Sprint doesn’t seem too concerned with the upcoming iPhone 4, as the company’s Chief Financial Officer said the EVO 4G should be compelling enough to keep the masses from fleeing to AT&T. Robert Brust, Sprint’s CFO, is no dummy, though, as he said during an investor’s conference Wednesday that the company expects some to jump…
LG will make 20 Android phones by the end of the year
Good news if you’re a fan of the LG Ally, as the company said it will be pumping out at least 20 Android handsets by the end of the year. LG is the third-largest handset maker in the world (behind only Nokia and Samsung) but the company is admittedly behind competitors like Apple, Research In…
Why Windows Phone 7 won’t have copy and paste at launch
Apple was widely criticized for not having copy and paste in the iPhone until the third major version of the software, so it was kind of surprising that Microsoft won’t include this seemingly-basic feature in the upcoming Windows Phone 7. The software giant said it wanted to focus on other features first but this should…
AT&T, Apple breach exposes 114,000 iPad owners [Update]
Roughly 114,000 early adopters of the iPad 3G may have had their e-mails exposed thanks to a security breach of AT&T’s servers, according to a report. The report said Goatse Security was able to obtain the e-mail addresses and AT&T associated ID of multiple iPad users via a script on AT&T’s website. The data includes…
Apple iPhone 4 hits FCC, rocks 5 3G bands
The timing isn’t much of a surprise but it’s interesting to see that the iPhone 4 has hit the Federal Communications Commission with five 3G bands. All handsets in the United States have to go through the FCC to ensure it plays nice frequency-wise, and the iPhone 4 is called Model # A1332 and it…
Best Buy, Radio Shack to have iPhone 4 at launch
If you’re dying to get your hands on the iPhone 4 on launch day, don’t be one of those rubes who lines up at the Apple store. Instead, you should line up your local Best Buy or Radio Shack because both retailers will be carrying the latest iPhone starting June 24. Of course, Apple and…
Norton anti-virus released for Android
As promised, Symantec has released its Norton anti-virus software for Android handsets. The Norton Security app is in beta form and it does have a few cool features. You’ll be able to remotely lock and wipe capabilities if your device if lost or stolen. This will be a native Android feature with 2.2, or Froyo,…
Quickoffice Connect hits Android
If you’re hoping to do some hardcore word processing on your Android phone, Quickoffice has your back. The company has just released Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for Android 1.6 and higher and it features multiple ways to keep track of your documents on the go. As expected, you’ll be able to use Quickoffice Connect to…
Texas Instruments rolls out 1 GHz mobile processor
Most of the high-end smartphones nowadays (EVO 4G, Droid Incredible) are using Qualcomm’s 1 GHz Snapdragon processor but there may be a new player on the block, as Texas Instruments has introduced its own Cortex A8 1 GHz system-on-a-chip. TI’s AM3703 and AM3715 are part of the OMAP35x line and the first round come in…
Eat it Jobs – Adobe, Greystripe bring Flash to iPhone, iPad
Apple may not want Flash on the iPhone and iPad, but Adobe is working with Greystripe to bring Flash ads to these devices. The partnership will allow developers to use Flash-authored ads to create rich-media advertisements in apps on the iPhone, iPad, Android and throughout the mobile web. Greystripe’s technology will translate the ads to…