Cellular South Motorola Milestone X now available for $149.99
Cellular South has added yet another Android-powered smartphone to its portfolio, the Motorola Milestone X. You may know this device as the Droid X for Verizon – the original, not the Droid X2. Since only Verizon has permission to use the Droid brand, the phone obviously needed to be renamed before it could be sold [...]
Nokia X7 pre-orders start in the UK, shipping before the end of June
The Nokia X7 is, as of now, one of the just two upcoming smartphones that will ship with Symbian Anna on board (the other one being the E6). While we can endlessly debate whether Symbian has died already or is going to die slowly from now on, Nokia has a number of devices planned for [...]
Nokia C7 and E73 now available from Videotron in Canada
Two Symbian-powered smartphones are now available at Videotron in Canada, the Nokia C7 and the Nokia E73. The Nokia C7 can be yours for $89.95 on a “reduced price with a monthly service fee of $40 or more”. Alternatively, you can just buy the phone outright for $439.95. To order yours, go here at Videotron. [...]
Orange UK Introduces iPhone and iPad Connect Plan
For those who can’t decide on the latest iPhone or an iPad, Orange UK has the solution for you: why not get both under one monthly plan that allows you to connect with both devices. Billed as the Connected Plan, for £99 ($161) upfront, users can get their hands on a 16GB iPhone 4 and [...]
Apple’s iCloud agreement with major US labels worth $100M+ in upfront cash payments
The New York Post is reporting that Apple will pay more than $100M in up-front payments to the four major music labels (Sony, Universal, EMI and Warner) in a licensing deal for their new iCloud service. Apple has confirmed the announcement of their iCloud service will be made at their Worldwide Developer’s Conference on June [...]
US Army wants to defend freedom with iPhones, Droids
The United States Army has begun field-testing off-the-shelf smartphones and tablets for use in combat in Texas and the New Mexico desert. The Army is testing a variety of software applications that could potentially do things like stream video from surveillance cameras or access remote databases using iOS and Android devices,. Using commercial developers as [...]
Sprint may launch the Samsung Galaxy S II Within in July
Sprint’s version of the Samsung Galaxy S II, of which we first heard a few weeks ago, may become available starting next month (July). At least that’s what AndroidSpin is reporting, quoting an undisclosed source. As previously mentioned, Sprint’s Galaxy S II should be released as Samsung Within – an arguably better name. It’s said [...]
Vodafone has a Facebook phone, too
Well, what do you know: Vodafone is getting ready to launch its own Facebook phone. The handset is an entry-level one, and kind of resembles HTC’s ChaCha – it has a landscape display, and a full QWERTY keyboard with a dedicated Facebook button. It doesn’t run Android, though. It’s just a featurephone. We haven’t been [...]
Google delays Android 3.1 until August. Halts Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 8.9 shipments till then
Bad news for Android fans waiting to get the latest Honeycomb tablet running 3.1 version of OS. Android 3.1 has problems and Google decided to delay it’s launch until August “for most countries”. And it gets worse. The tablets that were supposed to ship with Android 3.1 – Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 8.9 – [...]
LG Optimus Black wins virtual race against iPhone 4, Galaxy S II and others in funny commercial
Now that the Optimus Black P970 has started to hit markets around the world, LG has though it would be a good idea to make a smart’n’funny TV commercial for it. The commercial’s plot (if we can call it that way) pits the Optimus Black against Apple’s iPhone 4, Samsung Galaxy S II, Sony Ericsson [...]
Wi-Fi Blackberry Playbook coming to Sprint June 5th according to Sprint Executive
Sprint will be launching the Wi-Fi version of the Blackberry Playbook this Sunday according to the twitter page of Spring Marketing Director Gerald Evans. Evans’ blog reported that the 16GB Wi-Fi Playbook will be sold for $499 at Sprint retail stores and online. Gerald also stated that Sprint will have a 4G version of the [...]
Toshiba Thrive now official
We have heard a lot of rumors about Toshiba’s upcoming Android tablet ever since CES, but today we have found out some concrete details from Toshiba itself. Toshiba confirmed this morning that the tablet will be called the Thrive and that the pre-ordering will begin next week. The Thrive is priced at $429 for 8GB, [...]
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide photos show up
Initially known as HTC Doubleshot, the unannounced T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide has finally appeared in some photos. Although they don’t show the handset in all its glory, said photos confirm that the smartphone features a sliding QWERTY keyboard, as well as Android Gingerbread (version 2.3.4) and the latest Sense UI 3.0. BGR (where the new [...]
Vodafone Australia Opening Pre-Orders For Samsung’s Galaxy S II
Vodafone customers in Australia can now put in their pre-order for Samsung’s Galaxy S II. Samsung’s latest offering has been generating mostly positive reviews, with the phone featuring a 4.3-inch AMOLED Plus display, allowing for sharper images and colors. The AMOLED display also gives less sunlight reflection, unlike the LCD displays generally used on devices [...]
Nokia doesn’t have a Plan B ready in case Windows Phone fails
While being interviewed on CNBC yesterday, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop was asked what Nokia’s ‘Plan B’ is, what it expects to do in case Windows Phone 7 doesn’t take off, or if Nokia’s WP7 devices won’t sell well. A pretty reasonable question, but one that got a pretty troubling answer. Elop said: “Plan B is to [...]
Verizon intros LTE-ready Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Not that we didn’t see this coming, but Verizon has officially unveiled its own version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, which will be 4G / LTE-enabled, and should become available “in the coming weeks.” The prices of the new tablet are as follows: $529.99 for the 16GB version, and $629.99 for the 32GB one [...]
Facebook-centric HTC ChaCha now available in the UK
Back in February at Mobile World Congress, HTC introduced a duo of Facebook-centric Android-powered smartphones – the ChaCha and the Salsa. Both have a dedicated Facebook button, and both are clearly aimed at the Facebook maniacs out there. After being up for pre-order for a while, the HTC ChaCha has now become available in the [...]
Analyst: iPhone Nano to Debut in 6-12 Months
Although the iPhone 5 might be creating all the buzz for Apple right now, it’s the rumored smaller and more affordable iPhone Nano that can make a bigger impact by reshaping the mid-range mobile phone market in coming months.. One analyst predicts the phone will make its debut sometime in the next 6-18 months. According [...]
Sprint’s HTC Evo View 4G may join the Evo 3D for a June 24 launch
Yesterday we reported that Sprint could launch the HTC Evo 3D on June 24. While we’re still waiting or an official confirmation on this, here’s news on another Android device that should be also released by the carrier this month: the HTC Evo View 4G tablet. According to the screenshot seen below, the Evo View [...]
Nokia has gone from Designed in Finland to Designed in California in less than two years
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop appeared on CNBC yesterday, and during the interview he squashed all rumors about a possible sale of his company’s mobile division to Microsoft. But aside from that, he had a few other interesting things to say. One of those things is that Nokia’s first Windows Phones “are being designed and put [...]