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We heard that Rogers was going to be launching the BlackBerry Torch 9800 on September 24, and as you might expect, they’ve got some sales staff to train. More interesting than that though is Galaxy S Captivate training starting online as well, meaning we’ll likely see it in the next week or two, even though…
Feature phone freaks on Sprint can gear up for the Sanyo Innuendo, a thin little flip phone with a touch-sensitive front display. This very basic phone does come with some nifty features that youngsters might like, and it seems like a decent deal at just $50 with a two-year contract and mail-in-rebates for those heading…
Hey, remember the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8? It’s a slightly bigger version of the X10 Mini that was due out sometime in third quarter (which is rapidly coming to a close). One reviewer managed to get their hands on a fresh box, revealing a bunch of battery door covers that come shipped along with the…
There’s no doubt that the Amazon Kindle is one popular and terrific reading device. And in many ways, the Apple iPad isn’t so bad either. After all, the latter does support the Kindle app, as well as iBooks and the Barnes & Noble Nook app. However, the reading experience on it hasn’t been all that…
Motorola unveiled its special surprise for Oprah fans- it is the Motorola DEFY for T-Mobile USA. The press release is hitting the wires before the show and confirms that American manufacturer will launch the DEFY with MOTOBLUR in time for the holiday shopping season. This latest offering is a rugged Android handset that features a 3.7-inch WVGA (480…
Apple has announced that it will finally be selling the Wi-Fi model of its iPad tablet in China on September 17. Apple has sold over 4 million iPad tablets to date, and plans to continue rolling it out to other countries this year. In China, the Wi-Fi iPad will sell for CNY3988 for 16GB, CNY4788…
Motorola announced that it will share an exciting announcement on Oprah’s farewell season opener today. Details are sparse but it involves Android and will be a special surprise. Oprah has supported Android in the past. She is a known Evo 4G owner and has pimped the MyTouch 3G with a coupon code that offered the handset for…
With Android handsets being churned out like there’s no tomorrow, users are still complaining about fragmentation. After all, some devices released recently are still sporting version 1.5! However, it seems that as more and more devices come out with Eclair and Froyo – 2.1 and 2.2, respectively – the user base for the more recent…
The Samsung Apollo i5800 that had come out on Orange UK over the summer is now marked as “coming soon” to Telus here in Canada. The specs list pegs the Apollo as a definitively mid-range smartphone, packing a 3 megapixel camera, 3.2″ touchscreen, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G, and Android 2.1. The custom Swype keyboard is an…
The T-Mobile G2 will be hitting Radio Shack with a lower than low price tag of $149.99 with a two-year customer agreement. The electronics retailer is undercutting Best Buy’s price of $199.99 by offering an extra $50 instant rebate on this Android handset. Radio Shack did not provide details on when this offer will begin and only promised that…