Nielsen publishes ‘The State of Mobile Apps’ for smartphones and feature phones so far in 2010
Since the introduction of the very first smartphone nearly two decades ago, a lot of things have changed. Many of today’s current generation of smartphones are fully capable of serving as all-in-one computing devices and the advances in mobile technology make these as suitable replacements for laptops or any other larger mobile computing device. This [...]
Samsung Wave S8500 shipping with Trojan-infected MicroSD card?
Already available in Germany, the UK and France, the Samsung Wave S8500 might bring users an unpleasant surprise in the form of a Trojan which may be found on the 1GB memory card that the smartphone is shipped with. MobileBurn is reporting that their Wave S8500’s MicroSD card was infected with the slmvsrv.exe Windows application [...]
Motorola FlipOut with Android 2.1 and MotoBlur now official (video)
First appeared as Motorola Twist, the Motorola FlipOut has just been officially announced – and it should be available in Europe starting this month (no love for the US, it seems). Targeted at young users, the Motorola FlipOut runs Android 2.1 and comes with enhanced MotoBlur features, including “Happenings and Messages widgets” and Data Manager. [...]
AT&T’s iPhone 4G to feature tethering at launch; AT&T intros cheaper (non-unlimited) data plans
So AT&T has announced new wireless data plans called DataPlus and DataPro – they’re effective starting June 7 and will cost $15 and $25, respectively. DataPlus gives you 200MB per month, while DataPro gives you 2GB per month. These plans will enable more customers to access mobile Internet, but at the same time they don’t [...]
LG Sentio, dLite and GS170 will be T-Mobile USA’s first LG phones
T-Mobile is currently the only major US carrier that doesn’t offer LG phones, but that’s about to change soon, with the introduction of LG Sentio, LG dLite and LG GS170. Announced today, the three phones should help LG to further expand its market share in the US (where the company is among the top three [...]
Mobiado intros Classic 712 ZAF phones in dream colors
Luxury phone maker Mobiado announced that it has extended its Classic 712 ZAF series – unveiled earlier this year – with three new colors, dubbed “dream colors.” Reportedly conveying “a sensation of brightness and inspiration”, the new color versions are Sky Blue, Aurora Pink and Porcelain White. The Mobiado Classic 712 ZAF phones available in [...]
HTC Aria, Samsung Captivate i897 and Eternity II a597 confirmed for AT&T?
AT&T’s most important phone this year will be the iPhone 4G, there’s no doubt about it. But that doesn’t mean we have to overlook the carrier’s other upcoming handsets – some of them may be perfect iPhone alternatives. Take the Samsung i897, for example, which seems to be AT&T’s own version of Samsung Galaxy S [...]
Samsung Galaxy S i9000 to be launched in 110 countries
Expected to hit the market this month, the Samsung Galaxy S i9000 will reportedly be available in 110 countries around the world “at the same time” – if we’re to believe this article published by Korea IT Times. I don’t think “at the same time” means in the same day, but rather in the same [...]
HTC EVO 4G loaded with Froyo; shows up at HTC’s USA online store
Although Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G will run Android 2.1 at launch, an Android 2.2 Froyo update is certainly coming later this year. Google has made the Froyo SDK available, and also provided free EVOs to all attendees of its I/O conference – this explains why a user over at the XDA forums has already managed [...]
First dual-CPU Snapdragon chipsets from Qualcomm start shipping
Announced by Qualcomm more than a year ago, the MSM8260 and MSM8660 chipsets are now finally shipping – they’re the company’s first Snapdragon chipsets to have two application processor cores. Designed for high-end smartphones, the new dual-CPU Snapdragon chipsets can run at up to 1.2GHz. They feature support for WXGA (1280 x 800) displays, GPU [...]
Acer Liquid E Ferrari Edition announced as an exclusive Android smartphone
Ferrari-branded phones are not uncommon, but when you see a Ferrari branded Android phone, that’s really something. Acer (which recently unveiled the Stream) has managed to become the first company to announce a Ferrari Android handset: the Liquid E Ferrari Edition, which will be launched soon for an unknown price. The handset has the specs [...]
AT&T HTC Aria shows up in photos?
HTC Aria, which might become AT&T’s first Android smartphone made by HTC, has allegedly appeared in some leaked photos. Said photos show a handset that borrows from the designs of Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G and Verizon’s HTC Droid Incredible, although it seems to be smaller than both. Reportedly, the HTC Aria runs Android 2.1 with [...]
Samsung S5530 and C5530 (new Corby?) coming soon
Two unannounced Samsung phones have recently appeared on the Web: the Samsung S5530 and Samsung C5530. Both handsets shold be launched in China sometime soon, but the S5530 could make it to Europe, too. The Samsung S5530 is a slider with an interesting look and features that include: 3G, QVGA display, music player, FM radio, [...]
LG Town GT350 (Tribe Next) available in Europe this month
Announced in February as the successor of the LG KS360, the LG GT350 is now shipping to European markets (including the UK and Germany) with a new name: LG Town. The launch of LG Town GT350 represents the debut of LG’s new Town Series, which will include phones focused on social networking services. The Town [...]