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Take this one with a grain of salt, but a new rumor is circulating which says Nokia may consider making Windows Phone 7 devices. The folks over at VentureBeat are quoting an unnamed source who says that new CEO Stephen Elop has been given the green light by the company’s board to consider all options,…
A leaked spec sheet for the HTC HD7 gives us our first good look at this upcoming Windows Phone 7 handset. As expected, the HD7 is very similar to its predecessor, the HTC HD2. Both the HD2 and HD7 include a 1GHz processor, 4.3-inch touchscreen display, 576MB RAM, 5-megapixel camera and support for T-Mobile’s 1700MHz…
Ivan Seidenberg, Chief Executive Officer of Verizon, put a damper on the latest CDMA iPhone rumors by stating that “at some point, Apple will get with the program” and hinting that the wireless carrier would love to have Apple come on board with its 4G LTE network. Seidenberg purposely did not drop any hints about an…
Verizon’s LG Vortex was spotted in the wild earlier this week and the handset has made an encore appearance. As suspected, the Vortex is an entry-level handset from LG that reportedly runs Android 2.2 smoothly on its 600MHz processor. Though initial specs suggested that an FM radio was included , this LG handset does not have…
Leading up to the Canadian BlackBerry Torch 9800 launch, Rogers has begun equipping stores with dummy units, at least in Toronto. Although Rogers has set tomorrow as the official launch day, rumour has it that the stores proper won’t get handsets until the 27th, though online ordering will be available as of the 24th. The…
The Facebook phone saga continues to develop with Bloomberg reporting that Facebook is working closely with handset manufacturer INQ on two smartphones. The two phones will be powered by Android and will offer a wide range of Facebook-centric features. While the handset will integrate tightly with the social network, it is not known whether Facebook will slap…
Brandon Watson, head of the Developer Experience team for Windows Phone 7, confirms that a developer-focused announcement for Windows Phone 7 is coming Thursday morning. Details are sparse but Watson hints at copy and paste in a rather cryptic tweet: “Copy and paste no longer counts as a “request.” We’ve heard it plenty. 😉 Answer coming…
A new Pantech devices for AT&T has been caught at the website of the Federal Communications Commission. Marked as P9050 “Sparrow”, the still unannounced phone comes with a 3G radio that sings along AT&T 3G network’s bands (850/1900 MHz). Moreover, there’s a 3.1-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) touchscreen on board, a 3-megapixel camera with video capture,…
The CDMA iPhone for Apple is just a rumor that will never die, and it’s also one we’ll keep hearing regularly until it happens – or if we’re left to find that it doesn’t. This time Analyst Jeffrey Fidacaro with Susquehanna Financial Group says that suppliers are pointing to December of this year for the…
We had heard over the summer that RIM was working on a new BlackBerry Storm that would include a mobile hotspot function, and today we’re getting a look at what the hardware might be. The trackpad is a distinctive addition to the BlackBerry Storm series, and the screen measures 3.7″ according to the source –…