The latest in the line of massively successful BlackBerry Bold smart phones is headed to the UK in time for the Christmas rush, according to a report on Electric Pig. T-Mobile has apparently jumped the gun on RIM, stating that the BlackBerry Bold 9780 will arrive here by Christmas, free on £30 monthly contracts. The …
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15 November
Samsung boss hints at 10
Samsung has offered a strong hint there’s a 10-inch version of the Android-powered Galaxy Tab in the pipeline. The 7-inch Tab has attracted loads of attention with its AMOLED touchscreen, built-in high definition camera and ability to make phone calls. When discussing the availability of the Tab in Ireland, Samsung’s local grand poobah Gary Twohig appeared to confirm that there …
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15 November
HTC Desire HD out next week, new BlackBerry Bold 9780 on Vodafone?
Carphone Warehouse has confirmed it will start selling the HTC Desire HD in the next week or so, with suggestions that it could be available free on a Vodafone package from £35 a month. The HTC Desire HD on Vodafone appeared on Carphone Warehouse systems with a 10 October release, according to an anonymous tip-off reported by coolsmartphone.com. We contacted …
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15 November
Dell Streak Android 2.2 Froyo update expected in next two weeks
Dell Streak owners still stuck on Android 1.6 will be able to savour the sweet taste of Android 2.2 Froyo on their 5-inch tablet phones this month. The update is expected to rollout over the air in the next two weeks — before the end of November, according to a post on the Dell UK Facebook page. You should receive …
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15 November
Verizon: ‘Excited’ to offer Windows Phone 7 devices when available
Screenshot by Bonnie Cha/CNEt Back in early October, CNET News reporter Maggie Reardon interviewed Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam and when asked about Windows Phone 7 and Microsoft, he said they weren’t at the forefront of his mind–not exactly a ringing endorsement there. However, that doesn’t mean Big Red is going to turn its back on Microsoft’s new mobile operating system. …
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15 November
LG Quantum now available from AT&T
LG Quantum Bonnie Cha/CNEt The LG Quantum, the last of three Windows Phone 7 devices offered by AT&T, is now available for $199.99 with a two-year contract. Out of the current Windows Phone lineup, the Quantum is the only model to offer a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, so heavy e-mailers take note. It also has a 3.5-inch touch screen that you …
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15 November
3 offers free access to The Times, don’t all rush at once
Ever since Rupert Murdoch decided to put some of his News International publications behind an Internet paywall, we’ve suffered terrible withdrawal symptoms. Having no access to The Times and Sunday Times websites has been a complete tragedy. Let’s not even mention the News of the World. It’s just too traumatic for words. Three cheers then to 3, which is giving …
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15 November
Samsung Galaxy Tab cracked open: What’s inside the Android iPad challenger?
The handy-dandy chaps with an appetite for destruction at gadget DIY website iFixit have gutted the Samsung Galaxy Tab like a fish. Setting about the Android tablet, which went on sale this week, reveals a processor that gives the market-leading Apple iPad a run for its money. The Tab is at the leading edge of a wave of Android tablets …
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15 November
Taking a peek at Samsung’s early 2011 Android plans
Last week, Engadget posted photos of another Samsung Android handset, and quite a promising one at that. Listed without a codename, the device should be a flagship phone due in February of next year. Although images appear to be mock ups hastily thrown together for the sake of presentation, it’s the rumored hardware that I’ll focus on. The slides show …
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15 November
Android gets fashionable
Samsung and Giorgio Armani are making another go at creating a designer cell phone, reports Women’s Wear Daily. Like their original collaboration, the Samsung Armani, the new handset will offer a touch screen and multimedia features, but it will ditch Windows Mobile 6.5, Armani’s operating system of choice on last year’s Samsung smartphone, in favor of Android. Say goodbye also …
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