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Multiple anonymous sources have confirmed that the BlackBerry Bold 9900 won’t be hitting store shelves until September. Although that’s still arguably within the “summer” timeframe iterated in the 9900’s launch press release, it’s still a ways off, and a bit disappointing when we’re waiting on lots of other RIM hardware, like the Torch 2 9810…
Nokia has just announced a new app in their Beta Labs called Play To, which brings video, music, and photo sharing to home electronics over the local Wi-Fi network. Nokia Play To is based on the DLNA standard, so your TV and/or stereo system will need to be compatible to work. Phones like the N8,…
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha laid some hate on the Android Market in a conference webcast yesterday, claiming 70% of their smartphone returns are due to third-party apps negatively affecting performance. Apparently Motorola’s custom Android app suite, Motoblur, has been collecting data about app usage, which has brought them to this conclusion. By the same token,…
One of Sprint’s market directors has accidentally let slip in a personal blog that they’ll be selling the 16 GB Wi-Fi only BlackBerry PlayBook tablet starting this Sunday. That’s not a huge deal since it’s already been out for awhile, and most folks are interested in when they’ll be launching the 4G WiMAX model, but…
Panasonic will be making the leap to smartphones this summer with their first Android device, the P-07C. The device is headed to NTT DoCoMo in Japan, packs a respectable 4.3-inch touchscreen, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Panasonic has been talking about making this transition for over a year now, so it’s not entirely unexpected, but…
Grooveshark’s most excellent mobile music service is getting a little bit snazzier on webOS and iPhone devices thanks to some new app updates. Aside from a few user interface tweaks to make for easier sharing and playlist editing and the ability to create or extend subscriptions from the device, the biggest addition to the iOS…
HTCdev.com was launched today at the Uplinq conference, giving developers a chance to tailor their apps for HTC’s particular handset customizations. The biggest thing HTC is offering through the new dev portal is API access to the pen accessory launched with the Flyer tablet. There are a ton of possibilities there, considering within recent years…
Google has recently announced a new sharing/suggestion service akin to Digg votes and Facebook Likes called +1. Yesterday they rolled out the button on the web-based Android Market, so you can promote particular apps to your friends and the world at large. This may smell an awful lot like Buzz, but it’s a little different…
Those of you drooling for what’s looking to be the next great Android Honeycomb tablet will be happy to hear Verizon has just gone official with their plans for a 4G LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The tablet is going on pre-sale June 8 for a steep $529.99 on a two-year contract…
Today at the Computex conference, Texas Instruments announced a new dual-core processor that can run as fast as 1.8 GHz. The OMAP 4470, like its 4460 and 4430 predecessors, is built with two ARM Cortex-A9 processors and 45 nm semiconductor technology, however the Powervr SGX544 graphics are 2.5 times better than what’s offered on the…