The U.S. smartphone market was dominated by Research In Motion in 2009, but Apple and Android are nipping at its heels, according to new data released from Canalys. The research firm said there were 47.2 million units shipped in 2009, which is a 27% increase from the year before. Thanks to more high-profile devices and…
HTC Desire going Silver for AT&T?
If you’re not quite feeling the graphite-colored HTC Desire that has been making the rounds for the past few months, we’ve got some potentially good news for you. The folks at xda-developers have posted up a pic of an HTC Desire with a Silver color scheme. It’s not yet known if this color will be…
Sprint confirms Google Nexus One!
The rumors were true. Sprint has just contacted us to let us know that the much-ballyhooed, but rarely purchased Google Nexus One has just been confirmed for the Big Yellow network! With T-Mobile and Verizon partnered up for Nexus One-love since the get-go, AT&T recently confirmed to be grabbing the Android 2.1-powered smartphone, this news…
Droid Eris Finally rooted, and getting some Android 2.1 love
This was going to happen at some point, the Droid Eris has been rooted! Unlike many of the rooted Android phones, the Eris already has a ROM ready for installation that we’d written about a couple weeks back. So, Eris users, if you’re tired of waiting for Verizon’s supposed update, then sit back, read through…
HTC Legend: Software Hands-on
Following on from the time I spent with the HTC Legend on hardware, comes this brief tour around some of the basic elements of the Sense/Android Homescreen, apps, and UI. It’s a very nice little device, as will become obvious from the video: You can find out more about the HTC Legend at the official site here.
HTC Legend: Hardware Hands-on
Wow, it sure is busy at IntoMobile Towers, here in the UK. Devices have been incoming faster than my letterbox will handle, but I’ve also had one very notable arrival – the HTC Legend! This is way ahead of it’s UK release at the end of this month/start of next month (depending on who you…
Is this the HD3?
The HD2 hasn’t even been released and it may already be old news because some renders of the HD3 have hit the tubes of the Internet and this beast could be rocking Windows Phone 7 Series. These photos are obviously renders and the “leaked” specs don’t really pass the smell test but it’s fun to…
HD2 should launch March 24
Looks like the rumors were right, as the HD2 should hit the streets in about a week. The folks at TMoNews got their hands on this screen shot from a T-Mobile retail partner and the Windows Mobile handset should retail for less than $200 on a new two-year contract with a data plan. As we’ve…
Microunity sues the entire mobile industry over obscure patents – HTC, Google, Apple, Samsung, Nokia, AT&T, LG and more!
Patents are big business. Just ask Microunity. The obscure “tech” “company” (read: patent troll) has up and filed a far-reaching patent infringement lawsuit against all the biggest players in the mobile space. Microunity’s lawsuit, filed today in a Texas court, reads like a who’s who of influential actors on the US mobile stage – the…
HD2 definitely not upgradable to Windows Phone 7
It’s not much of a surprise, but Microsoft confirmed that the HTC HD2 won’t be able to upgrade to Windows Phone 7 Series. This could potentially sink any chances of success for the HD2 among the smartphone fanatics because there will be a shiny, new (and most likely better) operating system in just a few…