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Apple’s on the verge of announcing something about the iPhone 4 reception problem known as the “Death Grip.” Something tells me, though, that they aren’t going to tell us that they knew about the problem all along and went ahead with production anyway, even though that was apparently the case. Senior Apple engineer Ruben Caballero…
If you just picked up your Motorola Droid X from a Verizon store this morning, chances are you probably consider yourself a Droid X enthusiast and might even have plans to try and mod the latest and greatest Android phone from Motorola. Well, there are some things you should know about hacking/flashing your monster of…
While AT&T is gearing up to launch the Samsung Captivate (Samsung Galaxy S), the carrier may be planning to launch the AT&T Dell Streak as an Android alternative the following day. The Dell Streak, coming to market with its 5-inch display may sway some people from the Samsung Captivate, what with its extra screen real…
The BlackBerry 9800, aka BlackBerry Talladega, aka BlackBerry Torch, has been all the buzz on the Berry scene over the past few months. However, I found it odd that I hadn’t heard much about RIM’s first-ever vertical slider as of late. In fact, just the other day I woke up wondering what the latest and…
Whether you agree think the Apple iPad is really magical or not, its success so far has been pretty astounding. Apple managed to sell 3 million units during its first 80 days and plenty of stores are still sold out and doing pre-orders only. However, there’s a rumor that Apple is already working on the…
The Motorola Charm was announced last week to scattered, half-hearted applause, and today we’ve got word that it will be releasing on August 25. Apparently it was originally planned for an early launch, but some battery life problems have extended the testing phase. Just as a quick reminder, the Motorola charm packs a 3 megapixel…
This weekend we heard that the upcoming BlackBerry tablet, code-named Cobalt, would have a forward- and rear-facing camera as well as a 1 GHz processor, and today we’ve got Flash support to add to the mix of rumoured specs. This would be a huge differentiator from the iPad, and give BlackBerry an honest advantage in…
Those of you who have been enjoying the Korean version of the Samsung Galaxy S will be happy to hear that an update to Android 2.2 is headed your way in August, according to the latest rumours. Of course, T-Mobile’s launching their version in two days, and we can only cross our fingers that the…
AT&T is sending some of it’s customers certificates that will allow them to get a free 3G MicroCell “femtocell” mini-cell tower for better reception in their home. It’s not clear what tricks you need to turn so you actually receive one of these free 3G MicroCell vouchers, but we do know that you need to…
Following on the Fujitsu / Toshiba mobile merger, reports have bubbled up saying that they’ve already started on their first handset, which is headed to Japan’s NTT DoCoMo and will be running Android. Little beyond that is known, but the platform choice is significant, given Toshiba had already put significant time and effort into some…