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The HTC Evo 4G is rumoured to be launching on the 9th. (this Sunday) on Sprint for $149.99 on a two-year contract. As if to back up the rumours, a series of high-quality pictures of the smartphone, along with a full spec sheet, and some proof that it’s coming soon to Walmart has surfaced. According…
Since at least June, Android handsets have been randomly misdelivering SMS text messages to other contacts, and Google still hasn’t fixed it. The problem has even been replicated on the Samsung Nexus S, which is supposed to be a shining beacon of Android purity. One person in the ongoing Google Code thread says that the…
Anyone who bought an HTC HD2 might feel a little irked that Android and Windows phone are getting all the love now, leaving their Windows Mobile 6.5 device with admittedly great specs out to dry. Luckily, one of the folks at XDA Developers has made a fresh ROM that puts Android 2.2 Froyo with Sense…
Pictures of the HTC Thunderbolt leaked a few days ago, with few specs other than LTE connectivity, but a whole batch of info on the unreleased device has made its way out of Germany recently. The particular processor mentioned hasn’t actually been released by Qualcomm yet, so take it all with a grain of salt.…
A tweet from Telus has indicated that they plan on releasing the BlackBerry 6 OS for the Curve 3G 9300 in early January, though nothing is locked down for the Bold 9700. Though the tweet only confirms anything for Telus, it does give hope to other BlackBerry Curve 9300 owners elsewhere in the world. BlackBerry…
Not to be out-done by Ford, BMW has launched two apps for iPhone. One is for their Mini lineup which displays fuel status, sends Google directions to your car, link up web radio to the local stereo system, and keep tabs on RSS feeds. One of the cooler features is what they’re calling the Minimalism…
It’s been awhile since we’ve checked in on RIM’s issues with providing lawful interception abilities of BlackBerry data to the government of India. It sounds like BlackBerry is on track to provide a solution for the interception of consumer data by the end of January having already provided access to BBM, though RIM has clarified…
Yesterday, there were reports that RIM’s upcoming tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, was currently having some trouble with battery life. Usually, it’s expected that RIM not comment on rumours and speculation, but not this time. PR sent us a note saying: “Any testing or observation of battery life to date by anyone outside of RIM would…
A gaping hole in the security of the Windows Phone Marketplace has been illustrated by one developer who has found a way to bypass the digital rights management of apps, and load them directly to another phone or computer with no problems. This is kind of funny, considering how tightly Microsoft is handling microSD memory…
This picture of an unannounced Palm Pixi model has been found among Sprint’s marketing materials somewhere the original Pixi should be, only sporting a brand new front-facing camera. There’s nothing to run on specs-wise, but it will need to be running something newer than webOS 2.0, since that software doesn’t have any support for front-facing…