Verizon Wireless, Motorola and Google are teaming up for a press conference next week to show off the next generation of Droid smartphone. Unless something crazy happens, this should be the official introduction of the Droid X. We’ve already seen some leaks about the Droid X and it is expected to rock a huge screen…
Twitter turns on location-services, plays nice with Foursquare, Gowalla
Twitter has flipped the switch on its location services and you can now let your followers know exactly where you are when you’re eating that delicious sandwich. The Places feature will now let you give more context to your tweets by including a location. The company uses a World Cup watcher as an example, as…
T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide rooted
Get ready to root friends, as the myTouch 3G Slide is now ready to be tinkered with thanks to the hacker eugene373. The process is a little complex so pay attention, as you first have to download this Slide Root file. Put this into the SDK directory, open the command prompt to the SDK/Tool Directoy…
Samsung Galaxy S Pro to be Sprint’s next 4G phone
The EVO 4G is already delighting many users but Sprint subscribers may soon be getting another handset that can utilize its WiMax services. The Samsung Galaxy S Pro will be the carrier’s second 4G handset and it looks pretty darn good. The handset should be like the excellent Galaxy S but with a full, five-row…
iPhone preorder madness – Apple, AT&T stores crushed by iPhone 4 pre-orders [Update: Use the Apple Store app]
Think people are excited about the iPhone 4? The next smartphone from Apple went live for preorders this morning and the websites for AT&T and Apple couldn’t keep up with the demand. The preorder capability went live early this morning and many users have been reporting multiple problems. AT&T’s servers appear to be overwhelmed too…
AT&T defends voice quality
If you’re on an iPhone in a major metropolitan city, you know that AT&T’s voice quality and service can be a joke. But AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson said the company is working hard to address this and that the voice service is almost where it should be. “We’ve been going hard at the voice quality…
REVIEW: T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide – Is this the Android you’re looking for?
T-Mobile knows that the myTouch 3G Slide is not going to out-spec other flagship devices like the Droid Incredible on Verizon, EVO 4G on Sprint or the iPhone 4 on AT&T but it is hoping that the customized software tweaks and and overall ease of use will attract many first-time smartphone buyers. I’ve been using…
Apple iPhone 4 pre-order guide hits – only one handset per person [Update]
If you’re excited about the upcoming Apple iPhone 4, you’ll be happy to know that we’ve received AT&T’s pre-order guide. Remember folks, pre-orders start tomorrow and the device will launch June 24. There’s nothing too crazy about the guidelines except you’ll only be able to buy one handset per person – this applies for new…
HTC EVO 4G hacked to work with Palm Touchstone
If you ditched your Palm Pre for the EVO 4G and still have the Touchstone charger around, you may be able to some cool, if somewhat impractical, things. Thanks to a neat mod, you can now let your 4G handset use the wireless charger. There aren’t too many details about the actual mod, but it…
HTC Droid Incredible units not shipping until next month
If you were hoping to get your hands on the stellar HTC Droid Incredible for Verizon Wireless, it looks like you’re going to have to wait a bit. Due to the strong demand and component shortages, the device won’t ship from Verizon’s online store until July 12 at the earliest. The handset sports a large…