Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jun 24, 2009 7:45 am
Filed in Android, EDGE, GPRS, GPS, GSM, HSDPA, HSUPA, HTC, Handsets, News, Wi-Fi
Right on cue, HTC has announced its latest Android device in the Hero. With many of the Hero’s specs being the same as the Magic, the handset does manage to beat out the Magic with its 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus, 3.5mm headphone jack (finally!!!), improved battery life and Adobe Flash support. But what makes [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on Jun 22, 2009 12:01 am
Filed in Android, EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, HTC, Handsets, T-Mobile, UMTS, Wi-Fi
We’re finally allowed to tell you that T-Mobile’s second Android-powered handset will indeed be the T-Mobile myTouch 3G. An HTC-manufactured device, already available in other countries with other carriers, finally will make its way to T-Mobile USA in early August. It is available for pre-order on July 8th for a retail price of $199 with [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on Jun 12, 2009 5:29 pm
Filed in EDGE, Features, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Handsets, Nokia, Reviews, Symbian, UMTS, Wi-Fi
It’s no secret that we had our issues with Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic, but has the Nokia N97 changed our minds? It is, after all, their flagship device and is packed to the rim with goodies. We already said the Touch Pro2 was the best Windows Mobile device to come out of HTC, is the N97 [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on Jun 10, 2009 2:38 pm
Filed in EDGE, Features, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, HSUPA, HTC, Handsets, Reviews, UMTS, Wi-Fi, Windows Mobile
HTC has been seriously the little (now big) engine that could. Does anyone even remember what the T-Mobile Pocket PC (Wallaby) looked like? Now the number one Windows Mobile manufacturer in the world, they show no signs of stopping — they even added Android to their portfolio. But let’s be honest, you’re here to check [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on Jun 9, 2009 5:50 pm
Filed in BG's Corner, EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, UMTS, Wi-Fi
Nokia is a in a really weird place right now. They’re the #1 handset manufacturer in the world, yet we’d all be lying if we said they didn’t have to work to stay there. RIM and Apple are the new wonder boys and they are steadily stealing market share away from Nokia. Heck, even Windows [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jun 2, 2009 9:35 am
Filed in CDMA, Handsets, Rumors, Sprint, Wi-Fi, WiMax
Many people have wondered aloud what Sprint’s next big move might be after the Pre jumps off this weekend. The Palm Eos? Perhaps, but it looks like the struggling carrier might have something even more exciting in its bag within the next year or so. Market analysis firm SmarTrend is reporting that an unnamed Sprint [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on May 30, 2009 2:19 pm
Filed in BG's Corner, EDGE, Exclusives, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, HTC, Handsets, UMTS, Wi-Fi, Windows Mobile
HTC hooked us up with a couple of bad ass new phones — the much awaited Touch Pro2 and the Touch Diamond2. The Touch Pro2 has stole our hearts, we’re not going to lie. But, we’ve got reviews cookin’ on both of these, so in the meantime check out some flicks, comparison photos, and other [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on May 28, 2009 1:21 am
Filed in 1xRTT, BG's Corner, CDMA, EV-DO, Exclusives, Handsets, Palm, Sprint, WebOS, Wi-Fi
Yes — you’re looking at the first site in the world to have a Palm Pre (or at least be able to post it up). There’s so much to say but that’s going to have to wait for our full review. In the meantime, here’s a couple first impressions of the phone and a few [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on May 15, 2009 2:18 pm
Filed in 1xRTT, BG's Corner, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, CDMA, EDGE, EV-DO, Exclusives, GPRS, GPS, GSM, HSDPA, Handsets, RIM, Rumors, UMTS, Verizon, Wi-Fi
So check it. We just got a tip from a new ninja but this information looks really credible so we’re running it… Here’s the random bits of info we received:
All Verizon BlackBerry handsets launched after the BlackBerry Tour will have Wi-Fi
The Storm 2’s screen does not press in like SurePress, rather it operates more like [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on May 12, 2009 1:50 pm
Filed in AT&T, BG's Corner, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, EDGE, Exclusives, GPRS, GSM, Handsets, Wi-Fi
We just got our hands on the latest AT&T price sheet for the Southwestern region (don’t worry, these prices are national) and what did we find? The BlackBerry 8900 is going to run $99 $199 on a 2-year agreement after $100 MIR. We guess that sort of makes up for the 6 month delay in [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on May 10, 2009 6:42 pm
Filed in BG's Corner, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, EDGE, Exclusives, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Handsets, RIM, T-Mobile, UMTS, Wi-Fi
Here’s the deal — we’ve heard now from two independent sources that T-Mobile will be launching a 3G-enabled 8900-style BlackBerry around September. This looks to be the much-rumored BlackBerry Driftwood. One of our sources said it was Onyx, one said Driftwood. We’re going with Driftwood only because of our other intel here (Driftwood was the [...]
Posted by The Boy Genius on May 7, 2009 12:00 pm
Filed in BG's Corner, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, EDGE, Exclusives, GPRS, GSM, Handsets, RIM, T-Mobile, Wi-Fi
We just got some hands on time with the now infamous BlackBerry 8520 (code-named Gemini). Optical trackball? Ooooh yeah. While there hasn’t been too much time to play with them, early impressions are definitely fitting in with what CrackBerry reported; real solid feel and the optical trackball is awesome and makes your brand new BlackBerry [...]
Posted by Marc Flores on May 2, 2009 2:58 pm
Filed in Verizon, Wi-Fi
It looks like Verizon is jumping on the bandwagon and getting ready to offer free access to Wi-Fi hotspots for FiOS and DSL subscribers. The first thing that comes to mind is, well, where exactly are Verizon hotspots located? They don’t seem to be quite as ubiquitous as AT&T’s — a company that already offers [...]