Google’s Android Market might be blocked in South Korea
Available in South Korea since the second half of 2009, Google’s Android Market might be blocked by the country’s regulatory bodies. The reason for this is that the Android Market contains about 4,400 games that have not been rated by South Korea’s Game Rating Board (which decides if games are suitable for all ages or [...]
Mobiado Classic 712GCB luxury phone announced
Mobiado has added yet another model to its endless line of luxury phones: the Mobiado Classic 712GCB – an “expression of mechanical perfection, mastering of aesthetic details, and the integrity of consistent craftsmanship.” The Classic 712GCB is not too different form the Classic 712ZAF, so it’s a candybar with a 2.2 inch QVGA display, 3G, [...]
More HTC Incredible photos, Verizon logo visible
It’s almost incredible how more and more photos of the HTC Incredible are showing up, and yet Verizon still hasn’t announced the smartphone. Anyway, along with the new photos came interesting details about the features of HTC Incredible. Reportedly, the smartphone measures 117.5 x 58.5 x 11.9 mm (it’s almost like the Nexus One) and [...]
Android 2.1 upgrade coming to HTC Tattoo?
I had the impression that Android 2.1 is reserved only for high-end and mid-end smartphones, but it looks like this is not true. HTC Tattoo (the company’s most affordable Android handset to date) will apparently be upgraded to Android 2.1 soon. According to FrAndroid, HTC has confirmed that they’re working to integrate its Sense UI [...]
Verizon’s first LTE phone to come in mid 2011
While MetroPCS hopes to launch its first LTE phone this year (apparently made by Samsung), Verizon says that its very first LTE / 4G handset will only be available starting mid 2011. Verizon CTO Anthony Melone confirmed this to the Wall Street Journal, although he didn’t say which company will manufacture the LTE phone. Maybe [...]
Motorola to pre-load Microsoft’s Bing on Android smartphones in China
Motorola has announced that it’s pre-installing Microsoft Bing services on its future Android smartphones that will be launched in China starting this quarter. More exactly, Moto’s China-bound Android handsets will use Bing’s Search and Maps capabilities by default, instead of Google’s ones. Motorola says the collaboration with Microsoft was made to enable users “to customize [...]
Samsung readying something called “S Life” for CTIA 2010
Samsung plans to unveil something new at CTIA Wireless 2010 (23 – 25 March). The new Samsung product is called “S Life”, and Samsung says that it’s “as much a feeling as it is an incredible achievement” and it should bring “enrichment through technology and simplicity through innovation.” Since it’s part of the Samsung Unpacked [...]
Verizon’s Casio G’zOne Brigade C741 now officially available
Verizon has officially released the Casio G’zOne Brigade C741 a few days earlier than expected, and now the rugged phone is available for purchase via the carrier’s website. As you probably already know, the Casio Brigade is a rugged horizontal clamshell with a full QWERTY keyboard and two displays: a 2.9 inch WQVGA internal one, [...]
Opera intros Opera Mini 5 beta for Android
Opera’s on a roll these days. After launching a native version of Opera Mini for Windows Mobile, the company has now announced the availability of Opera Mini 5 beta for Android. Apparently compatible with any Android phone, Opera Mini 5 beta promises to offer “a fast and cost-efficient Web experience” to Android users. Opera Mini [...]
LG GW370 Shannon shows up somewhere in China
Ready for yet another new but unannounced LG phone? Meet the LG GW370 Shannon, a touchscreen handset that has just appeared on a Chinese website and comes with a full sliding QWERTY keyboard. The GW370 resembles both the LG KS365 and the LG GW620, and it’s probably a feature phone. The specs of LG GW370 [...]
Apple, Samsung, RIM, LG, Motorola, Sanyo and AT&T sued by SmartPhone Technologies
SmartPhone Technologies LLC, a Texas-based company that doesn’t even seem to have a website, has sued no less than seven big companies for patent infringements. The companies sued are Apple, Research In Motion, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Sanyo and AT&T. SmartPhone Technologies claims that a “broad range of patents” that it owns have been infringed by [...]
Re-confirmed: Microsoft, Adobe working to bring Flash to Windows Phone 7 Series
When Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7 Series, the company said that the new OS would not support Flash 10.1 at launch. However, Adobe recently mentioned that Flash support will eventually come to WP7, and now Mike Chambers (Senior Product Manager for Developer Relations at Adobe) has reconfirmed this. According to him, Adobe and Microsoft are [...]
Samsung Android phones to come with Evernote pre-installed
Already available on the Samsung Behold II from T-Mobile USA, the Evernote Android app will be pre-installed on selected upcoming Samsung Android phones. In case you don’t know yet, Evernote is an application that lets users create notes, record audio, snap photos, track to-dos or clip web pages. Users have the ability to quickly find [...]
LG Cookie Music, Pure, GT405, KS365 and Jacquar 5 unveiled
Not long after officially announcing the LG Cookie Fresh GS290, LG has showcased several other new phones in the Netherlands. The phones are: LG Cookie Music KM570, LG Pure, LG GT405, LG KS365 and LG Jacquar 5. LG Cookie Music looks a lot like the Rogers-bound LG KM555. However, the Cookie Music has more advanced [...]
Google Maps for mobile will feature biking directions
Google has just announced the availability of biking directions for the desktop version of Google Maps, saying that it plans to add the new feature to the mobile version, too. Google mentions that biking directions has been the most requested addition to Google Maps in the US (where there are 57 million bikers) and, well, [...]
HTC Smart to be launched in India with a $1 million marketing budget
HTC’s first Brew-based phone, the HTC Smart, should be available in India starting the last week of March. Reportedly, HTC plans to invest about $1 million for the Smart’s launch in India, which means it wants to sell a large number of units there. Announced by HTC as a device that should bridge the gap [...]
iPhone can be addicting, says Stanford University survey
A recent Stanford University study unveiled what some may have already known: Apple’s iPhone can be (and in some cases is) addicting. 200 Stanford students have participated to the survey. They all own iPhones, with 70% of them having the smartphone for less than 12 months. The students were asked to rank their iPhone dependency [...]
Vodafone 845 to be cheap, come with Android 2.1
Vodafone (which might soon launch two Microsoft Project Pink phones) is getting ready to introduce its first own-branded Android handset – the Vodafone 845. The Vodafone 845 will be quite cheap: only €150. But that’s because it’s not a high-end smartphone. Its features apparently include: 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.2MP camera, [...]
Rogers launches the Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700; Android 2.1 update coming soon
The Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 is now available in Canada thanks to Rogers, which sells the Android smartphone for $79.99 with a 3-yr contract agreement. If you want to buy the handset free of contract, you’ll have to pay $449.99. At the moment, Rogers’ Galaxy Spica runs Android 1.5. However, BGR has it that the [...]
Nokia E72i – an E72 with WAPI for China?
Available since November last year, the Nokia E72 will soon have a new version, namely the Nokia E72i. It’s not yet clear what the E72i brings, but it looks like it’s destined for China and it might feature WAPI (China’s own Wi-Fi technology). Other than that, the Nokia E72i seems to be identical with the [...]