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A little over 5 months ago, at an investor relations meeting in London, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop got on stage and announced that the Finnish handset maker has essentially given up on Symbian, is going to halt development on MeeGo, and will switch their smartphone operating system of choice to Microsoft’s Windows Phone. Since then…
If the original Desire can get the Gingerbread treatment so can the Desire Z. HTC said that the QWERTY keyboard-equipped Android smartphone will soon get the same update its other smartphones already got or will get in the near future. Here’s what they said: Thanks to everyone who’s been patiently waiting for the Gingerbread update…
If you’re looking to grab yourself some fancy Android Honeycomb tablet but don’t need 3G connectivity all the time, check out today’s deal at Woot. The deal-a-day site offers the Wi-Fi only version of the Motorola Xoom for $399.99. The device is refurbished, and Woot will also ask for additional $5 for shipping. If that’s…
Nokia E7 is arguably the best Symbian smartphone ever made. Some folks may prefer the N8 for its superior camera, but even they would like E7’s bigger screen and maybe the physical keyboard. That said I had some time to play with Nokia’s flagship device and there are 5 things I like about. 1. Keyboard…
As the second largest handset makers, Samsung offers both high-end smartphones and low-end feature phones. The Korean giant has a phone for every possible price point, offering a range of devices from those made for first-time phone buyers in emerging markets to dual-core CPU-powered smartphones users in developed world demand. However, it’s not all black…
HTC first said the Desire won’t get the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update only to change its mind soon afterwards. We guess it was the angry Desire owners who made the Taiwanese company flip-flop and prepare the Gingerbread treatment for its once flagship Android smartphone. The day is approaching with HTC turning to Facebook to announce…
RIM just finished wrapping up their annual shareholders meeting. The tidbit of most interest to everyday consumers was that seven BlackBerry smartphones are due to land in the next couple of months. Co-CEO Jim Balsillie said that there would be several devices “within rapid succession” in the next month. The Bold 9900 is on track…
If you haven’t noticed, megapixel count in mobile phones aren’t everything and the iPhone 4’s 5 megapixel camera has put most Android phones with 8 megapixel cameras to shame. Enter the myTouch 4G Slide, which HTC is saying has the most advanced camera to date on a mobile phone. Well, we put the to hot…
Last week Telus was showing off some new toys they’re launching in the fall, including the HTC Status coming to AT&T, alongside two LG Android handsets. The LG Optimus Black you may already know as a lightweight phone with an extremely bright display, but Telus is branding it specifically as their Skype phone, and will…
The HP TouchPad 4G has just been announced for AT&T, and this version will be sporting a 1.5GHz processor, which is a pretty nice bump up from the 1.2GHz processor that the Wi-Fi-only model uses. It has 32GB of internal memory and GPS and Wi-Fi capabilities, too, so it’s a pretty solid piece of hardware…