The HTC Hero and Touch Pro2 are the brightest stars in HTC’s smartphone portfolio, but there’s another Windows Mobile handset waiting for its time to shine. Meet (again) the HTC Firestone Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional smartphone! Previous rumors pointed to an August unveiling of this touchy-feely handset, and now that July is almost done and…
Clearwire launches CLEAR 4G in Las Vegas
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. But, hopefully not for Clearwire. Sprint’s 4G WiMAX partner has just announced the launch of their 4G CLEAR WiMAX network in Las Vegas, as it prepares to launch 4G service in Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Honolulu, Philadelphia, and Seattle later this year. Major metros like New York, Boston,…
Palm seeing 40% Palm Pre return rate?
The Palm Pre is a hot new piece of kit. Palm baked all sorts of multi-touch, GPS, WiFi, eye-catching goodness into the WebOS-powered Palm Pre, and it should be given praise for what it does well. But, all that hotness apparently comes at the cost of manufacturing quality. According to Jesup & Lamont analyst Kevin…
HTC rumored to be launching a non-smartphone this Fall
Speaking of an unannounced handset coming down HTC’s product pipeline, there’s another rumor sourced from Solo Palmari that has HTC prepping their first non-smartphone (dumbphone, feature phone, whatever you wanna call it) for launch this coming Fall. According to Palmari, the lower-end HTC feature phone will have a touchscreen form factor similar to the HTC…
WiFi Alliance outs HTC ‘Mega’ brand
HTC boffins are cooking up something new in their R&D facilities. We know this because the WiFi Alliance has leaked a new HTC handset codename that we haven’t yet heard of. These WiFi guys are getting really good at leaking unannounced handset codenames! The HTC “MEGA” brand is referenced in the WiFi Alliance’s latest handset…
Poll: Is your AT&T iPhone’s Visual Voicemail on the fritz?
There’s a sizable uproar building over the iPhone’s Visual Voicemail system crapping out for many AT&T iPhone users. If you use Visual Voicemail on the iPhone (I personally don’t, just text message me), you’ve probably noticed that some random voicemails will show up on your iPhone. There’s usually no missed call associated with the voicemail,…
T-Mobile offering open-box pricing on select handsets
T-Mobile just sweetened the pot for bargain-savvy customers looking for the best value on their next handset. The No. 4 US wireless carrier has just gone live with their new “T-Mobile Certified Open Box” program, which re-sells returned mobile phones in like new condition at a heavy discount. The handsets are inspected and certified to…
Nokia XpressMusic 5800 firmware update to feature kinetic scrolling, better homescreen, more
Nokia’s has apparently heard Nokia 5800 customers’ calls for kinetic flick-scrolling on the company’s first-ever touchscreen handset. The Nokia XpressMusic 5800 was actually just blessed with a firmware update from Nokia, so news of another update is a nice surprise. A recent Nokia Malaysia meet-n-greet session had a Nokia product manager confirm that the upcoming…
Verizon drops BlackBerry Storm to $100 on contract
Following the launch of the BlackBerry Tour, Verizon Wireless has dropped the price of their BlackBerry Storm touchscreen smartphone to a C-note ($100). Ignore, for a second, the fact that an arguably better BlackBerry has is now available to BlackBerry fans on Big Red. The cheaper price point should help make the Storm’s wonky click-screen…
Unboxing the BlackBerry Tour 9630 for Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless subscribers, feast your eyes on this piece of BlackBerry eye-candy. The BlackBerry Tour 9630 has arrived, and we’ve had the pleasure of putting our grubby mitts all over the Bold-esque BlackBerry from Research In Motion (RIM). Behold the BlackBerry Tour unboxing gallery and video! The most recognizable feature of the BlackBerry Tour is…