The Motorola Droid has so far only been confirmed for Verizon Wireless. In fact, the Droid could become a fantastic hit for Verizon when it launches later this year. But, that doesn’t necessarily mean Verizon will be the only carrier to offer Motorola’s high-end Android smartphone. Just last week we saw the Motorola Droid pass…
Verizon’s new ad campaign: ‘Don’t Text and Drive’
“Don’t Text and Drive.” So reads the tagline of Verizon’s latest advertising campaign aimed at preventing thoughtless drivers from putting their text messaging needs ahead of public safety. The new ad campaign will blitz television, radio, print, online, billboards and non-traditional media with words of wisdom from the first US wireless carrier to back legislation…
Nokia could sock Apple with $1 billion in damages
Nokia is suing Apple for infringing on up to 10 of Nokia’s patents with the iPhone. And, it seems Apple could get hit with as much as $1 billion in damages related to their alleged patent infringement. Sounds crazy, but it might just happen. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster estimates that Nokia will seek damages…
HTC HD2 caught multi-touching itself on camera
Bet you didn’t know the HTC HD2 supported multi-touch in its Internet Explorer Mobile web browser. Well, consider yourself officially put on notice. The HD2 you see in this here video shows the gorgeously slim, yet incredibly well endowed, getting all multi-touchy with pinch-and-stretch zooming on its 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen! The multi-touch feature seems to…
BlackBerry Bold 9700 gets some love from the FCC
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is just about ready to give CrackBerry addicts in the US a new BlackBerry Bold handset to lust after. Following on RIM’s official unveiling of the trackpad-toting “Onyx” smartphone, the FCC has approved the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for the US. The Bold 9700 unit tested by the FCC apparently featured frequency…
GSM Palm Pre – Unlocked and available in the US
The GSM Palm Pre has been available in the UK and Germany, bringing with it Palm’s intuitive multi-tasking webOS and multi-touch display. Here in the US, though, the only Palm Pre available comes in CDMA guise and works only on Sprint’s network. Fortunately, Americans can now get their hands on an unlocked GSM Palm Pre…
Zune integration confirmed for Windows Mobile!
Zune integration into Windows Mobile has been rumored for some time. Some people even believed that a Zune phone was in the works at Microsoft. Today, all the rumors are put in place, as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed to Engadget that Zune integration is coming to the next release of Windows Mobile. With Zune…
Deal Alert: Nokia E63 unlocked for $150 from Dell!
When it comes to offering cut-throat pricing that usually undercuts many carriers’ own subsidized handset prices, Amazon isn’t the only game in town. Dell pops up from time to time with amazing deals of their own. Deals like this Dell offer for an unlocked Nokia E63 for $150, after $100 instant discount. The Nokia E63…
iPhone apps as magazines – Conde Nast has the right idea
Print publications are losing customers to web-savvy consumers who are increasingly getting their information fix online or otherwise electronically. Conde Nast has been sticking to its print-is-better mantra, forcing it to close some big-name publications. But, the publisher might have a solution to tap into the lucrative digital market. Conde Nast will soon offer individual…
AT&T posts biggest iPhone sales quarter yet, impressive financial results
The iPhone has been good to AT&T, and the most recent quarter shows why. AT&T today posted their Q3 2009 financial results, announcing that they activated a record 3.2 million new iPhones in that quarter alone. The announcement follows on Apple’s own financial results that had the iPhone maker selling more iPhone this past quarter…