Google launches new Local Search for Mobile
The folks over at Google are, once again, offering improved services for mobile phones – this time its Local Search for Mobile, which has been updated with some pretty nice features.
Local Search for Mobile now integrates Google Maps – this means that you can use Google Maps on your PC to search, for example, a [...]
Motorola Tao (Sholes) live photos, Android obviously included
Verizon’s Android-powered Motorola Tao (also known as Motorola Sholes) has recently appeared in a set of live photos, which means that it might be officially announced soon.
Spotted over at Howard Forums, the Motorola Tao is presented as being bigger than the LG Dare, although it’s quite slim. The handset’s case is made out of metal, [...]
Motorola Ruby lives, now it’s called V13
Remember the Motorola Ruby clamshell, first rumored to be canceled and then reappeared in some press photos? Well, it looks like the phone will be released by Moto after all, under the name of Motorola V13 (not VE1, as previously believed).
The Ruby / V13 has been approved by the Bluetooth SIG yesterday, which means that [...]
Nokia Ovi Mail Setup app for S60 available now
Nokia has just launched the Ovi Mail Setup app for S60 – a beta application that allows Symbian S60 users to setup Ovi Mail on their smartphones.
Those who already have an Ovi Mail account can still use the Ovi Mail Setup app for S60, as it lets them configure the email client directly on an [...]
AT&T announces TerreStar Genus cellular / satellite smartphone
AT&T and TerreStar have announced the upcoming availability of TerreStar Genus, a hybrid smartphone that provides access to both AT&T’s network and TerreStar’s satellite network.
With the TerreStar Genus, users can connect to a satellite network when the cellular one isn’t available, this way benefiting from a wider coverage area.
Apart from satellite voice and data capabilities, [...]
BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac comes on October 2; TiVo for BlackBerry available now
Initially promised for September, BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac will be officially launched a bit later, on October 2.
Starting this date, Mac users will be able to download BlackBerry Desktop Manager from the BlackBerry official website.
The BlackBerry Desktop Manager software for Mac will obviously enable Mac users to sync data from Mac-specific applications (Address Book, [...]
HTC HD2 (Leo) made official by O2, sort of
It looks like the HTC HD2 is not an Android smartphone as previously rumored, since it’s none other than the HTC Leo, of which we already know that it will come with Windows Mobile 6.5.
A leaked page from an O2 UK catalaog is suggesting that the carrier is really close to launching the HTC HD2 [...]
Verizon’s Pantech Razzle TXT8030 in official photos
Verizon is getting ready to release a really weird Pantech phone, called Razzle TXT8030.
The bottom of Pantech Razzle TXT8030 has two sides and it can be rotated, transforming the handset in either a full QWERTY phone, or in a device that looks more like a Portable Music Player (with stereo speakers and dedicated controls).
The Razzle [...]
LG GD510 Pop announced – an even simpler Cookie
Two days after announcing the LG New Chocolate BL20, LG has now gone official with another phone, the LG GD510 Pop.
Unlike the BL20, which appeared in many leaked photos before being announced, the LG GD510 is a completely new handset.
Apparently, LG wants to continue Cookie’s success (sold in more than 7 million units until now), [...]
Garmin nüvifone G60 announced by AT&T, $299 on contract
After lots and lots of rumors, AT&T has finally announced the Garmin nüvifone G60, the first phone made by Garmin.
Presented by AT&T as “the only phone to fully integrate the world’s best selling GPS navigator with voice, data and mobile web”, nüvifone G60 is, basically, a Garmin nüvi device with phone functionality.
The G60 features a [...]