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HP, like most other handset makers, have a bad habit of announcing devices up to half a year before they even hit the market. The Veer, which was announced on February 9th of this year, is rumored to launch on May 2nd according to PreCentral, which is just under 3 months of…
Last year, Apple confirmed the white iPhone 4 would arrive in Spring 2011. That season of the year is now upon us and rumors about this elusive handset has increased. The latest spotting to hit the internet comes fresh from the internal workings of Verizon Wireless. The screen grab obtained by 9 to 5 Mac reportedly…
Jim Balsillie stepped up to the plate in an interview with Bloomberg recently, in the wake of disappointed BlackBerry PlayBook reviews. Contrary to the picture above, Balsillie was actually confident, composed, and very optimistic about the future of their tablet and its new operating system. He put a lot of weight behind the updates that…
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…
Verizon has a handful of next generation Android handsets slated to arrive in the coming months. Among these new handsets are the Droid Incredible 2, the Samsung Charge, the Droid X 2 and the LG Revolution. An earlier leak revealed the prices of the Incredible 2 and the Charge. Today, a second leak has fleshed…
When we were playing around with the HTC Sensation, we were impressed with the Sense 3.0 because it was beautiful and made navigating Android 2.3 a breeze. Unfortunately, it looks like not all of the features of HTC Sense 3.0 will be coming to older HTC Android phones. In particular, the HTC Sense 3.0 UI…
Raise your hand if you’re sick of hearing about the white iPhone 4. The elusive, ivory Apple smartphone has been making headlines since the day it didn’t launch, and rumors of its arrival or why it has been delayed have been surfacing every month. According to BusinessWeek, however, the fairer version of the iPhone 4…
Last night an embargo lifted on press reviews of RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook, which launches April 19. The vast majority of reviews say that even after spending six months in the public eye, the BlackBerry PlayBook’s operating system isn’t quite ready to compete with the other tablet players. Regardless, most of the final impressions lean…
Last year, Foursquare and RadioShack were giving 10% discounts to users who checked into the retail location using the location-based service, and up to 20% for mayors. Not a bad deal for Foursquare fanatics. Now the two are at it again with a new check-in special: 20% for first-time check-ins and mayors, and 10% for…
For iPhone owners who want total carrier freedom, the only solution so far has been to jailbreak one’s device and unlock it. Of course, there is also another huge limitation, and that’s the software version an iPhone owners is running, too, since iOS updates tend to break and disable unlock hacks. However, a number of…