With Facebook and Twitter on the go, texting is officially old school. So if you’re keeping it real OMG LOL, take a look at the Sony Ericsson txt. Unlike its similarly-named sibling, the Sony Ericsson txt pro, the txt doesn’t have a sliding keyboard. Instead, it’s a BlackBerry-style candybar phone with a full Qwerty keyboard. …
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AT&T has confirmed that the LG Thrill 4G will arrive in stores this summer, though no specific date was provided. The carrier announced this, along with a suite of preloaded 3D content, at the 3D Summit in NYC. The apps include YouTube 3D, plus 3D games like Let’s Golf 2, Asphalt 6, and N.O.V.A. If users aren’t satisfied with those …
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A follow-up to Lenovo’s current LePad (shown here), the IdeaPad K1 tablet, could launch soon. Lenovo Lenovo’s new IdeaPad K1 tablet could launch soon with a $500 price tag, according to a photo allegedly of an OfficeMax store placard leaked today to Engadget. With a launch date that Engadget says “looks to be fast approaching,” the K1 is expected to …
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You’ve just dropped your new tablet. Time slows to a crawl and your body moves as if in treacle as you lunge in vain for several hundred quids-worth of consumer electronics, plunging inexorably to its floor-related doom. Unless it’s a Pansonic Toughbook tablet, a new Android tablet designed to be sturdier than the average slate. The Toughbook tablet just maybe …
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Nokia evidently still has some love for its Symbian operating system as it will soon be shipping four of its newest phones with the latest version — Anna — and will be launching 10 Symbian-based handsets within the next 12 months. From July, Nokia’s N8, E7, C7 and C6-01 handsets will begin shipping with the new version of Symbian pre-installed …
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Confused about which 4G wireless broadband service really is the fastest? U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) wants wireless operators to disclose the true speeds of their self-proclaimed “4G” services. The congresswoman today introduced a billed called the “Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act,” which, if passed, would require carriers to inform consumers at the point of sale of the minimum data …
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The Apple rumour mill is churning once again. Mercifully, the latest loaf of speculation doesn’t concern the iPhone 5, but instead suggests we may see an Apple television set by the end of this year. An Apple television has been the subject of much discussion over the past few years, with fresh rumours of a launch cropping up every so …
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Gary Shapiro, the head of the Consumer Electronics Association, is frustrated by TV broadcasters’ lack of innovation, and he isn’t shy about voicing what he thinks they should do with spectrum licenses that have been give to them for free. Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association CEA Shapiro and the CEA, which lobbies in Washington, D.C., on behalf …
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Today, AT&T introduced a new GoPhone prepaid calling plan that includes unlimited talk, text, and Web for $50 per month. Unlimited text and instant messages to Mexico, Canada, and 100 other countries are also part of the deal. The new plan will be available starting June 26 and applies to quick messaging phones, such as the Pantech P7040p, which will …
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The Thunderbolt will be among the first Android devices to offer Skype video calling. AndroidAndMe The HTC Thunderbolt may have a new software update on the way and, unlike the last time around, it should be packed with features. AndroidAndMe is reporting that an Android 2.3.4 update is set to arrive June 30 with a number of notable additions, including …
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