Samsung and T-Mobile Ready for Behold II Event on Nov 12
I’ve always been intrigued by companies that like to announce that they will have an announcement. Especially in this case where Samsung and T-Mobile are partnering together to hold a press event on November 12 in which the Behold II will be the star of the show. There have been enough leaked pics and videos [...]
More Android: Saygus VPhone V1 Clears FCC, Headed to Verizon
Today we have Droid and Droid Eris releasing on Verizon. Apparently that means it’s old news because already we have learned of another possible Verizon Android device coming down the pipeline. This particular one is called the Saygus VPhone V1 and has already cleared the FCC for approval. Saygus is a relatively new player on [...]
AT&T May be Prepping $99 iPhone 3GS
Boy Genius revived an old rumor again today, with not one but two sources to back the claim up. Generally the more sources there are, the more reliable the claim. The old rumor was that an 8 GB iPhone 3GS was on its way to replace out the 3G model; from what it sounds like, [...]
T-Mobile Loses Customers in Q3
As T-Mobile released its quarterly earnings and numbers today, it became much more apparent that there is a divide ever-expanding between the top 2 US carriers and the next 2. As AT&T and Verizon continue to grow its subscriber base from year to year, Sprint and T-Mobile are both losing customers. For Q3, T-Mobile lost [...]
Sprint Getting Blackberry Curve 8530 As Well
Sprint heard Verizon’s announcement of the Blackberry Curve 8530 and decided the proper move would be to throw in its 8530 announcement early in response. Their version of the phone will also have EVDO and WiFi included. We agree that was the right move. Verizon’s just having a heyday today with the Droid and Droid [...]
Blackberry Bold 9700 Now on Rogers; Prices Cut on Other Blackberry Devices
After months upon months of rumors, previews and fanfare, and 2 weeks after the official announcement, the Blackberry Bold 9700 has found a starter home in Canada on Rogers. Crackberry spotted the 9700 on sale on Rogers’ website, which is just about as official as you can get. Given the amount of love that Rogers [...]
Sprint Defies Verizon, Will Not Raise ETF
Yesterday it was reported that Verizon will likely be doubling its Early Termination Fee on “advanced devices” (read: Droid and other smartphones) to prevent possible online phone-flipping. I was worried that this would have a negative ripple effect on the rest of U.S. telecom, causing every other wireless provider to follow suit. So far, 1 [...]
Only 2% of All Mobile Phones are Recycled, Says Report
This is going to be a bit of a shocker to (we hope) everyone: a new report by ABI Research determined that only 2% of all mobile phones that are no longer being used. This means the vast majority of cell phones are probably either just thrown away or lying around in someone’s basement. Another [...]
Sprint to Begin Shipping Accessories in Greener Packaging
Sprint has recently been named the 15th most green telecom company, and wants to get ranked higher in the future. Already the company has named several measures to become more environmentally-friendly; one such measure the company announced today is redesigning the packaging for its accessories to help save waste and money. Beginning this month, Sprint [...]
Samsung sold 10 million Star S5230 phones
Today, Samsung announced that the Star S5230 has become its sixth phone to be sold in more than 10 million units – after the Samsung T-100, Samsung E700, Samsung D500, Samsung J700 and Samsung E250. The Star S5230 passed the 10 million mark after six months since its release (May), thus becoming the fastest-selling Samsung [...]
Samsung Mythic and Flight coming to AT&T on November 8
Announced exactly one month ago, the Samsung Mythic and Samsung Flight will be available via AT&T starting November 8. Both new devices are touchscreen phones, but they’re not at all similar and are targeted at different categories of customers. The Samsung Mythic is priced at $199.99 on contract after a $50 mail-in rebate and features [...]
Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530, Samsung u640 Convoy and Casio G’Zone Brigade
Apart from announcing the HTC Droid Eris and launching the LG Chocolate Touch, Verizon has also announced the BlackBerry Curve 8530 and Samsung Convoy today. Previously known as BlackBerry Aries, the Curve 8530 is the CDMA version of T-Mobile’s BlackBerry 8520. The 8530 features EV-DO connectivity, Wi-Fi, GPS, full QWERTY keyboard, QVGA display, optical trackpad, [...]
LG GD510 Pop priced at £99.95 on PAYG in the UK
The LG GD510 Pop (seen as some sort of a Cookie successor) is now available in the UK on Pay As You Go, via Carphone Warehouse. Customers can get the GD510 Pop on PAYG for £99.95 (about €112 or $166) – it’s not yet featured on Carphone’s website in the PAYG section, but it will [...]
WAT: Why there ain’t more phones with Android 2.0. And there won’t be soon, if ever
This is another post in my “Wild arsed theories” (WAT) category. It’s a pure speculation, based on the stuff I see happening in mobile industry. And some of these posts will certainly be completely off base. So if you have some corrections, objections, or knowledge that I am wrong, do not hesitate to share them in the comments. [...]
Nokia to launch Rihanna’s Rated R album, stream live concert
Nokia has just announced a new global music partnership with Universal Music Group International (UMGI) and the Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG), dubbed Nokia Play 2010 and “created to deliver unique and exclusive music content to fans around the world.” Nokia says that this coincides with the global availability of Nokia X6, its new [...]
Verizon announces the HTC Droid Eris, launches the LG Chocolate Touch
Verizon Wireless has finally announced the HTC Droid Eris – basically, this is a remade HTC Hero (already available in the US via Sprint). As rumored, Verizon will sell the Droid Eris for 99.99 on contract (after a $100 mail-in rebate) starting November 6, the same day when the more expensive Motorola Droid becomes available. [...]
Vodafone’s Samsung H1 to have a Pizza Hut home delivery app
Available as of yesterday through Vodafone UK, the Samsung 360 H1 will soon get a Pizza Hut application. The app lets you order pizza directly from the H1 smartphone, but what’s interesting about it is that the orders will be charged on your phone bill. Only orders of up to £30 are accepted, but you [...]
Sony Ericsson Kurara leaked again, no HD this time
More and more photos of the unannounced Sony Ericsson Kurara are showing up, and this new set is the best so far, as it presents the phone from almost all angles. Unfortunately, there are no new details about the features of Kurara, so we’ll have to stick to the previously rumored ones: 3.5 inch AMOLED [...]
T-Mobile to Add Own Channel, Carrier Billing to Android Market
T-Mobile is serious about Android, and is making necessary investments to ensure everyone benefits from it. Announced today, the 4th largest carrier in the US will be adding a couple new features to Android Market on its own handsets. In time for Thanksgiving, the company will be offering its own T-Mobile channel within the Android [...]
Samsung Jack Gets Dressed up in WM 6.5
Samsung announced this morning that one of its existing smartphones will be getting a tuneup. If you own a Samsung Jack you will now be able to upgrade your phone to Windows Mobile 6.5 Standard. To be honest, we weren’t expecting to see the Jack to be one of the first 6.1 phones pushed through [...]