When a wireless carrier starts stocking accessories – like protective cases – for unreleased smartphones, it’s usually a good signal that the handset will soon go on sale through that carrier. T-Mobile USA may still be dealing with fallout from red-hot HTC HD2 sales that have left it struggling to keep up with demand, but…
HTC Hero getting Android 2.1 love on April 16th?
HTC Hero users, take heed! HTC may be planning to roll out the Android 2.1 OS update to your smartphone in about two weeks! The rumored release information comes to us from HTC Club, the smartphone maker’s own online community aimed at keeping customers in the loop on software updates and changes. A Club member…
Droid Doesn’t – Motorola Droid’s Android 2.1 OS update slows graphic processing?
Are you a Motorola Droid owner who has recently updated to Android 2.1, through the OTA or manually? Notice any differences? Any lag here or there? Well, after what seemed like forever, Verizon recently began the roll-out to Android 2.1 on the Motorola Droid, after a couple delays. Unfortunately, the update may have caused you…
LG Aloha to Rock Android 2.1, WVGA Display, Wi-Fi n
The User Agent Profile of the unreleased LG Aloha C710 has been dug up, revealing a rather impressive specsheet. A WVGA 480 x 800 display, Android 2.1, and Wi-Fi 802.11n capabilities are all identified, but I’m curious what kind of camera and form factor it’ll be packing. The Wi-Fi Alliance has apparently issued a certificate…
Palm Pre and Pixi Plus Headed to AT&T for Training
AT&T’s Pixi Plus and Pre Plus have gone through the FCC, and now we’re seeing the first signs that folks in stores will be ready to sell them. webOS devices will be arriving at AT&T stores today for training the staff (someone off the store floor, of course) in conjunction with online training. The Pixi…
BlackBerry Bold Coming to Verizon in May?
This screenshot from the Bank of America’s internal site shows pretty plainly that Verizon will be releasing a BlackBerry Bold in May, which will most likely be the updated Tour 9650 we’ve been waiting for so very long. This screenshot lines up nicely with earlier rumours which also pointed to a May launch, although it…
Streaming cloud-based music on the Apple iPad? Don’t bet on it.
There are a good number of people out there that are hoping to see Apple’s LaLa acquisition and this week’s iPad launch converging into a perfect storm of cloud-based services that would have Apple debuting a new streaming music service alongside its tablet. Unfortunately, it turns out that Apple may be delaying the launch of…
Next-Gen iPhone Mockup Features Aluminum Unibody Enclosure
The next-gen iPhone has everyone talking these days. Call it what you like, the iPhone 4, the 4G or the HD, one thing is for sure, we’re going to know all about it come end of June/early July via the WWDC. If you’ve already gotten past the CDMA iPhone rumors, have digested the latest iPhone…
Rumor: iPad Coming to Canada April 24th?
Yo, Canada! Have some awesome news all Canadians this morning. If ‘late April’ was just a little too vague for you, I’m happy to report that some actual launch date rumors for the iPad in Canada are finally coming out. According to iPadinCanada, the weekend of April 24th has been set as a ‘black out…
BlackBerry Striker 9105 to Skip SureType, Go T9?
Yesterday, an OS for the unreleased BlackBerry Pearl 9100 leaked, but after some digging, it turns out that the software isn’t only for 9100, but also a new model: the 9105, which will apparently host a traditional T9 keypad layout. This is a significant departure from the traditional Pearl models, which used RIM’s SureType system…