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According to a report out of WinRumors, Verizon is planning to launch its first Windows Phone 7 handset in March. The announcement of the HTC 7 Trophy may happen as early as February 28th (that’s tomorrow!) and the device will sell for $199 with a two-year customer agreement. The handset will land on Verizon in…
Verizon is pushing its new Android tablet, the Motorola Xoom, with a series of advertisements that entertain and showcase some of the featurees of the device. Noticeably missing from either advertisement is the familiar Droid branding. The characteristic logo, sound, and red eye animation that characterized Motorola’s Android handsets on Verizon have been dropped from…
iFixit got their hands on a Motorola Xoom and tore the tablet down to its rails. During the process, the parts and repair company known for its teardown of seemingly every device released, discovered a few surprises including an easy to open, two-piece rear casing. This split aluminum and plastic casing is presumably designed to…
Motorola is dealing with a minor legal issue over the branding of its tablet device. An online payment company Xoom Corporation shares the same name as the tablet and is apparently not happy about it. The payment company hired the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and filed a trademark suit in U.S. District…
CNN launched a new Android application designed exclusively for Honeycomb tablets. Similar to CNN’s iPad version, the Android app is built from the ground up to take advantage of the larger screen of a tablet. News stories are presented in a variety of views including a grid-based layout that showcases several stories at once and…
Windows Phone will get a gaming boost with the debut of Angry Birds, Doodle Jump and more in the Windows Marketplace. When Microsoft announced Windows Phone, the Redmond company promised to keep rolling out high-profile games on a steady pace. After launching with 50 high-profile titles, Microsoft has carried through on their promise and is…
Bad news for Sprint Epic 4G owners clamoring for an official taste of Froyo. According to folks at Android Central, Sprint and Samsung have pulled the Android 2.2 upgrade from Samsung servers due to problems with data connectivity and the SD card. The update debuted earlier this week and has been in the wild only…
A member of Android forums claimed to be at a Verizon VIP event that was showcasing the HTC Thunderbolt. The member posted up images of an operational handset (not a dummy!) and unveiled some not-yet-know launch details. According to the forum poster, the HTC Thunderbolt will land on March 3rd or 4th, a date that…
As expected, the Motorola XOOM went live and is now available from Verizon Wireless. The XOOM will be available for $599 with a two-year customer agreement or for $799 without a contract. Reviews on the XOOM hit the wire last night and most paint a favorable picture of the Honeycomb tablet. The biggest detractors are…
LG announced on Thursday that the Optimus Pad will be available for pre-order in Japan starting March 15th. The Korean manufacturer is teaming up with Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo to offer the 8.9-inch tablet. The Optimus Pad model L-06C will be tailor-made for its Japanese audience with BeeTv, a wireless entertainment service, and 2Dfacto, a…