Adobe shows video of Flash running on Motorola Droid 2
Android 2.2 Froyo updates for smartphones such as the Google Nexus One, HTC Desire and HTC EVO 4G have brought along Flash support via a downloadable Flash application. The Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon however, which was finally announced earlier today, is the first Android-powered device to launch with Froyo on board, and, moreover, to [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab will be officially announced at the beginning of September
The Samsung Galaxy Tab will be Samsung’s first foray into the newly-reinvented-by-Apple tablet space. We’ve already heard about their tablet effort before, we’ve even seen it in the wild. And it turns out that we may have all the details we want on the Galaxy Tab at the beginning of next month. Apparently, a “high-ranking [...]
HP webOS tablet will come next year
It’s tablet rumor time again. HP has made it pretty clear, since their acquisition of Palm, that the main focus for webOS won’t be in smartphones, but tablets. Therefore, the whole world is eagerly awaiting the day the first HP webOS-powered tablet hits the streets. And word got out today that it may be a [...]
Sprint Samsung Epic 4G may launch on August 21st
Have your industry-standard pinch of salt ready for this one. As of today, none of the CDMA versions of the Samsung Galaxy S have launched. Verizon’s Fascinate is supposed to be available by the end of September, according to the latest rumors, and the Epic 4G for Sprint has already been rumored to launch either [...]
BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 coming to Bell, Virgin Canada
Following Rogers (which launched the BlackBerry Curve 3G last week), Bell and Virgin Mobile will also introduce the new Curve to Canada. Bell will sell the Curve 9300 starting August 12 – when Verizon will have the Motorola Droid 2 in stores in the US (I know, this is not really related; but it’s important). [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid 2 officially announced: available tomorrow with Android 2.2 on-board
The Motorola Droid 2 (of which we already know almost everything) has just been officially announced by Verizon Wireless. As expected, the Droid 2 will have Android 2.2 Froyo at launch, as well as Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support, and 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities. Verizon will sell the Motorola Droid 2 online starting tomorrow (August [...]
SE Xperia X10 Mini and Mini Pro get new colors: gold and pink
Sony Ericsson is once again introducing new color versions of already-launched phones. This time we’re talking about the Xperia X10 Mini and Xperia X10 Mini Pro – both “well received” by customers until now, according to Sony Ericsson. The new color of the X10 Mini is gold – it’s the seventh color version, after black, [...]
Nokia 5250 leaked again, this time in a better photo
The Nokia 5250 will probably be announced soon, because it has just appeared in another leaked image. LoveMyNokia has it that there’s an Ovi competition somewhere (or it will be this month, anyway) with prizes in Nokia phones, including the 5250 (the more expensive N8 is not included). Update: here’s the official link to the [...]
Nokia N8 now on pre-order in Germany and France: €479, €459
On pre-order in Italy since last month, the Nokia N8 is now also on pre-order in Germany, where Nokia offers the new Symbian^3 smartphone for a price that’s higher than the one seen in Italy: €479. That’s also €109 higher than the N8’s initial price announced by Nokia: €370. Of course, taxes are, in part, [...]
Motoblur is (almost) officially dead. But the apps live on
Oh, custom UIs. You were so useful on top of Windows Mobile, back when Windows Mobile was the focus of many of the biggest smartphone makers. You even managed to add some functionality and overall prettiness to Android 1.x. But it does seem like your best days are behind you now. Microsoft won’t let manufacturers [...]
Flash comes to jailbroken iDevices
Still wondering if you should jailbreak your precious iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch? Still don’t know what exactly the advantages of doing that are? Well, here’s a big one for you: Flash. Yes, that Flash, which is banned by Apple on its mobile devices. Developers have hacked around and got it working on the iPhone [...]
T-Mobile Motorola Charm will cost $189.99
The Motorola Charm for T-Mobile was announced not long ago. It’s a squareish candybar with a touchscreen, a vertical QWERTY keyboard and a trackpad on its back. And it runs Android. It does, undoubtedly, easily differentiate itself in the Android world currently suffocated by enormous full-touchscreen slabs and is a natural fit for heavy texters [...]
Motorola Droid 2 specs and release date leaked. Again.
By now, the Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon is clearly the most leaked handset in history. At least in recent history. We know so much about it already, that the fact that Verizon and Motorola still haven’t said anything official about it is becoming slightly ridiculous. That may all change tomorrow, hopefully, if one of [...]
Leaked Verizon roadmap: Motorola Droid Pro, Android 3.0 tablets and a focus on global roaming
Information does seem to leak from Verizon at a pretty fast pace. Not long ago we saw their summer catalog, and now we have details about their future plans. The focus here is mainly on Q4 2010 and Q1 2011, but there are developments that go all the way into 2012. The Motorola Droid 2 [...]
AT&T’s Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 gets official, will be available on August 15 for $149.99
AT&T has finally announced the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, an Android smartphone that’s rumored to hit the US since February this year. AT&T’s Xperia X10 comes with features that you may already know from the European (or Rogers’) version: 4 inch touchscreen display with 480 x 854 pixels, Timescape and Mediascape UIs, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, 1GHz [...]
Samsung Eternity II A597 and Flight II A927 announced for AT&T, Flight II available now at Radio Shack
Samsung Mobile USA has officially announced two new phones for AT&T: Samsung Eternity II A597 and Samsung Flight II A927 (the later was already seen on Samsung’s website last week). Both handsets feature quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G connectivity, and AT&T Mobile TV. For some reason, the Eternity II A597 looks more like the Samsung [...]
RIM announces the “BlackBerry 6 ready” Curve 3G. T-Mobile version confirmed
Already available in Canada since last week (offered by Rogers), the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 has been finally announced in an official press release. Although the Curve 3G ships with BlackBerry OS 5, RIM says that BlackBerry OS 6 will be available for it in the coming months, “subject to carrier certifications.” Speaking of carriers, [...]
RIM’s Blackpad tablet priced: $499?
RIM’s mysterious tablet – possibly called Blackpad – will cost $499 without contract. At least that’s what DigiTimes says, quoting a Chinese language newspaper (and mentioning Android in the article, but that’s gotta be a mistake, since the Blackpad will run BlackBerry OS 6). Reportedly manufactured by Taiwan-based Quanta (which also makes hardware for Apple, [...]
Verizon’s Motorola Droid 2 to cost $199 on contract, $599 off (at Best Buy)
If previous rumors are to be believed, Verizon should launch the Motorola Droid 2 on August 12 – this Thursday. The smartphone’s official price is not known, but it’s probably $199.99 with a 2-yr contract agreement, and $599.99 free of contract. Engadget has a photo from inside a Best Buy store that seems to confirm [...]
HTC Desire HD with Froyo and HTC Schubert with Windows Phone 7 leaked on video?
Two of HTC’s upcoming high-end smartphones, the HTC Desire HD and the HTC Schubert, have been apparently caught on video somewhere in Italy. Initially known as HTC Ace, the HTC Desire HD looks more like the HD2 rather than like the Desire. Reportedly, it will run Android 2.2 Froyo when launched – and it will [...]