T-Mobile’s follow-up to their consumer-oriented, Windows Mobile-powered “Shadow” is inching closer to actually seeing the light of day. The FCC has approved the T-Mobile Shadow II, as it’s known, for US duty. The T-Mobile Shadow II has been expected to carry T-Mobile’s Windows Mobile Standard torch into 2009 with a refreshed design and a bump…
White T-Mobile G1 Image Gallery
Still itching to get your hands on the White T-Mobile G1? Thankfully, the folks over at Android Central got their hands on the white model. They’ve snapped some pictures for us to enjoy, some of which I’ve included below. The peeps over there seem to be big boosters of the white model… and I have…
HTC acquires One & Co. for iconic handset designs
HTC has been on something of a hardware-blitz recently. The HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro represent a distinct departure from HTC’s usual design philosophy. But, just how did HTC manage to push out one of this year’s most iconic handset designs? HTC had San Francisco-based lifestyle consultancy firm One & Co. design the…
T-Mobile G1 Internet Access Can’t Be Turned Off
If you travel abroad a lot, you might want to leave your T-Mobile G1 at home… That is, unless you want to rack up a nice chunk of change in roaming charges. A tipster recently dropped a note over to the folks at Gizmodo, telling them that his data roaming bill had reached $102.85… Even…
HTC Touch Diamond Comes to Rogers for $199.99
After much waiting, Rogers has finally released the HTC Touch Diamond for a pretty good promo price of $199.99 on a 3-year contract. You’ll also need to sign up for a minimum $45 data/voice plan, but that’s nothing unusual. If you’d rather stray from the norm and pick up the device sans data plan, here…
First Batch of American Express ‘My Wishlist’ T-Mobile G1’s Sold Out
As we all certainly expected, the first batch of 200 T-Mobile G1’s that were up for sale on the American Express ‘My Wishlist’ site have sold out. Didn’t take that long either. At a reduced $125 per G1, no doubt they were selling like hot cakes. Not to worry though, if you still want to…
American Express ‘My Wishlist’ Site Features T-Mobile G1 for $125
Really want a T-Mobile G1, but don’t want to pay the full price for the device? I stumbled across a deal on the G1 this morning that is sure to please the G1 seekers out there. Only catch is you’ll need an American Express Card to take advantage of the deal. For a limited time…
White HTC Touch Diamond Makes an Appearance
The long-awaited HTC Touch Diamond in white showed up a Chinese trade show recently, confirming many a rumour over the last couple of months. Whether or not your prefer the classic black is a matter of taste, but options are always good. Colour aside, it’s a fantastic phone running Windows Mobile 6.1 skinned in a…
G1 Auto-Rotation Coming Soon?
If you own a T-Mobile G1, you certainly know that the screen orientation already changes from portrait to landscape when you slide out the keyboard. That said, the screen will not rotate when you simply turn the device in your hand… even though the accelerometer on-board is there to make this feature possible (you would…
Review: Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1
Ah yes. The hotly anticipated Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is just a few days away, and we’ve got the down-low on the unreleased goods. Sony Ericsson is launching their new flagship smartphone brand with the XPERIA X1. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA brand is the creme de la creme of the handset maker’s smartphone, and XPERIA…