Now that the Verizon iPhone has been introduced, the next question people ask me is if they should get it now or wait until the summer when a new version of the Apple iPhone is expected. This is indeed the age-old question of buying now or waiting for the new generation of product. It’s hard …
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Google thinks you and I should be paying for more applications from the Android Market. Speaking recently at the Inside Social Apps conference in San Francisco, Android manager Eric Chu admitted that Google was not happy with the number of applications purchased by users. Apparently all of the recent changes to the Android Market haven’t been enough to convince people …
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Ever since HP bought Palm in April 2010, we’ve been waiting to see new products come out of the partnership. We’ll finally get our first glimpse on February 9 when the company is expected to unveil the PalmPad, as well as other mobile devices, but even better news is that we won’t have to wait long for them to come …
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A recently leaked document from inside the Samsung camp confirms the handset maker’s plans to unveil successors to its popular Galaxy devices at next month’s Mobile World Congress. The sheet, which has since been pulled offline, detailed PR planning for the company’s Unpacked event. It looks like Samsung expects to debut the Galaxy S 2 and Galaxy Tab 2 on …
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Verizon Wireless today rolled out an update to its Samsung Continuum Android smartphone. It’s not an OS upgrade, but you do get an impressive array of feature improvements and interface tweaks. We’ll let Verizon’s official list (PDF) speak for itself, so check it out below. As with other over-the-air updates, it will go out to users in stages. But if …
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CrackBerry recently released a few leaked photos of what looks like a BlackBerry Curve Touch. Indeed, it’s quite Storm-like in appearance, with no keyboard in sight. According to the specs, the CDMA version will have an 800MHz Qualcomm MSM8655 processor, a 3.25-inch HVGA screen, a 5-megapixel camera with HD video, 1GB storage with microSD slot, 512MB of RAM, GPS, and …
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Antennagate? So 2010, dahlings — this year’s must-have iPhone scandal is Glassgate! Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit in California, brought by a man who says the glass casing for his iPhone 4 broke when it was dropped by his daughter from a height of just 1 metre. Donald LeBuhn wants Apple to refund the price of the iPhone 4, …
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Dead Space is all the rage right now, and with good reason. The original console game was widely regarded as one of the scariest survival-horror adventures ever, and the new sequel delivers even more sci-fi terror. You might assume that any iOS version of the game would be little more than a port of the original, a slapdash effort to …
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Yesterday we gave you a taste of exactly what’s inside Google’s Android 3.0 operating system for tablets, code-named Honeycomb. Next Wednesday, CNET is planning to bring you another hands-on view. We received the above teaser invitation (logo and border our additions) to Google’s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters. Google will be providing much greater detail about Android’s tablet capabilities at the …
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Research In Motion might not be the leakiest mobile maker in the world — that plaudit is currently held by Sony Ericsson — but in recent weeks a host of new BlackBerry smart phones have been splashed over the Web, and now RIM’s entire 2011 roadmap has been revealed to the world by CrackBerry. Earlier this month, we wrote about …
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The BlackBerry PlayBook could run Android apps, if rumours are to be believed. Forthcoming BlackBerry phones and tablets could boast a feature that makes them compatible with software developed for Google’s open-source operating system. Boy Genius Report reckons BlackBerry-makers Research In Motion is planning to use the Dalvik virtual machine to run Java on future devices. It’s the same virtual …
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Forget fumbling for change or worrying about the weirdo behind you seeing your PIN — this summer, you’ll be able to pay for things with just an airy wave of your mobile phone. Orange and Barclaycard have teamed up to finally make contactless mobile phone payments a reality. After Orange kicks things off, contactless payments will be available to customers …
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HTC is tipped to launch two Facebook phones at Mobile World Congress next month, putting your social feeds and contacts at the heart of the Android-powered handsets. UK newspaper City A.M. broke the news, claiming the two devices will be fully Facebook-branded, with status updates and messages pushed to their home screens. The phones will also let you call and email …
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The internet is abuzz with rumors that Blackberry’s Playbook may run Android apps, hints that Nokia may adopt Android OS; and speculation that the T-Mobile Sidekick may resurface as a Samsung Android phone. Also, Justin Eckhouse and Antuan Goodwin go hands-on on with Android 3.0 Honeycomb in this week’s edition of Android Atlas Weekly. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 33: …
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Huawei and MetroPCS might have been tooting their horns when calling the Huawei M735 a “stylish” phone, but we’re inclined to agree. The predominantly white body is a nice break from the blah sameness of the slick, basic black phones we so often see. However, there is one feature we weren’t too excited about–the stylus. That means one more item …
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