Sprint’s first-day sales of the HTC Evo 4G phone were good, but not quite as good as the carrier initially stated. HTC Evo 4G Sarah Tew/CNET Sprint acknowledged Tuesday that it had overstated launch-date sales of the new Evo smartphone–the first 4G phone available in the United States. Sprint, its exclusive carrier, originally said that …
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According to a trusted source for TmoNews, the Samsung Galaxy S could be arriving for T-Mobile on July 21. While T-Mobile has not confirmed this, it does fall under the “summer” release time frame promised by Samsung back at the smartphone’s unveiling in March. As for the other three big carriers in the United States, nothing has been whispered as …
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A few months back I briefly previewed Frogman, which, with its dazzling 3D graphics and comic-book-inspired storyline, came across as a kind of Frogger, Extreme Makeover Edition. Somewhere along the way, the developer did a bit of gene splicing and turned Frogman into Banzai Rabbit. I’m not sure why–maybe Konami didn’t like the similarities–but it doesn’t matter. Frog, rabbit, terrier–the …
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NEW YORK–A senior Sprint Nextel executive is hopeful that the new HTC EVO 4G will entice Sprint customers to stick with the carrier instead of defecting to AT&T for the new iPhone 4 this summer. At an investor conference here Wednesday, Robert Brust, Sprint’s chief financial officer, warned that the summer is usually the time of year that Sprint and …
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Clarification at 3:48 p.m. PDT: AT&T contacted CNET to clarify the answer to one of the questions below. The company said upgrade eligibility is based on several factors and customers whose contracts end next year may or may not be eligible for an upgrade six months before their contracts end. Getting your hands on the latest iPhone 4 may not …
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It’s an exciting time to be in the cell phone business. This week, two of the hottest phones get their time in the spotlight: The Apple iPhone 4 and the HTC Evo 4G. We go over the news, the reviews, and your questions, this week. Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In 130: iPhone 4 vs. HTC Evo 4G 31:56 Podcast …
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Update: I was contacted by a Skype spokesperson that clarified the statements made in the story on Pocket-lint. The spokesman stated: “Skype is the market leader and champion of video calling for consumers and it’s clear to us that mobile video will become increasingly important to our customers in the coming year. We are glad to see that Apple recognizes …
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Last year, we published an article concerning complaints about the picture quality of BBC HD, following a significant reduction in the bit rate. Some viewers have since been invited to the BBC to take part in testing, in an attempt to establish whether these image-quality concerns are legitimate or not. The BBC has now published their feedback in a series of blog posts. …
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Meet the Nokia C5, a candybar Symbian phone that will quickly stir fond memories of squatting huddled on the school bus, eschewing social interaction in favour of playing endless games of Snake. Maybe it’s the 80s-inspired name that’s giving us the nostalgia shakes, but it’s hard to deny Nokia is recalling its golden years with the new C5 — there’s …
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It wasn’t too long ago that I was charging batteries for my Sony digital 8mm camcorder so they would be ready to record the latest and greatest ideas my friends and I had scribbled down on a napkin. Those images would then be transferred my 800MHz G4 iMac running Mac OS X 10.4.x and edited using iMovie 4. The resulting …
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By teaming up with the Symbian Foundation, Chinese search engine Baidu is hoping to bring its vision of box computing to the mobile market. On Tuesday, the two companies announced a joint venture in which they would develop a wireless box computing system to work with the Symbian mobile platform. First presented by Baidu last year, box computing bypasses a …
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Apps! Getcher apps! Microsoft has unveiled guidelines for applications submitted to the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace — and they’re very similar to Apple’s dictums. Microsoft teased details to developers earlier this year, and this week has fleshed out some of the details of how apps will work. The guidelines for app makers prohibit sexually suggestive content, so no porn on …
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A new operating system for a new iPhone. iOS 4 will bring a host of new software features to iPhone 4. The operating system is now named iOS rather than iPhone OS, as it powers the iPad and iPod touch, as well as the iPhone. As the grand finale of his WWDC keynote, Steve Jobs placed a video …
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Brian Tong joins us to talk about the high points of yesterday’s WWDC announcement and how the new iPhone 4 compares to current Android hardware. Also, the HTC Evo 4G breaks a Sprint record, Android tablets for $100 and Google Music… coming soon? Plus copy/cut/paste shortcuts and a review of DoubleTwist. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 2: Android takes on …
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Welcome to the 411, my Q&A column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. If you prefer to remain anonymous, let me know in the e-mail. Hey there! I just need some advice. I really want …
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