Samsung Galaxy Beam now official on Samsung Singapore site
A couple of weeks ago we let you know that the Samsung i8520 Galaxy Beam would be available in Singapore this month. And now it has gone official on the Samsung Singapore site. StarHub customers should already be able to buy it from their carrier from free up to SG$ 398, depending on price plan. [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid 2 to be launched with Android 2.2 Froyo, maybe?
Android 2.2 Froyo is out for some time, and yet we still haven’t seen any new smartphone to come with it. Well, one of the first to do it might be the Motorola Droid 2, which should be launched by Verizon on August 23. Droid-life has managed to get some new details on the upcoming [...]
Do some Motorola Droid X phones have defective screens?
Just days after the official launch of the Motorola Droid X for Verizon, unsettling news comes from some of the lucky owners of the first batch of the smartphones. Or perhaps not so lucky, as it seems that there are problems with the Droid X’s screen. Symptoms include rapid flickering and vertical bands showing up [...]
Vodafone UK now sells the BlackBerry Pearl 3G, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro and LG GT540 Optimus
Vodafone has started sales of three new handsets in the UK, the BlackBerry Pearl 3G, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro and the LG Optimus. Vodafone’s Blackberry Pearl 3G (9105) is an odd one, as it’s basically a Pearl 9100 sans the QWERTY keyboard. Yes, a Blackberry without a full keyboard. An interesting experiment, [...]
Samsung Galaxy S i9000 available now at O2 UK
O2 has just started to sell the Samsung Galaxy S in the UK – where the smartphone is also available via Orange and T-Mobile. At O2, the Samsung Galaxy S is free on plans of at least £30 per month, but you can also get it with a £25 plan and pay £49 for the [...]
AT&T’s Pantech Pursuit. Quick review
Word of the Pantech Pursuit, one of Pantech’s latest touchscreen phones, hit the wires earlier this year in an AT&T press release alongside several other like-minded Quick Messaging Devices (QMD), including the Pantech Link, Samsung Strive, and Samsung Sunburst. The Samsung phones were pictured all over the place, but Pantech was much more shy, only [...]
Asus Eee Pad EP101TC will run Android instead of Windows CE
Interesting news from Asus’ Eee Pad guys. The Eee Pad EP101TC, that was supposed to be running Windows CE, is ditching Microsoft’s operating system in favor of Google’s Android. The Eee Pad will be on display at CES 2011, and availability will start some time in early Q1 2011. Features that we know of at [...]
Nokia may be looking for a new CEO
The Wall Street Journal reports that Nokia has started a search for its next CEO, to replace Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo as Nokia’s No.1. A decision will apparently be made by the board members before the end of this month. Whether or not this is warranted is not something that people outside of Nokia can possibly know. [...]
Nokia C6 now available in the UK, £289 SIM-free, £229 on Pay as you go
Nokia’s midrange side-sliding QWERTY smartphone is finally available, a mere three months after the announcement. This is the C6-00, and not the C6-01 that was leaked a few days ago. It can be yours for £289 unlocked and SIM-free from Nokia’s UK online shop. You can also buy it with a pay as you go [...]
Like the Droid Incredible, the Motorola Droid X has been backordered to arrive in August
It seems that demand for the Motorola Droid X is way higher than Verizon and Moto have anticipated. And, although there have not been major stock issues at launch, the smartphone has been backordered online, with Verizon now saying it will ship it by August 3. That’s the exact date when the HTC Droid Incredible [...]
Samsung Galaxy 3 (i5800) launched in Germany, costs €299
Samsung is spreading the Galaxy Android fever not only via the high-end Galaxy S, but also with the help of more affordable smartphones, like the i5800 Galaxy 3. Already available in the UK (as Samsung Galaxy Apollo i5801) and coming soon to France (as Galaxy Naos and Galaxy Teos), the Galaxy 3 is now being [...]
Motorola “mini Droid” for Verizon caught in photos and on video?
If you’re thinking the Droid 2 is the only new QWERTY Droid that Motorola’s getting ready to launch via Verizon you might be wrong. Some blurry photos (and a video) of what seems to be a Motorola handset with a portrait QWERTY keyboard (a la Palm Pre) have appeared somewhere in China. The handset’s boot [...]
AntennaGate: the Opponents Speak Up
Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs had a very persuasive and compelling argument in last Friday’s press conference meant to defend his company’s flagship product from countless criticism based on an antenna that mistakenly lowers the device’s reception when held in a particular way. However, part of his argument involved showing similar smartphones from rival [...]
AT&T launches Sidekick-lookalike Sharp FX
Sharp was the company that manufactured T-Mobile’s Sidekick line of phones. They were also the ones making Microsoft’s Kin One and Kin Two. Neither of those lines has proven to be a real mass-market success in the USA, but Sharp seem set to adopt the “pick yourself up and try again” philosophy. Hence, the Sharp [...]
Tri-band CDMA, QWERTY-packing Motorola WX404 shows up at the FCC
Documentation on FCC’s website has managed to leak a yet-unannounced Motorola handset, the WX404. This is a pretty unassuming featurephone, has a full QWERTY keyboard, tri-band 850/1700/1900 MHz CDMA radios, camera, USB port and headset jack. The draft user manual adds references to Bluetooth, microSD card support, a media player of sorts and Qualcomm’s BREW [...]
Verizon’s Motorola Droid 2 prepped for August 23rd launch
One of the most leaked handsets in recent history seems to be getting closer to an actual release date. While general consensus within the information leaks of the past few months was that the Droid 2 will land in August, new details have surfaced. A few shots from a production facility have popped up, and [...]
Verizon HTC Droid Incredible update brings 720p video recording, no Froyo yet
A few weeks ago we reported that an update for Verizon’s HTC Droid Incredible was imminent. Rumored features back then included 720p video recording. This update is now being rolled out. And sure enough, it does bring the upped recording resolution with it. It also comes with the Skype application built-in, and an updated version [...]
Want to shape the future of Symbian? Join Symbian DevCo!
Today marks the launch of a very interesting initiative, the Symbian Developer Cooperative, or Symbian DevCo. It is a non-profit association, independent from the Symbian Foundation, that aims to raise the profile of individuals in the Symbian community and give them a voice in the governance of the Symbian platform. Symbian DevCo has joined the [...]
Bharti Airtel will launch the iPhone 4 in India in September or October
During their press conference last week, Apple have announced that the iPhone 4 will begin shipping in 17 additional countries or territories before the end of July. However, India was not on that list. Vodafone has previously indicated that it will eventually bring the iPhone 4 to India, but there were no details on when [...]
You Don’t Know Steve
Now this will surely make me famous. Before I start, if you were expecting an introductory paragraph along the lines of Look, I love Apple and all their products, don’t get me wrong. I’ve been using only Apple products since the Apple 2 came out. Exclusively. I shave with my MacBook Air and shower with [...]