There are no doubts Samsung and other major companies want to have their own tablet device now that Apple has broke the market with the iPad. The Korean giant will apparently launch its baby in the second half of the year, most likely in August. We don’t know all the details, but we’ve heard few…
Crazy rumor – Nokia to make Windows Phone
Make sure you have a lot of salt for this rumor, as the Times Online is saying that Nokia may be working on a Windows Phone. In a bullish piece about British high-tech firms, the publication slips in a little line that could have a major impact on the dynamics of the smartphone world. However,…
webOS Update Arriving Late May/Early June
Shortly following a small service update, a private alert from Palm notified developers of a new webOS software development kit that will be available early May, 2-3 weeks before end-users get their mitts on the latest version. The main warning goes out to developers who have used the plug-in development kit to create their apps,…
BlackBerry 9670 Clamshell Pictured Again
The BlackBerry 9670 clamshell has been caught on camera more than once now, but here’s just a bit more eye candy for those trying to figure this thing out. Although there’s not much new to report, the hand does give you a good sense of scale, if you were worried this thing would be crazy…
BlackBerry Slider 9800 Caught on Camera Running OS 6.0
We’ve had our fair share of BlackBerry 9670 ‘Clamshell’ sightings over the past little while. If this form factor complete with OS 6.0, 360×480 internal display, WiFi, Bluetooth and of course full QWERTY keyboard does it for you… Good on ya… I’m not here to judge, but for my own personal tastes, meh, not a…
RIM working on iPad-killing BlackBerry tablet (BlackPad/Cobalt)
We’ve heard rumors before about BlackBerry-maker RIM jumping into the tablet space with their own BlackBerry tablet (codenamed BlackPad / Cobalt), and today we’re hearing of an alleged “confirmation” of the slate-style BlackBerry device. But, before you get all excited about seeing your favorite push-emailing platform going the tablet route, we should warn you that…
Microsoft Kin Verizon Preorder May 6, Launch May 13?
Microsoft’s Kin One and Kin Two will be launching on May 13, with preorders beginning May 6, according to some screenshots from within Verizon. Although Verizon and Vodafone are the only publicly acknowledged carriers, there’s a list of other potential service providers who could be picking up Microsoft’s social networking brainchild. The inventive user interface for accessing…
Is Nokia’s CEO in trouble?
There may be a shakeup at the world’s largest handset maker, as Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasuvo is facing pressure from shareholders and may be on the way out, according to Reuters. This isn’t much of a surprise, as Nokia has failed to innovate and has been outpaced by the likes of Apple and HTC. Nokia’s…
LG Aloha gets a name change – meet Ally, coming in May?
It hasn’t been a whole 24 hours, and we now got word that the LG Aloha will be renamed to the LG Ally, and will be heading to Verizon in May. We’ve hear a lot of this device lately. Just yesterday we heard that LG’s first Snapdragon Android device would be heading to Verizon this…
Rogers to Offer Social View Plans for Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace?
Some information on an upcoming Rogers service called Social View has bubbled up, that will apparently offer a unified interface for social networking info on smartphones. Here’s a blurb from the supposed unreleased official description: a built-in feature of these exclusive smartphones that brings together, in real-time, your contacts’ updates from popular social networks like…