The HTC HD2 is a beast of a smartphone – its massive 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen, speedy Snapdragon processor, sleek design and high-end features make it a force to be reckoned with. Despite running a mobile operating system that is only redeemed by HTC’s splendidly customized TouchFLO 3D UI, we’re still waiting on pins and needles…
Motorola announces Baidu search alternative to Google Android phones in China
China and Google’s relationship has been on the ropes since Google uncovered a Chinese hacking initiative that sought emails of Chinese dissidents, and it seems Motorola is expecting the worst. Motorola has announced that it will offer the Baidu search engine as an alternative to the default Google search engine on Android-powered Motorola smartphones in…
Apple Tablets spotted running iPhone OS 3.2 in the wild?
New evidence has apparently come to light that makes it all the more likely that Apple will finally unveil their tablet device later this week. Mobile analytics firm Flurry has apparently been tracking something like 50 mystery devices that match the characteristics of what is believed to be the Apple Tablet. The mystery devices were…
Google scrubs Nexus One speech recognition clean
One of the Nexus One’s more useful features is arguably the speech-to-text recognition service that allows you to dictate text messages, emails and web search queries. Thanks to Android 2.1 OS, the Nexus One can record your voice, send it to Google’s speech recognition servers and figure out what it is you’re trying to say.…
WiMAX smartphones not coming until end of 2010
Clearwire and Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network has been hitting every bump on the road towards their nationwide network rollout, and it looks like they’re coming up against yet more obstacles. According to WiMAX carrier Clear, we won’t be seeing any WiMAX-capable smartphones coming to market anytime before the end of 2010 – possibly the rumored…
Get free Ovi Maps Navigation on your Nokia N97 now (because waiting isn’t fun)
Nokia is bringing their Ovi Maps Navigation service to the Nokia N97 (along with a slew of other Nokia smartphones) on January 28th, but you don’t have to wait for the official update to start playing with free GPS navigation on your N97. Nokia N97 Blog has posted instructions for getting Nokia’s Ovi Maps installed…
Indie+Relief raises $143,000 for Haiti relief in just one day
Remember the Haiti relief charity project, called Indie+Relief, that we told you about last week? The charity project sought to corral a group of independent iPhone and Mac developers with the goal of donating app revenue to Haiti relief efforts. Participating developers pledged to donate app sales from January 20th to various charity organizations helping…
Apple Tablet now rumored headed to AT&T and Verizon
The Apple Tablet has proven to be this month’s hottest rumor topic. With Apple set to unveil something fresh and new at their Jan. 27th event in San Francisco, the rumor mill is churning out juicy tidbits on the daily. The latest whispers surrounding the fabled Apple Tablet (iSlate?) have both Verizon and AT&T picking…
T-Mobile myTouch 3G 1.2 images show 3.5mm headphone jack
If you’ve been eying one of those new Fender Edition variants of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G more for its 3.5mm headphone jack and less for its wannabe guitar-wood finish, we’ve got some good news for you. There’s a rumored update to the myTouch 3G coming down the pipeline that will apparently sport a 3.5mm headphone…
Google’s Nexus One does multi-touch, courtesy of Android hacker
The Google Nexus One is as good as it gets when it comes to Android phones. With the latest Android 2.1 OS and a bevy of high-end hardware features on board – like the 5-megapixel camera, 1Ghz processor, 3.7-inch touchscreen – the Nexus One packs in almost everything a smartphone user could ask for. That…