FIFA World Cup 2010 could mean trouble for mobile network operators
In exactly one week from now, FIFA World Cup 2010 will debut with the South Africa vs. Mexico match. Whether your favorite team has managed to qualify for the WC or not, if you’re a football fan (like me) you’ll surely want to watch as many matches as possible. Since we can’t always be near [...]
GSM HTC Hero getting Android 2.1 today (in Asia)
The CDMA HTC Hero (sold in the US via Sprint) has already received its Android 2.1 update, and now it’s time for the GSM version of the smartphone (introduced almost a year ago) to get rid of Android 1.6, too. HTC has officially announced that, starting today, Hero owners in Taiwan will receive Android 2.1 [...]
Acer beTouch E130 is like an Android BlackBerry
If you’ve always wanted to get a BlackBerry-esque Android smartphone but you couldn’t because of the obvious lack of options, Acer might have the solution for you, with its new beTouch E130, which is currently showcased by the Taiwanese company at Computex 2010. The Acer beTouch E130 has an overall nice aspect and comes with [...]
5-inch QWERTY Android 2.1 smartphone coming from Sony Ericsson?
At the moment, Sony Ericsson only has three Android devices (the X10, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro), but I’m sure more will be announced this year. We’ve already reported about the upcoming Walkman Android phone, and now we’re hearing that Sony Ericsson is also readying a huge 5-inch Android smartphone. Said smartphone also has [...]
Motorola Droid Shadow (Xtreme) shows up again, runs Android 2.2 now?
Last time we heard about it, Verizon’s unannounced Motorola Droid Shadow (which may also be called Motorola Xtreme) was running Android 2.1. However, according to some new details unveiled by Droid Life, the Shadow / Xtreme is now running Android 2.2 – if that’s true, the handset will almost certainly have Froyo at launch. Other [...]
Sprint HTC EVO 4G rooting tutorial is out. Big security holes found in Sprint’s Android customizations
When you give your latest and greatest phone to a few thousand developers, you should be prepared that your device will be hacked, pronto. And that’s exactly what happened when Google gave away Sprint’s EVO 4G during it’s I/O conference last month. The handset has been rooted within hours. But you needed to really know [...]
Verizon’s HTC Droid Incredible smartphones arriving with promised time frame
By now, Verizon’s problems of keeping up with HTC Droid Incredible demand are known to everyone. They just can not keep up with it, and keep pushing the shipping date further and further. Btw, yesterday Incredible’s shipping date was June 23d, today it’s June 24th. Basically, a continuous 3 week delay for anyone who orders their Verizon [...]
T-Mobile Nokia E73 Mode announced: June 16, $69 on contract
Several hours after announcing its first dual SIM phones, Nokia has also announced the E73 Mode for T-Mobile USA. The E73 is nothing more than an E72 with a different name, support for T-Mo’s AWS bands, and UMA-support for WLAN calling. The smartphone also features Symbian S60, a QVGA landscape display, full QWERTY keypad, HSDPA [...]
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Android tablet looks like Galaxy S on steroids
Apple’s iPad looks like a giant iPhone, so I’m not at all surprised to see that Samsung’s first Android tablet, apparently called Samsung Galaxy Tab, looks like a giant Galaxy S i9000. The tablet has just been confirmed via Samsung South Africa’s Twitter account – although it’s still not clear when and where it will [...]
Google Search for iPhone and Android enhanced with app search results
Since iPhone and Android phone owners are the most app-hungry users out there, Google thought it would be a good idea to improve its Search capabilities with new app search results. Starting today, when you search info about a mobile application on an iPhone or Android handset via Google.com, you’ll see “special links and content [...]
Dell Streak available tomorrow at O2 UK, coming to the US in July
Dell Streak (the company’s first Android tablet) will be exclusively available at O2 UK starting tomorrow, in two versions: 16GB and 32GB. Both the Streak 16GB and Streak 32GB will be free on select plans, but they can also cost you up to £449 on some data-only plans. Of course, O2 allows customers to choose [...]
Nokia bicycle phone charger provides free, environmentally friendly electricity
While announcing the C1 and C2 dual SIM phones, Nokia has also unveiled a new alternative charging solution for its handsets: the Nokia Bicycle Charger Kit. The Kit consists of a DC-14 phone charger, a phone holder for your bicycle, a Bottle Dynamo, and everything you need to install it on our bicycle. After it’s [...]
Nokia C2 and Nokia C1 dual SIM phones announced
Today, Nokia has finally announced its first dual SIM phones – the C2 and C1 – which will be launched in the second half of this year. The Nokia C2 (C2-00) features dual standby capability and allows users to keep both SIM cards active, and thus they can receive calls and messages to both numbers [...]
Sony Ericsson Walkman Android phone coming this month?
Sony Ericsson Walkman phones were very popular a few years ago, but now the Walkman brand is pretty much dead (with only two Walkman handsets announced in the last 12 months). But Sony Ericsson will apparently try to bring back the glory days, helped by Google’s Android OS: the SEMC Blog is reporting that the [...]
Sprint Launching Moto i1 in June, Samsung Moment 2 in July
One handset we already knew about and one surprise handset will soon be sitting next to the HTC EVO 4G on store and warehouse shelves, ready to find a new home. Thanks to BGR’s deep network of connections, we now know that the Motorola i1 will be making its Sprint debut in June, and the [...]
Samsung Galaxy S officially coming to the US, launching in Europe now
Just yesterday we were telling you that Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy S i9000 in 110 countries around the world. Today, this has been officially confirmed by the giant South Korean company, which says that more than “100 mobile operators across the globe have selected the Galaxy S as their key smartphone market driver.” [...]
Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9650 available starting tomorrow, non-camera version included
Available at Sprint since mid-May, the BlackBerry Bold 9650 is finally arriving at Verizon, too. The largest US mobile carrier (which might launch the Apple iPad soon) will sell the Bold 9650 online starting tomorrow (June 3), and in stores starting June 10. The 9650 is Verizon’s first global smartphone to support GlobalAccess Connect, so [...]
Verizon is testing CDMA iPad
The chatter about Verizon finally getting a taste of iPhone OS products this year, is reaching the levels that remind me the Apple iPad rumor fest at the end of 2009. Even Steve Jobs himself is changing the tune, and now says that iPhone on 2 U.S. networks makes sense. So, unless there is some last minute [...]
Verizon HTC Droid Incredible shipments pushed back again
Verizon has been having problems with HTC Droid Incredible stocks since last week, and it looks like things will only look better towards the end of this month. Last week, Verizon warned customers who tried to buy the Incredible online that the handset would be shipped “by June 16”. Now the Incredible is listed on [...]
HTC EVO 4G supplies arrive in Sprint stores
If you plan to buy a Sprint HTC EVO 4G this Friday (when it launches across the US) and fear that it might be quickly sold out, it looks like you shouldn’t, as Sprint’s apparently doing its best to make sure everyone can get the smartphone. A user over at the Android Central Forums is [...]