The Sidekick LX (2009) is T-Mobile’s first HipTop offering to boast full 3G data connectivity. With a 3.2-megapixel camera (with video recording), all sorts of video support, high-res 3.2-inch display and GPS hardware in tow, the Sidekick LX is just about the highest-tech Sidekick to ever hit market. And, it looks like some lucky T-Mobile…
Motorola’s $231M Q1 loss only scratches the surface
Only a once-behemoth company like Motorola can manage to lose billions of dollars a year and still retain a significant market share. Still, Motorola’s global cellphone market share is quickly eroding, and the company’s latest $231 million loss is the proof in the mobile-pudding. Motorola’s $231 million Q1 2009 short-fall made last year’s Q1 losses…
‘Twitter Girl’ proves a Twitter song can be badass
Twitter is big. Really, trust me, it’s huge. If you’ve got a smartphone in your hands, you’re probably about to tweet this very post. This Twitter-craze has spawned way too many songs about Twitter. Some are funny, some, not so much. I like them, don’t get me wrong, but I wouldn’t be caught pumping myself…
HTC Snap coming to Sprint as HTC S511
With all this talk about rumored Palm Pre release dates and Android-powered smartphones, we’d almost forgotten about HTC’s consumer-friendly BlackBerry fighter, the HTC Snap. The svelte HTC Snap doesn’t have that “cool” touchscreen cachet, but the comfortable QWERTY keyboard, Pearl-esque trackball and “Inner Circle” smart-email feature make the HTC Snap a messaging handset to watch…
Acer has multiple Android devices up their sleeve
Acer’s very recent jump into the smartphone market came and went. Acer hit Mobile World Congress 2009 hard with an almost dizzying array of Windows Mobile smartphones, but failed to hold the world’s attention as buzz around the Palm Pre, HTC Magic and new iPhone stole Acer’s thunder. Now that Android handsets are leaking out…
TellMe to bring system-wide voice control to Windows Mobile 6.5
Holding a couple arm-fulls of groceries. Driving a car. Eating a bowl of cereal while combing your hair. There are too many instances throughout the day where your hands just aren’t free to mess around with your cellphone. And that’s where voice-control comes in. The latest rumblings from Redmond point to TellMe bringing voice commands…
iSuppli: Palm Pre costs $138 in parts
The Palm Pre is expected to help clean up the red-ink in both Palm and Sprint’s accounting books. Time will tell if the Palm Pre and the all-new WebOS can live up to that task. What we do know, however, is that the Palm Pre hardware components cost less than those in the BlackBerry Storm,…
Motorola Calgary leaked as Motorola’s first Android handset
Motorola’s looking to get back at least a portion of the mobile market that it has managed to let slip from its grip over the past few years. If they don’t succeed, Motorola’s mobile phone business may soon be a distant memory. With a sleekly-designed Android smartphone, Motorola may have a shot at returning to…
Palm Pre spotted in the wild: CalTrain Edition
Could it be? The Palm Pre on the CalTrain? The picture isn’t the clearest we’ve seen, but the polished black cellphone in this here lady’s hands certainly looks like a Palm Pre to us! At this point there’s bound to be a good number of Palm Pre’s doing their thing in the wild, but seeing…
MySpace sees 450% growth in mobile users!
Mention any sort of double-digit growth figures and you’ll get passing approval. Talk about growth figures at or near triple-digits and you’ll be the talk of the town. MySpace, the behemoth social network that started it all, has just announced that 2008 saw 450% growth in mobile usage! Champagne will be flowing tonight. MySpace says…