Samsung not interested in Symbian at the moment, focuses on Android and Bada
While officially announcing the Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet, Samsung has also unveiled some details on its future smartphone-related plans. The South Korean company told Reuters that Android and Bada will be its key software platforms – which was already obvious, given the number of Android and Bada handsets introduced lately. Samsung also says “a [...]
T-Mobile MyTouch HD launches on November 3d?
Aside from the G2, T-Mobile has another high end Android smartphone that it needs to launch in the near future. This is the MyTouch HD. And just like the G2, which is TMo’s version of the HTC Vision/Desire Z, this will be their version of the Desire HD. So if you want some high end [...]
Nokia Ovi Files will be discontinued
We’ve received an official email fro Nokia announcing that the company is discontinuing Ovi Files – the service which allows you to remotely access files on your PC or Mac computer. The service will be discontinued on October 1, but Nokia already advises users to uninstall the Ovi Files Connector from their computers (no files [...]
T-Mobile confirms some G2 features: 800MHz Scorpion processor, Android 2.2
T-Mobile USA has posted some official info related to the HTC G2 – the carrier’s first HSPA+ smartphone. T-Mo has confirmed that the G2 is running Android 2.2 Froyo, and also that it’s powered by an 800MHz Qualcomm Scorpion processor – not a 1GHz one, as we previously thought. Since it runs Froyo, the G2 [...]
HTC F8181 (Smart2) for AT&T pictured
HTC Smart2, the second Brew-based phone from HTC, has appeared in a couple of live photos which confirm the handset looks like in that render we saw last week. Also called HTC F8181, the Smart2 is (according to Engadget) coming to AT&T in the US. This may happen before the end of 2010, although nothing [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab with Froyo and WSVGA display now official
At last, the Samsung Galaxy Tab (GT-P1000) has been officially announced. It’s the first Android tablet made by Samsung and, as expected, it runs Android 2.2 Froyo. Designed by Samsung “to enable consumers to maximize their online experience wherever that may be”, the Galaxy Tab is smaller than Apple’s iPad and comes with a 7 [...]
HTC 7 Trophy Windows Phone coming soon?
The HTC Trophy was first mentioned back in December 2009. It should have been a Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard on the front. HTC should have launched it in May this year, but that obviously didn’t happen. Now we’re hearing that the Trophy may have been remade and renamed, and it [...]
Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturers
In February, when Windows Phone 7 was announced, all Microsoft would say about availability was “in time for the 2010 holiday season”. Since then, there have been many rumors and quite a lot of speculation about when WP7 will be finalized, with most voices pointing to October as the month it will be ready to [...]
T-Mobile G2 pricing leaked
The leaks, they just keep on coming. Especially regarding T-Mobile’s planned successor to the G1, the first Android smartphone. We’ve seen the G2 in live pics, in official pics, we know pretty much all there is to know about its specs (quick recap: 1 GHz Snapdragon, 3.7″ touchscreen, side-sliding QWERTY keyboard, 5 MP autofocus camera, [...]
Apple officially unveils iOS 4.1, gives sneak peek at iOS 4.2
Today during a press event, among other things, Steve Jobs announced that iOS 4.1 will be officially out next week. This, as its name suggests, is a minor release, and is meant only for devices that are already able to run iOS 4. The most important bugfixes that iOS 4.1 brings relate to the Bluetooth [...]
HTC HD7, the new name of the Windows Phone 7 successor to the HD2?
The day when Windows Phone 7 devices will be available to buy is fast approaching. And while we wait for Microsoft to finalize the WP7 bits, more and more leaks of upcoming WP7 devices are starting to show up. We’ve had the Samsung i917 Cetus, the LG C900, both headed to AT&T, and another handset [...]
Sony Ericsson wants to be world’s No.1 Android vendor
Sony Ericsson has a dream. They’ve probably been looking long and hard at Motorola’s Android-fueled rebirth, and thought they’d be next. And now they’re starting to talk big. They want to be the world’s No.1 vendor of Android-powered handsets. Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg just said that at a briefing in Beijing today. There’s no [...]
Nokia N8 available in the UK on September 23rd?
It’s only been what, three decades since the Nokia N8 was announced? Ok, maybe not, but that’s what it feels like anyway. It looks like the flagship Nokia Symbian device for this year could launch on September 23rd in the UK via Nokia’s online store. Furthermore, they seem to have it exclusively for a full [...]
Swype beta for Symbian now available for download
Already available for some Android and Windows Mobile devices, Swype has been launched for Symbian touchscreen phones, too – although only in a beta version for now. Swype’s virtual keyboard should allow users to input over 40 words per minute, thanks to its patented technology that lets you swipe through letters. Swype beta for Symbian [...]
Samsung to launch new Galaxy S smartphone on September 16?
Samsung is getting ready to announce a new “Android-powered device” on September 16 in New York. The invitation that Samsung sent for the event suggests this will be a new Galaxy S device, so it’s probably not the Samsung Galaxy Tab, as PocketNow believes – as far as I know, the Galaxy Tab won’t be [...]
Rugged Motorola Defy with Android 2.1 coming to Europe
The same day the Motorola Milestone 2 was officially announced, Motorola UK has also unveiled the Motorola Defy – the company’s second rugged Android smartphone (after the Moto i1). The Defy runs Android 2.1 (why not Froyo?), uses MotoBlur 1.5, looks pretty good, and is dustproof and water resistant. Its main specs and features include: [...]
LG C900 Pacific Windows Phone 7 handset now on video, too
Not long after we saw the LG E720 Optimus Chic and the LG E900 in videos, it’s now time for the LG C900 to be examined closer. The C900 could be called LG Pacific at AT&T and, like the E900, it runs Windows Phone 7. It features a 3.2 inch capacitive display (most likely WVGA), [...]
Motorola Milestone 2 with Froyo gets official in Europe (video)
The rumored Motorola Milestone 2 has just been officially announced – and, as expected, it’s the European version of Verizon’s Droid 2. Like the Droid 2, the Milestone 2 runs Android 2.2 Froyo. In addition, it comes with the latest version of MOTOBLUR – which may or may not be good news, depending on how [...]