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Not long ago, we showed you the Honeycomb lockscreen “Morph” that can be applied to phones running CyanogenMod 7, but here’s a concept that takes the idea to the next level. This lockscreen, when officially available, will work in both landscape for tablet devices, and in portrait mode for phones, giving Gingerbread devices a little…
Samsung and Verizon Wireless made the Droid Charge official today. The 4G handset was originally introduced during Verizon’s CES press event in January. The Droid Charge will join the HTC Thunderbolt in Verizon’s LTE handset portfolio and includes the following specs: 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display 1 GHz processor Rear-facing 8 megapixel camera with LED…
ARM, the British firm that designs the chips that power just about every mobile phone on the planet, has said that consumers can expect to see products based around the Cortex A15 processor to come out during late 2012. What exactly does that mean? The first ARM Cortex processor, the A8, made mobile phones twice…
To all the BlackBerry addicts out there, I hope you enjoyed PlayBook launch day! If you tossed down some cash to pick up RIM’s first venture into the tablet scene, good on ya… and if you haven’t already, be sure to check out Simon’s BlackBerry PlayBook Review. It’s good stuff, I swear. With tablets clearly…
We’re still hoping to see the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play released in the US, and now we’re hearing that the sleeker, Xperia Arc may debut stateside sometime this summer. Unlike the Play, the Arc may be released to the US toting GSM radios, giving AT&T and T-Mobile a good chance at grabbing the sexy handset.…
Following up on his Bloomberg interview last week, RIM’s co-CEO Jim Balsillie spoke with the Wall Street Journal about not only reviews of the BlackBerry PlayBook, but also the ongoing security situation in India and a few other issues. Balsillie replied to Walt Mossberg’s “codependent” label of the PlayBook by calling the relationship between RIM’s…
Virgin Mobile users who are looking to go green with their next handset purchase shouldn’t have to look any further than the upcoming Samsung Restore. With over 80% of the handset made of recyclable materials, it may be just what the eco-conscious folks out there need out of a phone. The QWERTY-slider is your run…
We’ve been hearing a lot about the upcoming Droid X 2 lately, and the powerful new device has just been spotted in the wild. The video below is short and simple, and gives us a quick look at the new handset, as well as some benchmark results from quadrant. There’s not much difference between the…
It was back in early April that we first heard of the Rogers Xperia arc and PLAY hitting the scene. At that time, Rogers announced a pre-order on both devices… both were pegged at $99.99 on the standard 3-year term. Today, a couple of new pieces of information regarding the Xperia arc and PLAY for…
Microsoft’s mobile strategy is a bit odd. First they sold licenses of Windows Mobile to handset makers. That business model was badly damaged when Google announced Android and said they’d be giving it away for free. What separated Windows Mobile from Android however was the fact that Microsoft also provided drivers so getting a smartphone…