Google Android App Inventor now available to everyone
Launched back in July as a closed beta project, Google’s App Inventor is now available to anyone having (or willing to sign up for) a Google account. App Inventor is an experimental web-based software package that lets you create Android apps without writing a single line of code – the project is still in beta, [...]
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update coming in H2 2011 with HTML5 support?
Although Microsoft is reportedly readying two Windows Phone 7 updates for the first half of 2011, it looks like the platform’s first major update will only be out in the second half of the year. According to one of Mary-Jo Foley’s sources, the major WP7 update is codenamed Mango, it may be rolled-out in August [...]
LG Announces Optimus 2X Dual-Core Android, Due in Korea Next Month
Just this week we wrote about a crazy-awesome Android phone leaked out codenamed the LG Star. Appropriately named, this phone was said to have a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor inside, which would make it (in theory) the most powerful phone on the market and the forerunner to what’s sure to be a slew of [...]
US Cellular: all phones free from December 17 to December 24
As far as holiday promos go, there probably isn’t anything better than “all phones free”. And that’s exactly what US Cellular is going to offer you between December 17 and December 24. So, starting this Friday, and all the way up until Christmas Eve, you can get any phone or smartphone in US Cellular’s lineup [...]
T-Mobile drops Samsung Galaxy Tab and Samsung Vibrant prices by $50
As the holiday shopping season approaches (or is already upon us, depending on how you define it), more and more nice offers and price reductions are starting to pop up. In such a case, T-Mobile has decided to make two Samsung devices cheaper. Both the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Samsung Vibrant (T-Mobile’s Galaxy S) [...]
Motorola Droid X now free at Dell (with new Verizon contract)
If you wanted to buy a Motorola Droid X but just didn’t get the chance, now is the perfect moment to do it. Dell’s official online shop has the Droid X for free with a new 2-yr Verizon agreement, and it even offers free shipping and a $25 Dell gift card per order. You can [...]
AT&T Dell Streak now only $99.99 at Best Buy
Best Buy are on a roll as of late. And even if this time they aren’t offering a free smartphone or another, they did shave $200 off of the Dell Streak’s normal retail price. Yes, the Dell Streak is now available from Best Buy for a measly $99.99 with a new, 2-year AT&T contract. And sure [...]
Some Verizon Droids to get Android 2.3 Gingerbread within the coming months
Since Verizon is (probably) the US carrier with the highest number of Android smartphones sold until now, lots of its customers are wondering when or if their handsets will be updated to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Well, there’s still no exact word on the Verizon Android handsets that will be updated, but Droid-life has it that [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid 2 Global Review
It’s common for phone companies and carriers to come out with sequels, new versions of already very popular phones that had sold at an extremely high level. Significantly less common, however, is when the sequel gets replaced by a fresher version within a few months of you beginning to use it. Anyone who purchased the [...]
Win 21 Nokia C7 smartphones on Facebook
Nokia’s giving away 21 C7 Symbian smartphones as part of a Facebook competition called Nokia C7 Social Challenge. The company is “looking for Social Addicts” who will have to activate the C7 Social Challenge application on their Facebook accounts. After that, contestants “must accrue votes from other Facebook friends” until January 3, 2011. The 5 [...]
Verizon, Sprint launching Windows Phone 7 handsets (HTC 7 Pro and Trophy) next month?
It’s no secret that both Verizon and Sprint will start selling Windows Phone 7 devices early next year. But if you want to know exactly how early, it looks the carriers will launch their first WP7 handsets in January 2011 (yes, that’s next month). Neowin has somehow managed to “confirm” that Windows Phone 7 would [...]
HTC LTE devices confirmed for next year, should run Android and Windows Phone 7
Now that both MetroPCS and Verizon are offering LTE services in the US, phone manufacturers can really start thinking of making nice money from LTE handsets. At the moment, there’s only one LTE phone available in the US – MetroPCS’ Samsung Craft – but next year there will be more, and HTC will launch some [...]
LG Optimus Chic E720 now available in Europe, will debut in South Korea next week
Although it was announced at the same time with the Optimus One P500, the LG Optimus Chic E720 is only now starting to hit the shelves in Europe. As of today, the new Android handset is available via Amazon Germany, where it costs € 282.89 ($376). That’s about $100 higher than the price of the [...]
HTC Desire free at Telus until the end of the year
Those looking to grab an Android-powered smartphone in Canada should probably pay attention to what Telus has in store. They’re offering the HTC Desire for free until the end of this year. Of course, this is the original Desire, not the newer and shinier Desire HD or Desire Z, so the phone probably isn’t high [...]
Sony Ericsson Yendo touchscreen Walkman delayed, will only hit shelves in February
The Sony Ericsson Yendo was announced way back in June, immediately after some promo pics got leaked. It turns out that Sony Ericsson may have rushed that announcement. Last we’ve heard of this touch-enabled featurephone that’s supposed to have the ‘four corner UI’ also seen in Sony Ericsson’s Android smartphones, it was reportedly headed to [...]
HTC Windows Phone 7 handsets (HD7 included) to be launched in India this month
Microsoft has not officially launched any Windows Phone 7 devices in India until now, but it looks like customers will be able to buy some before the end of the year. CellPassion is reporting that at least two HTC WP7 smartpohnes will be available in India this month. One of the smartphones is the HTC [...]
Exclusive LG Marketplace apps on the LG Quantum and Optimus 7
While Microsoft now runs a tight ship and doesn’t allow much leeway in regards to customization, vendors still have a few areas they can take advantage of to help its devices stand out from the crowd. Hardware and design are by far the most visible customization options, but the Windows Phone 7 platform also allows [...]
Launch quantities for the Samsung Google Nexus S leak
As the launch date for the Samsung Google Nexus S approaches (it’s this Thursday in the US), the leaks intensify and more and more details make it into the open. We’ve already found out about Best Buy’s official policy of not letting any one individual buy more than two Nexus S smartphones, and not having [...]
Rumor: Verizon LTE iPhones already shipping, may be launched after Christmas
Yes, the Verizon iPhone is in the news rumors again. This time, we’re hearing that Verizon already has functioning iPhones that are available for staff training. Even more interestingly, MacDailyNews is reporting that, according to a source familiar with the matter, Verizon’s first iPhone is an LTE / Ev-Do device and will be marketed as [...]
Nokia to seriously improve Symbian next year, cut 800 jobs in Finland
Symbian isn’t the most appealing mobile OS around, and Nokia knows it. That’s why it intends to roll-out four to five updates to the platform throughout 2011. InfoWorld has it that Nokia held a presentation today at the 2010 International Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing – where the company shared some of its future plans [...]