T-Mobile's G2 smartphone, the first phone designed for the carrier's high-speed HSPA+ network, is now available for purchase.
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Sprint unveils $49.99 Android LG Optimus
Sprint Nextel pushed falling Android smartphone prices even lower on Wednesday, introducing the LG Optimus S for US$49.99.
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Sprint ID Lets You Customize Android
Sprint's new software for Android phones lets users download preprogrammed packages of apps and content.
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Nokia N8 Hits UK Stores on October 22
Nokia has announced that its new flagship smartphone, the Nokia N8 , will be available in UK stores October 22, and in Nokia’s online shop for immediate delivery from October 15. Although Nokia insisted that Nokia N8…
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Samsung Officially Commits to Windows Phone 7
Samsung will launch Windows Phone 7 smartphones this fall. The company also discontinues Symbian support.
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Windows Phone 7 Will Flounder, Gartner Predicts
Microsoft's new mobile OS will only provide a slight, temporary boost to the company's meager mobile OS market share, according to research firm.
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Samsung to hit $5.6b Q3 profit
SEOUL - SOUTH KOREA'S Samsung Electronics on Thursday estimated its third-quarter operating profit at 4.8 trillion won (S$5.6 billion), lower than analysts had expected. The company, the world's largest maker of memory chips and flat-screen TVs, predicted that revenue would rise 11 per cent to 40 trillion won in July-September compared to a year earlier. The estimate for operating profit ...
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Nokia USA: Nokia N8 Shipping as Planned
Nokia USA says the Nokia N8 will be shipping as planned with the latest firmware upgrade available.
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EA Mobile unveils fall iOS games lineup
The latest lineup of iPhone and iPod Touch games (along with one iPad-specific title) from Electronic Arts Mobile features war, sports, hunting, fantasy and city-building, most of which are available now or by next month in time for the holidays. Titles include Battlefield: Bad Company 2, EA Sports FIFA 11, Heroes Lore, High Caliber Hunting, EA Sports MMA, EA Sports NBA Elite 11 and -- specially ...
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BlackBerry users stick to device as deadline nears
Few BlackBerry users in the UAE are switching to other smartphones even though they face an imminent suspension of services unless maker RIM and the government work out a deal.
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Nokia N8 Hits UK Stores on October 22
Nokia has announced that its new flagship smartphone, the Nokia N8 , will be available in UK stores October 22, and in Nokia’s online shop for immediate delivery from October 15. Although Nokia insisted that Nokia N8…
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GPS misleads Canadian driver into swamp
TRENTON, Ontario, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A Canadian driver who followed her GPS system into a swamp had to be rescued from the roof of her flooded car, police said.
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Android the most popular mobile OS? Not quite
The Android army is celebrating the latest figures from Nielsen that show the Android mobile operating system is top dog. But Android fans might want to hold off on the balloon drop. Google's Android isn't really top of the heap just yet.
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HTC's Third-Quarter Net Income Rises to NT$11.1 Billion; Beats Estimates
HTC Corp. , the world’s largest maker of handsets using Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. operating systems, posted record quarterly revenue and profit as sales surged on demand for Android smartphones.
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Sprint 4G network launch 'very soon' in O.C., L.A.
Sprint is on the verge of formally activating its 4G network in Los Angeles and Orange County. I’ve got a report of 4G service being spotted in both Garden Grove and Fullerton using Sprint’s HTC Evo 4G. However, I haven’t had the same luck yet...
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Samsung Galaxy S Gets Enterprise Solutions
Samsung will demonstrate enterprise solutions for its Android products, including Samsung Galaxy S and Tab, during CTIA.
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Motorola sues Apple over patents
Motorola’s mobile devices and TV set-top box subsidiary is suing Apple for patent infringement, alleging that its California-based rival is illegally using Motorola technology in many of its core products and services, including the iPhone and the App Store.
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Cell Phone Designed For Baby Boomers
A cell phone designed for the Baby Boom generation features bigger buttons, a larger display and an emergency call button.
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Sanyo Vero Available Today
The Sanyo Vero which was originally believed to be available at the end of this week, on October 10th, has been released ahead of expectations on the Sprint network. The handset, is the work of Kyocera Communications and could be called a budget phone because of the low cost associated with it. The Sanyo Vero [...]
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Nokia N8 smartphone goes on sale in the U.K.
Nokia has announced that starting October 15 online, or October 22 in stores, consumers can pick up its N8 Symbian^3-based smartphone in the United Kingdom. Read the full story here.
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Verizon Wireless Names 38 LTE Launch Cities
Verizon Wireless today said that its Long Term Evolution network will blanket 110 million people across 38 major markets and 60 airports by the end of the year
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GetJar Shakes Up the Mobile Games Industry by Giving Away Millions of Premium Games for FREE
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GetJar Shakes Up the Mobile Games Industry by Giving Away Millions of Premium Games for FREE with Glu Mobile -- consumers get free premium games exclusively at GetJar.com.
