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Place this one in the ” I will believe when I see it” category. According to Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine, a T-Mobile manager casually mentioned to him that T-Mobile will be getting the iPhone 3GS later this year. While the iPhone rumor has come a gone a few times, this is the first time…
Bad news for iPhone 3G owners. Apple confirmed that the new iOS Game Center is not compatible with your device. Apple drew a line in the sand when it came to backwards compatibility and the 3G ended on the wrong side. Also missing from this list is the original iPod Touch and the original iPhone; both…
With the Samsung Fascinate now available, our eyes turn to the Samsung Gem, an entry-level Android handset slated to land at Verizon Wireless. Little is known about the Gem; we spotted it in the wild at the beginning of August and revealed the first specs for this Android handset. Last week, Best Buy unveiled the handset in its…
The Samsung Fascinate (Galaxy S) is now available online from Verizon Wireless for $199 with a $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract. The Fascinate will set you back $269 with a $100 mail-in rebate and a one-year contract and $579 off contract. As a smartphone, the Fascinate requires the Email and Web for Smartphone plan…
Vodafone confirmed late on Tuesday that it has agreed to sell its 3.2% minority stake in China Mobile. Vodafone owns 642.9 million shares of China Mobile stock and the sale would net the carrier about £4.3 billion ($6.58 billion). Seventy percent of the proceeds from the China Mobile sale will be directed back to stockholders; while the…
HTC confirmed its rumored September 15th event in London via Facebook today. Not an exclusive press event at the Hyatt Hotel, this gathering is a casual party at Redhook that is open to the public. Though the handset manufacturer hints that it will have phones on display and a few to give away, it does not…
PSFreedom, a port of the open source PSGroove jailbreak solution for the Playstation 3, hit the internet last week and it has traveled far and wide since its debut. It is simple in theory – all you need is the code and a device with a USB microcontroller to execute this hack. Now in the…
It is official, the Samsung Fascinate from Verizon will make its debut tomorrow online and in stores on the 9th. As expected, the Galaxy S handset will be available for $199 after a $100 online discount/mail-in rebate and a new two-year agreement. As a smartphone, Verizon will require you to sign up for an Email and Web for…
Good news for geeky waistlines! Nike did away with the cumbersome sensor of its Nike+ exercise system and added GPS support to its popular iPhone application. The original Nike+ system used a sensor that you place in a special Nike shoe to track your running. The sensor monitored your movement and sent the data to your iPhone or iPod…
Today, LG introduced a series of high-end smartphones powered by NVIDIA’s dual core Tegra 2 processor. As previously rumored, these Tegra 2 smartphones will be part of LG’s recently announced Optimus line of mobile devices and will start shipping in Q4 2010. The Korean manufacturer does not name the mobile OS powering these upcoming handsets but one candidate for this super-fast treatment will…