New in WP7: Windows Phone Live – to sync and remotely control your smartphone
Shortly after launching Windows Phone Developer Tools beta, Microsoft has reconfirmed that Windows Phone 7 would be out “this holiday season”. While doing that, it has also presented an important feature of the new OS: Windows Phone Live. Windows Phone Live is actually a “companion site” and it will allow WP7 users to view their [...]
UK study: only 10% of smartphone owners expect to buy a new Nokia (41% want an iPhone)
YouGov, one of the leading market research firms in the UK, has recently published a study called Smartphone Mobile Internet Experience, which shows that customer’s trust in the Nokia brand continues to decline. YouGov conducted the study last month (likely in the UK) on 2,121 smartphone users. When asked what smartphone they would consider buying [...]
Samsung Wave sold in more than 1 million units. Galaxy S sales still strong in Korea
Launched globally last month, the Samsung Wave S8500 has reached sales of more than 1 million units (in about 4 weeks). The announcement was made on Twitter by Justin Hong (Bada OS project leader and architect). The Wave is Samsung’s first Bada smartphone and, although it’s a high-end device, it has a really attractive price [...]
Windows Phone (7) Developer Tools beta now available
Microsoft’s currently hard at work with Windows Phone 7, in preparation for the new platform’s launch that should take place towards the end of the year. Until then, developers interested in making apps and games for WP7 should know that Windows Phone Developer Tools beta has just been launched – and although it comes with [...]
Another Source Confirms Blackberry Tablet, Throws in Flash For Good Measure
There are so many rumors circulating about an upcoming Blackberry tablet made by Research in Motion that it would be more of a surprise if one didn’t show up by early 2011. RIM still is keeping very hush-hush about the mystical competitor to Apple’s iPad, but more and more sources are stepping out of the [...]
Verizon’s HTC Droid Eris will get an update on July 16th, it’s not Froyo
Verizon has let it slip that the now-discontinued HTC Droid Eris is set to receive an update that consists mainly of small fixes and enhancements. The update will begin rolling out on July 16th at 11:59 pm. It might take up to a week for the over-the-air update to reach your Eris, so don’t panic [...]
Consumer Reports’ engineers confirm iPhone 4 reception issue, suggest duct tape as quick fix
Oh, the “brilliant design” of the antennas in the iPhone 4… Long story short: if you touch a spot on the phone’s lower left side, the signal can instantly degrade, which may cause dropped calls and bad data transfer performance. Apple have acknowledged that there is a problem, but blame everything on the formula they [...]
Limited stock of Motorola Droid X available at launch?
Some Verizon customers are receiving their Droid X smartphones earlier, but, despite this, things may not be too great on launch day (July 15 – this Thursday). According to Droid-life, Droid X inventory could be limited at launch. Reportedly, although some Verizon stores across the US will get around 60 Droid X units, others will [...]
Sprint has sold 300,000 HTC EVO 4G smartphones so far, but is now facing shortages
According to Macquarie Group, Sprint has already sold 300,000 HTC EVO 4G devices, which is not bad. However, selling the next 300,000 might prove to be a bit more challenging, since it’s being hit by shortages of the popular Android-based smartphone. This isn’t the first time this happens. It’s also happened to Verizon, but Sprint [...]
BlackBerry Protect wirelessly backs up and restores your data, locks or wipes your smartphone remotely
RIM has developed a new security and data sync application for its BlackBerry line of smartphones. BlackBerry Protect is both a web-based service and an on-device application, and can help you manage the security of up to five devices. It’s part-security application, part-data synchronization service, and will be available in closed Beta in the next [...]
Did Skype block fring, or fring ditched Skype?
Fring and Skype have been good buddies over the years (4 years, more exactly), but their collaboration has just ended. Fring announced that Skype has blocked fring’s access to its services, resulting in “fringsters not being able to communicate with their Skype friends the way they want.” On the other hand, Skype says that this [...]
MediaTek joins the Open Handset Alliance. An onslaught of cheap Android smartphones to follow?
MediaTek is one of the biggest mobile chipset suppliers to Chinese phone manufacturers. MediaTek’s System-On-a-Chip (SoC) solutions power some of the world’s cheapest phones, which have so far been primarily sold in Mainland China. However, slowly, but surely, MediaTek is making inroads into the Western markets. First, in November of last year, they signed a [...]
RIM BlackBerry OS 6 officially showcased in new video preview
BlackBerry OS 6 was previewed several times until now, both in official and unofficial videos, but just in case you want more, RIM has published a new video that offers a fresh sneak peek at the upcoming platform. Showcased in the new video are the latest BlackBerry Browser, the Social Feeds app, the enhanced media [...]
Google wants to make anyone an Android app developer
Google has launched a tool that lets anyone develop Android applications, even people with absolutely no programming knowledge at all. In fact, the new App Inventor for Android is aimed specifically at people with no prior programming knowledge. This is because it all works based on a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) [...]
Orange-branded “Project JAL” to be a new budget-friendly Android phone
Following T-Mobile and Vodafone (which launched the Android-based Pulse and 845, respectively), Orange is getting ready to introduce its own-branded Android phone in the UK, too. It’s not the Boston. It’s a completely new phone that currently goes by the name “Project JAL”, but it might receive a city name at launch – since lots [...]
Korean version of the Samsung Galaxy S to get Android 2.2 in early August
The Samsung M110S, the Galaxy S version for Samsung’s home country, is undoubtedly selling very well. Now, if you’re in Korea and want some high-end Android action, there’s yet another reason to go for Samsung’s flagship. A Samsung official has confirmed that Android 2.2 Froyo will be coming to the M110S sometime in early August, [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro and Vivaz Pro now available in India
Looks like the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro is now available in India for around Rs. 16000 – 16500. The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro is also starting to become available for a cool Rs. 23000. Complicated naming scheme aside, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro is a very interesting little device, one of [...]
Android Market could host 100,000 apps by the end of July
It’s no secret that the number of apps available through Google’s Android Market is rapidly growing – and the latest report from AndroidLib comes to confirm this once again. Apparently, right now there are slightly over 90,000 Android apps available, with more than 9,000 of them being added since the beginning of the month. The [...]
Nokia X6 and X3 firmware updated to v21
Nokia’s first two Xseries phones, the X6 and X3, have started receiving a new firmware update: v21.0.004 from v20.0.005. At the moment, the update seems to be available only via Ovi Suite and Nokia Software Update (no OTA yet). For the X6, firmware v21 brings updated Ovi services, updated applications (Shazam, Mail for Exchange, Browser [...]
Motorola WX415 headed to Boost Mobile. Motorola Finch W418g also shows up
First seen in May alongside the Ferrari-branded i897, the Motorola WX415 has showed up again, this time at the FCC, where it appears with Boost Mobile’s logo etched just below the internal display. And yes, this does mean the WX415 will be launched by Boost, although we couldn’t possibly say when. The WX415 doesn’t run [...]