Posted by Joshua Karp on Sep 23, 2008 12:08 am
Filed in Android, HTC, Handsets, T-Mobile
Looking for a bit of Google G1 goodness to hold you over until T-Mobile’s announcement later tomorrow this morning? We’ve got you covered. An eagle-eyed reader spotted these promo shots on T-Mobile’s G1 site, giving us a bit of a sneak preview of the world’s first commercially available Android-based device. The desktop shot looks roughly [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Sep 21, 2008 6:03 pm
Filed in EV-DO, HTC, Handsets, Telus, Windows Mobile
This week’s Canadian Best Buy ads have hit the presses, and the company had a bit of a shocker in store for those attentive enough to catch the gaffe. It seems that the big box retailer has let the cat out of the bag in regards to the upcoming Telus HTC Touch Pro. The handset [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Sep 21, 2008 9:04 am
Filed in Android, HTC, Handsets, T-Mobile
Sounds a little excessive to us, but that’s the estimate coming from Strategy Analysts. The firm is claiming that Google and T-Mobile will push roughly 400,000 units before the end of the quarter, which would account for roughly 4 percent of all smartphones sold during that period. Citing Google’s brand strength SA has high hopes [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Sep 19, 2008 12:50 pm
Filed in AT&T, Handsets, Palm, Rumors
Though you’ll have to wait a while for the privilege of owning an AT&T-branded Treo Pro, if you’re into that sort of thing your day of glory will come. During their quarterly earnings report, Palm confirmed that the Treo Pro will be officially released on an American carrier. Given T-Mobile’s non-existent relationship with Palm at [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Sep 17, 2008 4:21 pm
Filed in Apple, Mac OS, Rumors, T-Mobile
Yeah, we don’t think so either. According to some 3rd party T-Mobile retailer in Germany, the image above is a real, honest-to-goodness rendering of what the new Apple MacBook Pro’s will look like. The company claims to have some of the machines in stock already, sporting specs that link up identically to the current crop [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Sep 17, 2008 7:11 am
Filed in UMPC
The CEO of one of the most innovative companies in the UMPC market has decided to leave his post. Dennis Moore, the now-former CEO of OQO has decided to jump ship. He’s leaving the company effective immediately, reportedly with the intention of starting his own company. No word on what his next venture might entail, [...]
While this may not come to fruition for a while, if ever, Sony Ericsson has auspiciously left the door open to the possibility of future iterations of their upcoming Xperia line to run on an operating system other than Windows Mobile. According to Reuters SE is refusing to commit to an single OS for the [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Sep 14, 2008 9:07 am
Filed in EV-DO, HTC, Handsets, Sprint, Windows Mobile
We know a lot of you have been waiting patiently for an American release of HTC’s flagship handset, and thankfully Sprint has finally stepped up to the plate and delivered the goods. The Touch Diamond is now available for order online from Sprint.com. The official price is $249.99 with a $100 rebate and 2-year contract, [...]
Stop the presses and break out the Courvoisier, as we’ve just hit a major milestone in the ongoing mobile OS market share wars. For the first time, RIM and its BlackBerry OS have surpassed Windows Mobile market share during the 2nd quarter of this year. RIM clocked in with 17.4%, handily topping WM’s 12% not [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Sep 11, 2008 6:09 am
Filed in Apple, Bluetooth, News
Here’s a bit of a shocker. It seems that industry stalwarts iFixit, the folks known for disassembling just about every device known to man, discovered a bit of a surprise when they tore apart the new iPod Touch 2G. After tearing the case off the new iPod, iFixit discovered a new chipset that supports Bluetooth [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Sep 9, 2008 3:56 pm
Filed in Exclusives, HSDPA, T-Mobile
When it rains, it pours…if by “pours” you mean trickles in several years after the competition. Whatever the case, T-Mobile appears to be turning on their 3G network in stages across the country. Following yesterdays switch flip in Philadephia the carrier appears to be on track to light things up in the New England area [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Sep 9, 2008 2:48 pm
Filed in Apple
Mr. Jobs has just left the stage down in San Francisco, and in recognition of Apple’s big event today we thought it was appropriate to bring you a round-up of all of the relevant bits of new product news and information. Cupertino dropped a lot of tidbits on us today, so grab a cup of [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Sep 8, 2008 5:13 pm
Filed in AT&T, Alltel, CDMA, GSM, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
The results of the recent J.D. Power and Associates wireless industry survey are in, and things could look a bit…better for AT&T. The carrier came in dead last in 4 out of 6 regional categories, and never rose above a 3-out-of-5 rating in any one race. Worse still, the survey includes results culled between February [...]