Android Donut 1.6 Seeded to Devs; October Launch Likely
The time has come, Android lovers. Donut is quickly becoming a reality, and developers are now being given the necessary tools to turn the new Android 1.6 into their own personal creative playground. This is because the SDK has now been unleashed to the masses — and by masses, we mean large groups of Android [...]
Motorola Cliq coming to “all major operators in the US”?
Good news for non-T-Mobile USA customers who like the Motorola Cliq and think that they’ll never get it without switching carriers: they may actually be able to buy it from their operator. According to The Wall Street Journal, which quotes Motorola’s Co-CEO Sanjay Jha, the giant phone maker is “in talks with all large operators [...]
Google Fast Flip launched for Android, iPhone
Google Fast Flip is a new web-based service offered by Google and available to iPhone and Android users (well, to PC users too, but that’s not exactly our concern). Integrating “some of the best features of reading articles in print and on the web”, Google Fast Flip for mobile allows you to flip through media-rich [...]
LTE Samsung phone announced by MetroPCS for 2010
Remember MetroPCS’ LTE plans? The regional US carrier is committed to offer LTE services to its customers as soon as possible, and it looks like this will happen in the second half of 2010. According to a press release issued today, MetroPCS has chosen Ericsson “as its infrastructure vendor for the launch of its LTE [...]
Motorola E11 photos and specs show up
A new Motorola touchscreen phone has recently appeared o the Web and, although it’s not officially announced, we know most of its important features. The phone is Motorola E11, a touchscreen handset that only supports dual-band GSM/GPRS connectivity (900/1800 MHz) – which probably means that it’s destined for China and other emerging markets. As you [...]
Sony Ericsson music event scheduled for September 21
Sony Ericsson hasn’t announced a new Walkman phone since April (it was the low-end W205). Anyhow, it looks like the company didn’t completely forget about its music phones, as it’s getting ready to unveil something new on September 21. A teaser page has appeared on SE’s official website, saying that “the way you listen to [...]
Unlocked Palm Pre on pre-order in the UK
We already know that O2 will launch the Palm Pre in the UK, but we don’t know when exactly – “in time for the holidays” is a pretty vague statement. Well, if you’re eager to get your hands on the Pre and want to have it unlocked, some UK retailers have started to take pre-orders [...]
Nokia XpressMusic 5130 Arrives Sept 16 to T-Mobile
Is it a surprise that Nokia’s newest XpressMusic phone is coming to T-Mobile? Probably not; it’s no secret that T-Mobile and Nokia’s XpressMusic series have a tight bond. According to CellPhoneSignal, the Nokia 5130 XpressMusic is coming as early as tomorrow, September 16. It will be available in red and aqua/white at time of launch. [...]
Nokia N900 coming to the US on September 27?
Nokia N900 is already on pre-order in the US, but its official release date in the States is still unknown. However, The Nokia Blog has it that a major US distributor will receive the new Maemo-based device on September 27, and start offering it a few days later. The N900 will be sold at the [...]
Sprint launches Samsung M330, camera-less BlackBerry Tour 9630
Less than one week after the introduction of Samsung M240, Sprint has now launched the Samsung M330. The M330 is a simple slider that features 3G (EV-DO) connectivity, Bluetooth, web browser and a VGA photo camera. Measuring 3.7 x 1.7 x 0.6 inches, the phone comes with a 960 mAh battery that can provide a [...]
HTC Leo live photos surface, WM 6.5 included
HTC Leo has been in the rumors for quite a while now, and today it’s time to see what the smartphone really looks like, as several live photos of it have appeared in Poland. Found over at PDAclub.pl via PDA.pl, the new photos confirm not only the existence of HTC Leo, but also some of [...]
Samsung Star S5230W and S5233W come with Wi-Fi
Samsung Star S5230 has some pretty cool features (for an affordable touchscreen phone), but it lacks something that many users would want: Wi-Fi. Well, Samsung has recently unveiled the Star S5230W and S5233W, which both come with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, in addition to the already-existent capabilities of the original Star phone. Apparently, the Samsung Star [...]
Opera Mini 5 coming really soon to a phone near you
Opera Mini, the world’s most popular mobile browser (with more than 20 million users, according to Opera), will soon reach the 5.0 version. A teaser has already appeared on Opera’s official website, saying “coming very soon: the next generation in mobile browsing.” The folks over at My Opera have confirmed that Opera Mini 5.0 is [...]
Deutsche Telekom to buy Sprint and merge it with T-Mobile USA?
T-Mobile USA may be a struggling carrier, but it’s backed by Europe’s largest telecommunications company, namely Deutsche Telekom. Deutsche Telekom has recently decided to merge T-Mobile UK with France Telecom’s Orange UK, and it looks like it also wants to make important changes when it comes to T-Mo USA. According to Telegraph.co.uk, the German-based company [...]
LG GW620 (Etna) with Android officially announced
Appeared Last week as LG Etna, the LG GW620 has just been officially announced as the South Korean company’s very first Android smartphone. This comes shortly after LG has also announced three Windows Mobile smartphones, including the GW550 and the GM750 for Vodafone. As previously reported, the GW620 has a full touchscreen display and a [...]
Nokia Erdos 8800 luxury phone appears in video
Nokia didn’t forget about its 8800 series of luxury phones, and it looks like it’s getting ready to launch a new 8800 handset this autumn. Codenamed Nokia Erdos, the phone is, according to CellPassion, an “engineering masterpiece”. Running on Symbian S60, the handset is made from a single piece of stainless steel. Apparently, a piece [...]
Motorola Entice W766 is official, comes to Verizon on September 22
Motorola has silently made the Entice W766 phone official, but with all the buzz around the Android-powered Cliq / Dext, probably no one has noticed. Previously known as Motorola Harmony W766, the Entice is a simple clamshell that provides “one touch access to your favorite functions.” The new phone comes with CDMA 800/1900 1X/EVDO connectivity [...]
Motorola Dext to bring Android to Orange UK in October
When Motorola officially announced the Moto Cliq / Dext, it said that the new Android smartphone would be available in the fourth quarter of the year. That could be anywhere between October and December. It looks like Orange UK’s customers are quite lucky, as Moto UK mentions that the Dext “will be available from early [...]
Nokia will support carrier customization for Maemo
A few days ago, Reuters reported that Nokia may not allow carriers to customize the software on its new Maemo devices, starting with the recently-announced N900. Well, today Nokia came with an explanatory post at Nokia Conversations, saying that those were mere speculative stories. The Finnish company’s plans with Maemo are “to focus on the [...]
Motorola Dext / Cliq previewed. Low price apparently confirmed
Announced yesterday as Motorola Cliq for T-Mobile USA and Motorola Dext for the rest of the world, Moto’s first Android smartphone is definitely one of the company’s most interesting devices in the last few years. Initially known as Motorola Morrison, the Cliq / Dext is a touchscreen handset with a full QWERTY keyboard and almost [...]