Microsoft gets new Mobile head, sues Motorola over Android patent infringements
Microsoft has announced two important things for the mobile world today. First, Andy Lees will be heading its Mobile Communications Business from now on. Lees has been with Microsoft for 20 years and will continue to oversee the marketing and product development of Microsoft’s mobile efforts. He was apparently “at the center of the company’s [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab pre-orders have started in Sweden
The Samsung Galaxy Tab was officially unveiled at the beginning of September and since then there’s been much speculation about when it will actually be released and how much it will cost. And although today we have found out that the Tab will be launched in the UK on November 1st, there still isn’t any [...]
Verizon Motorola WX445 Ciena specs leak, it’s a low-end Android smartphone
A few months ago, a phone going by the name of Motorola WX445 was leaked. At the time, not many things were known about this device. It was going to run Android 2.1, have a small-ish touchscreen and looked a bit like the Palm Pre. And that was about it until, mid-August, a leak of [...]
HTC Desire HD coming soon to Vodafone UK
Already on pre-order at some European retailers, the new HTC Desire HD is bound to be launched via many carriers. One of them will be Vodafone UK, which should soon join T-Mobile in offering the smartphone to British customers. The Desire HD is featured in the latest Vodafone UK catalogue, promising to bring Android 2.2 [...]
Samsung discontinuing Symbian support as of December this year
Samsung has laconically announced that it would discontinue Symbian support at the end of this year (December 31, 2010). This pretty much means we won’t see any new Samsung Symbian smartpohnes in the future. In other words, although the company is still a board member of the Symbian Foundation, Samsung is ditching Symbian – like [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab launch date (for the UK) announced: November 1
Samsung has announced that its Galaxy Tab Android Froyo tablet would be available in the UK in exactly one month from now, starting November 1. The 7 inch tablet (Samsung’s first to run Android) will be offered to UK users via “all major network” – which presumably means O2, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, and maybe 3, [...]
Verizon HTC Merge / Lexikon user guide leaked. The phone is likely not a Droid
The unannounced HTC Merge / Lexikon should be launched by Verizon in late October or early November. But until this happens, let’s take a look at the handset’s User Guide, which appeared over ad Droid-life. Like the Samsung Fascinate Galaxy S, the Merge / Lekixon comes with Bing Search and Bing Maps – which probably [...]