BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 will be launched in Canada by Virgin Mobile
Today is BlackBerry Bold Touch day. Earlier, RIM decided to officially unveil the first ever BlackBerry Bold devices to feature touchscreens – the Bold 9900 and the Bold 9930. The BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 is already on its way to T-Mobile in the USA, which will append its usual ’4G’ branding to it prior to [...]
Ice Cream Sandwich will almost certainly be the next version of Android
Next week, we’ll almost certainly hear from Google about the next version of Android. That’s because Google I/O, the company’s annual developer conference is next week, and that’s where Android 2.2 Froyo was officially announced last year. The version of Android that will be announced at this year’s I/O will probably be a bit more [...]
T-Mobile will launch the new BlackBerry Bold 9900 as its first 4G RIM smartphone
T-Mobile USA has confirmed that it would release the BlackBerry Bold 9900 – officially unveiled by RIM earlier today alongside the CDMA-flavored Bold 9930. The 9900 will be T-Mo’s first 4G (HSPA+) BlackBerry smartphone. Unfortunately, the carrier didn’t say when exactly it will launch the new Bold, and neither for what price ($199 on contract [...]
Motorola Droid 3 and Droid X2 show up in Best Buy’s system; launching soon?
Verizon’s upcoming Motorola Droid 3 and Droid X2 are still not officially announced, so we can’t say for sure when they will be released. However, chances are that this will happen pretty soon, since both Android smartphones – model numbers XT862 and MB870 – have recently appeared in Best Buy’s system. I guess the image [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 8.9 with Honeycomb to be launched in India next month
Samsung’s newest Android tablets, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Galaxy Tab 10.1, may be launched in India sooner than in other markets. In a lengthy interview with Business Standard, Ranjit Yadav, country head at Samsung Mobile and IT India, said the two tablets would be available to Indian customers as soon as next month. The [...]
New BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 and 9930 with BlackBerry 7 OS announced
RIM has officially introduced two new BlackBerry smartphones – the Bold 9900 and Bold 9930. Previously known as BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 Dakota and BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930 Montana, the two smartphones are the first in the Bold series to feature full QWERTY keyboards and touchscreen displays (2.8 inch, 640 x 480 pixels), as well [...]
LG Optimus Pad priced at £799 in the UK
Already available in Japan and in the US (as T-Mobile G-Slate), the LG Optimus Pad is coming soon to the UK. In fact, Carphone Warehouse says the Optimus Pad is already in stock, although I doubt it will ship it right away if you order it now. What’s really surprising (in a bad way) is [...]
Pink Nokia N8 unveiled, ELLE fashion app included
Not long ago, we told you that Nokia may prepare a new (sixth) color version for the N8. Today, the company has officially unveiled the new color: it’s not red, as I assumed, but pink (close enough). The pink N8 is targeted at women – Nokia doesn’t specifically mention this, but since the handset comes [...]
Xperia Play, HTC Trophy and BlackBerry Playbook appear in Verizon catalog
Although it’s not quite clear when Verizon will release the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and the HTC Trophy, both smartphones are showcased by the carrier in its “winter 2011” catalog. Of course, both devices (an Android and a WP7 one) will likely be out months before winter – after all, Verizon repeatedly said the Xperia [...]
Sony execs hang heads in shame over Playstation Network breach
Almost two weeks after the initial intrusion at their San Diego data center, Sony’s President CEO and Senior VPs issued an official apology from a press conference at their Tokyo headquarters. Bowing deeply in shame, they promised new software updates and offered “Welcome Back” programs for user compensation. Sony has been roundly criticized for holding [...]
AT&T Inspire 4G and Atrix 4G receive HSUPA via OTA update
If you are an owner of the Atrix 4G or Inspire 4G, you will be excited to hear that you will no longer be suffering from horrible connection speeds. AT&T is now issuing the update to both phones after some preliminary testing was done. The update will bring ”increased potential data speed” to both handsets. The Inspire 4G’s patch will [...]