A report from Global investment banking and securities firm Nomura suggests AT&T will weather a Verizon iPhone just fine. Though AT&T stands to lose millions of customers to Verizon, the wireless carrier is expected to generate revenue from early termination fees that will offset subscriber losses. The report also suggests the loss of exclusivity with…
MTV supports Sprint ID with Pandora, Soundhound and more
Remember Sprint ID? This was a highly-customizable pack of apps for Sprint devices which enables users to quickly change out the feel of the software. There was a big splash at CTIA a few months ago but we haven’t heard much about it until now, as MTV has just introduced its own music-centric ID pack.…
Nexus S supplies at Best Buy revealed (unconfirmed)
Wondering if your Best Buy will have enough Nexus S inventory when it launches the new generation of Google Nexus superphones this Thursday? AndroidAndMe has posted some numbers for the number of Nexus S phones that each Best Buy will get according to the store size. The numbers are unconfirmed, but these figures are all…
Motorola Cliq 2 finally on the way to T-Mobile?
Motorola’s first Android phone, the Cliq, may finally see a successor coming to market. The Cliq 2 model name has found its way into the Trademark office, and while it’s a little late, it’s certainly better late than never! Codenamed Begonia, the Motorola Android smartphone will ship with Android 2.2 Froyo and the MotoBlur UI.…
Sprint Releases OS 5.0.0.1030 for the BlackBerry Tour 9630
BlackBerry Tour 9630 Owners, it’s OS update time… and the best kind of update, the official kind! Sprint has just released OS 5.0.0.1030 for the device, and it’s ready for download. You can grab your copy via the link below: Download OS 5.0.0.1030 for BlackBerry Tour 9630 from Sprint > As always, be sure to…
Palm webOS 2.0 to land on current devices in early 2011?
Palm was expected to deliver webOS 2.0 to its handsets by the end of 2010, but it looks like that date may have slipped. A tweet from O2 Germany suggests the update may land on current devices in early 2011. Unfortunately, early 2011 extends from January to March and the tweet does not reveal whether…
Best Buy gives us more Nexus S launch and pricing details
Regardless of what you may think about the Nexus S, it’s apparently still coming to a Best Buy near you this Thursday. Best Buy has recently come out and given the world more details about the impending launch of the latest Android superphone, and they go something like this: To coincide with the East coast…
Pantech P8000 approved by FCC, packing AT&T bands
The FCC has been busy at work approving wireless handsets, and the Pantech P8000 has made it through just fine. The smartphone is a candybar style handset with a camera on back. Not terribly shocking, I know, but it seems that it may also be an Android handset compatible with AT&T 3G frequencies. Like most…
REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy Tab (Sprint) – Does the iPad have an Android tablet competitor?
For months and months, Apple and the iPad had a virtual stranglehold on the tablet computing space. Armed with undeniably sleek industrial design, the proven iOS mobile operating system, a huge display and a battery the size of a small planet, the Apple iPad ushered the world into casual computing on tablet devices designed for…
Are Motorola DEFY earpieces failing? So much for a rugged phone
The Motorola DEFY is one pretty-but-rugged Android handset, which is rare for phones that can take a good beating, so it’s a little sad to hear news that the earpiece may not be up to par. For a handset that can withstand most of the elements, including being dropped in water or bombarded with sand…