Todd Achilles, whose named couldn’t be more ironic because of the struggle that Palm is facing integrating into HP and that HP is facing in making a credible name for themselves in the smartphone market, is now in charge of both companies sales teams for the Americas. Achilles has experience in this space. He used…
Archives for 2010
Videos: Intel CEO Paul Otellini on the Infineon and McAfee acquisitions, plus thoughts on Obama
You’re rarely going to hear me say this, so here it goes: Fox News recently recorded a stellar interview with Intel CEO Paul Otellini and discussed the acquisition of Infineon’s wireless solutions unit, the purchase of antivirus firm McAfee, and his thoughts on how the current administration is and isn’t letting businesses grow. Venture Beat…
HedoneDesign Intros ‘Skeper’ BlackBerry Theme
Well, it looks like HedoneDesign is hitting the BlackBerry Theme scene pretty hard these days. Not so long ago, they released the Pneuma theme… and only a few days ago the new OS6Like theme hit us as well. There’s lots of good stuff in these themes, and guess what… there’s more to come! Late last…
Video: What’s the SMS experience like on Windows Phone 7? [Spoiler: Amazing]
Since Microsoft is basically starting from scratch in terms of the user experience of their mobile operating system, many of you might be wondering: what’s the SMS messaging experience like on Windows Phone 7? I may be a tall, wide shouldered, burly man in my mid 20s, but I text like a 13 year old…
Samsung Epic 4G now available from Sprint, and the EVO 4G, too!
Sprint has officially rolled out the highly anticipated Samsung Epic 4G and has kicked off this week in a big 4G way. Priced at $249.99 with a $100 mail-in rebate and two-year commitment, the Epic 4G is available now from Sprint’s online storefront. Folks that prefer purchasing in person can head down to their local…
Samsung Galaxy Tab to land at Verizon Wireless
We have heard rumblings of a North American CDMA variant of the Samsung Galaxy tab and now that model has been spotted in Verizon Wireless’ internal inventory list. The leaked screen grab fresh out of BGR reveals two entries for a Verizon Galaxy Tab. One is presumably for the Android tablet device itself and the…
Gowalla for BlackBerry Updated to 1.0
The Gowalla location-based social network has significantly expanded their previously flimsy BlackBerry app with the ability to add pictures to spots, keep track of virtual items, and of course check in to and share your favorite locales with Facebook and Twitter friends like usual. Gowalla differs from the current check-in leader, Foursquare, by offering a…
Motorola to DROID X owners: Flash the leaked ROM and forfeit the official froyo build
Motorola posted an update on its DROID X support forum today that discourages users from flashing an unofficial Android 2.2 ROM leaked to the Internet. Motorola warned DROID X owners that it does not have an upgrade path in place for this leaked ROM. Unless you go to back to the stock ROM, you will…
Bing Android App Not Just Exclusively for Verizon
Earlier we reported that Bing has finally launched an Android application, but the only downside was that it was limited to Verizon customers. However, there was no solid word on whether it was exclusive to Big Red. It turns out it isn’t. Let’s not forget that Bing has a partnership going on with Verizon right…
Samsung Fascinate launching September 8th online, in stores next day?
We’re all aware that the launch date for the Samsung Fascinate, Verizon’s variant of the Galaxy S, was rumored for September 9th, but new rumors suggest that the Fascinate may go live a day earlier. While it’s said to be in stores on September 9th, the Fascinate may indeed become available a day earlier via…







