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Ever since former Microsoft executive Stephen Elop joined Nokia, rumors were rampant that the Finnish manufacturer would start using Windows Phone software. Many were skeptical, and then it happened. This naturally transitioned to the rumor that Microsoft would acquire all or part of Nokia, and again it looks like it might be headed in that…
RIM has already gone on the record saying that we could expect BlackBerry tablets in varying sizes, and recently we’ve been handed a short list of what to expect in the next PlayBook. The next model, which should have a 10-inch screen rather than 7 like the original, will have 4G connectivity and Wi-Fi, but…
Twitter is all set to roll out its own photo-sharing service and TechCrunch is now reporting that this will be rolled out as a baked-in sharing option of iOS 5.0, which will be shown off at next week’s WWDC conference. The Twitter photo-sharing service is aimed at giving the company more control over its ecosystem.…
HTC has been plodding along with their Windows Phone handsets since launch last fall, most recently with the Trophy, but it looks like their first Mango handset will be kicking things up a notch. One lucky reviewer got their mitts on something called the HTC Mazaa, which packs Windows Phone 7.1 and a 12 megapixel…
HTC recently announced that it will cease locking the bootloaders of its Android handsets. This is good news indeed for those who want to apply mods and flash custom ROMs to their phones. However, Peter Chou’s statement was rather vague, though, and someone decided to ask for some clarification on Twitter to a Verizon representative and received an answer…
With Apple’s second generation iPad selling so well that the Cupertino company is having trouble making them fast enough, it’s a bit premature to talk about this iPad 3 … but let’s do it anyway! According to a source who spoke to The Korea Herald, Tim Cook, Apple’s temporary CEO until Steve Jobs returns from…
Apple’s got the iPad, Google’s got Honeycomb, but what about Microsoft? They released tablets eons ago, but back in those days they were nothing more than notebook computers without a keyboard, meaning they inherited many of the same problems that notebooks from previous generation had: they were slow, expensive, hot, and loud. All that’s due…
When it comes to RIM’s smartphones these days, most eyes are on the recently-announced BlackBerry 9900 Bold, but there are still a bunch more of OS 7, NFC-packing handsets in the works. Among them is a big-screen touch slate code-named Monaco or Monza (depending on GSM or CDMA model). Recently, it’s been rumoured that 9850/9860…
We just got word about the June 9th event in New York City where Motorola and Sprint are to take the wraps off of a new device. While we haven’t seen the device yet, we just found out a good chunk of information about it and looks to be similar to AT&T’s Atrix 4G. Apparently…
We all know that Apple is baking iOS 5.0 for the next iPhone and iPad but the latest rumor suggests that iPhone 3GS users may be out of luck and won’t be able to upgrade when the software is finally released. This rumor comes from Eldar Murtazin, who is extremely well-connected in the mobile world…