That was pretty damn quick, no? The Samsung Galaxy Tab was just officially announced yesterday, yet it has already been rooted. Now users can take full advantage of all the root applications you’d like. At this rate, we may see a custom recovery image in the near future to make way for some custom ROMs.…
Archives for 2010
Energizer Announces Wireless Charging Mat for iPhone 3G and BlackBerry Curve 8900
To butt heads pretty directly with Powermat, Energizer today announced that they’ll have an inductive charging pad and case for the iPhone 3GS and battery door for the BlackBerry Curve 8900 starting in October. The mat is Qi-compliant, which is a standard many cell phone manufacturers are huddling around. Powermat’s learning how to bypass sleeves…
HTC Trophy Passes Global Certification Forum, Running Windows Phone 7?
Back in December, the HTC Trophy made its first appearance in an internal roadmap, and it’s finally getting around to coming to market as it has passed through the Global Certification Forum. Back then it was listed as running Windows Mobile 6.5, but at this point, it’s a likely candidate for the fall launch of…
Android gains on Apple iPhone in mobile web usage
It looks like Android may not be as far behind Apple iPhone (and iOS devices) as it may seem when it comes to mobile web usage, as new research from Quantcast shows the little green robot is gaining on iOS. In a blog post, Quantcast said Android has 25% of the U.S mobile web consumption…
Sprint to get Samsug Galaxy Tab in November?
It’s been a big week for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, as we’ve seen it officially announced, get some ridiculous rumored pricing and now we’re hearing that the tablet may be hitting up Sprint sometime in November with 4G inside. If the trend continues, I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if we see this thing pop up…
O2 Dell Streak owners receiving Android 2.1 update now
Well, we were hoping that the Dell Streak in the United States would skip right to Froyo as we heard before, but we can’t be upset about an upgrade. That still may be true, as O2 users are said to be receiving the Android 2.1 update at the moment, while AT&T users are still stuck…
BlackBerry Bold 9780 Coming to Rogers Mid-November?
The last we had heard about a general release date of the BlackBerry Bold 9780 suggested October, but a fresh undocumented rumour is pointing to a later release in November for Rogers. That October launch date might still hold true for, say, AT&T, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see the U.S. get first dibs…
More MeeGo screenshots surface, shows promise
As more and more screenshots emerge for the MeeGo operating system, we’re becoming quietly optimistic because it’s looking pretty darn good. You may recall that MeeGo is a new smartphone OS from Intel and Nokia and it merges the Maemo and Moblin platforms. It is expected to be a modern OS on par with the…
Motorola mocks Apple for not having Flash
Motorola is not messing around with its latest full-page advertisements, as the company is going after the Apple iPhone (and iOS devices) for not supporting Adobe Flash. In its latest Droid 2 ad, Motorola says, “Flash websites? There’s a phone for that.” The Motorola Droid 2 is the latest Android superphone for Verizon Wireless and…
EA Mobile FINALLY Releases Mirror’s Edge For the iPhone
Mirror’s Edge on the iPhone has been one of those games that has utterly confused me. When the game was first announced, I was happy to hear one of the most unique first-person action titles from 2008 was making its way to the iPhone platform. Then EA released a trailer showing the game in action,…








