Sprint just went live with their HTC EVO 4G in New York City, and there’s one juicy detail that we hadn’t caught wind of until today. The EVO will be the first US smartphone to do true-blue video calling, thanks to Sprint’s launch partner Qik. We had known about the forward-facing camera on the HTC…
Live: Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G launch event
We’re here in NYC for Sprint’s HTC Evo 4G launch event. Stay tuned. 3:10pm Sprint’s Dan Hesse takes the stage. 3:15pm June 4th is the release date. $199.99 is the price. That got some applause 3:18pm Sprint lit up a local 4G WiMAX network in NYC for this event. We’re posting right now on Sprint’s…
FTC extends review of Google’s AdMob acquisition in light of Apple’s Quattro buy
When Google announced their intention to buy mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million late last year, Apple fought back with their purchase of Quattro Wireless. Since then, Google and Apple have been locked in a battle for supremacy of all things mobile. So, it seems a little out of sorts that Apple’s acquisition of…
Virgin Mobile unveils new unlimited prepaid plans with BlackBerry data service option
In a perfect world, there would be no years long cellphone contracts that keep you tied to a certain carrier for a couple of years at a time. That perfect world would have us all paying for only the cellular service we needed and nothing more. Alas, we don’t live in that world. But, the…
LG goes official with Verizon’s LG Ally Android phone backed by Iron Man 2
Last night we had a chance to get a sneak peak at the Android 2.1 OS-powered LG Ally. We came away with a positive impression of the Ally, with the understanding that the handset is a mid-ranger that isn’t positioned to compete against high-end Android phones like the HTC Incredible or the Nexus One. Well,…
LG Ally sneak peak – Verizon and Iron Man go big with LG Ally Android phone
The LG Ally has been on our radar for a while. From it’s original LG Aloha codename roots, the LG Ally has really come into its own over the past couple months. It went from a fairly ugly prototype to a respectable mid-range Android phone worthy of an Iron Man advertising campaign. With Android 2.1…
Garminfone gets real – We go hands on with the T-Mobile Garmin Asus Garminfone
The Garminfone just got really real. T-Mobile today held a little media event to show off their new Garmin-Asus Garminfone and we had boots on the ground in New York City to put hands on the new GPS navigation-oriented Android phone from the Garmin-Asus duo that brought us the decidedly underwhelming Nuvifone line of half-baked…
AT&T offering early upgrades to loyal iPhone customers?
Likely because the launch of a new iPhone is on the horizon, AT&T has been nice enough to bump up upgrade eligibility to June 21st, instead of November 21 as previously seen. Could this mean that AT&T just wants you to buy the latest iPhone, or does it signal that maybe Apple’s handset will be…
iPad hacked to use an external hard drive for storage
Your iPad can do a lot of things. Playing well with desktop-grade peripherals isn’t one of them. Sure, the Apple tablet can work with just about any Bluetooth keyboard. If you jailbreak the device using the Spirit jailbreak, you can even connect it to a Bluetooth mouse and create a sort of makeshift netbook alternative.…
Quirky Cradle iPad lap desk lives up to its name
What comes to mind when you think “lap desk?” If you’re like us, you’re probably picturing a large-ish laptop that tends to get really hot and often burns thigh skin to a crisp when using it on your lap. Lap desks tend to provide better cooling, more convenient viewing angles, and keep the hot laptop…