Verizon Wireless to bring 4G LTE to 19 new markets and two cities on June 16th
Verizon is on track to meet its goal of adding 4G LTE to 175 markets by the end of the year. Last month, the company initially added 9 markets, but later added another 21. Verizon announced today that they will add 4G LTE to 19 more markets and two cities starting June 16th. The following metropolitan areas [...]
Google enhances mobile search for iOS and Android
Like it has done it quite a few times before, Google has launched new features that will help Android and iOS users search and find what they need faster via the Google mobile homepage. First of all, the mobile homepage now includes shortcut icons for commonly searched local categories, including restaurants, bars, coffee hops, gas [...]
Apple likens Samsung discovery request to “harassment”
Apple has responded to Samsung’s request from this May to see commercial versions of the upcoming (but still unannounced) iPhone and iPad. Equating the request for expedited discovery to “harassment,” Apple filed a motion in the District Court for the Northern District of California asking the judge to deny Samsung’s request. Apple first filed suit against [...]
Samsung Chief, LG Q, LG Optimus B, and Motorola Sunfire all leak via Sprint ID
Sprint ID is the carrier’s Android customization service that delivers ‘ID packs’ to customers with specific phones, packs which include applications, widgets, ringtones, and wallpapers. The service may be useful to Sprint customers, but today it’s proven useful to the mobile tech media as well. With the help of Sprint ID, we now know the [...]
Lenovo to launch IdeaPad and ThinkPad Android Honeycomb tablets this summer
Lenovo apparently has big plans in the tablet space. It, of course, is just the latest in a long list of computer makers to see the appeal of the tablet market. All three of the top three computer makers (HP, Dell, and Acer) already sell tablets. So here’s the fourth largest PC maker following suit. [...]
US Cellular Samsung Mesmerize gets a bug fixing update
US Cellular’s version of the ubiquitous Samsung Galaxy S, the Samsung Mesmerize, has just received a maintenance software update that fixes bugs and adds some security patches. It is for the latter that you should not postpone updating, even if you find you haven’t encountered the bugs that this update fixes. And before you ask [...]
HTC Desire won’t get Android 2.3 Gingerbread after all. Here’s why
If you own an HTC Desire, here’s some bad news. Oh, and if you don’t own a Desire yet, but were thinking of buying one, you probably shouldn’t. Here’s why. Earlier today HTC’s UK arm took to its Facebook page to announce that despite previous promises, the HTC Desire will not be updated to Android [...]
Sprint HTC Evo Shift 4G now only $39.99 at Amazon
After being launched by Sprint for $149.99, then becoming available at Amazon for $119.99, $89.99, and, most recently, seeing its price cut all the way down to $69.99 at RadioShack, Sprint’s HTC Evo Shift 4G is now cheaper than ever. Amazon now sells the Android-powered device for just $39.99, the retailer announced earlier via Twitter. [...]
BlackBerry Bold 9900 coming to Virgin Mobile Canada “really soon”
It’s still not clear when exactly RIM’s brand new BlackBerry Bold 9900 will make its commercial debut, but Virgin Mobile over in Canada says it’s ready to offer the smartphone “really soon.” Hopefully, this means in the next few weeks – despite recent rumors regarding the 9900’s delay until September. Since Virgin Mobile Canada is [...]
New Apple iPad 3 to come in Q4 with huge display resolution?
Last time we heard about it, the unannounced (and unconfirmed) iPad 3 was supposed to arrive sometime in 2012. This would make sense, since the iPad 2 is still a very young product, being released three months ago (in March). However, we’re now seeing a report published by Reuters, which suggests – based on info [...]
Apple now sells unlocked iPhone 4 starting at $649
Almost one full year after the iPhone 4 first hit the streets, Apple has started selling unlocked iPhone 4 smartphones via its US store. This is the first time that we can remember when Apple has done this, and it represents a nice transplant of a European way to do things in the mobile business. [...]
Huawei X1 U8180 “Gaga” with Android unveiled by the FCC
Huawei has a new Android smartphone that’s been approved by the FCC earlier today. The smartphone is referred to as Huawei X1, Huawei U8180, and Huawei Gaga (Huawei has even trademarked this name in the US, so it will probably use it there – unless Lady Gaga has something to say about that). For now, [...]
Bell will launch the HTC Sensation in Canada
After having made its way to the UK and India already, the HTC Sensation is bound to become available in Canada too at some point in the future. That much has always been pretty clear – after all, Canada is a very big market, and HTC does have the habit of launching all its high-end devices [...]
Samsung E2222 Ch@t 222 is a dual-SIM phone with QWERTY keyboard headed to India
Samsung is set to introduce a new phone in its text-focused Ch@t series soon. The Samsung Ch@t 222, model number E2222, will launch in India sometime in the near future. This phone’s main selling points, aside from the presumably affordable price it will have, are the fact that it’s dual-SIM capable, and it’s got a [...]
LG Ego Wi-Fi is a touchscreen featurephone, yours for £65 on PAYG from Vodafone UK
If the Vodafone Smart Android-powered smartphone that was unveiled a few days ago somehow just isn’t for you, or if you find it too cheap, or if you just hate smartphones in principle (really?), then… here’s something for you. Vodafone UK is now selling the LG Ego Wi-Fi, a touchscreen featurephone that boldly lists its [...]
T-Mobile myTouch 4G and Samsung Galaxy S 4G free with contract for limited time
T-Mobile has a couple of great Android-powered smartphones up for grabs for the nice price of $0 if you act fast. The T-Mobile myTouch 4G and the Samsung Galaxy S 4G are both free from the magenta carrier, if you agree to a new two-year contract, of course. Still, those are excellent discounts to take [...]
HTC Sensation will be available on O2 and Orange in the UK on July 8
A week ago we told you that Vodafone’s exclusivity of the HTC Sensation in the UK is about to end, with third-party retailers already advertising the superphone with contracts from other operators. And at the time the Sensation’s availability on other operators seemed downright imminent. However, new information now indicates that may not be the [...]
The Symbian Myth
This post was written by a mobile tech enthusiast Alexander Gödde. He works for mobile software start-up Tavendo, and shares his thoughts about mobile industry in his free time. Nokia’s in a free fall with smartphones at the moment. Having held on to the market leadership in volumes, with a slow and steady decline, for years, they [...]
SIM-free Motorola Atrix will be available in the UK on August 2 for £489.99
The Motorola Atrix, one of the first Android devices to sport a dual-core processor and (very) high-res screen, has already made it to the UK via Orange and T-Mobile, but so far it hasn’t been available elsewhere. That’s about to change, according to a blog post by online mobile retailer MobileFun. It claims that it [...]
HP Pre 3 and HP TouchPad headed to Rogers Canada
Expected to hit the shelves in the US starting July 1, the HP TouchPad (the world’s first WebOS tablet) will also be released in Canada soon. According to Mobile Syrup, the TouchPad will be launched by Rogers on July 15, for $499 (the 16GB version), and $599 (32GB) – as you can see, the prices [...]