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The iPhone 4 will officially land in South Korea starting September 10th, according to KT Corp. which confirmed the highly anticipated launch date on Saturday. The iPhone 4 was originally expected to launch on July 30th in the Asian country but problems with regulatory approval forced its delay. After some wrangling, the South Korean government finally…
It is a day of price cuts for the Palm Pre. According to a leaked Sprint document, the now one-year old handset will be dropping to $49.99 starting September 12th. While the Pre will receive a much needed $100 reduction, the Pixi will see a $50 reduction, bringing the final retail value to the irresistible…
A beta build of webOS 2.0 was distributed to developers earlier this week and the underlying codebase has yielded up a reference to a virtual keyboard. Those that do not follow webOS may not realize that the mobile OS lacks a virtual keyboard. A virtual keyboard is not necessary on the webOS platform as all…
Lesson number one: when you release a hot, new device like the Samsung Galaxy Tab, you really should set the pricing details before the big announcement and include this information in the first official press release. Failure to disclose the pricing will lead to rampant speculation and the reputation of your device may be tarnished…
Twitter has realized that mobile is the place to be and has been pushing out mobile clients to all the major platforms over the course of this year. Twitter launched its Twitter for BlackBerry app as a private beta in February and rolled out the official app in July. Unlike the other mobile platforms which were developed by Twitter independently (Android) or…
We have spotted the Samsung Gem and the Fascinate the wild before and now the duo for Verizon have made their first side-by-side retail appearance. Page 9 of the September issue of Best Buy’s mobile buyers guide features a double page advertisement for Verizon which includes the Samsung Fascinate and the Samsung Gem. Both handsets are shown off…
The official Twitter app for iOS has been updated and now runs lean and mean on the Apple iPad. The new Twitter for iPad is optimized for the larger screen of Apple’s tablet device and includes a multi-paned UI that displays a navigation menu and your twitter feed side-by-side. While this layout is utilitarian, it does…
After a brief tease last week, Samsung has made its Galaxy Tab official. The teaser video from last week hinted at most of the details on this tablet, but it is exciting to see the nitty gritty details fleshed out. Other than a Tegra 2 processor, this hot, new Android 2.2 tablet is chock full…
After several false starts, iTunes 10 has finally made its debut on Apple’s website and is now available for your downloading pleasure. iTunes 10 will bring with it Apple’s newly announced music-oriented social network, Ping, and several minor enhancements to the UI designed to improve organization and assist in the viewing of your media library.…
The HTC HD2 was widely regarded as a high-end handset that limped along on Windows Mobile 6.5. Those who enjoyed the stellar specs of this handset will be happy to know that the HD2 may be re-born as the HD7, a Windows Phone 7 handset slated to hit O2 UK. The information about this handset…