BlackBerry Curve 9350 launched by US Cellular
US Cellular has launched its second RIM smartphone to come with BlackBerry 7 OS (after the Torch 9850): the Curve 9350. Until November 20, US Cellular is offering the Curve 9350 for free to new customers (on contract, after a $100 mail-in rebate). The smartphone’s price on contract without a new activation is $49.99 (also [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid 2 Global Android 2.3 Gingerbread update on its way again
Verizon’s Motorola Droid 2 Global was supposed to get updated to Android 2.3 Gingerbread last month, but the update was pulled at the last minute because of an Exchange encryption issue. So after waiting for almost nine months (since Gingerbread went live), owners of the Droid 2 Global understandably weren’t happy. Yet it seems that [...]
Canada: SaskTel now selling the white Samsung Galaxy S II, will have the iPhone 4S on October 28
If you’re in Canada and your carrier of choice is SaskTel, listen up – here’s some good news. SaskTel now sells the white Samsung Galaxy S II 4G. So if you were after Samsung’s latest high-end Android handset, but wanted to get it in something other than black, here’s your chance. The white Galaxy S [...]
Samsung C3350 is an Xcover rugged candybar headed to Europe soon for €179
Samsung is apparently getting ready to unveil another member in its Xcover family of rugged phones. If you remember, the first phone to come with that brand was the Galaxy Xcover, which just happens to also be an Android-powered smartphone. But if smartphones aren’t your thing, and you’d just like a rugged phone in that [...]
Australian court upholds injunction against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Apple rejoices
Today is a good day for Apple, and especially for its lawyers. A federal court in Australia has upheld the temporary injunction issued against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 down under. That effectively continues to prevent Samsung from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia unless the Korean company manages to win in a trial. The [...]
White BlackBerry Curve 9360 coming to Orange UK
Already available in the UK since the end of September in its original black version, the Blackberry Curve 9360 will be released there in white, too. Orange UK is currently listing the white Curve 9360 as coming soon, saying it will offer it for free on pay monthly plans (but that’s not a surprise). The [...]
Nokia 603 with Symbian Belle and Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset announced
Nokia has just announced two new products: a smartphone and a Bluetooth headset. The smartphone is the Nokia 603, which arrived sooner that we’d expected. Like the Nokia 600, 700 and 701 before it, the new Nokia 603 runs Symbian Belle. According to Nokia, the handset is “designed to appeal to first time smartphone users [...]
Motorola Droid Pro finally receiving Gingerbread update
Motorola initially told customers that they would be soon sending out the Gingerbread update to many of its Droid devices. About a week later, the Droid Pro update was supposedly already heading out to users. This unfortunately was false, and started a summer of few Gingerbread updates for the Motorola devices mostly due to trouble [...]
Acer Iconia Smart S300 gets the FCC teardown treatment
We initially saw the Acer Iconia Smart S300 back in Febuary. Today, the Acer Iconia Smart S300 hit the FCC and got the full FCC teardown treatment. This behemoth of a device features a 4.8-inch screen with 1024 x 480 resolution. The Iconia Smart S300 also spots a single core 1GHz MSM8255 SnapDragon processor, Android 2.3, 512MB [...]
Dual SIM LG S367 announced
LG S367 is the latest dual SIM phone introduced by the South Korean company. Announced in Ukraine, the S367 is a candybar that looks far more elegant than LG’s previous dual SIM candybar (the A230). The LG S367 measures 117 x 50.9 x 11.5 mm and features a 2.4 inch QVGA display, GSM / EDGE [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid X2 maintenance update now rolling out
A new software update has apparently become available for Verizon’s Motorola Droid X2. This isn’t a major release, so it won’t make your smartphone run a different version of Android or anything like that. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t update. This new software brings a slew of performance improvements and bug fixes and as [...]
Apple’s iOS 5 is now available to download
Today is the big day. Apple’s iOS 5 has gone live and is now available to download and update to using iTunes. iOS 5 can be installed on Apple’s iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, iPad 2, and iPod touch 3rd and 4th generation. iOS 5 was officially announced back in June during Apple’s WWDC annual [...]
Samsung Galaxy W will be launched by T-Mobile as the Exhibit II 4G, press shots leaked
The Samsung Galaxy W was announced in August, when the Korean phone maker decided to change its naming scheme for Android-powered smartphones. The Galaxy W was launched alongside other Android-powered smartphones, but it was the highest-specced out of the bunch. It now looks like the Galaxy W is on its way to T-Mobile in the [...]
All Verizon phones (Droid Bionic included) offered for $0.01 at Amazon until October 17
Amazon Wireless has announced the so-called Penny-Pincher Sale, which allows customers to buy any Verizon phone in Amazon’s line-up for just $0.01 (new activation required) for a limited time. Unfortunately, the sale doesn’t include Verizon’s iPhone 4, since Amazon doesn’t offer iPhones on contract at all. But every other Verizon handset is included: Motorola Droid [...]
AT&T’s HTC Titan to be included in a BOGO offer?
Although we still can’t say when exactly AT&T’s HTC Titan will be released (since the carrier hasn’t provided a launch date other than “Q4”), we have news that should be of interest to all those who are planning to buy a Windows Phone Mango handset from AT&T. If the image seen below is to be [...]
Motorola announces the Lapdock 100, compatible with the Atrix 4G, Photon 4G, and Droid Bionic
When Motorola announced the Atrix 4G earlier this year, one of the unique selling points of the smartphone wasn’t part of it, it was an accessory – the Lapdock. This netbook-like shell had a screen, a keyboard, and a big battery, and when you attached the Atrix it would turn to life, powered by the [...]
How Siri on iPhone 4S works and why it’s a big deal. Apple’s AI tech details in 230 pages of patent app
Apple’s famous “one more thing” during iPhone 4S presentation last week came in the form of Siri. It’s an “Intelligent Personal Assistant” that understands what you are telling it to do and can perform certain tasks. E.g. reserve a table at your favorite Italian restaurant, reply to SMS, set a calendar appointment, tell you whether it [...]
Motorola Atrix 2 will be launched in Asia and Latin America. Europe not mentioned
Already announced for AT&T in the US (where it should become available starting October 16), the new Motorola Atrix 2 will also be introduced in other markets around the world. According to Motorola, the Atrix 2 will be “subsequently launched in China, Asia, Middle East and Latin America.” As you can see, Europe is currently [...]
Vodafone UK drops iPhone 4S prices before launch
Vodafone UK has announced that it would offer Apple’s iPhone 4S for prices lower than initially unveiled. The new, lowered prices are available to customers who choose 24 month contracts, or 18 month contracts. As you’ve probably already heard, Vodafone (as well as all other major British networks) will sell the iPhone 4S starting October [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II and HTC Amaze 4G now available at T-Mobile
Just as expected, the Samsung Galaxy S II and the HTC Amaze 4G are now available to purchase from T-Moible. This follows a short pre-order period, and the carrier’s official announcement regarding the two devices, which came last month. Both the Galaxy S II and the Amaze 4G can use T-Mobile’s 42 Mbps HSPA network, [...]