Verizon Wireless has released an over-the-air update Thursday that will allow owners of the original Motorola Droid to download Adobe Flash Player 10.1 via the Android Market. This is great news for Droid owners, as the OTA firmware upgrade to 2.2 did not come with the Flash package built-in. With any firmware update, though, there …
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Dell announced on Tuesday that its Android-powered Aero handset will be available for $99 with a new two-year service agreement with AT&T. If you’d rather not sign up for a contract, the full retail price of the phone is $299. The Aero is a quad-band GSM/EDGE phone with tri-band 850/1900/2100 UMTS/HSDPA, so it could work with T-Mobile too if you …
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Sprint has confirmed with CNET that it’s starting to ship 3G-capable femtocells, but only to qualified customers. Like the previous 2G Airave, the Airave Access Point acts as a mini cell tower using your home or office broadband connection to help boost voice and data coverage. The primary difference between the two is that the Airave Access Point supports EV-DO …
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Virgin Mobile leaked a teaser on its Facebook page indicating that it will roll out a $40 unlimited monthly prepaid plan, so we called to confirm. Indeed, spokeswoman Corinne Nosal confirmed with us that the company will announce this plan Tuesday. This new unlimited data plan replaces three previous Broadband2Go 30-day pricing plans–$60 for 5GB, $40 for 1GB, and $20 …
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Sprint has been pitching its $99-a-month Simply Everything plan as one of its strongest attack points, and it looks like Verizon is finally catching up with a recent report that says the carrier is testing a $99 unlimited plan of its own. Right now Verizon is only testing the plans in certain outlets in Los Angeles and San Diego. Currently, …
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RIM announced on Thursday that BlackBerry App World is now no longer in beta and is available for all BlackBerry owners. A few things to note: Developers will be able to offer apps for $0.99 and $1.99, and there is support for both credit card and carrier billing. You can also use your BlackBerry ID to manage your account information …
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RIM BlackBerry Bold 9650 RIM U.S. Cellular is on a mission for more smartphones, which may account for its recent announcement that the carrier is adding the BlackBerry Bold 9650 to its stable. U.S. Cellular is quick to note that the 9650 is BlackBerry 6 ready, which will apparently be available to the phone in the near future. As we …
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The T-Mobile G2 is coming! Uh, about time. Plus we discuss the Nokia N8, the viability of Symbian OS, and the titular phone, the Samsung Epic 4G. We also review the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, the Motorola Droid 2, and more. Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In 139: A phone of Epic proportions 37:40 Podcast Your browser does not support …
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Plantronics released its latest Bluetooth headset Tuesday, dubbed the Plantronics M100. It’s billed as a mid-tier headset, but that doesn’t mean it won’t do its job. Indeed, the M100 has what you would want out of a quality headset–dual microphones, DSP cancellation of background noise, wind noise reduction, echo cancellation, multipoint connectivity, and automatic volume adjustment. It also has a …
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Welcome to the 411, my column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have similar queries, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. If you …
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