Archive for May, 2010 - Page 4

Samsung Behold II Smartphone Will Be Updated To Android 1.6

Samsung Delivers The Bad News & Behold II Users Begin Planning A Revolt As They Will Never See Android 2.1]
Filed by on Friday, 28. May 2010

Samsung has delivered a little bit of bad news for any of the current Behold II users, and at the same time probably killed any chance at selling the handset to anyone from the geek crowd in the future.

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Samsung i897 Android Smartphone Revealed, Expected To Arrive With AT&T

Samsung Galaxy S Look-Alike, The i897 Will Feature 4" AMOLED Display, 5MP Camera & Android 2.1
Filed by on Friday, 28. May 2010

Assuming that we can believe this latest rumor, then it would appear as if AT&T users will have another Android smartphone to pick from. The handset is the Samsung i897 and its sporting looks similar to that of the Galaxy S. And in a little extra good news, the i897 [...]

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Sprint Stores Opening Early For HTC EVO 4G

Early 8am Opening For Those Waiting In Line For The EVO 4G, 4G Hotspots Will Be Free Too
Filed by on Friday, 28. May 2010

The HTC EVO 4G looks to be quite awesome and the most exciting phone that Sprint-Nextel has carried since the BlackBerry 7510. Allegedly, Sprint-Nextel is receiving a lot of customer interest in the EVO 4G, and accordingly, they’ll be opening their doors early on launch day for all those interested [...]

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Pandora Open-Source Gaming Handheld Now Shipping

After Two Years, Linux-based Gaming Handheld Finally Out The Door To Lucky Buyers
Filed by on Friday, 28. May 2010

We’ve been following the Pandora open-source Linux-based gaming handheld for awhile, and we’re still fond of it, even though they sent some bullies here to harass a posting I did about it. At any rate, the emulator-friendly little project that could is now coming out.

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Black Amazon Kindle Spotted In Seattle

Photos Emerge Of A Black Kindle, Down The Street From Amazon's Offices, But Could Be Another eReader
Filed by on Friday, 28. May 2010

So the Kindle may not be getting a color screen anytime soon, but Amazon’s eReader could be coming in other colors! A tipster took some covert FBI-grade spy photos from across a coffee shop in Seattle, where Amazon was reportedly taking video and recording a new black Kindle. But is [...]

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Motorola Commits To Android, Verizon

CEO Sanjay Jha Says To Expect More Droid Phones Coming To Verizon From Motorola
Filed by on Friday, 28. May 2010

Motorola had been struggling a bit, but came back strong last their with the Motorola Droid, a decent Android phone that probably started the string of high-quality Android phones that we’re seeing now (Nexus One, Droid Incredible, HTC EVO 4G). Despite success with the Droid, Motorola is still losing $22 [...]

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Aitek Teases 14 Megapixel Leo Smartphone

Aitek Says They Will Show Off the 14 Megapixel Leo Smartphone at Next Month's CommunicAsia in Singapore
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

With most of the mobile handset industry is moving towards features like bigger touchscreens and beefier processors, Aitek is pushing that all aside and instead aiming at the photography oriented mobile market. What you see below are two recently released teaser images for one of their forthcoming handsets currently codenamed [...]

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Acer Liquid E Now Shipping to Rogers' Dealers

Acer's Android Touting Liquid E is Now Shipping to Rogers Retailers And Will Be Available Soon for $49.99 On a 3-Year Contract
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

Earlier today we let you know that the Acer Liquid Stream had been officially announced with Android in tow and an unknown release date and price point. If you’re not too keen on pitching a tent and waiting for more information regarding the Liquid Stream, perhaps you should check out [...]

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Verizon Eyeballs 4G Data Plans, Will Do Away With Unlimited Plans

Verizon's CEO Wants to Charge for 'Buckets' of 4G Data Instead of Offering Unlimited Plans
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

Back in the day, before 3G really made its mark, the premiere way that users were accessing the mobile web was through a service like EDGE. While it wasn’t too fast the idea of getting Internet access wherever a cell phone signal was present was something that consumers were very [...]

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LG231 Clamshell-Style Feature Phone To Launch With Bell June 3rd

Sometimes A Basic Phone Is All You Need, Bell To Launch The LG231 On June 3rd
Filed by on Thursday, 27. May 2010

Just because smartphones are the hot and trendy item right now does not mean they are a perfect match for everyone. After all, there are still people that want a phone so they can make a phone call and for that feature phones fit the need. And with that, we [...]

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