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We’ve seen plenty of hands-on pictures of the upcoming BlackBerry 9780, and hints of it landing on Vodafone UK in white, and today there’s a sign of the 9780 on Virgin Mobile (and by association, Bell). The rumoured launch date is October 21, going for $149 with a SuperTab, or go no contract for $549.…
AT&T has just announced the USBConnect Shockwave, its first mobile broadband modem that will allow users to connect to the carrier’s upcoming HSPA+ network. Details are pretty scant, but AT&T says that it will take just one minute to connect the device and have it ready for use. Additionally, and perhaps the biggest incentive to…
Another Apple iPhone rumor is brewing from the usual suspects – that is, the ones who are notoriously wrong about this sort of thing. This time, Shaw Wu of Kaufman Bros. is saying that Apple is currently working on two versions of the new iPhone: one will have a larger screen than the current iPhone…
Even though the Motorola Defy debuted on Oprah, the Android-powered smartphone is not some sort of soft and emotional device. In fact, the Motorola Defy for T-Mobile can take a licking and keep on ticking. It’s not the most rugged handset we’ve ever come across, but it’ll hold up to almost anything you can throw…
As promised, HP will be unveiling new webOS phones soon. In fact, there is a chance we’ll be able to see some of them at CES given the time frame we’re supposed to be seeing the new smartphones – early 2011. Senior Vice President Eric Cador says, “You will see us coming early next year…
Last week, we had heard that the PayPal app for iPhone would be able to take pictures of checks and deposit them into your account; today, the new feature has been released, and is ripe for the picking in the App Store. The one snag is that it takes 15 days for the check to…
T-Mobile has some pretty nice pricing plan options these days, with both its Even More and Even More Plus plans. The bundled plans are pretty good and are probably only rivaled by Sprint’s Simply Everything plans. However, not resting on its laurels, it looks like T-Mobile will be offering a new set of prepaid mobile…
Documents surfaced last week that suggested T-Mobile was going to bring WiFi calling to its Android lineup and today the wireless carrier made it official. Confirmed via press release, T-Mobile announced that the new Motorola DEFY and the updated myTouch will support WiFi calling out of the box. Other Android handsets in T-Mobile’s lineup will be…
BitStream’s Bolt browser has been updated to version 2.3, which includes new features like syncing with the cloud so you can get links to all of your favourite sites restored whenever you switch devices. The last update handled HTML5 and Flash video streaming, but 2.3 is tacking on audio streaming as well – handy for…
I know I’ve talked about them before, but any time Capcom comes up in my inbox, RSS feeds, or Twitter stream, I can’t help but sit up and take notice. The company has built some of the most legendary games of all time, and many of the games bring back very fond memories from my…