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New WebOS Phones from HP / Palm Coming Next Year
Palm and HP will launch new smartphones based on the WebOS platform some time early next year, says HP Senior Vice President Eric Cador. At an industry conference in Barcelona, Cador made the remarks about upcoming Palm WebOS devices.
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BlackBerry Tip: Add 'Slang' to Dictionary
I've been known to offer my readers various BlackBerry tips and tricks. Lots of 'em. Just check out my BlackBerry Bible page on CIO.com for proof.
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Touch panel shipments for netbook/tablet PCs to reach 122 million by 2016, says DisplaySearch
Total touch panel shipments for netbooks and tablet PCs in the size range of 5- to 10.2-inch are projected to reach 19.5 million units in 2010 and 122 million units in 2016, according to DisplaySearch.
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T-Mobile adding Android WiFi calling support with DEFY and myTouch
T-Mobile USA has announced that it will be bringing WiFi calling to Android, with the VoIP functionality rolling out over the coming months. Powered by Kineto’s Smart Wi-Fi app, the feature will allow for voice calls and SMS messages to be routed over WiFi b/g/n connections, though so far T-Mobile is yet to confirm exactly which handsets will support the service. In fact, so far they’ve only ...
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HTC Posts Record Revenue, Profit on Android Phones
HTC Corp., the world’s largest maker of handsets using Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. operating systems, almost doubled quarterly profit, beating analyst estimates as smartphone demand drove sales to a record.
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Samsung Elec: 5m Galaxy smartphones sold
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday, Oct 6 that it has sold more than five million Galaxy S...
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LG Delay a Bad Omen for Android Tablets
LG's decision to delay its Android tablet may seem crazy, but LG might be crazy like a fox for not rushing to market with a version of Android that is not suited for tablet devices. Android - IPad - LG - tablet - Google
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Motorola announces three new Bluetooth accessories
Motorola announces the Finiti, the CommandOne, and the Roadster. The first two are headsets, while the third one is a Bluetooth car kit/speakerphone. Originally posted at CTIA 2010
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New Palm phone finally on the way? (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - It’s been nearly a year since we saw a new smartphone from the now HP-owned Palm â€" and even then, all we got were relatively minor improvements on a pair of existing handsets. But there’s growing buzz about an actual, all-new Palm phone â€" and perhaps the first of its kind from Palm without a physical keypad.
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Life With Ferris: My Smart Phone
I got my old cell phone before my oldest son went to college. It started to feel like it was some kind of record back in 2007. Apparently Cingular thought the same thing, and that was not the kind or record they were looking for. They want a quick turnover, and make ‘upgrading’ very tempting.
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Nokia E5 : Price, Specs, Press Release
Nokia E5 is now officially available in the Philippines! "The Nokia E5 takes after its hugely successful predecessors in the capabilities that made them popular," said Benoit Nalin , General Manager, Nokia Philippines . "With the Nokia E5 we wanted to extend the social networking capabilities and make feeling close to people and things, and sharing, easier than before. The Nokia E5 combines the ...
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Touch screen just got niftier with Samsung Continuum
 Apple rules the touch screen market right now with its iPhone. It is not without competition though. Apple has started the touch screen revolution and most companies just followed, without questioning if the touch screen should work exactly like what Apple has designed. That might change soon with so many players getting in on the market.  Samsung's Continuum is one such touch screen. The ...
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Sanyo Vero Available Today
The Sanyo Vero which was originally believed to be available at the end of this week, on October 10th, has been released ahead of expectations on the Sprint network. The handset, is the work of Kyocera Communications and could be called a budget phone because of the low cost associated with it. The Sanyo Vero [...]
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Verizon Wireless plans $30M-$90M customer refunds
Verizon Wireless could pay out up to $90 million in refunds to cell phone customers who were improperly charged for inadvertent Web access or data usage over the past several years.
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Motorola Droid Pro takes on BlackBerry
Motorola is gunning for Research In Motion, the maker of BlackBerry smartphones. The company's latest Android phone is squarely aimed at the enterprise market, RIM's bread and butter.
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Touch-Screen iMacs: A Few Questions
Analysis: Apple may be testing touch input again; here's what we'd like to know. Apple - IMac - Touchscreen - DigiTimes - Macintosh
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Sanyo VPC-PD2 pocket camcorder shoots up to 20 hours of video; $169.99
Sanyo’s second entry of the day is on the lower-end of the spectrum, but at least the VPC-PD2 HD mini-camcorder has a budget-friendly price to match.
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Is Symbian dying? Vendors abandon platform
Nokia will soon be the only manufacturer using the Symbian mobile operating system, as Samsung is the latest to announce it will stop making phones that run Symbian. The news comes shortly after Sony Ericsson said it will also stop making Symbian devices, in what could be a fatal blow for the OS.
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