Sprint HTC EVO 4G gets an update which may boost its framerate past 30 fps
It looks like it’s software update season in the Android world. It’s that time of the year when nasty bugs get fixed or new versions of the OS are pushed to devices running older software. The story is no different for Sprint’s HTC Evo 4G. Today brings an update that Sprint says, on their dedicated [...]
HTC Desire Z hands-on preview video
Next to it’s upcoming flagship – HTC Desire HD, Taiwanese vendor is launching another high end Android handset – HTC Desire Z – in October. And it’s a really welcome addition to Android phone line-up, which addresses one major lacking feature among non-U.S. Google superphones – physical QWERTY keyboard. Yes, I know we have Motorola Milestone and Sony [...]
First pictures of the Motorola Droid 2 World Edition for Verizon surface
We’ve heard of Verizon’s plans to launch a World Edition Motorola Droid 2 before. There were even rumors that the vanilla Droid 2 might get discontinued once that hits the shelves. A “World Edition” or “Global Roaming” phone is basically a dual-capability device that can work both on Verizon’s CDMA network in the States and [...]
AT&T Samsung Captivate gets GPS problem fixed after all
There’s a software update out for the Samsung Captivate, AT&T’s Galaxy S, just as we reported yesterday that it would be. This is not the upgrade to Android 2.2 Froyo, but an Android 2.1 update that yesterday looked rather minor. Widely reported across the blogosphere was the fact that this update did not address the [...]
RIM’s first tablet (with new OS) may be announced next week
Research in Motion will host a developer conference in San Francisco next week, where, according to the Wall Street Journal, the Canadian company could finally unveil its first tablet. Expected to be called BlackPad (or maybe SurfBook?), RIM’s tablet will – as previously reported – not run BlackBerry OS. Instead, it will be based on [...]
T-Mobile G2 online pre-orders to start soon, launch date could be October 16
T-Mobile USA is reportedly letting some of its customers know that pre-orders for the HTC-made G2 will start “soon.” Of course, Best Buy is already taking pre-orders (since September 10), but being able to pre-order the smartphone directly from T-Mobile is something else – and it could mean that its launch date is getting closer. [...]
Rumor: Verizon’s Motorola “Droid T2″ to be the world’s first Android Gingerbread phone
Last year, Motorola was the first to launch an Android phone with version 2.0 on-board in the US (the Verizon Droid). This year, Moto and Verizon have already introduced two new Droids (the Droid X and the Droid 2), and it seems that we should expect yet another one to come for the holiday season. [...]
Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 Froyo update delayed until October in some countries?
Although Galaxy S owners in some countries should be able to update their smartphone to Froyo this month, it looks like Samsung isn’t ready to provide the update to all users. For example, Samsung India and Samsung Spain say, via Twitter and Facebook, that they’ll be releasing Froyo updates to the Galaxy S in late [...]
More Windows Phone 7 leaks: HTC Trophy in the wild, HTC HD7 schematic
Remember the “HTC 7 Trophy” that was approved by the GCF earlier this month? The device has just been spotted in the wild – and it is, indeed, a Windows Phone 7 handset. The Trophy has a simple but nice design, a large WVGA touchscreen display, and 8GB of internal memory. Other than that, we [...]
BlackBerry Bold 9780 images leak in Vietnam
The BlackBerry Bold 9780 has leaked again. Following two different videos about this device, and the rumor that it will be available in Canada on October 21st, some more hands-on images have just leaked in Vietnam. These show a device that, as previously expected, doesn’t look at all different from its predecessor, the Bold 9700. [...]
A software update is coming for the AT&T Samsung Captivate. It’s not Froyo
A software update is on its way to AT&T Samsung Captivate owners. Before you jump out of your seat to celebrate, chill. It’s not Froyo. It’s just a minor update. It’s so minor, in fact, that it doesn’t address the widely reported GPS fix issues that the Captivate has for some of its users. According [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid X will get Froyo upgrade tomorrow
Unlike its QWERTY keyboard-touting brother, the Droid 2, the Motorola Droid X has been stuck on Android 2.1 Eclair until now. Obviously, Droid X owners were anxiously waiting for the upgrade to Android 2.2 Froyo. And it looks like that much awaited update is coming tomorrow. Your Droid X should notify you that there’s an [...]
TerreStar Genus satellite phone now available for $799 from AT&T
AT&T have just added a dual-mode cellular+satellite phone to their portfolio. It’s the TerreStar Genus, first announced a full year ago, and rather surprisingly, it looks nothing like the average satellite phone. Plus, this isn’t a satellite-only phone. It will work just fine as any other cellular device on AT&T. However, when AT&T’s coverage fails [...]
Orange San Francisco launches in the UK, packs Android 2.1 and a 3.5″ WVGA touchscreen, costs £99
Whether the Orange San Francisco is the outcome of the much rumored Project JAL is one thing we’ll probably never know. Regardless, what we do know is that this is one very good deal. The Orange San Francisco was just officially unveiled by Orange in the UK, and sure enough, it has that expected £99 [...]
Nokia says the N8 is not delayed, but it probably is
If you don’t count the not-yet-officially-announced N9 or the more business-focused E7, the Nokia N8 is probably Nokia’s most expected handset of the year. And sort of a flagship device. It’s been announced for ages. The official unveiling was actually in April, believe it or not. And the device still isn’t shipping. The official word [...]
Samsung Craft, the world’s first 4G LTE phone, now available at MetroPCS
MetroPCS has kept its promise to become North America’s first operator to offer 4G LTE services. Today, the company went live with its LTE network in Las Vegas. MetroPCS has teamed up with Samsung for the LTE launch. The South Korean company is providing not only the LTE infrastructure, but also the Samsung Craft SCH-r900 [...]
1 million iPhones sold in Korea. 1 million Samsung Waves sold in Europe
Apple has sold 1 million iPhones in South Korea as of mid-August, nine months after the smartphone was launched there. Most of the iPhones shipped in Korea are 3GS models, because the iPhone 4 is available in the country only since September 10. KT (the exclusive iPhone carrier in Korea) says it has received about [...]
LG Vortex to bring more Android (Froyo) to Verizon
Verizon is about to launch another Android smartphone made by LG – after the LG Ally (currently available for $49.99 on contract). The new handset is the LG Vortex, a touchscreen device that seems to be a redesigned, CDMA version of the LG Optimus One. Like the Optimus One, the Vortex should feature a 3.2 [...]
HTC Mozart specs unveiled in new Windows Phone 7 video
The unannounced HTC Mozart is back again, this time in a video that shows some of its specs. Apparently, the new Windows Phone 7 handset has a 3.7 inch WVGA Super LCD display, 8MP camera, 1GHz Qualcomm processor, 576MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, 8GB storage space, and a 1300 mAh battery. Nothing surprising here, of [...]
Has AT&T killed the Motorola Flipout?
The Motorola Flipout was supposed to be launched by AT&T this past weekend, according to a leak from a few days ago. Needless to say, it didn’t actually happen. Not only that but today corporate-owned AT&T stores were apparently instructed to destroy all the literature they had received regarding this device. What does this mean? [...]