Engadget: Sure, we’ve seen some blurry videos and managed a few stolen glimpses when Andy Rubin demonstrated this beast, but now we’ve gotten our hands on a slew of pictures showing off a very real T-Mobile-branded Dream in all its Android-running glory. Not only does this confirm the design spied in those FCC docs as […]
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Video of Blackberry “KickStart” 8220 Flip Phone
Sure, you’ve read the KickStart 8220 previewand seen plenty of snaps, but video is still the only way todemonstrate some features of a device. Especially when it’s not yetavailable in shops. Fortunately, Kevin Michaluk over at CrackBerry puttogether almost 9-minutes of moving pictures demonstrating two-handedSuretype thumbing, the 8220’s more deeply […]
BlackBerry Thunder - RIM’s Touchscreen iPhone Killer
Boy Genius Report: Live shot of the BlackBerry Thunder right here. By just looking at the photo, we can see that almost every button on a traditional BlackBerry like the convenience keys are still there.
Like we reported, there are only four physical buttons on the front and a large touch-screen. It is also coming to […]
3G Blackberry “Bold” on the Way
FierceWireless: Research In Motion debuted its latest
BlackBerry, called Bold, which runs on HSDPA and comes with GPS and
802.11a/b/g WiFi. The device offers increased processing power and
features a silver rim, which the Wall Street Journal pegs as a nod to its budding competitor the Apple iPhone.
The BlackBerry Bold, however, includes another enhancement that
works toward Apple’s favor: […]
TomTom & Apple “Making Inroads”?
Engadget: Here’s a fresh Apple rumor in the run-up to MacWorld: a TomTom GPS module for the iPhone. We just received this supposed photographic “evidence” of said device from a Dutch tipster. Our take? Might be, might not. TomTom is a Dutch company and a righteous, straight-talkin’ Dutchman would never tell such a fib, would […]
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Google Finally Reveals their Mobile Plans!
RCR Wireless News: A group of industry heavyweights—headed by Google Inc., T-Mobile, HTC Corp., Qualcomm Inc., and Motorola Inc.—announced a new software platform for cellphones that includes an operating system, middleware, user interface and applications. The alliance said the first phones based on the “Android” platform will be available in the second half of next […]
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Sprint has the Touch
Daily TechRag: We’ve known that Sprint is getting the slick HTC Touch for quite a while now but until today, pricing and availability for the Windows Mobile 6 device remained a mystery. Here’s the full scoop, straight from the horse’s mouth: the Touch goes on sale November 4th for $250 with 2-year service agreement and […]
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Mobile Broadband AND GPS In One Card
Gizmodo: So what if you’ve got a fancy EV-DO card? Sierra Wireless‘ new AirCard 597E not only brings Sprint’s EV-DO Rev A to your laptop, but GPS as well.
It has a built-in antenna that supports GPS navigation through
Sprint’s network. There’s no pricing yet, but it’s expected to come out
mid-June with support for PCs […]
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PSP gets GPS, camera, VoIP… and a price cut!
Engadget: Looks like those GPS add-on rumors were true. Now that Ken Kutaragi’s PlayStation business briefing has ended we can tell ya that a new GPS receiver (PSP-290) with game support will indeed drop this “autumn” with a new GPS-enabled Hot Shot Golf title loaded-up for first release. Sony also let fly a new USB-attached […]

