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Today is the big day that Windows Phone 7 is launching here in the US and in Canada. A bevy of handsets will debut on 5 carriers including all three major carriers in Canada (Bell, Telus, and Rogers) and on AT&T and T-Mobile here in the states. The handsets that will be available starting today…
Folks waiting to get their hands on a Verizon DROID PRO do not have much longer to wait. Verizon confirmed today that the DROID PRO will be available online starting tomorrow, November 9th. In store pre-orders will also begin on the 9th and the handset will hit the brick and mortar stores on November 18th.…
We all know that mobile data usage in the U.S. is skyrocketing, but the recent figures from analyst Chetan Sharma are staggering. Mobile data in the U.S. brought in $14 billion in service revenue in Q3 2010 alone and the data market grew 25% year over year. Smartphones lead the way but connected devices like tablets…
A leaked internal document suggests the Dell Venue Pro will be available November 8th at Microsoft’s online and retail stores. After a week of exclusivity with Microsoft, the Windows Phone handset will go on sale at Dell starting on the 15th. The final pricing was not available but the handset will likely debut for $199 with a…
Windows Phone 7 is slated to launch in the US starting November 8th. To help you navigate those first few days of ownership, we are going to cover topics that will help new Windows Phone users get started with their device. Earlier this week I discussed Windows Live ID, so today I am focusing on email…
When Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7, the Redmond company confirmed that its new mobile OS was not compatible with current Windows Mobile hardware. In one fell swoop, a whole generation of Windows Mobile handsets became obsolete. The leader of that pack was the HTC HD2, a powerhouse of a handset that included a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen…
The ZTE Peel is a 3G-enabled sleeve for the iPod touch that hit the scene earlier this year when its EV-DO radio was tested by the FCC. The Peel appeared at the FCC with Sprint-branding which suggests the wireless carrier will offer the accessory as mobile broadband option for its iPod touch-owning customers. The device would…
According to a tantalizing rumor, T-Mobile is selling an iPhone cable in select corporate stores. This should raise some eyebrows as T-Mobile is not an official carrier for Apple’s prized smartphone in the US. This unusual appearance has led to widespread speculation that this is an early slip and the wireless carrier may be preparing for the upcoming…
A pesky Daylight Saving Time bug caused widespread tardiness last week in Europe and it is poised to strike again this weekend stateside. Here in the US and Canada, the clocks are slated to jump back an hour, in accordance with Daylight Saving Time, on November 7th. This time change will cause a problem for iPhone…
A trusted source has tipped us to the potential launch date for Gingerbread, the 2.3 version of Android. According to our source, the SDK for this upcoming revision will debut on November 11th. The timing is àpropos as Samsung is slated to have a big event in New York City next week on the 8th…