Well that sure didn’t take too long. Just days after Samsung launched their AMOLED-equipped Samsung Impression, AT&T has announced that the new messaging-oriented QWERTY-slider is available on the No. 2 US wireless network. The Samsung Impression sports a class-leading AMOLED touchscreen that measures 3.2-inches (400 x 240), a 3-megapixel camera, 3G data (HSDPA), microSD card…
Windows Mobile 6.5’s designer themes unveiled!
As part of Microsoft’s push, together with the Design Museum London and Council of Fashion Designers of America, to bring designer-label themes to Windows Mobile 6.5, Redmond has apparently recruited a slew of world-renowned designers to craft designer themes for the Windows Mobile 6.5 UI. If Isaac Mizrahi’s WM6.5 theme doesn’t float your boat, Microsoft…
Windows Mobile 7 features demonstrated on video?
While the Windows Mobile world prepares to welcome the underwhelming Windows Mobile 6.5 update, we’re already looking forward to Windows Mobile 7. There’s no doubt that WM6.5 offers a touch-optimized UI that makes Windows Mobile 6.1 look plain awkward, but Windows Mobile 7 is expected to reinvigorate the Windows Mobile platform with a new-from-the-ground-up touch-friendly…
HTC’s Q1 2009 looking less rosy
Despite the company’s own projections of double-digit growth in 2009, HTC’s latest Q1 2009 financial report is less than rosy. Compared to the same period a year ago, HTC saw its profits slide some 30%, resulting in first quarter profits of NT$4.89 billion (US$148 million). While still profitable, HTC’s Q1 2009 highlights the rocky economic…
Verizon gearing up for WiFi-toting BlackBerry Storm 2 in September?
Let’s set aside the BlackBerry Storm’s SurePress shortcomings for a minute and consider its other major sticking point, the lack of WiFi support. As RIM’s first touchscreen smartphone, we’d have thought that RIM would have endowed the handset with WiFi connectivity. Alas, the first-generation Storm lacks any WiFi support. But that may all soon change.…
Skype for iPhone banned by carriers in US, Europe
Now this is an interesting development in the mobile VoIP, commonly known as mobile voice over Internet, community. The iPhone just recently welcomed the popular VoIP service Skype into the App Stpre to amazing success. Skype on iPhone endows the iPhone with the ability to make completely free Skyle-to-Skype calls and cheap Skype-to-number calls without…
Call in your Tweets with TweetCall!
Twitter’s explosive popularity has seen people from all walks of life embracing the micro-blogging revolution. And, that means there are likely a good number of users with thumbs sore from tapping out tweets on their mobile phones. Twitter limits tweets to just 140 characters, but after a few dozen tweets, there’s bound to be some…
Americans sent 1 trillion SMS text messages in 2008!
The text messaging boom has hit the US with force. And, the prevalence of messaging handsets launched at CTIA Wireless 2009 is a sign of the times. So, it really shouldn’t come as a surprise that American sent a record number of SMS text messages in 2008 – but we just can’t help being impressed.…
HTC delays HTC Magic launch in UK
The T-Mobile G1 may be the headlining Android OS-powered smartphone on market at the moment, but all eyes are on HTC to launch the HTC Magic, sometimes referred to as the HTC G2. As HTC’s second-take on an Android smartphone, the HTC Magic sports sleeker lines and forgoes the G1’s physical keyboard for an on-screen…
Verizon set to launch HTC Touch Diamond on April 10?
Verizon Wireless is known for a lot of things. Launching popular smartphones in a timely manner isn’t one of them. As we wait to put the HTC Touch Diamond2 in our pockets, Verizon is apparently gearing up to release the HTC Touch Diamond. Following on the leaked Verizon Touch Diamond images last month, Boy Genius…