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HTC HD2, Nokia Nuron, Motorola CLIQ XT available for T-Mobile US

HTC HD2, Nokia Nuron, Motorola CLIQ XT available for T-Mobile US

24 March, 2010 | comments (27)

It's the end of a saga - the HTC HD2, the Nokia 5230 Nuron and the Motorola CLIQ XT have arrived at the T-Mobile USA shop. It's been rumored many times before but the trio is available at long last - each one with a different OS, each one with a...


Samsung I9000 Galaxy S hits with a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen

Samsung I9000 Galaxy S hits with a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen

23 March, 2010 | comments (144)

Today Samsung unveiled their new Android flagship, the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S. Packing a 4" Super AMOLED display and a 1 GHz CPU inside an ultra thin body, the Galaxy S is certainly among the hottest Android smartphones to-date. Running on a...


12 MP Symbian^3-running Nokia N8-00 caught in the wild

12 MP Symbian^3-running Nokia N8-00 caught in the wild

23 March, 2010 | comments (262)

It has been a while since a Nokia phone topped the "Longest specs sheet" charts but the Nokia N8-00 that just leaked seems like it means it. The future smartphone flagship runs on Symbian^3 and packs a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics....


Opera Mini for iPhone is an approval away from the AppStore

Opera Mini for iPhone is an approval away from the AppStore

23 March, 2010 | comments (40)

Opera Mini for iPhone was first demoed at this year's MWC and now it's only a step away from its launch. The application is obviously ready and has just been submitted to the Apple AppStore. Once it's approved, you'll be able enjoy it on your iPhone...

Tags: Apple, iPhone, Opera


AppleStore US to sell iPhones contract-free, still locked though

AppleStore US to sell iPhones contract-free, still locked though

23 March, 2010 | comments (47)

Summer is coming and so is the next generation of iPhone. That sounds like a good reason for Apple and AT&T to get rid of the old iPhones and make some room for the new batch. And indeed, they are about to do so. Reportedly, as of next week you...

Tags: Apple, iPhone, AT&T


Samsung S8500 Wave to cost 380 euro in Germany, ships in May

Samsung S8500 Wave to cost 380 euro in Germany, ships in May

23 March, 2010 | comments (54)

The Samsung S8500 Wave, the first phone with the new Bada OS and also the first with Samsung's Super AMOLED screen popped in a couple of German sites and ladies and gentlemen, we have a price and even a target availability date. The Samsung...


AT&T US scores Dell Aero and world's first GSM-band Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus

AT&T US scores Dell Aero and world's first GSM-band Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus

22 March, 2010 | comments (11)

AT&T announced today their plans to launch the Android-based Dell Aero. It will be the first Dell Droid stateside and will pack home-brewed UI - similar to those on Mini 3. In addition AT&T will expand the webOS family with the first GSM versions of...

Tags: AT&T, Dell, Android, Palm, webOS


SanDisk to start selling 32GB microSD cards next month

SanDisk to start selling 32GB microSD cards next month

22 March, 2010 | comments (63)

The new crop of microSD cards are getting ridiculous storage capacities for something this small - step back 16GB microSD cards, the 32GB cards are coming to town. SanDisk just might be the first to release microSD cards of this capacity. By the...

Tags: Misc


HTC Desire now on sale at T-Mobile UK (plus XPERIA X10)

HTC Desire now on sale at T-Mobile UK (plus XPERIA X10)

22 March, 2010 | comments (42)

Eager to get your hands on a shiny new HTC Desire, are you? If T-Mobile UK is your carrier of choice or you are willing to switch for the sake of owning the latest and greatest of the Android herd right now, you are in for treat. The company is...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


Windows Phone 7 emulator now available, we give it a spin

Windows Phone 7 emulator now available, we give it a spin

22 March, 2010 | comments (30)

If you are eager to test the new Windows Phone 7 and can't wait until its official launch, there is now a way to do that. Microsoft have released an emulator which gives let's you try out their latest mobile OS straight from your PC. A standard...


Euro HTC Hero is confirmed for v2.1 Eclair update on 2 April

Euro HTC Hero is confirmed for v2.1 Eclair update on 2 April

22 March, 2010 | comments (29)

The long wait is coming to an end - the HTC Hero is finally getting the Android 2.1 update this April. The CDMA version of the Hero is getting the update too, a bit sooner in fact (March 26). But it's the GSM version that interests us, so here...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


Nokia releases a purple Nokia E72 for the ladies

Nokia releases a purple Nokia E72 for the ladies

21 March, 2010 | comments (110)

The Eseries have always been among the most successful Nokia devices and the E72 is no exception. However, none of the available color versions can be considered really feminine. Well, that is about to change: a purple Nokia E72 has just been made...


US smartphone market study predicts a good year for Android

US smartphone market study predicts a good year for Android

19 March, 2010 | comments (89)

They say you shouldn't count your chickens before they hatch, but according to a market survey Android has laid a lot of eggs in North America. The total number of smartphone shipments will rise by 38% compared to last year for a total of 65.1...


New Windows Phone 7 video ad makes us want one right now

New Windows Phone 7 video ad makes us want one right now

19 March, 2010 | comments (89)

A new Windows Phone 7 commercial surfaced on the web. It shows how a phone powered by the latest Microsoft OS fits in the everyday life, makes it easy, funny and keeps you close to your friends. Meet Anna and her family, who all love Windows Phone 7...


Prices and release dates for SE X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro

Prices and release dates for SE X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro

19 March, 2010 | comments (83)

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 triplets got another round of "guess the price". Also target availability dates were mentioned, but they've been pushed back from previous estimates. It looks like we’ve still got a couple of months to wait. The...


Toshiba TG01 gets the WinMo 6.5 upgrade

Toshiba TG01 gets the WinMo 6.5 upgrade

18 March, 2010 | comments (19)

It was about time that Toshiba TG01 got the long awaited upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5. TG01 users can download it straight away and enjoy the goodies it brings. The good news comes about 6 months later than expected, but better late than never,...


HTC ready to face Apple in court, fully defend themselves

HTC ready to face Apple in court, fully defend themselves

18 March, 2010 | comments (236)

Today HTC released a dedicated press release to voice out their disagreement with Apple's legal actions against them. Now, we don't know if anyone ever felt happy about being sued but the Taiwanese company obviously felt the need to underline their...

Tags: HTC, Apple, Misc


Google Maps 4.1 now available for Android, brings live wallpaper

Google Maps 4.1 now available for Android, brings live wallpaper

18 March, 2010 | comments (10)

Google Maps for Android version 4.1 has hit the Market and brings several improvements, a Google Latitude widget and a brand new live wallpaper. This update comes just over a month after v4.0 came out. The search result page has been redesigned -...

Tags: Android, Misc


Blackberry Push service is now open to all Blackberry apps

Blackberry Push service is now open to all Blackberry apps

17 March, 2010 | comments (14)

RIM are now offering a brand new feature for the BlackBerry app developers - Push notifications. Dev teams are welcomed to use the BlackBerry Push Service in their own apps bringing live updates to the mobile. The BlackBerry Push service comes in...

Tags: BlackBerry


Sony Ericsson Satio and Vivaz finally get a music equalizer

Sony Ericsson Satio and Vivaz finally get a music equalizer

17 March, 2010 | comments (85)

The Sony Ericsson Satio and the recently released Vivaz both lack a nice modern convenience - a music equalizer. A team of SE developers have come up with a fix today - and it's a rather strange fix. The equalizer controls have been released as...