Alright, I won’t hate on BlackBerry too much, but I’d be kidding myself if I pretended that the Torch 9800 was a pretty big disappointment for many BlackBerry fans when it was announced. At the time, most new smartphones were launching with 1GHz processors and ridiculously high-resolution screens. The Torch 9800, on the other hand,…
Steve Wozniak details white iPhone 4 issues, says fix is coming soon
Steve Wozniak, the geek’s geek, has confirmed that the ever elusive white iPhone 4 is coming soon and talked about why it has been delayed. You may remember the kid who was selling white iPhone 4 parts online, and that the parts were somehow obtained from Foxconn. Well, The Woz purchased one of those white…
Droid Bionic briefly appears on Amazon for $149, then disappears
The Droid Bionic might be launching pretty soon as it popped up on Amazon Wireless’ system very briefly revealing a $149.99 price tag. The Android device will be packing some LTE 4G capabilities along with NVIDIA’s new dual-core Tegra 2 processor. We had a pretty decent, albeit brief, hands on with the Droid Bionic at…
Bored with Angry Birds? Try Angry Turds
Last spring, I passed the time in the subways playing Angry Birds. The game was relatively new, but after about a month or two, I was already tired of it. When the Angry Birds holiday editions and HD version for iPad came out, it had a brief resurgence in my leisurely life, but quickly died…
Android manufacturing cycles get shorter, makes new phones feel obsolete sooner
When you bought that fancy Motorola Droid back in November 2009, how did you feel? It was pretty cutting-edge, right? According to its huge advertising campaign, there was finally a phone on the market that could reliably compete against the iPhone. Verizon customers had the latest and greatest Android device in their hands. But two…
Samsung Galaxy Tab sales figures were inaccurate and ‘quite small’
Just after Thanksgiving last year, it was announced that Samsung had sold one million Galaxy Tab units. It was impressive, if not shocking, but no one really questioned the validity of the claim and congratulated Samsung. It appeared as though Android tablets were more popular than expected, even if the software wasn’t primed for the…
T-Mobile Dell Streak 7 launching February 2 for $199.99
We heard a few weeks ago that the Dell Streak 7 for T-Mobile might be launching February 2, and today the carrier confirmed it via Twitter. The 7-inch Android tablet will be launching on Wednesday for $199.99 with a two-year contract after a $50 mail-in-rebate. T-Mobile also says that you must have a qualifying plan,…
T-Mobile enjoys its role as a challenger, but looks for a facelift
T-Mobile is the fourth largest carrier in the U.S., just under Sprint, Verizon and AT&T who took the top spot last week from Big Red. However, the company does embrace its role as a challenger in the mobile space, and is looking forward to taking advantage of its position to regain market share. T-Mobile CEO…
Verizon iPhone 4 pre-order invites start rolling out
The Verizon iPhone 4 is going to be here very soon, and those of you who are existing customers get to stake your claim before the masses rush in. When the Verizon iPhone 4 was announced a few weeks ago in NYC, we were told that on February 3, current customers would have the option…
HTC considers opening up retail stores much like Apple did
HTC has seen tremendous success with its handsets over the last few years, and it’s looking to open up three flagship retail stores to carry that momentum forward. HTC is also looking to work with channel operators and open up over a hundred retail shops. It would certainly be nice for the Taiwanese manufacturer to…









