HTC Magic with QWERTY keyboard in the making?
Launched in the spring of 2009, the HTC Magic might soon get a successor that features a full QWERTY keyboard. We don’t have any photo of the new smartphone, but there’s a user agent profile over at HTC, which mentions the existence of a QWERTY keyboard for the Magic. We know that Google plans to [...]
Microsoft Zune / Pink phone coming in two months, WM7 included?
Ever wondered what happened to the rumored Microsoft Pink / Zune phone? Not much, it seems, but here’s a new rumor which pegs that a Zune-like phone will be unveiled by Microsoft in the next couple of months. According to All Things Digital, Katherine Egbert (technology analyst at Jefferies) recently mentioned that the Zune-like handset [...]
Some iPhone OS 4.0 features leaked; Apple’s tablet might be called iTablet, not iSlate
Apple’s new iPhone OS 4.0 will surely not be officially unveiled before January 27 – however, some of its features have already appeared on the Web. First of all, according to Boy Genius Report, OS 4.0 will probably be compatible only with iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS (and the upcoming iPhones, of course), so those [...]
Samsung’s Bada Developers website goes live, Bada SDK to be available soon
Developers interested in building applications for the new Samsung Bada smartphone OS can now start making concrete plans about what they want to develop, as the Bada Developers website has been launched. The website is full of tutorials related to basically anything about Bada – from UI and graphics, to Communication, Web, Media, Security, Location [...]
Versace luxury phones coming soon from ModeLabs
ModeLabs, the company behind handsets like the TAG Heuer Meridiist and the Christian Dior clamshell, announced that it has teamed-up with Italian fashion label Versace in order to launch a range of new luxury phones. The first Versace phone will be showcased in Paris this month, although it won’t be available until spring this year. [...]
Gigabyte’s first GSmart Android phone gets pictured
We’ve recently told you that Gigabyte might make Android smartphones, and it looks like the Taiwanese company already has a handset based on Google’s open source OS. The Gigabyte Android smartphone doesn’t have a name yet, but it’s part of the GSmart series – which, until now, included only Windows Mobile devices. The new handset [...]
Nokia wins patent dispute with IPCom in the UK
The UK High Court has recently ruled in favor of Nokia in a patent dispute with German company IPCom – which sued Nokia and HTC a few years ago over alleged patent infringements. IPCom still believes that Nokia is infringing some of its patents in the UK, so it will appeal the ruling. In December [...]
Motorola MOTOROI to hit the US and other countries this spring?
Great news for all those in the US who want a high-end Motorola Android smartphone but don’t like the Droid: it looks like the MOTOROI (announced yesterday in Korea) will be launched worldwide – the US included – starting March. According to The Korea Herald, SK Telecom senior vice president Bae Joon-dong has confirmed the [...]
Samsung Genio Slide (CorbyPro B5310) launched by Vodafone UK
For some reason, Samsung’s Corby phones are not called like this in the UK – they’re called Samsung Genio. The latest Genio handset to hit the British isles is the Samsung Genio Slide, known as Samsung CorbyPro B5310 in other parts of the world. The Genio Slide is exclusively launched by Vodafone UK and comes [...]
LG Apollo, HTC Obsession to be among the first Windows Mobile 7 phones
Microsoft still hasn’t announced anything about Windows Mobile 7, but new rumors are flying around. According to WM Experts, Microsoft plans to launch two versions of Windows Mobile 7, reportedly called Windows Phone Seven Business Edition (BE) and Windows Phone Seven Media Edition (ME). Obviously targeted at business users, Windows Phone Seven Business Edition (BE) [...]
iPhone OS 4.0, Apple Tablet and iLife 2010 to be announced on January 27?
Today Apple announced an event that will take place on January 27 in San Francisco, where the Cupertino-based manufacturer will showcase its “latest creation”. The company doesn’t give us more details, but one of the products that could be announced is the long-rumored Apple Tablet (possibly called iSlate). In fact, FoxNews has it that an [...]
New Nokia patent application hints at phones with flexible displays
One of Nokia’s most recent patent applications (filed on January 14 2010) describes a small mobile device that’s “physically flexible” and thus also has a flexible display. This reminds us of the Nokia Morph – seen two years ago as a concept phone. Nokia didn’t say back then when a Morph-like phone would be available, [...]
Nokia’s new Ovi Store to be unveiled on January 21?
Nokia has sent out invitations to an Ovi press event that will take place in London, UK (Paramount Club, Level 31, Center Point), on January 21. The Finnish company doesn’t mention what exactly it will unveil at the event, but it promises “big news”, obviously related to its Ovi brand. Nokia’s vice president Anssi Vanjoki [...]
LG InTouch Max GW620 launched in the UK (via T-Mobile and Virgin)
LG GW620, the company’s first Android smartphone, has just been launched in the UK while receiving a new name: LG InTouch Max. The InTouch Max GW620 is an Android 1.5 handset with a sliding QWERTY keyboard and a Social Networking Manager app dubbed Linkbook (which provides direct access to your friends’ profiles). Other features include [...]
LG president says Windows Mobile is “rather unqualified in mobile interfaces”
Although in early 2009 LG said that it would launch about 20 new Windows Mobile smartphones, the South Korean company has clearly lost some interest in Microsoft’s OS. In a recent interview with Korea Times, LG Mobile president and CEO Skott Ahn declared that they do plan to introduce 20 smartphones this year, but half [...]
Samsung Apps comes to Germany, China, Singapore and Brazil
Available in the UK, France and Italy since September last year, Samsung Apps (the company’s own mobile application store) has been launched in four new markets: Germany, China, Singapore and Brazil. Compatible only with the Samsung Omnia II (I8000) and Samsung OmniaLITE (B7300, I329) at the moment, Samsung Apps allows users to discover and download [...]
Motorola’s MOTOROI (XT720) with Android gets official in Korea
The Motorola XT720 – seen not long ago – has just been announced in South Korea under the official (and weird) name of MOTOROI. As mentioned before, the MOTOROI XT720 is South Korea’s first Android smartphone. It’s targeted at “people who want the ultimate smart phone experience” and it should be available via SKT starting [...]
Samsung Corby Beat M3710 to have a Bada feature: Game Store
Samsung M3710 is yet another unannounced phone that will, apparently, be included in the Corby family. According to Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-review, the handset will be called Samsung Corby Beat M3710 and it should be the first phone to feature a “Game Store” that includes only Java applications. Another interesting piece of info is that [...]
Google Nexus Two to be the Motorola Shadow?
Remember the Android-based Motorola Shadow, appeared in a leaked photo just before the end of 2009? Apparently, the smartphone is a QWERTY-equipped one that could become Google’s next Nexus phone – namely the Google Nexus Two. We’ve already heard that Google might be readying an enterprise Nexus handset with a QWERTY keyboard, and, well, the [...]
Samsung C3510 officially announced; should hit the market this month
Samsung C3510 – also known as Samsung Corby Pop and Samsung Genoa – has just been officially announced by Samsung Russia. As you may already know, the C3510 resembles the Samsung Corby S3650, but it offers fewer features. For example, the C3510 has a 1.3MP camera and only 30MB of internal memory (although you can [...]