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Recently HTC came out with a couple harsh words that will certainly make a couple of HTC Android phone owners weep a little – the company’s Android phones with Sense UI will have to wait until Christmas to see the Android 2.2 Froyo update. According to Eric Lin, HTC’s global PR and online community manager,…
I don’t know about you, but when I think about American Eagle Outfitters, I immediately think about high-end smartphones. Well, not really, but the company is trying to get some of that smartphone halo around its brand by giving away devices like the HTC Aria, LG Ally or BlackBerry for free when you try on…
Remember when all the HTC EVO 4G users on Sprint were gloating about their ability to make two-way video calls with Qik? Well, that fire was put out very quickly when, upon launch, the video service was plagued with a number of issues. Servers were being overloaded, video call quality was horrendous and being able…
Falling in line with rumours of a July 11 launch, Sprint has confirmed that they’ll be selling the Samsung Intercept on July 11. The Android 2.1 device is a nearly-indistinguishable successor to the Moment, which also had a 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and a 3.2″ touchscreen, though it’s possible that…
When our favorite gadgets have limitations, we love to find, exploit and whine about them. Today, HTC explains the 30FPS limitation on the EVO 4G – more specifically, the 30FPS limitation on the HDMI out. Apparently, the frame rate cap is a hardware issue, but we’re also learning that it is imposed by the EVO…
This is just a quick little rumor for those of you packing webOS powered devices. Yes, the Palm Pre and Pixi on Sprint could be getting new webOS goodness real soon. At least, that’s the rumor I’ve heard from my buds at PreCentral. Apparently, one of their forum members ‘leprecub’ is a Sprint employee. He…
There’s nothing quite like free, so the deals that HP is offering up free Palm Pre and Palm Pixi handsets to new AT&T and Verizon customers is pretty damn good. This is great news for those who wanted just a little piece of Palm after it had officially become a division of HP. What could…
The Samsung Intercept was scheduled to launch on Sprint July 11, but one lucky shopper picked his up early and provides us with a hands-on tour. The Intercept runs Android 2.1 (with Google), 3.2 megapixel camera, 3.2″ 800 x 480 touchscreen, Wi-Fi, GPS, has an optical trackpad, and landscape slide-out keyboard. The video doesn’t really…
While still a great piece of hardware, in the mobile world, the Sprint HTC EVO 4G is already in danger of becoming yesterday’s news. It seems like once the device has been out for a month or so, we start looking to newer, upcoming phones to sate our mobile tech needs. That’s just a hazard…
For those of you pining to get more information on Sprint’s second 4G device, the Samsung Epic 4G (Sprint’s variant of the Galaxy S), you may be happy to see the video below. The promo video showcases some of the Epic 4G’s great features. Move aside HTC EVO 4G, Epic is here. The video shows…