HTC suggests Apple is wrong in its patent infringement claims
HTC has issued a press release in response to Apple’s suit filed more than two weeks ago. Apple then said that HTC infringed 20 patents “related to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware.” Well, HTC has now announced that it “disagrees with Apple’s actions and will fully defend itself” – which obviously means [...]
Nokia X2 coming soon; Nokia X9 concept shows up
Nokia has officially launched only two Xseries phones: the Nokia X3 and the Nokia X6. The Finnish giant surely has more Xseries devices in the making, and one of them seems to be the Nokia X2. According to a post found at NokiaPort (via All About Phones), the Indonesian equivalent of the FCC has approved [...]
Google Maps 4.1 for Android launched with latitude widgets, “search ‘n swipe” and more
Google has revamped its Maps application for Android and launched it as Google Maps 4.1. Version 4.1 of Google Maps for Android has a new search results page, which provides “all the info you want on one page.” There are several new buttons that let you get directions, see a place on the map, see [...]
Microsoft, SFR launch the Messenger Edition 251 phone with Windows Live
Microsoft has partnered with SFR (France’s second largest mobile carrier) to introduce the Messenger Edition 251, a new QWERTY (well, AZERTY actually) messaging phone that comes pre-installed with Windows Live Messenger. Targeted at young users, the Messenger Edition 251 looks a bit like a BlackBerry and it’s most probably manufactured by ZTE, since it almost [...]
AT&T intros ZERO draw charger and the Airo Wireless A25is intrinsically safe smartphone
The same day when Sprint announced its own Google Nexus One, AT&T has unveiled two new products: a charger and a smartphone. The charger is called AT&T ZERO and it’s “the worlds first automatic zero draw charger”. This means that, when left plugged in, it automatically detects when your phone is not connected to it [...]
Sprint announces the Google Nexus One, might unveil the HTC Supersonic at CTIA
In a surprising (or not?) announcement today, Sprint said that Google would launch a version of the Nexus One Android 2.1 smartphone compatible with its 3G Mobile Broadband Network. Most probably, the CDMA / EV-DO Sprint-bound Nexus One will be similar to the one Verizon will get. The announcement comes only one day after the [...]
Another LG Windows Phone 7 Series handset leaked?
We’ve just spotted a new leaked image that allegedly shows a second Windows Phone 7 Series device made by LG (the first one being the LG Panther). The image has been initially posted at Neowin but it has been removed – which obviously suggests that it’s either fake, or it shouldn’t have been posted because [...]
Study predicts rise of $17.5-billion mobile apps market by 2012
An independent study commissioned by GetJar, the world’s second largest mobile app store (accessible online at www.getjar.com) predicts that the current market for mobile apps will experience a dramatic growth, with a possible leap of the number of downloads from just slightly more than seven billion in 2009 to nearly 50 billion in 2012, turning [...]
Google Gesture Search comes to Android 1.6
Launched a couple of weeks ago only for Android 2.0 and higher, Google Gesture Search is now available for Android 1.6 devices, too. Moreover, Google Gesture Search can now be downloaded by users outside the US – as long as Android Market is available in their country. However, the application still supports only the English [...]
Motorola Cliq XT available at T-Mobile USA, $129.99 on contract
T-Mobile USA’s second Android smartphone, the Cliq XT, is now available for purchase. As expected, the Motorola Cliq XT is offered by T-Mo for as low as $129.99 with a 2-yr contract agreement (that’s $30 more than the price of the first Motorola Cliq). Like the original Cliq, the Cliq XT runs Android 1.5 with [...]
HTC Desire to have a silver version, too
Announced during MWC 2010 only in a black version, the HTC Desire actually has a silver version as well. The silver HTC Desire has recently appeared over at the XDA forums, and it obviously looks good. Previously known as HTC Bravo, the Desire has features similar to the ones of the Google Nexus One: 3.7 [...]
Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 officially upgraded to Android 2.1
Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Spica i5700 is getting an official upgrade to Android 2.1 – earlier than expected (previous rumors had it that the upgrade would only come in the second quarter of the year). The Android 2.1 upgrade will be made via Samsung’s PC Studio 7 software, which is pre-installed on the [...]
Windows Phone 7 Series to lack copy and paste functionality at launch
It looks like Windows Phone 7 Series will be, at least in one way, similar to the first versions of Apple’s iPhone OS: it won’t have copy and paste. According to Engadget, Microsoft has just confirmed this during its MIX10 conference – where the Redmond giant has also unveiled Windows Phone Marketplace, free WP7 developer [...]
LG’s 3rd Annual Design the Future competition debuts with prizes of more than $80,000
LG Mobile has partnered with Autodesk and crowdSPRING to announce its 3rd Annual Design the Future Competition, which asks professional or amateur designers to design a possible “next revolutionary LG mobile phone.” The competition has prizes of more than $80,000 in cash and there will be more than 40 winners. The big prize consists of [...]
Motorola Milestone’s Russian keyboard “nearly impossible to use”?
Motorola has recently launched its Milestone Android smartphone in Russia, obviously hoping to sell as many units as possible there (Russia is one of the world’s largest mobile markets). However, the Russian Milestone has a problem that, reportedly, makes customers cancel their pre-orders. It seems that Motorola had a hard time fitting all the letters [...]
Google Nexus One available with AT&T and Rogers 3G, shipping to Canada
Google has just announced a new version of its Nexus One Android 2.1 smartphone, which comes with support for 850/1900/2100 MHz 3G bands – meaning that it’s fully compatible with the 3G networks of AT&T and Rogers Wireless. And speaking of Rogers, the Nexus One can now be shipped to Canada from Google’s online store [...]
Samsung Jet Ultra Edition launched by O2 UK
Remember the Samsung Jet 2 announced not too long ago in India? Samsung is launching a new Jet phone in the UK, too, called Samsung Jet Ultra Edition. Just like the Indian Jet 2, the Jet Ultra Edition is not really different from the original Jet S8000. The new phone features a 3.1 inch WVGA [...]
30,000 apps available now in Android Market
Although it still has a long way to go until reaching Apple’s App Store’s popularity, Google’s Android Market is quickly growing – and it now offers about 30,000 applications. Google didn’t officially announce this number, but Mobile Crunch says that a Google representative confirmed it today. The news comes three months after an AndroLib report [...]
Diamond Apple iPad to be available in June for $20,000
Since the iPhone has a lot of luxury versions, it’s only natural for the upcoming Apple iPad to have at least a few versions dressed in expensive materials, too, right? Well, it looks like the world’s first luxury iPad will be available starting June 1. It’s made by Mervis and it’s covered in “11.43 carats [...]
Samsung S3370 – new entry-level touchscreen phone
Samsung will soon launch a new affordable touchscreen phone, namely the Samsung S3370. The handset looks like it could have been included in the Corby family, but apparently it isn’t. The S3370 features 3G, TouchWiz UI, Bluetooth and a photo camera on the back. Its touchscreen display seems to be a 2.8 inch QVGA one. [...]