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Today RIM announced that they’re expanding the developer ecosystem not only with a native SDK that high-end game developers have been toying with privately on the PlayBook tablet, but also two app layers to run legacy BlackBerry apps, as well as Android 2.3 apps, as speculated at great length. Android apps will be found in…
AT&T announced the LG Thrill 4G (better known as the Optimus 3D) shortly before CTIA, and they let us check it out at an event here. Their build of the software was still undergoing testing, so they were iffy about giving us the full walk-through, but the golf game and 3D media browser worked just…
Sprint announced their version of the HTC Flyer at CTIA 2011 today, called the View 4G. Although Sprint wouldn’t let us touch the preproduction hardware, they gave us a lengthy demo showing the many uses of the pen accessory, and a tour of the hardware. The HTC View 4G has a 1.5 GHz processor, 1…
Today at CTIA 2011, Sprint officially announced the HTC View 4G, better known as the HTC Flyer. Not a huge surprise given recent rumours, but good news nonetheless. It goes on sale sometime this summer, but there aren’t any prices or specific dates just yet. The HTC View 4G has a 7-inch 1024 x 600…
After much speculation regarding when exactly we’ll see the BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM has announced specific launch details for their first tablet. Prices for the Wi-Fi-only model start at $499 for the 16 GB version, $599 for 32 GB, and $699 for 64 GB – more or less in line with what we were expecting. The…
At CTIA Wireless 2011, Verizon started showing off their branded version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia play for the first time. We’ve already had some hands-on time with the Sony Xperia Play, but the Verizon version is a bit different. It’s coming preloaded with six games: Madden NFL 11, Tetris and The Sims 3 by…
Poynt, the location-based search app, has found its way onto Nokia’s Qt operating system today, following on successful BlackBerry, Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone 7 products. Support geographies for the Qt app include Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia Poynt not only helps you find the lowest nearby gas prices, closest restaurant,…
We’re expecting the Wi-Fi-only BlackBerry PlayBook to launch any day now, but a 4G version isn’t far behind. A few months ago Sprint had promised a WiMAX PlayBook, and now we’ve got a summer timeframe for a launch. Around the same time, I’m expecting we’ll see a software update to the Wi-Fi version which will…
A juicy leak from Three UK has revealed a bunch of release dates, as well as our first look at the Samsung Galaxy S2 Mini. The original Samsung Galaxy S Mini is still just getting its feet wet in the UK, but the S2 Mini definitely bumps things up a notch. The screen has been…
Although the news might be overshadowed by their T-Mobile announcement, AT&T outed a new Windows Phone alongside the the Thrill 4G today. The HTC HD7S doesn’t look much different, by the looks of it. The HD7S has a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 1 GHz processor and a 5 megapixel camera, and will include the latest Windows…