enables users to browse and share images with people they know. With it, Nokia wants to make image [...]
Motorola Flash, Rush 2, Calgary and Inferno all leaked on the way to Verizon in 2009
And here I thought Motorola was sleeping on its laurels. Well, those that it still had on them, anyway. Apparently, the company’s adopted some sort of new hush-hush approach to developing their products, especially those that are most likely to catch the public’s attention. Displayed here in all their drool-worthy glory are a total of [...]
Metal Gear Solid for iPhone in the works?
Want some good action games for the iPhone and iPod Touch? Well, so do I, but they’re not here yet. Although, this situation looks like it will change fairly soon, if what’s written on this supposed scan of the latest issue of Famitsu Weekly turns out to be true. The scan shows a photo of [...]