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HTC may be looking to get an application store in the works according to a recent rumor. The Taiwanese company is apparently hiring new staff to get the online store going, where the manufacturer will be selling e-Books and applications. HTC has already killed it this year with so many Android devices that I’ve lost…
Well, it looks like our tip was right on the money, as a member of the Open Handset Alliance confirmed that the next version of Android will be 2.3 and that Gingerbread will be hitting the Nexus One in a few days. “Prepare your Nexus One (Developer version) for Android OTA update 2.3 (Gingerbread) for…
The Desire HD has been spotted as an option when registering at HTC’s new Sense portal for a Canadian device, and according to some unsubstantiated rumours, the lucky carrier will be Telus and not Rogers. This news comes shortly after Bell launched another top-notch HTC Android handset, the Desire Z, which has a smaller screen,…
Some digging around the webOS 2.0 source code have revealed a bevvy of codenames we hadn’t heard before: Stingray, Mantaray, Broadway, and Windsor. There is also reference to A6 hardware at some point, but the details on that are still hazy. Here’s the code: if ((machineType.contentEquals(“broadway”)) || (machineType.contentEquals(“windsor”)) || (machineType.contentEquals(“mantaray”)) || (machineType.contentEquals(“stingray”)) || (machineType.contentEquals(“roadrunner”))) {…
A leaked internal document suggests the Dell Venue Pro will be available November 8th at Microsoft’s online and retail stores. After a week of exclusivity with Microsoft, the Windows Phone handset will go on sale at Dell starting on the 15th. The final pricing was not available but the handset will likely debut for $199 with a…
The ZTE Peel is a 3G-enabled sleeve for the iPod touch that hit the scene earlier this year when its EV-DO radio was tested by the FCC. The Peel appeared at the FCC with Sprint-branding which suggests the wireless carrier will offer the accessory as mobile broadband option for its iPod touch-owning customers. The device would…
Well, what the heck is going on? First, we hear that T-Mobile is stocking iPhone docking cables and now we’re seeing evidence that T-Mobile is sending customers microSIM cards. Does this mean that an Apple iPhone 4 or iPad is on the way for the nation’s fourth-largest carrier? The parent company of T-Mobile has said…
A whole whackload of Rogers info leaked today, including pricing on upcoming devices like the BlackBerry Bold 9780, Nokia N8, Samsung Focus, and Dell Streak, along with some new data sharing plans particularly applicable to the Samsung Galaxy Tab. There are a lot of slides, but here’s the short version: BlackBerry Bold 9780: $149.99 on…
Well, it looks like we’re finally getting a little bit of clarification about the Google Nexus Two, as TechCrunch is reporting that the device will be made by Samsung, probably won’t be called the “Nexus Two,” and is now facing a delay due to hardware issues. Got all that? I give TechCrunch’s story some weight…
According to a tantalizing rumor, T-Mobile is selling an iPhone cable in select corporate stores. This should raise some eyebrows as T-Mobile is not an official carrier for Apple’s prized smartphone in the US. This unusual appearance has led to widespread speculation that this is an early slip and the wireless carrier may be preparing for the upcoming…