The first Windows Phone devices shipped in October/November 2010 and since then we’ve only seen one update issued for the platform that brought copy and paste support, along with the ability to use CDMA networks. The update itself didn’t exactly go as planned, with several users finding themselves with an expensive paperweight at the end…
Verizon HTC Trophy press shots leaked; Launch imminent?
This isn’t the first time we heard Verizon is about to launch the HTC Trophy, its first Windows Phone 7 device. However, this time around we haven’t seen the carrier’s Windows Phone apps or a leaked roadmap — rather we have the official press shots of the device. That could simply mean the marketing/PR department…
Sprint’s Nexus S 4G now available for $199, Best Buy has it for $150
Sprint’s WiMAX-enabled Google Nexus S 4G is now available and anyone can grab it for $199 from the carrier for $199, or from Best Buy which offers it for $50 less, making for a great deal. Of course, a two-year contract is required as well as Sprint’s $10-a-month data add-on package, but that comes as…
Sony Ericsson Xperia acro announced in Japan
Sony Ericsson is bringing its flagship Xperia arc smartphone to Japan. However, since we’re talking about the Land of the rising Sun, some tweaks here and there were required to appeal to the tech-savvy Japanese users. That said, the arc has a new name in Japan – acro, but we’re talking about pretty much the…
Is LG to blame for iPad 2 shortages?
Apple sold 4.69 million iPad 2 units during its last quarter but the company said it could have sold more if it could make more. a new report suggests the shortage could be attributed to a snag in production from LG Display. LG Display, which is a separate company than than the LG which makes…
Comscore report shows Samsung and Android kicking ass
Hot on the heels of the IDC report yesterday, Comscore has just released its report for March 2011 in the US market. While Samsung may be the fourth largest handset manufacturer globally, the company is the largest in the US, followed by LG and Motorola. Samsung holds the top spot in the US with 24.8%…
Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the T-Mobile G2X leaked – flash away!
We saw Gingerbread leak out for the T-Mobile G2X not long ago, but it wasn’t available to download. Since then, we’ve had the CyanogenMod Nightly builds to play around with, but one of T-Mobile’s official builds for the hot new handset has leaked out, and is available for your flashing pleasure. The update is rather…
LeafSnap iPhone app lets you ID trees with camera
You nature lovers out there should definitely check out the LeafSnap iPhone app because this is basically an electronic field guide for identifying trees. The really neat thing about this is that it will let you snap pictures of leaves to identify a tree. I tested out the LeafSnap iPhone app this morning on my…
PwnageTool and redsn0w updated for iOS 4.3.3 – just like that, another untethered jailbreak
That didn’t take long, did it? PwnageTool and redsn0w will now support iOS 4.3.3 users who want an untethered jailbreak solution. I can’t remember the last time three successive jailbreak solutions for the iPhone came out just days after Apple updated its software. One has to wonder whether Apple has bigger things in mind, or…
Apple tops Nokia for smartphone market share in Western Europe
Apple is slowly-but-surely rising to greater heights worldwide as it just took Nokia for its top spot in smartphone market share in western Europe. The shift is significant because that is Nokia’s stomping grounds. If there is any name in mobile technology trusted and respected in that part of the world, it’s Nokia. However, without…









