#CES2010: Saygus VPhone Visits CES, Offers Video Calling Goodness
Exactly two months ago today we broke news that a shy new Android device aimed for Verizon was approved by the FCC, and it certainly got us curious. Especially considering this was immediately following the release of the Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris, we were thinking this could be the next big device in [...]
What is the “Plus” in Palm Pre and Pixi Plus? Specs Leaked
It looks like we found out the night before the big Palm CES event as to what the fuss is all about on the rumored Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus. Everyone had been left scratching their heads for quite a while trying to figure out exactly what the term “Plus” could mean. PhoneArena [...]
#CES2010: Sprint Announces 3G/4G Router That Eats MiFi For Breakfast
To date, Sprint still is the only US carrier to have some form of 4G, and it likes this fact. Sprint likes to flaunt it in front of its competition. Tonight a new 4G router was announced that will definitely be flaunted in front of Verizon’s MiFi technology. It’s called Overdrive and is made by [...]
#CES2010: T-Mobile Officially Gets HTC HD2
Tonight’s press events at CES 2010 really aren’t bringing much in the form of surprise. Most of what we’ve seen so far have been leaked out long before this week’s CES hoopla, and this particular tidbit is likewise no shocker at all. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, announced during his keynote address tonight that T-Mobile [...]
#CES2010: Motorola Announces Long-Awaited Backflip Android Device
By the time Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha took the stage at CES 2010 tonight to announce its latest Android smartphone, we all knew exactly what was going to be announced: the Motorola Backflip. The Backflip was implied by AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega this morning to be one of the five Androids his company [...]
Verizon to launch the Nokia Twist (7505) in white?
Introduced by Verizon in September 2009, the swiveling Nokia Twist 7705 seems to be a quite successful phone, since it’s currently out of stock on the carrier’s website. Well, if you still want a new Twist from Nokia and Verizon, you should be happy to know that the two companies are apparently readying a white [...]
Verizon’s iPhone to use a Qualcomm chip
We already know that Verizon will soon launch one of this year’s hottest smartphones – and I’m obviously talking about the Google Nexus One – but it looks like it’s not enough for the largest North American carrier, which wants to have the iPhone, too. Sure enough, we’ve heard tons or rumors about a Verizon [...]
Nokia Mystic – new E72-like smartphone leaked
It’s been a while since Nokia last announced a new Eseries smartphone, so the Finnish giant will probably do it again soon – and one of the handsets that might be announced is the so-called Nokia Mystic, which has just appeared in some leaked photos. The source of the photos, iTech.vn, doesn’t have too many [...]
Vodafone to launch the Google Nexus One in the next few weeks
Yesterday, when Google finally announced the Nexus One, the Mountain View giant mentioned that the new Android smartphone would be available “in the near future” via both Verizon (in the US) and Vodafone (in Europe). Well, it looks like that near future is really near for Vodafone, which will reportedly have the Nexus One within [...]
AT&T announces five Android phones from HTC, Motorola and Dell
The same day when it announced the availability of Nokia’s Ovi Store for its customers, AT&T has also unveiled plans to launch no less than five new Android smartphones throughout 2010 (during the first half of the year) – and no, the Google Nexus One isn’t among them, unfortunately. Currently the only majors US carrier [...]
Nokia Ovi Store now available for AT&T subscribers
Nokia and AT&T have announced that AT&T’s customers using select Nokia phones now have access to the Ovi Store, where they can find tons of paid and free mobile content (applications, games, music etc). Reportedly, users will be able to buy content and conveniently pay directly on their monthly AT&T bill. To download the Ovi [...]
Windows Mobile 7 already in testing, LG says it’s coming this year
Microsoft has just posted a job ad, saying that it’s looking for a Software Development Engineer that will be working with the Windows Mobile 7 International/Content Test Team and be able to make an “immediate” difference. Microsoft says that they “are rolling out a number of new Test technologies, tools, and processes aimed at the [...]
iPhone to get mobile TV from Flo TV and Mophie
Qualcomm’s subsidiary Flo TV has partnered with accessory maker Mophie to announce an upcoming series of products that will allow iPhone and iPod touch users to watch live mobile TV. The products will be available sometime in the first half of the year, for prices that have not been disclosed. Flo TV and Mophie will [...]
RIM launches the BlackBerry Presenter to help you with your PowerPoint presentations
The first product announced by Research in Motion at CES 2010 is not a new smartphone, but a new accessory: the BlackBerry Presenter. Measuring 3.4 x 2.4 x 0.9 inches (8.6 x 6.1 x 2.3 cm) and weighing 140 grams, the BlackBerry Presenter can be easily plugged into a projector or monitor, allowing users to [...]
Sony Ericsson Robyn and LG GD880 photos show up
Not long after we saw the Sony Ericsson Kanna, another new, unannounced SE phone has appeared in a leaked photo. This time it’s an Android phone called Sony Ericsson Robyn. What’s weird about the Sony Ericsson Robyn is that it looks like a mini version of Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (recently announced by Rogers in [...]
Seal Shield’s Seal Cell – the world’s first dishwasher safe cell phone
Seal Cell – this is the name of a new handset made by Seal Shield and presented as being “the world’s first dishwasher safe cell phone”. The new phone is waterproof, which means that you can regularly clean it in the sink or dishwasher – this way, you’ll help prevent the spread of bacteria, germs [...]
Samsung Corby, CorbyPro and Galaxy Spica come to CES 2010 for US debut
Samsung announced that it will be showcasing three of its “global phones” at CES 2010: Samsung Corby S3650, Samsung CorbyPro B5310 and Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700. Available in Europe since November 2009, the Galaxy Spica i5700 is an Android smartphone that resembles the Galaxy i7500. Powered by an 800MHz processor, Samsung Galaxy Spica features a [...]
Sprint announces the Skiff Reader and developer support for iDEN phones
Sprint, the third largest US mobile carrier, has partnered with Skiff, LLC, to announce that they will preview the Skiff Reader e-reader at CES 2010. Coming as the “first e-reader optimized for newspaper and magazine content”, as well as the first to use LG Display’s “metal foil” e-paper technology, the Skiff Reader will use Sprint’s [...]
Official Google Nexus One video tutorials
Ok, now that the Google Nexus One has been officially announced, maybe you want to see some video tutorials of it, coming straight from Google. Well, we’ve gathered many of them right here. But before posting them, let us remind you that the Nexus One is available for purchase starting today, only via Google. Its [...]
HTC-made Google Nexus One officially announced, buy one today
As expected (and probably hoped by many), today Google has officially announced the Nexus One – the company’s first mobile phone. Google calls the Nexus One a “superphone” and the “next step in Android evolution.” The handset is, as previously rumored, manufactured by HTC. Most (if not all) of the rumored Nexus One specs and [...]