Sprint launches 4G in new markets. White HTC EVO 4G now available
Today, Sprint announced it has expanded its 4G coverage in seven new metropolitan markets: Rochester (N.Y.), Syracuse (N.Y.), Merced (California), Visalia (California), Eugene (Oregon), Tri-Cities (Washington), and Yakima (Washington). Speaking of 4G, Sprint’s first 4G smartphone, the HTC EVO 4G, is now available in white at Best Buy (for $199.99 on contract) – you can [...]
Rumored 7-inch BlackBerry tablet to have 1 GHz CPU, 2 cameras
Ashok Kumar, an analyst working for Rodman & Renshaw, has started a rumor about a supposed BlackBerry tablet. It would apparently ship before the end of the year, even though it was originally planned for the beginning of 2011, and feature a 1 GHz processor made by Marvell, 7 inches of screen real estate and [...]
Motorola WX445 leaked, low-end Android for Verizon
Want an Android device, want it on Verizon, but need something more budget-friendly than a Droid X? Motorola’s got you covered. Or will, whenever this thing will actually be released. The WX445 is a lower-end Android device, and not all specs are known at this time. What we do know is that it runs Android [...]
First glimpses of China Unicom’s customized Android OS
China’s largest mobile carrier, China Mobile, already has a range of ‘oPhone’ smartphones, running a customized version of Android called OMS. Members of this range include the Lenovo oPhone and the Motorola MT710. Now China Unicom, the country’s second largest carrier, wants in on the action too. And it has developed its very own version [...]
T-Mobile cuts the price of the Android-powered Garminfone to $129 after rebates
Well, that didn’t take long. Mere weeks after launch, T-Mobile’s Garminfone, the love child that resulted from the partnership between Asus and Garmin, is now $70 cheaper. After rebates, on new 2-year contracts, this Android-powered navigation-centric phone can now be yours for $129.99. Furthermore, it looks like T-Mobile are also throwing in a “buy one, [...]
Two preview Windows Phone 7 devices are out there
Wondering when the first devices running Windows Phone 7 will be in the wild? Wonder no more. As it happens, Microsoft has already given away two ‘preview devices’ to the (very) lucky winners of a developer contest. And even did so taking the pair by surprise. Team Beastware, as Eric Lo and Christian Hood call [...]
LG Cookie Zip arrives in India (for CDMA markets)
LG Cookie Zip is the name of the newest phone launched by LG in India. The handset seems to be a redesigned Cookie Plus GS500 (available in the US as LG Sentio, and in Italy a LG Velvet). It comes with CDMA / EV-DO connectivity, so customers will be able to use it on the [...]
Samsung i907 Epix gets Windows Mobile 6.5
No, you don’t have to check the date on this post. I promise you, it’s not from 2008. In a surprising development on many levels, Samsung has released a firmware update for AT&T’s Epix that takes it from Windows Mobile 6.1 to Windows Mobile 6.5. And yes, it has done so in July of 2010, [...]
Google, Microsoft, Apple, HTC, LG and Motorola sued over wireless email patent infringement
A relatively unknown US-based company called NTP Incorporated announced that it has filed lawsuits against six huge names in the wireless industry: Google, Microsoft, Apple, HTC, LG and Motorola. NTP claims that eight of its patents “related to the delivery of electronic mail over wireless communications systems” have been infringed by the companies mentioned above. [...]
Acer Liquid A1 gets Android 2.1
Acer’s first Android phone, the Liquid A1, released in December of 2009, seems to not have been forgotten by the Taiwanese company’s software support folks. An update is now available for it that takes its operating system from Android 1.6 to Android 2.1. Quick spec recap for the Acer Liquid A1 (sometimes referred to just [...]
HTC Wildfire and SE X10 Mini Pro to bring more Android to Australia
Telstra already has a nice selection of Android smartphones (including the SE Xperia, HTC Desire and LG Optimus), but that doesn’t stop it to bring even more of them. According to Ausdroid, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro will be officially launched by the largest Australian mobile carrier in early August. The price is [...]
Samsung Gravity Touch to be launched by Bell in Canada
After releasing the Wave and the Entro in Canada, Bell is now getting ready to launch yet another new Samsung phone – the Samsung Gravity Touch, which is already available in the US via T-Mobile as Gravity T. The Gravity Touch is a messaging phone with full QWERTY keyboard, a 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display, [...]
Samsung Galaxy i899 gets official in India, Rs 19,900 on Reliance Mobile
After having been seen on Reliance Mobile’s website for a few days, India’s first CDMA Android phone is finally official. This phone is also available in China, and in India it will be an exclusive to Reliance Mobile. It can be yours for Rs 19,900. Quick features recap: 3.2 ” HVGA (320 x 480) AMOLED [...]
iOS developer earns $1,400 in one day thanks to iAds
Announced by Apple in April this year and available as of this month, iAd (the brand new ad platform for iPhone, iPod and iPad) is already making developers happy. One iOS developer (Jason Ting) says he made $1,372.20 in a single day with iAd. He developed an iPhone 4 app that turns the handset’s camera’s [...]
Motorola Milestone / Droid dubbed QRTY in Korea, Froyo not included yet
Since Android 2.2 Froyo is out (and the Google Nexus One already has it), you’d think that all high-end Android smartphones launched starting now would come with it. Sadly, that’s not the case. Motorola Milestone / Droid (i.e. the old Milestone, not the new XT720) has just been introduced in South Korea running Android 2.1 [...]
MeeGo prototype phone crushes Android 2.2 in JS rendering. 1.5 times faster CPU helps, of course
The Aava MeeGo development platform is not an actual device that you can or will be able to buy. It’s a reference design meant to showcase the platform’s possibilities. That said, some, or who knows, even most of its features may end up in phones and/or tablets sooner or later. It’s powered by a 1.5 [...]
HTC promises Windows Phone 7 from “day one”
Until last year, the platform of choice for HTC was, as everybody knows, Windows Mobile. Now, in 2010, things are completely different: HTC introduced lots of Android smartphones, and only one based on Microsoft’s mobile OS (the somewhat forgettable HTC HD Mini). Of course, it’s mainly Microsoft’s fault for this, because it’s kind of late [...]
Android grows market share in the US by 44% in the last quarter, Samsung regains top OEM position
ComScore has just publicized its quarterly MobiLens, a report on the key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry that focuses on the three months ending in May. The top smartphone platforms, by usage, remain the same, but at this rate of growth, Android is set to overtake Windows Mobile (yes, you read that right) [...]
Samsung Wave S8500 available in Canada (via Rogers and Bell). Samsung Entro also launched
As of today, the Bada OS-based Samsung Wave S8500 is finally available in Canada – and not only at Bell, as rumored a couple of months ago, but also at Rogers. If you’re lucky enough to be a Bell customer, you should know that its Samsung Wave is much cheaper than the Rogers version. I’m [...]
Samsung Galaxy Beam launches in Singapore on July 17th
The world’s first smartphone to have an integrated pico-projector got a launch day for Singapore. It will be available to play with in StarHub stores starting from July 10th and sales will start on July 17th. It can be yours from free to SG$ 398, depending on the monthly price plan you choose. Without a [...]