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As rumored, the Motorola Citrus is going live in Verizon stores tomorrow, which will go for $49.99 on a two-year contract after mail-in rebate. As the pricetag might suggest, the Citrus isn’t what you’d call an incredibly high-end phone: it runs Android 2.1,has a 3 megapixel camera, 3-inch QVGA touchscreen, Wi-Fi b/g, GPS, 3G over…
I guess Microsoft wasn’t content suing Motorola once, as the software giant is suing the hardware maker again over patents the companies hold regarding 802.11n WiFi and H.264 video compression. Ars breaks down the suit and says that Motorola is essentially charging excessive patent fees for things related to H.264 compression and 802.11n WiFi. Microsoft…
T-Mobile is trying to claim the Android crown with the myTouch 4G and this superphone is packed with enough features to go toe-to-toe with the cream of the crop. Can it live up to the hype? Read on to find out, friends. T-Mobile myTouch 4G Available now for $199.99 with new 2-year contract Specifications (Specs-sheet)…
Windows Phone launched with the promise of Xbox Live integration and exceptional gaming. While it may not have the breadth of games that Apple’s iOS enjoys in the iPhone AppStore, Windows Phone 7 is launching with some quality games. There are actually quite a few games to pick from when it comes to making your…
RIM’s co-CEO Jim Balsillie has confirmed that their upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will cost under $500. Whether or not that goes as low as the $300 – $350 we were hearing about at launch is anybody’s guess, but at least the PlayBook will be undercutting the iPad and the unsubsidized Galaxy Tab (though the latter…
Facebook fans must have been feeling pretty bummed when Facebook Places was announced, but was initially available only on the iPhone. While it’s taken a long while to hit other platforms, BlackBerry users can now look forward to the geo-location feature in Facebook. The news comes from an announcement from RIM that the Facebook application…
Now that front-facing cameras are becoming commonplace on smartphones, Yahoo! decided to add video chatting capabilities to its messenger on Android. Additionally, Yahoo! mail has a few new features – like linking multiple accounts and viewing photo attachments in a gallery – with the new updates. The updated version of Yahoo! Messenger includes a host…
After releasing a couple of teeny devices, like the X10 Mini, Mini Pro, and X8, it looks like Sony Ericsson is going back to big with their Xperia brand. The X12 (code-named Anzu) has a 4.3 inch touchscreen and currently runs Android 2.1 Eclair, but will go to market with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Hard specs…
We mentioned the ZTE Peel for the iPod touch just a few days ago possibly landing at Sprint on November 14. Today, Sprint confirmed that the iPod touch sleeve will indeed be available on that day and added a few extra details along with it as well. In case you’re hearing about the ZTE Peel…
The rollout of the BlackBerry Bold 9780 keeps coming, and this morning I have a little more news to that effect. Word has it that Virgin Mobile Canada will launch the BlackBerry Bold 9780 in White. Nice! As per usual, the folks at Best Buy (yes, in Canada) have lifted the lid on any ‘surprise’…