Itching to install iOS 4.3 on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad? Assuming you haven’t already bagged the developer beta version of Apple’s new software, you shouldn’t have long to wait: iOS 4.3 is expected to be made available in the next ten days. Why are we so sure? It’s all tied into the launch …
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The HTC Pyramid looks set to be HTC’s answer to dual-core processor-toting rivals at the top end of the Android market. The new device is tipped for a May launch, packing a 4.3-inch display, and a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor. The Pyramid has been unmasked by two separate websites in the US: Android and Me and TmoNews. Both suggest that …
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The long wait for the Verizon iPhone is almost over, but consumers are wondering if they should hold out a little longer for Apple’s next-generation device. Will Verizon’s eventual version of the upcoming iPhone 5 work on the LTE network? Will that service be cheaper or more expensive than what Verizon is offering with the iPhone 4? These are some …
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Nokia is facing a barrage of advice that it should dump its MeeGo smart phone software in favour of Android or Windows Phone 7. A new prototype handset from Aava Mobile suggests that there’s a third way: combining MeeGo with Android on one device. Before you get excited, know this: you won’t be able to buy Aava’s smart phone in …
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We first glimpsed the Huawei Ideos X5 at CES and declared it a good-looking, midlevel Android phone. It runs the standard version of Android 2.2 (Froyo), which means that it doesn’t have any of the extra interface graphics that manufacturers sometimes add for visual flare and to differentiate their phones from rivals’. That’s sure to please those campaigning to let …
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Keyboard replacement app SwiftKey will get a version designed specifically for tablets running the new version of Android, Honeycomb. A complete redesign gives users a way to type with two hands in landscape mode. SwiftKey is essentially a modern version of predictive text. As you type, the software predicts the most likely word, letter by letter. You can then select …
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The Android guys dig into Google’s latest Honeycomb announcements and take a look at the new Android Market web store. In related news, hackers beat Motorola to the ‘first Honeycomb tablet’ punch with an unofficial 3.0 port for the NOOKcolor. Later, Justin Eckhouse and Antuan Goodwin ponder the merits of 3D technology for portables and debate the usefulness the Motorola …
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BlackBerry users are about to stick their heads in the cloud, as Funambol introduces a wireless Web-syncing service for RIM devices. The service syncs contacts and calendars to and from Outlook without using Microsoft Exchange, and also uploads pictures direct to Facebook. Your data is backed up to the cloud and can be restored if you lose your phone. Contacts …
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Motorola Cliq XT owners got the bad news today that their smartphones will be left to limp off into the sunset with Android 1.5 Cupcake. According to the Motorola Support Forums, Moto recently scrapped the Android 2.1 Eclair plans after it determined that the Cliq XT would not deliver an “optimal customer experience.” Forums manager “Moto Matt” delivered the news …
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Not to be outdone by Verizon iPhone, AT&T unveiled some juicy details about the Motorola Atrix 4G today. The dual-core Android 2.2 smartphone will be available for preorder starting February 13 for $199.99 with a two-year service agreement and an expected ship date of March 6 or earlier. In addition, for those wanting the Motorola Laptop Dock, AT&T will offer …
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The average U.S. wireless subscriber is overpaying on his or her cell phone bill by $336 a year, according to a study by BillShrink, a search engine designed to help people find the best service deals to meet their needs. About 80 percent of U.S. wireless subscribers miscalculate how many anytime voice minutes, text messages, and megabytes of data they …
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The LG Optimus 2X is the first of many dual-core phones fighting for our pocket space this year, amid claims that two brains are better than one. We’ve put the bi-lobed beauty through its paces in a series of benchmarks to see how the numbers stack up. We used four benchmarking apps that are free from the Android Market — …
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Google’s Android Market has been a handset-only affair ever since launch, with no way to search for apps and games from your computer. That has changed with the launch of a proper Web store for Android users. The site went live last night, and is fully localised for the UK, showing prices in pounds. You sign in with your Google …
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Was an iPad 2 spotted when The Daily was announced? News Corp. Making the rounds on the Internet today is a story about a Reuters “eyewitness” who claims to have seen an iPad 2 at the press event for News Corp.’s The Daily. The story certainly makes a splashy headline for Reuters, but its content has been thoroughly scrutinized by …
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Verizon Wireless got off to a relatively smooth start today as it began the preorder process for the long-awaited Verizon iPhone. The company started taking preorders from existing Verizon Wireless customers for the device at 3 a.m. EST. It will be begin selling the device to all consumers online and in retail locations starting next Thursday, February 10. As many …
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