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Apple is usually adept at keeping their unannounced products locked down until the company is good and ready for an official launch (iPhone 4 debacle notwithstanding, of course), but no amount of secrecy can keep hardcore fans from discovering hints of a new smartphone and iPad in some USB configuration files. Today, we’re hearing that…
Despite all the hubbub about CEO Mark Hurd, Hewlett-Packard posted great earnings for its quarter and the company confirmed that it will soon have multiple tablets to compete with the Apple iPad. The company said the Apple iPad may have hurt the sales of some of its laptops but it said a Windows tablet will…
StumbleUpon wants to make it easier for you to discover new online content and the company has just released an app for the Apple iPhone and Android. If you’re not familiar with the site, it lets you find new web sites and images based on your preferences. You just narrow down what categories you’re interested…
RIM has just announced a new product in their accessory line, the HS-700 Bluetooth headset. It’s an innocuous little Bluetooth headset with a nice leather finish, but what makes it special is that you can launch into actions using only your voice. Using voice alone, you can start a call, mute a call, redial, call…
Following a private beta, the BlackBerry App World has been updated to 2.0, complete with credit card billing, QR barcode scanning, an updated user interface, and RIM’s new ID system. Billing app purchases directly to your wireless bill is also present, but it’s only “supported by certain carriers”. A special surprise with the public launch,…
Remember when we caught a screenshot of a Verizon computer that showed the global roaming Motorola Droid Pro, and a world phone edition of the Droid 2? Both devices were said to have global capable GSM radios, allowing them to roam on wireless networks outside the US (where CDMA is pretty much non-existent). Well, we…
According to leaked information, LG’s enV series of handsets may shed its feature phone roots and adopt Android as its underlying OS. Those familiar with Verizon Wireless will associate the LG enV brand with a series of messaging-centric feature phones that extend all the way back to the original “The V”. One of the more recent versions…
We had heard that the BlackBerry 9800 would be coming to Canada in mid-September, and it looks like Vodafone UK is in the same boat.Vodafone had confirmed that they were going to have the Torch back at launch, but it’s good to have a more specific window to look forward to. The Torch is RIM’s…
We’ve got bad news for all you Android fans looking to pick up a Motorola Droid X from Verizon – it seems Big Red is having trouble keeping up with demand for the hot, new Android smartphone and has pushed back ship dates to early September. Going on all the reviews of the Droid X,…
It’s becoming clear that HTC plans to unveil some new Android smartphones at their press event on the 15th of September. Two new smartphones briefly appeared on mobiles.co.uk, bearing the names of the HTC Desire HD, and Desire Z. What ever could they be? We’re thinking these two handsets will be launched at the upcoming…