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Earlier this month, Verizon began accepting Android applications into its V CAST App store. This may come as no surprise as many Android handsets already include a tab for Verizon V CAST Apps within the Android Market. This new version takes the V CAST app store one step further by creating a stand-alone store that will separate the Verizon-only apps…
The holiday season will be a happy one for AT&T customers as the wireless carrier has up to six Windows Phone 7 handsets, three Android phones, the Galaxy Tab, and a trio of BlackBerry Torches slated to drop by the end of the year. The Windows Phone 7 handsets include the previously spotted Samsung Cetus i917; joining the Cetus…
Wal-Mart announced today that it is stepping forward in the wireless business and is going to offer cellular service branded with the Wal-Mart name. The service will run on T-Mobile’s network in the US and will be available in 2,500 Wal-Mart stores nationwide starting September 20th. As expected from a discount retail chain, the Family…
We saw the HTC Trophy late last year when it appeared as an upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 handset in an HTC roadmap leak. Things have changed in the intervening nine months and the Trophy has apparently morphed into a Windows Phone 7 handset. The handset is unusual as it is candy bar with a front-facing keyboard, a form factor that harkens back to the Motorola Q and…
Motorola unveiled its special surprise for Oprah fans- it is the Motorola DEFY for T-Mobile USA. The press release is hitting the wires before the show and confirms that American manufacturer will launch the DEFY with MOTOBLUR in time for the holiday shopping season. This latest offering is a rugged Android handset that features a 3.7-inch WVGA (480…
Motorola announced that it will share an exciting announcement on Oprah’s farewell season opener today. Details are sparse but it involves Android and will be a special surprise. Oprah has supported Android in the past. She is a known Evo 4G owner and has pimped the MyTouch 3G with a coupon code that offered the handset for…
The T-Mobile G2 will be hitting Radio Shack with a lower than low price tag of $149.99 with a two-year customer agreement. The electronics retailer is undercutting Best Buy’s price of $199.99 by offering an extra $50 instant rebate on this Android handset. Radio Shack did not provide details on when this offer will begin and only promised that…
The T-Mobile myTouch HD handset debuted in early renderings but a leaked promotional sheet from T-Mobile finally fleshes out some of the handset’s details. As expected, the myTouch HD will be a high-end offering with HSPA+ connectivity, 3.8-inch display, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with autofocus, VGA front-facing camera with support for Qik and Yahoo Messenger over a cellular…
Samsung is launching a three-pronged attack with its Galaxy Tab as it tries to compete with Apple’s popular iPad. According to the Wall Street Journal, Samsung has negotiated deals with Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and AT&T to carry its Android tablet when it becomes available next month. Notably absent from this list is T-Mobile, which has…
If you are like me, one of the first apps you install on your handset is a weather app and one of my favorites is WeatherBug. Thanks to YouTube we get a sneak peek of this popular application running on Windows Phone 7. The Windows Phone 7 version demoed in the video is impressive. The…