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The Samsung Apollo i5800 that had come out on Orange UK over the summer is now marked as “coming soon” to Telus here in Canada. The specs list pegs the Apollo as a definitively mid-range smartphone, packing a 3 megapixel camera, 3.2″ touchscreen, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G, and Android 2.1. The custom Swype keyboard is an…
The T-Mobile G2 will be hitting Radio Shack with a lower than low price tag of $149.99 with a two-year customer agreement. The electronics retailer is undercutting Best Buy’s price of $199.99 by offering an extra $50 instant rebate on this Android handset. Radio Shack did not provide details on when this offer will begin and only promised that…
The T-Mobile myTouch HD handset debuted in early renderings but a leaked promotional sheet from T-Mobile finally fleshes out some of the handset’s details. As expected, the myTouch HD will be a high-end offering with HSPA+ connectivity, 3.8-inch display, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with autofocus, VGA front-facing camera with support for Qik and Yahoo Messenger over a cellular…
After conquering the desktop market, Zoodles is going for Android smartphone users and their kids. The company that “puts devices into ‘Kid Mode,’ launched an application in the Android Market, basically allowing parents to give their phone to the kids so they can play and learn independently. Kinds can choose from hundreds of educational games,…
Samsung is launching a three-pronged attack with its Galaxy Tab as it tries to compete with Apple’s popular iPad. According to the Wall Street Journal, Samsung has negotiated deals with Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and AT&T to carry its Android tablet when it becomes available next month. Notably absent from this list is T-Mobile, which has…
After we’ve heard word that the Garmin smartphones weren’t selling well the company said in an interview that it will evaluate its phone business if things don’t pick up in the next few quarters. The company is well known for its class of personal navigation devices but that market may be dwindling as convergence take…
It was a big week of upgrades, as Nokia arguably upgraded itself with a new CEO, Apple iPhone users received the 4.1 software and the sequel to the world’s first Android phone made its official debut. We missed last week, but let’s dive into a recap of this week in mobile news. Nokia gets a…
Not long after Android 2.1 took over as the dominant version of the OS running on all devices, Android 2.2 – otherwise known as Froyo — has been taken up by a sizable chunk of all Android phones in the wild. Froyo now accounts for 28.7% of all devices running Google’s mobile operating system today.…
Most of you young’uns in Canada are just starting your school year, and have a wealth of excuses with which to bug your parents for a new cell phone, while others might not be so lucky and have to get something on a budget. Lucky for you, our ear is continually to the ground for…
Verizon has just gone live with their own variant of the Samsung Galaxy S Android phone, dubbed the Verizon Fascinate, so of course we had to get our very own Fascinate to play with. The $200 (with new 2-year contract) Verizon Fascinate is the last Galaxy S phone to hit a major US wireless carrier,…