I’ve had the weekend to play with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro, and am so far pretty happy with it. There’s a lot that I’ll save for the full-blown review later this week, but here’s a quick warm-up. The X10 Mini Pro’s software is miles better than the original, larger Xperia X10. It…
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Cameraphone inventor makes Apple FaceTime call from yacht
One of the cool things about the Apple iPhone 4 is the ability to make two-way video calls with the front-facing camera and the FaceTime technology. You knew it was only a matter of time before we saw some cool uses of this. Well, how about FaceTime from a yacht? Is that cool enough for…
Verizon HTC Droid Incredible OTA update making its rounds with 720p HD video recording in tow; Android 2.2 Froyo not yet here
Good news, HTC Incredible users – there’s supposed to be an over the air update hitting the fleet of HTC Droid Incredible Android phones in Verizon’s fleet today with some of the rumored features we’ve been hoping for. But, before you start thinking that HTC somehow got it all together to package Android 2.2 Froyo…
Apple: it takes 3 years to put up a new cell tower in San Francisco
Wonder why your Apple iPhone reception sucks in San Francisco? Most of us will (rightly) blame AT&T but Apple CEO Steve Jobs said the local governments should also get some of the blame. During the “Antennagate” press conference Friday, Jobs said it can be difficult to make network upgrades in certain markets. In Texas, it…
Verizon confirms it’s killing Kin
We had heard rumors yesterday that Verizon Wireless would be throwing the Microsoft Kin phones in the grave today and the nation’s largest wireless operator has confirmed this. “Verizon Wireless will no longer sell the Kin One and Kin Two in our company owned stores. Existing customers should not be impacted. There are no current…
Apple iPhone 4, iPad get new international release dates
Apple fans around the world will soon be able to get their hands on the iPhone 4 and iPad, as the company has just announced more markets for these devices. The Apple iPad will be available this Friday in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands and Singapore. The suggested retail price for the…
BlackBerry OS 6 Media Player, Webkit Browser Get Video Walkthroughs
A trio of BlackBerry OS 6 videos got out yesterday, showing off BlackBerry OS 6.0.0.100. We’ve already seen a lot of BlackBerry 6, both officially and otherwise, but nothing wrong with a little more eye candy, amirite? Take a look below before RIM gets them taken down from YouTube. The OS is still very much…
Mobistar testing LTE in Belgium: 60 megabits per second download, 18 ms latency
LTE, oh LTE, we can’t wait for LTE, but the truth of the matter is that it’s at least a few years off until we have LTE equipped mobile phones. Bad news out of the way, let’s concentrate on the good stuff: Mobistar, Belgium’s second largest mobile operator, got a license from the Belgian Institute…
Game Center Receives a Face Lift & Enhancements in iOS 4.1 SDK
Last month, details and screenshots emerged for Apple’s Game Center for the iPhone & iPad. Even though the details were pretty straightforward and not much of a surprise compared to other online social gaming networks, such as Xbox LIVE & Playstation Network, one thing I felt Game Center needed was a graphical overhaul since what…
Motorola Droid 2, BlackBerry Storm 3, BlackBerry Curve 3, and 10.1-inch Tablet Coming Soon to Verizon?
Some fresh shots of the rumoured Motorola Droid 2 have emerged, alongside rumours of a couple of BlackBerry devices and a tablet releasing by the end of the year. The Droid 2 is supposed to have a 5 megapixel camera and 1 GHz processor; combined with the fact that a batch of press shots have…







