Nokia’s upcoming N8 will be shipping on September 30 to those who had pre-ordered, according to Senior Communications Manager Tapani Kashkinen. There are some Google ads showing up that say that it will be shipping even earlier to UK buyers on September 23, though it confirms they’re a week early. The last rumours we had…
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Apple iPod touch Comprises 37.7 Percent of All iOS Devices Sold
Remember when Steve Jobs was telling Apple fans about iOS usage and activations, boasting just how much they were better than Google’s Android? During its September 1 event, in which a new line of iPod players were introduced, Apple said that 120 million iOS devices were sold to date. That’s one iOS device for just…
Star-studded, fact-less Windows Phone 7 advertisement released
Microsoft supposedly dropped $500 million into advertising for its upcoming Windows Phone 7 launch and the first fruits of this investment has made its official debut. Microsoft’s first WP7 advertisement launched publicly as a trailer before the Secret Cinema screening of the upcoming Lawrence of Arabia movie. While not as freaky as Palm’s failed attempt at advertising its Pre handset, this…
Verizon BlackBerry Curve 3G (9330) Coming Soon
If you’re looking for more BlackBerry Curve love on Verizon, it looks like that’s just what you’re going to get in the near future. Via a rebate form obtained by our friends at CrackBerry, it looks like the Curve 3G 9330 is headed to big red in charcoal gray and fuchsia. No release date was…
LG Optimus 7 Windows Phone with DLNA Makes Appearance at IFA
LG has been showing off a new Windows Phone publicly at IFA, the Optimus 7, which uses DLNA to shunt media from the device to home entertainment over the local Wi-Fi network with simple swipe gestures. We’ve seen this thing pretty regularly as the GW910 Panther since its first appearance on the Engadget Show about…
Samsung Galaxy Tab heading to Vodafone UK, pricing still unknown
Today, Vodafone UK confirmed that it will be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The Galaxy Tab now has a dedicated landing page on Vodafone UK with a tentative launch date of “Coming Soon”. Vodafone UK is silent on the official timing of the Galaxy Tab’s arrival, only stating the Galaxy Tab will launch sometime in…
iOS 4.1 to be the Savior of iPhone 3G Users?
If you’re an iPhone 3G user, the iOS update to version 4.1 can’t come soon enough. Because of a mixup over at Apple UK, we know the update is probably going to hit us on Wednesday, September 8th. Although, if you ask Apple for the official word, all they’re going to tell you is ‘it’s…
iPhone 5 Features: Cat Washing, Tax Preparation and More
If you caught my iPhone 5 concept design the other day, it no doubt got your heart pumping. That, or it made you roll your eyes and say something like ‘c’mon dude, that’s nothing more than a new iPod Touch photoshopped with some iPhone 5 text on it. Gimme a break!’. Honestly, I agree with…
More TeliaSonera LTE benchmarks: 33.4 Mbps average download, 12.7 Mbps average upload
TeliaSonera is the world’s first operator to launch a commercial LTE network, turning on the high speed wireless technology in both the city of Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo, Norway simultaneously in December 2009. Since then all eyes have been on them to see what the technology can do, and how receptive customers are to the…
Ultrabrief: October 5th: The day Orange UK customers can use T-Mobile UK’s network and vice versa
Almost 1 year ago to the day, T-Mobile UK and Orange UK announced that they’d merge their wireless networks. More than half a year later, in May of this year, they announced that their merged network would be called “Everything Everywhere“. Today the joint venture has announced that starting October 5th customers from both networks…







