VimpelCom, the newly-formed company that controls Russia’s third-largest (VimpelCom) and Ukraine’s largest (Kyivstar) mobile operators, is apparently looking to expand to new markets. The plan, however, is not to go and build new networks from the scratch — rather, the idea is to grow by acquisitions. And it seems they’re eyeing for Egypt’s Orascom Telecom.…
BlackBerry Torch 9800 Prototype Runs OS 5, Hosts Second Front-Facing Hole
The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is now out and available on AT&T, but those interested in its history may like to take a look at this prototype, code-named Tardis (after the time-travelling police box from Doctor Who). There’s some Synaptics branding thrown in there, indicating the protoype was something built during their involvement with the capacitive…
Verizon and Google to launch a Chrome OS tablet on November 26th?
Those Verizon-Chrome OS tablet rumors from last week are one step closer to fact and one step away from fiction. The existence of the rumored Chrome OS tablet with Verizon branding was reportedly confirmed by a source of Downloadsquad who provided the initial hardware details and tentative launch date for this interesting, yet mysterious tablet.…
Verizon Wireless fall roadmap leaked, 2nd Edition
Earlier this month, we had a preview of the upcoming primarily Android smartphones, tablets, and mobile broadband devices slated to hit Verizon Wireless. Today, the remaining devices in the wireless carrier’s portfolio were identified in a another roadmap leak that focuses on the feature phones, BlackBerry handsets, netbooks, and more that are expected to land this…
BlackBerry 9670 Clamshell Confirmed for Sprint?
Now that we’ve got all of this BlackBerry Torch 9800 business out of the way, we’re looking to RIM’s next big device: the 9670 clamshell. Today, we’re hearing the 9670 has landed in Sprint testing labs, leading us to presume a carrier launch is around the corner. We had an inkling that at least Sprint…
Antenna Engineer: CDMA iPhone will keep the external antenna design of the iPhone 4
Amidst all the rumors about the CDMA iPhone, one of the most controversial is the insinuation that the CDMA version of Apple’s popular smartphone would offer improved hardware, including an internal antenna and a faster 1.2 GHz processor. While we can’t comment on the validity of the processor rumor, we can relay the information from an…
Apple iPad Mini to launch by the holidays?
The Economic Daily News, a financial newspaper out of Taiwan, is reporting that Apple is prepping the iPad Mini for a holiday launch. Their inside information comes directly from the Taiwanese supply chain which will be producing the components and assembling the device. According to its sources, the touchscreen for the 7-inch Apple tablet will be…
Motorola Android tablet to be called the Stingray
Here’s a little follow-up on the Motorola Android tablet story that broke this morning – it may be called the “Stingray”. We’re seeing another document showing the same model number of the upcoming tablet, but this time around, a name has graced the document. The docs tie the model number to the Stingray codename, but…
BlackBerry Torch 9800 Coming to Rogers in White?
We’ve seen casing for the BlackBerry Torch 9800 in red and white (in addition to the stock black we see on AT&T), and now we know where one of them is headed. Rumour has it Rogers will have an exclusive on the white Torch 9800, following behind their other white BlackBerrys. I’ve checked with one…
Is Apple Field Testing an iPhone and iPad for the Verizon Network?
The Verizon iPhone rumor mill keeps churning, but as we move along it seems like more evidence continues to pile on, too. It’s no surprise to anyone that many Verizon customers are wanting the Apple smartphone. Hell, even AT&T iPhone customers want to jump ship for greener pastures: up to 34% of current iPhone owners…