Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Jun 26, 2009 11:02 am
Filed in Android, HTC, Handsets, Rumors, T-Mobile
Some keen observation and javascript sleuthing may have uncovered the in-store launch date for T-Mobile’s second Android-powered handset, the myTouch 3G. Announced earlier this week by T-Mobile USA, the myTouch 3G will be available for pre-order on July 8th with an in-store release of the Android handset to follow sometime in “early August”. Now according [...]
Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jun 24, 2009 5:41 pm
Filed in Apple, HSDPA, Handsets, Rumors, Telus
We typically shy away from wild rumors such as the one you’re about to read. Considering the information has been relayed by an individual with a pretty good track record with this sort of thing however, we’re going to report on it. With an extra spoonful of caution, that is. Word on the web is [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Jun 23, 2009 9:17 am
Filed in HTC, Handsets, Windows Mobile
A new image of an HTC-branded Windows Mobile handset has surfaced. The source of the image claims it is a rendering of the HTC Firestone, a handset that was included in HTC’s leaked 2009 lineup, and adds the following specifications:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS 900/2100, HSDPA
Windows Mobile 6.5
3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen transflective TFT display, 65536 colors (boo)
600Mhz Qualcomm [...]
Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jun 20, 2009 10:45 am
Filed in Apple, News, Rumors
Gentlemen, they can rebuild him. They have the technology. According to today’s The Wall Street Journal, Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs went under the knife approximately two months ago in a Tennessee hospital and received a liver transplant. Why? The Journal speculates that the pancreatic cancer Jobs was diagnosed with in 2004 had slowly [...]
Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jun 17, 2009 11:56 am
Filed in BlackBerry, Handsets, RIM, Rumors, Telus
Just because Verizon and Sprint have been hogging all of attention when it comes to the newly announced BlackBerry Tour 9630 doesn’t mean those who live in the home country of the smartphone itself have been forgotten by your pals at BGR. The latest rumor regarding the TELUS Tour has it launching on July 15th, [...]
We just got a tip from a new tipster saying that Verizon Wireless will finally officially announce the BlackBerry Tour along with a release date tomorrow morning. This is not confirmed but would make sense given the July release date window is fast approaching and they’d want to avoid people switching carriers for upcoming handsets. [...]
Excited about the upcoming Samsung B7610 Louvre? Well wait just a tick, because we’ve got some interesting news to report. Yesterday Samsung slipped up and pictures of the Louvre were briefly published to its press gallery. Apparently Sammy referred to the Louvre as we know it as the Omnia Pro, a device that we have [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Jun 14, 2009 8:54 am
Filed in Handsets, Rumors, Samsung, Windows Mobile
Hot on the heels of the first rendering of the Samsung B7610 Louvre comes the first spy photo and some additional specifications on this mid-range offering from Sammy. The Louvre looks even better in person than it does in the rendering and it comes with an increasingly solid set of specs that include:
3.50inch AMOLED 16M [...]
While talk of Samsung’s upcoming B7610 Louvre has been floating around in quiet corners of the internet for quite some time now, the first image of the upcoming Windows Mobile smartphone has emerged alongside a list of specs. We’re not sure exactly how this handset pays homage to the famous French museum but maybe Sammy [...]
This rumor is for everyone out there who nearly went insane from all of yesterday’s WWDC coverage. Word is that what you’re looking at above is Samsung’s upcoming GT-i8000 aka Omnia II. Assuming the picture is the real deal and the specs are right, we’re hearing that the Omnia II will come with a 3.7-inch [...]
A regular poster over at Mobile-review forums has leaked what he/she claims are the specifications for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2. The black and silver slider is rumored to have:
8.1mpx auto focus, VGA @ 30fps (MP4 HQ)
3.5 inch WVGA OLED (increased from 3.0 from X1)
GPS, aGPS
3.5 mm headphone jack
Accelerometer
Faster processor
512 RAM
Custom Windows Mobile 6.5 (SE [...]
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Jun 7, 2009 9:41 am
Filed in Apple, Handsets, Rumors
Two new images have emerged which purportedly show off the front facing camera of the upcoming next-gen iPhone. One simply shows the camera in action presumably taking a self portrait while the other is demoing a video chat. Real or fake? More importantly, and considering pretty much no one has cared about mobile video conferencing [...]
New spy shots of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2, codenamed “Vulcan”, have emerged from the forums over at fanklub.se. The successor to the current X1 is looking dapper in its black casing, black keyboard and silver bezel. On the back, the Windows Mobile handset sports an 8 megapixel camera with flash. What you see is [...]