Sources: Sprint forms cabal with cable companies to buyout Clearwire
Sprint Nextel Corp is in talks with several cable companies (including Cox Communications and Cablevision Systems) about making an investment to acquire their WiMax partner Clearwire Corp, sources told Bloomberg Business Week. A Sprint/Cable company cabal would seem to strengthen the wireless carrier’s position in the nascent 4G market, with the AT&T-T-Mobile merger looming and [...]
Samsung prepares “something big” for IFA 2011. New Bada or Android smartphones?
Two new teaser videos have been posted by Samsung Mobile on its official YouTube channel, announcing us that “something big” is going to be unveiled on September 1, just before IFA 2011 debuts in Berlin, Germany. The first video shows an ocean, while the second one shows happy people talking to handsets that we can’t [...]
Motorola Flipside Android 2.2 Froyo update now available
The Motorola Flipside has received an update that finally makes it run Android 2.2 Froyo. Yes, more than one year after Froyo was unveiled, and more than 8 months after its successor, Gingerbread, first saw the light of day. But hey, for Flipside owners it must be a lucky day since at least they’re getting [...]
T-Mobile HTC Sensation 4G Android 2.3.4 update is rolling out
T-Mobile and HTC have started pushing out the Android 2.3.4 update to HTC Sensation 4G smartphones yesterday. This update is mainly meant to improve the performance and stability of the device. After updating, your Sensation should be running software version 1.45.531.1. The update brings improved battery life and software stability, as well as numerous improvements [...]
Bell HTC Sensation now just $0.01, Samsung Galaxy S II only $69.99 until September 8 at Best Buy
When it comes to severe price cuts and/or great smartphone deals in North America, it’s usually the US we’re talking about. Over the past few months, many retailers over there have gotten into the great habit of heavily discounting smartphones when bought with long-term contracts. Now though we have a great deal for those of [...]
HTC Puccini tablet will be sold by AT&T as the HTC Jetstream
HTC is getting ready to launch its first 10-inch Android-powered tablet, and so far we’ve only known it by its codename Puccini. However, we now know that the HTC Puccini tablets which will be sold by AT&T will in fact be called HTC Jetstream. It’s unclear at this point what brand will be used for [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid Bionic minimum advertised price leaks, may launch on September 8
Tired of hearing all the speculation regarding the upcoming Motorola Droid Bionic for Verizon? Well, don’t be. There’s more. And, after all, this isn’t an Apple product, so know that it can get even worse, rumor-wise. Okay. Now that we’ve cleared that up, it’s time to dive into today’s Droid Bionic news. Thanks to Android [...]
Yahoo-branded Android Gingerbread phone announced in Japan
Google and Yahoo are far from being best friends, and yet here we have an Android smartphone that’s Yahoo-branded. The handset has been announced in Japan by SoftBank Mobile, and should become available there starting next month. Simply called “Yahoo! Phone”, the device is a remake of the SoftBank 009SH (manufactured by Sharp). It runs [...]
Google Nexus Prime to bring Android Ice Cream Sandwich in October?
The rumored Google Nexus Prime, which is supposed to be the world’s third Google-branded smartphone, may become available in about two months from now. Korean website ET News is reporting that Google plans to launch the new Nexus in October, with local carriers (including SK Telecom) apparently wanting to offer it to their customers. The [...]
HP officially pulls the plug on all webOS devices
Well, this didn’t take long. HP has just confirmed that they will be discontinuing the TouchPad and all webOS phones. This will certainly affect the release of the white 64GB TouchPad we talked about earlier today. Furthermore, this brings credence to the reports Best Buy asking for a refund for HP TouchPads still sitting on the giant retailer [...]
Mobiado Grand Touch with Android Gingerbread is the company’s first luxury touchscreen phone
Traditionally, Mobiado has launched only candybar phones – but not anymore. The Canadian company has announced its first touchscreen handsets: the Mobiado Grand Touch and the Mobiado Grand Touch GCB. The Grand Touch has a case “precision CNC machined from solid aircraft aluminum”, while the Grand Touch GCB is made out of brass, and plated [...]
Best Buy will carry white Droid Incredible 2 on August 21
When it comes to smartphones white has quickly become the flavor of the month. Not too long ago, we reported that a white Samsung Galaxy S II was headed to Vodafone UK, and now we can officially add the Droid Incredible 2 to that same list. This device will sell as a Best Buy exclusive, [...]
Steve Jobs in talks with China Mobile for TDSCDMA iPhone
Reuters reports that China Mobile—the world’s largest wireless carrier—has met with Apple, Inc.’s Steve Jobs on several occasions to discuss officially introducing an iPhone on their network. As China Mobile’s 3G network is based on their own TDSCDMA standard (one that Apple’s current hardware does not support), essentially a China Mobile-only iPhone may need to [...]
Huawei’s Vision and Blaze will be exclusive to Phones4U in the UK when they launch in Q4
Huawei is getting ready to launch its first own-brand Android-powered smartphones in the UK. The upper-midrange Huawei Vision will come in a unibody metal case, and the Blaze will be a lower-midrange offering for the masses. Both phones were previously expected to start selling in September, yet today we hear that they will be launched [...]
White HP TouchPad 64GB now available in France with dual-core 1.5GHz
Coming fresh off some embarrassing rumors about Best Buy seeking a refund on its original TouchPad, HP has just released a new and improved model in the country of France. The new pad has been seen on the company’s French site, sporting 64GB of storage, a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060, a painted white back cover, [...]
Vodafone UK’s HTC Sensation gets a small reliability fix
HTC Sensation smartphones sold by Vodafone in the UK (and, let’s not forget, Big Red had exclusivity for the superphone for quite a while, so it probably has sold a few so far) have started receiving a maintenance software update yesterday. The update will take your Sensation to software version 1.45.161.1. There’s nothing major packed [...]
UK: Motorola Xoom to get Android 3.2 update in September
The Motorola Xoom was the first tablet to receive the Android 3.2 update recently pushed by Google. But that happened with Wi-Fi-only tablets sold in the United States, and then Verizon Xooms also joined the party. Unfortunately, Xooms sold internationally are still running Android 3.1. Granted, the 3.1 that they run enables the SD card [...]
Next-gen Asus Eee Pad Transformer with quad-core Nvidia processor may have been delayed
Never trust what a chip maker tells you when, during the initial unveiling of a new and exciting piece of silicon, you ask when it will become available in actual shipping products. Never. They’ll always give you their most optimistic estimate. Plus, it may be so early in the testing process that many time-consuming issues [...]
Telus offers the iPhone 4 for $99.99 and five Androids for free until September 7
If you’re in Canada and want to get yourself a brand new smartphone and don’t mind having Telus as your carrier, listen up. If you act before September 7, Telus has some interesting deals that seem to be tailored to the back to school shopping period. First off, the iPhone 4 can now be yours [...]
Sprint HTC Evo 3D gets a minor software update
Sprint and HTC have started pushing a minor (yet not unimportant) software update to the HTC Evo 3D. After installation, your Evo 3D should be running version 2.08.651.2. The update fixes lockscreen hangs, Spiderman demo lockups, the fact that birthdays were one day off between Facebook and the phone’s contacts, also nixes a random GPS [...]