We’re here at CTIA SF 2010 and waiting for Sprint to kick off their press conference to announce some new hardware – we’re hoping to see some new Android hardware from Kyocera’s Zio line and an LG Optimus handset for Sprint. There’s also a chance that Sprint will announce pricing and availability information for the…
Verizon 4G LTE to blanket 38 US cities, 59 airports, 110 million people by 2011
Verizon Wireless took some time at CTIA SF 2010 to talk about their upcoming 4G LTE mobile broadband data network in the US. Following on the beans that the carrier spilled during the CTIA opening keynote this morning, Big Red held a press conference to give us a rundown of which US cities and airports…
Nokia N8 vs iPhone 4 – The smartphone camera shootout
Nokia is in a tough spot with its Nokia N8 Symbian^3 superphone. The N8 is, without a doubt, the best Symbian handset ever made by the Finns, and it’s easily one of the best (if not the best) cameraphones in the world – a feat not easily accomplished in the crowded smartphone/cameraphone market. But, if…
BMW shows off official iPhone and iPad accessories
BMW has officially unveiled their in-car iPhone and iPad accessory docks at the Paris Auto Show today. We first caught wind of the official BMW iPhone and iPad in-car accessory docks from concept mockups not too long ago, so this isn’t exactly a surprise, but it’s still good to see an automaker embracing new tech…
First look: RIM’s QNX-powered BlackBerry PlayBook (BlackPad) tablet
RIM just announced their BlackBerry PlayBook tablet device, powered by the QNX operating system that the BlackBerry maker recently acquired, at the BlackBerry DevCon 2010 opening keynote in San Francisco. A bunch of RIM higher-ups took to the stage to talk about all kinds of developer-focused services and tools, but the highlight of the 2.5…
Live blog: BlackBerry DevCon 2010 – RIM takes on apps and courts developers
We’re here in San Francisco for RIM’s BlackBerry DevCon 2010 and waiting for the BlackBerry maker to kick off their opening keynote. Being a developer’s conference, we’re expecting to see some interesting new services and tools for developers. RIM is looking to take their App World applications store to the next level, and that means…
HTC rumored to have Android tablet with NVIDIA Tegra 2 and 720p HD display in works
Everyone and their grandma has an Android tablet in the works, so it makes sense that HTC will make a bid to capture some of the tablet market. New rumors have HTC placing tablet build orders through Taiwan-based Pegatron, with speculated specs that will have even the geekiest of geeks salivating for a taste. On…
BMW goes iPad and iPhone new in-car accessories
When we think “Apple iPad” or “iPhone,” the first thing that pops into our minds most definitely has nothing to do with the German-made cars from BMW. But, that may all soon change, as BMW is preparing to unveil a couple of new iPad and iPhone accessories at the Paris motorshow next month. The Bavarian…
HTC Desire HD benchmark pwns a Froyo Nexus One, ROM already ported to HD2
We’ve barely had time to recover from the HTC Desire HD unveiling in London and we’re already seeing the new Android superphone being benchmarked and its Android 2.2 Froyo ROM dumped online. Going on reported Quadrant benchmark scores, the DHD basically blows a Nexus One running Android 2.2 out of the water. And, in even…
Hands-on: HTC Desire Z – The Z is for ZOMG, awesome keyboard
HTC didn’t just launch a revamped HTC Sense UI, a new HTC Desire HD smartphone, and the HTCSense.com cloud-based phone management service, the smartphone maker also unveiled their new keyboard-toting HTC Desire Z smartphone. The Desire Z runs Android 2.2 Froyo but makes use of the new Sense UI. The Desire HD isn’t as powerful…