August, 2010

• 9 August

  Lots of Android on Verizon’s leaked roadmap

  

  Boy Genius offered a load of dish Monday on Verizon Wireless’ roadmap through 2010 and 2011. Some of the rumored devices we’ve heard about already, but not everything has been discussed before. According to the tipster, Verizon will have a Motorola Droid Pro global phone by November, two other global handsets from Samsung and HTC, …

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• 9 August

  O2 offers BlackBerry Curve 8520, Bold 9700 and more on pay as you go

  

  O2 is offering five BlackBerrys on pay as you go, making it easier to get your hands on a smart phone without signing up to a long contract. Cynics among you might say it’s also a good way for the network to clear old stock and make way for new BlackBerrys. The devices on offer include the BlackBerry Curve 8520 …

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• 9 August

  BlackBerry security: Blessing and a curse

  

  Research In Motion’s top-notch security is both a blessing and a curse for the company as governments in some key emerging markets, where RIM is looking for growth, threaten to block the BlackBerry service over national security concerns. Last week, governments in several countries including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and India threatened to shut down BlackBerry e-mail …

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• 9 August

  Net neutrality crusaders slam Verizon, Google

  

  Net neutrality supporters say they’re unhappy that the Verizon Communications and Google proposal for new Net neutrality rules does not go far enough. On Monday the companies announced a joint proposal that outlines a legislative framework for consideration by lawmakers. The companies have been working together on the Net neutrality issue for almost a year. In October, they issued a …

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• 9 August

  Madden 11 on the iPad: A perfect armchair QB

  

  Madden and the iPad: Perfect together? EA Video game football on the go used to be a challenging proposition for a mobile armchair quarterback. Nintendo’s handhelds have never made great versions of Madden. The PSP has a superior iteration, if you’ve got a PSP. The door opened up to a lot more folks with the iPhone version of Madden that …

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• 9 August

  Google, Verizon propose Net neutrality framework

  

  CEOs from Google and Verizon Communications on Monday announced a proposal to policymakers for keeping the Internet open. The companies jointly suggested a legislative framework for consideration by lawmakers. The major breakthrough in the proposal is an agreement that the nondiscrimination clause that the Federal Communications Commission has proposed as part of its regulatory efforts would be enforceable. “We agree …

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• 9 August

  BlackBerry Curve 3G coming soon to T

  

  It’s not the BlackBerry Torch, but T-Mobile’s getting a new BlackBerry pretty soon. On Monday, the carrier announced that in the coming weeks it will add the RIM BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 to its lineup, but pricing was not released at this time. Much like its predecessor, the Curve 8520, the Curve 3G is an entry-level smartphone but adds 3G …

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• 9 August

  HTC Desire HD: Pics and video of rumoured Desire sequel leaked

  

  Pictures and a video of a rumoured successor to the HTC Desire have been leaked on the Web. Under the name HTC Desire HD and running Android 2.2, the handset is pictured on a Hong Kong forum with a large screen but no front-facing camera. It also goes by the name HTC Ace and is reported to have 4GB of …

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• 9 August

  Rdio launches in the US: Sound it out

  

  Music-streaming service Spotify has been pipped to a US launch by Rdio, a new stateside equivalent from the people behind Skype. Rdio is subscription-only, but cheaper than Spotify’s UK offering: $9.99 (£6.30) per month for unlimited streaming to your desktop and mobile, or $4.95 (£3.10) for tunes to just your PC. The people behind it are the same minds who …

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• 9 August

  200,000 Android phones sold daily, Google claims

  

  Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO, has delivered a self-congratulatory oration on the sales figures of Android smart phones and his wide-eyed wonder at the Information Age. Speaking at this week’s Techonomy conference, Schmidt bragged unashamedly that 200,000 Android smart phones are being sold each day — twice as many as two months ago, according to Engadget. Though these figures have not …

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