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Sony Ericsson looks like they’re on the verge of finally releasing Android 2.1 for the Xperia X10. Following-up on some simple feature demos by their resident blogger, they’ve posted a fresh video that has all the marketing magic infused in it. All of the usual Android 2.1 stuff is there, like extra home screens, unified…
A rumor from Silicon Alley Insider suggests that Apple is planning a short, but sweet developer event in California next week. The event is reportedly scheduled to start next Tuesday and will run for several days. Details are sparse but the meeting is expected to be a small gathring similar to the Tech Talks Apple has held…
There was once a time when I was reluctant to purchase anything on eBay because I was afraid of having my payment information, identity and life stolen. Of course, that was over a decade ago and things have changed since then. Eventually, it involved into a fear of purchasing things using my smartphone, but according…
The BlackBerry Style 9670 was announced on Sprint last week and we have since got our hands on a review unit to play around with. Just as a refresher, the BlackBerry 9670 is RIM’s second go at a clamshell smartphone, and hosts a 2.4″ HVGA display, colour external display for at-a-glance notifications, 5 megapixel camera…
Ever since PopCap Games’ Plants vs. Zombies hit the App Store back in February, it’s fair to say it’s been a hit. I personally have played Plants vs. Zombies so many times on every platform imaginable, and yet I still haven’t completed the entire game on any of them. That’s besides the point here as…
Android is huge. There is no doubt that it will cement itself as the most prolific mobile operating system out there, even if for no other reason than its availablity on innumerable handsets and carriers. Not surprisingly, David Lawee, vice president of corporate development says that picking up Android Inc. was the “best deal ever.”…
A blog post inadvertently confirmed that PayPal will be extending its payment option to the Android market. Similar to iTunes and the BlackBerry App World, Android users will be able to setup their PayPal account and use it make app purchases from the Android Market. The announcement debuted on PayPal’s blog yesterday and was promptly…
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has said that Sprint will eventually shut down iDen (which it picked up with Nextel in 2004), and I’m guessing a good chunk of people might be a little annoyed by that. Hesse says that fewer customers are being added to the iDen network and more onto its CDMA network, so…
Verizon is hitting hard with its LTE or 4G rollout starting in West Virginia at the end of this year. We mentioned earlier that Charleston would be the first city to see coverage, but Verizon has announced a slightly more detailed plan in its LTE rollout efforts. Charleston will receive partial coverage at the end…
A rumor out of BGR suggests the white iPhone 4 has been cancelled. The rumor implies that Apple is pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes with these repeated delays and has no plans to release the coveted device. The source expects another delay will be announced in March, with the expectation that interested customers will…