Hats off to the folks at Engadget, as they’ve dug up some hot Dell scoops (didn’t even pay $5,000 for them, either). First, we saw the Lightning with Windows Phone 7 Series and now we’re seeing the Android-powered Thunder. The Thunder looks like a gorgeous full touch slate device with a 4.1-inch WVGA OLED screen.…
Dell jumping into Windows Phone 7 with Lightning smartphone
Dell’s first smartphone didn’t exactly knock our socks off but Engadget got a hold of its upcoming Windows Phone 7 handset and the thing looks pretty dope. The Lightning’s form factor stands out because it will be a portrait slider and it looks pretty thin and sleek. It will reportedly rock a 1 GHz Snapdragon…
AT&T Q1 2010: 2.7 million iPhone activations, ARPU up 3.9%
AT&T just posted their Q1 2010 financial results, and they’re looking quite good. Roughly 45% of the $30.6 billion in revenue AT&T made during the first 3 months of this year was due to their wireless division. That’s up from 42% a year prior. That may have something to do with the average revenue per…
Apple to launch iPad 3G on April 30
Did you go out and buy an iPad on launch day? Maybe you picked up an iPad sometime during the past couple weeks. Well, if you did, you have a WiFi-only iPad in your hands. Here’s a bit of news you probably don’t want to hear – Apple has announced that it will officially launch…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 could hit AT&T in late July
It looks like the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 may be hitting AT&T in late July or early August, according to a post from Engadget. If you recall, the X10 looked like a killer device when it was first announced because the Android-powered handset features a large 4-inch capacitive touchscreen, a 1 GHz processor and a…
Did AT&T have a hand in rejecting Google Voice from iPhone AppStore but letting Opera Mini in?
Google Voice for iPhone. Just the mention of Google’s place-shifting telephone service should bring up memories of the fiasco surrounding Apple’s decision to ban Google Voice from the AppStore. Mention Opera Mini, however, and most people will probably react with mild surprise and a healthy curiosity for the newly approved iPhone web browser alternative. You’d…
Dell Android tablet coming to T-Mobile
We already know the Dell Mini 5, or Streak, will be hitting AT&T later this year but the device has also just cleared the Federal Communications Commission with support for T-Mobile’s 3G network. The device will rock a large 5-inch touch screen, 5-megapixel camera, front-facing VGA camera and a host of connectivity goodies that you’d…
New iPad 3G Pre-Orders to Ship by May 7th. You Gettin’ One?
Over the weekend, those sneaky folks over in Cupertino have silently changed the shipping date for all iPad 3G models. Did you notice this? The date is now listed as ‘Ships: By May 7th’. If you’ve had one of the 3G pre-orders in for a long time now, don’t fret. Previous pre-orders are still apparently…
Dell Streak tablets gets bigger screens to battle iPad
The Android-powered Dell Streak (previously called the Mini 5) is bound to hit AT&T soon but Dell apparently is prepping bigger versions to battle the iPad. According to photos leaked to Engadget, there will be a Streak with a 7-inch screen and one with a 10-inch screen. The good folks over there said the Streak…
AT&T blocks June vacations for potential iPhone 4 launch
We all know there’s going to be a new iPhone this summer but an interesting little wrinkle is that it may come out in June, according to how AT&T is managing vacation requests. The Boy Genius Report said the nation’s second-largest carrier has put a block on employees’ vacation requests for June, a move it…