T-Mobile HTC HD7 free with contract until June 9
Sure, T-Mobile’s HTC HD7 has seen its fair share of great deals and price cuts so far since its launch last year. Still, maybe T-Mobile’s $99.99 or even Amazon’s $29.99 were just too much to pay for some hot 4.3-inch Windows Phone 7 action. Or maybe you just missed those windows of opportunity, but for [...]
MetroPCS Huawei Ascend Android 2.2 Froyo update now available
MetroPCS has launched the very affordable Android-powered Huawei Ascend back in December of 2010. The phone had reasonable specs for the price, but it was always let down by the version of the operating system that it came with – Android 2.1. It’s still unclear why MetroPCS and Huawei thought it was a good idea [...]
Nokia World 2011 will be in London in October
Nokia World 2011 is happening after all. Just like last year, it will take place most likely London, this October. With all the the strategy shifts, transitions and problems Nokia is facing right now I was beginning to doubt that Nokia World will happen this year. Especially last week, when on the minisite for Nokia [...]
Samsung Indulge now available at Cricket, $329.99 without contract
After having been launched by MetroPCS in February, the Samsung Indulge is now available at Cricket. It’s the first Samsung Android phone to be sold by Cricket. The Samsung Indulge is a midranger that should cater well to those Cricket customers who want a decent smartphone in their pocket. The Samsung Indulge has a 3.5-inch [...]
HTC ChaCha now available at Three UK
The HTC ChaCha Facebook-centric Android-powered smartphone looks like it’s going to slowly start becoming available from UK mobile network operators, after having been ready to order from third party retailers for a few days. Today Three has announced that you can get an HTC ChaCha from its website or stores, and Vodafone seems also close [...]
Vodafone Smart now available in the UK for just £60 on Pay as you go
A couple of weeks ago, Vodafone officially announced the Smart – an own-brand Android smartphone that was meant to be sold cheap. Dirt cheap. This is no overachiever, and was never meant to be. This is an ‘introductory’ smartphone, one that’s meant for those who have no idea what a smartphone is. Or you may [...]
Vodafone UK previews the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and the HTC ChaCha
Vodafone UK has uploaded two video previews of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and the HTC ChaCha, both being new QWERTY smartphones. Of course, there’s nothing we didn’t already know in the videos. The HTC ChaCha runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and comes with a dedicated Facebook button, while the BlackBerry 9900 is RIM’s first Bold to [...]
Samsung says Americans are crazy about tablets, its Galaxy Tab 10.1 should benefit from this
Just one day before the launch of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US, Samsung has published the results of an online survey which suggests that American customers are simply crazy about tablets. According to the company, “90% of U.S. consumers either already own a tablet, or would consider buying one.” This certainly gives Samsung [...]
Who needs iTunes Match? Apple’s new cloud music service is for the nerds
When Amazon (and then Google) rolled out their cloud music services earlier this year, something just wasn’t right. Neither streaming service seemed poised to take off. The main problem? Users who wanted to stream their giant music collections first have to upload them to the cloud. For some users, that meant weeks of clogging their [...]
Sony Ericsson intros Xperia Play Experience Pack
While unveiling the brand new PlayStation Vita (which will be released by AT&T with 3G connectivity), Sony and Sony Ericsson have also announced something for the Xperia Play Android Gingerbread smartphone, namely a new Experience Pack. The Xperia Play Experience Pack includes a DK300 multimedia dock (that can charge the handset and turn it into [...]
Samsung Galaxy S Plus i9001 is on its way to the Netherlands
We first heard about the existence of the Samsung Galaxy S Plus at the end of March, when we discovered that this is meant to be a slightly updated version of the original Galaxy S i9000. In fact, it looks pretty much the same as that device or the Galaxy SL i9003. However, the Galaxy [...]
White AT&T HP Veer now just $0.01 at Amazon (with contract)
The HP Veer is the company’s little brother to the Pre 3. It signifies HP’s efforts to put webOS into the hands of the ‘average consumer’, not someone who usually targets smartphones when buying a new handset. The Veer is a bit exclusive also, in that it really can’t be used by people (read: men) [...]
UK: Vodafone’s exlclusivity of the HTC Sensation is about to end
Ever since the HTC Sensation was finally officially unveiled by the Taiwanese manufacturer (which was more or less forced to do so by a Vodafone error which inadvertently leaked the handset), we’ve known that it was a Vodafone exclusive in the UK at launch. Still, we’ve also heard that HTC’s current flagship smartphone would eventually [...]
BlackBerry Playbook 1.0.5 update brings Facebook, in-app payments, and many enhancements
RIM’s BlackBerry Tablet OS has just received an update to version 1.0.5. This is the OS that powers RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, so in effect this is a PlayBook update. And while not being a major update, it does bring a lot of neat enhancements and some new features. First of all, the Facebook application [...]
Sprint HTC Evo 3D pre-orders have started, $179.99 or cheaper if you trade in an old Evo
With June 24 fast approaching, retailers, be they online or not, are starting to get ready for the many Sprint customers who’ll want to get an HTC Evo 3D the second it comes out. June 24, you may remember, is the date when the Evo 3D will officially hit the streets, Sprint announced a few [...]
3G-enabled Sony PlayStation Vita headed to AT&T
AT&T will be the exclusive US seller of the 3G-capable Sony PlayStation Vita, which was officially announced less than 24 hours ago. The new handheld game console (previously known as PSP2 NGP) should be available in time for the holiday season, at the same time with a Wi-Fi-only model. The 3G version costs $299, but [...]
16 GB iPhone 4 on sale for $147 at Walmart
Walmart annouced today that it would drop the price of the iPhone 4 from $197 to $147. Today, Apple also unveiled tons of new features of iOS 5.0 along with iCloud and iTunes Match at its annual conference, WWDC. The promotion applies for both the white and black versions of the iPhone 4, as well [...]
HTC Sensation also suffers from iPhone 4 Death Grip
Everyone remembers the iPhone 4 death grip fiasco and Apple’s bumper program, but it looks as though one of the summer’s highly anticipated Android phones also has the same problem. T-Mobile’s HTC Sensation 4G is the latest phone to suffer from the death grip problem. The death grip problem occurs when one grabs the phone [...]
AT&T-friendly HTC Sensation hits the FCC
The HTC Sensation – which will be released by T-Mobile USA on June 15 – may also come to AT&T. There’s nothing official about this at the moment, but the FCC has approved a version of the Sensation (HTC PG58110) which features 850 / 1900 MHz WCDMA connectivity, thus being compatible with AT&T’s HSPA network. [...]
Sprint Kyocera Echo dual-touchscreen Android smartphone price drops to $99.99 with contract
Sprint’s Kyocera Echo is a unique Android-powered smartphone that has not one, but two touchscreens. As you can imagine, they can be used either together as a giant screen, or separately with one acting as a keyboard, or simply displaying different information on each. All in all an interesting effort, even if it’s probably doomed [...]