Droid X launch bits pt1: Android riding a hockey stick. Leaves iPhone in the dust, may top Symbian soon
Now, that Verizon Droid X launch event is over, and everyone’s off for a hands-on with the new superphone, it’s a good time to sit back and look at what we have learned from the announcement. And I’m not talking about Droid X screen size, 1GHz CPU and other specs. We knew all of that [...]
Google activates 160,000 devices daily. Android 2.2 Froyo released to manufacturing partners
While unveiling the new Motorola Droid X for Verizon, Google’s Andy Rubin said that there are currently about 160,000 Android devices activated daily. That’s about 4.8 million devices per month, or 57 million per year – really impressive for an OS announced less than two years ago. The number of daily activations will surely grow [...]
Motorola Droid X officially announced by Verizon, $199 on contract starting July 15
The moment that lots of Verizon customers have been eagerly expecting has finally arrived: the Motorola Droid X was officially announced by the largest US carrier. The official Droid X looks exactly as the one seen in the countless leaked photos – so there’s really no surprise here. In fact, there are no surprises when [...]
Nokia N8 to be the last Nseries Symbian smartphone. Or not
Since the very beginning (represented by the N70 and N90 – introduced way back in 2005), Nokia’s Nseries smartphones used Symbian and only Symbian as their OS. With MeeGo being close to release, this is about to change, and we should see Nseries smartphones based on MeeGo soon (the Nokia N9 will likely be the [...]
White iPhone 4 available at Walmart on launch day?
Although the new iPhone 4 has two color versions, it looks like only the black one will be available on the first launch day – which is tomorrow, June 24. We’re hearing that AT&T and Best Buy will definitely not have white iPhone 4s in stock tomorrow. However, Walmart is currently listing both the black [...]
Sony Ericsson pissed off at HTC Desire, promises a fight with Xperia X10 speed, Q3 Android 2.1 updates
Xperia X10, was the first great Sony Ericsson device in years, and was really ahead of competition. When it was announced. Had Sony Ericsson been able to ship it in late 2009/early 2010, they would have had a major bestseller on their hands, that would have sold itself. Unfortunately, X10 launched only in April, and, Sony Ericsson shipped X10 [...]
Verizon kills the Droid Eris; Droid Incredible still delayed – Motorola couldn’t be happier
The imminent launch of the Droid X couldn’t have come at a better time for Motorola, as HTC’s two Android smartphones that Verizon introduced in late 2009 are now both hard to find. In fact, it looks like the Droid Eris has been completely removed from Verizon’s online store, and it won’t be back, ever. [...]
Google Maps for Android updated to version 4.3, Google Voice now open to everyone (in the US)
Google Maps for Android has reached version 4.3, coming with new features and improvements that should make it better than ever. The updated Google Maps for Android allows you to “see a snapshot of what people are saying about places right on search result pages.” Furthermore, public transit station pages now feature upcoming schedules for [...]
Samsung Gravity 3, Gravity T and Smiley now available at T-Mobile USA
T-Mobile USA has just announced the availability of three new messaging phones, all made by Samsung and all already seen in unofficial photos: Samsung Gravity T, Samsung Gravity 3 and Samsung : ) Smiley (yes, the “: )” is part of the name). The phones come with Exchange email, and T-Mobile Social Buzz – a [...]
iPhone 4 launch day craze: AT&T sold out, Orange FR has 20K units on 600K demand, O2 limits sales to current customers
If you really truly want to get your own iPhone 4 on day one, and haven’t pre-ordered it yet, be ready to spend some real quality time waiting in line. Just don’t go to your local AT&T store, to get one. AT&T has just announced that they won’t have any iPhone 4s for walk-in sales until [...]
3 million iPads sold – good news for Apple ahead of iPhone 4 launch
Just two days before the official launch of the new iPhone 4, Apple has announced that it sold its 3 millionth iPad – less than three months after the tablet hit the market. At the moment, the iPad is available only in few markets around the world, including the US (obviously), Canada, Australia, Japan, the [...]
Nokia C3 available on PAYG at Vodafone UK, only £80
After gathering thousands of customers for its launch day in Indonesia, the Nokia C3 has now been introduced in the UK, via Vodafone. Vodafone sells the Nokia C3 only on Pay As You Go – for the moment, at least. The phone is really cheap (£80 – about €96 or $118), and I’m inclined to [...]
T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S T959) shows up
Last week, the FCC has confirmed the Samsung Galaxy S T959 for T-Mobile, and today we even get to see the smartphone, with T-Mo branding and all, although it’s still not officially announced. CellPhoneSignal has it that T-Mobile’s Galaxy S will be officially called Samsung Vibrant. Naturally, there’s no way to confirm this at the [...]
Nokia promises Meego for Handsets (pre-Alpha) release on June 30th
Since Nokia merged it’s Maemo mobile OS with Intel’s Mobilin, I was a bit worried how that will affect the development of Nokia’s next generation OS for mobile devices. I”m still worried, and the time it took Nokia to release 1.2 Maemo 5 firmaware update for Nokia N900, did not make me any happier. But the developments [...]
SFR says HTC Magic will get Android 2.2 Froyo, too
Most of HTC’s Android smartphones released this year will be updated to Android 2.2 Froyo, but what about the handsets that came out in 2009? Well, as far as HTC Magic users are concerned, their smartphone might get Froyo, too (although this may not happen in all the markets where the Magic is available). SFR, [...]
Motorola Droid X Twitter campaign might bring you a new Droid ahead of launch
Verizon and Motorola will probably officially announce the Droid X tomorrow, when details about its availability and price are likely to be unveiled. Expected to be released sometime in July, the Motorola Droid X might be yours before it hits the markets. How? I’m not sure yet, but this new Droid X Twitter campaign suggests [...]
Adobe releases Flash 10.1 player to mobile partners. Waiting for Godot is almost over
Waiting for a full Flash experience for a smartphone in your pocket, was like waiting for Godot these last few years. We “knew” it should vastly improve browsing experience on our handset, we “knew” that it’s coming real soon now, and we were talking endlessly how great it will be, when we will have full [...]
Walmart starts stocking iPhone 4
Apple’s iPhone 4 will be launched in the US and a few other markets on June 24 (this Thursday). If you’re wondering where in the US you will be able to find it besides AT&T and Apple stores, one of the answers includes Walmart. According to Engadget, the American retailer has already received some iPhone [...]
Samsung Galaxy S and HTC Touch Pro II coming to Orange UK
The Samsung Galaxy S is already available in the UK, but only via Vodafone. Orange is about to fix that, as it’s getting ready to launch the new Android smartphone, too. Orange will offer the Galaxy S for free on select contracts. It doesn’t say when exactly its customers will be able to buy it, [...]
Samsung Galaxy S Pro specs possibly leaked
The Samsung Galaxy S Pro will likely be Sprint’s second 4G smartphone – but will it manage to rise to the expectations set by the HTC EVO 4G? If the rumored specs listed below are real, then it will. As you may already know, the Galaxy S Pro has a full QWERTY keyboard, but other [...]