At Samsung’s IFA 2010 press conference today, September 2nd, President of Samsung Mobile Communications Business JK shin was on hand to talk about the just-announced Galaxy Tab Android tablet. The Tab offers full 3G connectivity with the ability to make phone calls. But how will consumers react to having multiple SIM cards and multiple rate…
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Vlingo, Foursquare team up for Android voice check ins
Foursquare and Vlingo are teaming up to battle bigger competitors and the companies are integrating voice controls to do things like having audible check ins. Despite what it says publicly, Foursquare is facing pressure from the new Facebook Places. Foursquare will need to add its own differentiated services to keep users from just using Facebook’s…
Samsung confirms Android 3.5 Honeycomb for tablets in 2011
Today’s Samsung Galaxy Tab unveiling at IFA 2010 Berlin was full of exciting information about the company’s Android 2.2 Froyo tablet, but we’re also excited to hear that Samsung is already hard at work on next-generation tablets that will run on Google’s upcoming Android 3.5 Honeycomb platform. Honeycomb is expected to be the follow-up to…
Live blog: Samsung Galaxy Tab press event
We’re here at IFA 2010 to cover the Samsung Galaxy Tab press conference, where Samsung will unveil their very first Android tablet to the world. Stay tuned! Live: Samsung Galaxy Tab press conference
Hands-on: Samsung Galaxy Tab Android – 7 inches of Android tablet goodness
There are a lot of Android tablets making their rounds in the blogosphere asof late, but the oft-leaked Samsung Galaxy Tab is the only real Android-powered competitor to Apple’s iPad to be made official so far. Samsung has announced the 7-inch Galaxy Tab as their first Android tablet here at IFA 2010 in Berlin, Germany,…
Deal Alert: Verizon HTC Droid Incredible for $80, Motorola Droid 2 for $100
The newly released Verizon Wireless Motorola Droid 2 and summer favorite HTC Droid Incredible are on sale at Sears of all places for $100 and $80 respectively. The Incredible can be purchased by extending your contract, and the Droid 2 is sadly going to require a new contract. The spec sheets for those who may…
Prepaid operator Common Cents Mobile now available in almost 1,250 Walmart stores
Sprint-owned Common Cents Mobile, which is known for its pay-by-the-minute prepaid offering, announced expansion into an additional 500 Walmart stores — including new markets such as Chicago/Central Illinois, New Orleans, Cincinnati and Washington, D.C. With this addition, the their offering is available in almost 1,250 Walmart stores around the U.S. Those unfamiliar, myself included, should…
Samsung Galaxy Tab hits the FCC with GSM frequencies and dual-band WiFi
We’re not even going to pretend there’s a possibility that the Samsung Galaxy Tab isn’t real at this point. The Android tablet has been one of the worst kept secrets this year, and we’re happy about that, since it’s still fresh in ours minds. Recently, the the Samsung tablet stopped by the Federal Communications Commission…
iTunes 10 download now available, safe for jailbroken and unlocked devices
After several false starts, iTunes 10 has finally made its debut on Apple’s website and is now available for your downloading pleasure. iTunes 10 will bring with it Apple’s newly announced music-oriented social network, Ping, and several minor enhancements to the UI designed to improve organization and assist in the viewing of your media library.…
HTC HD2 reborn as the Windows Phone-powered HD7, launching October 18th?
The HTC HD2 was widely regarded as a high-end handset that limped along on Windows Mobile 6.5. Those who enjoyed the stellar specs of this handset will be happy to know that the HD2 may be re-born as the HD7, a Windows Phone 7 handset slated to hit O2 UK. The information about this handset…





