Being the first one to do anything deserves some serious street-cred. Being the first mobile phone to be certified for Bluetooth 3.0 deserves our geeky attention. The Samsung S8500 has just become the world’s first mass production mobile phone to feature support for the Bluetooth 3.0 standard, as approved by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group…
Analyst: New BlackBerry Browser Runs Quick Thanks to Push
Shaw Wu, with the Kaufman Bros. analyst firm, reports that the first versions of the new BlackBerry browser could run 30%-60% faster than on other WebKit-based browsers (like on Android and iPhone). Apparently, this is because the BlackBerry Internet Service and push architecture that RIM has built cuts down significantly on bandwidth demands (possibly taking…
Did iPad hype overshadow next-gen iPhone leak?
With all the hype and noise surrounding Apple’s iPad tablet announcement, it seems that the blogosphere may have overlooked a potential image of the next-generation iPhone (iPhone 4G) hanging out on top of what turned out to be the iPad. The photo of the next-generation iPhone looks strikingly similar to the current iPhone 3GS which…
Michael Hsu: Nokia Taiwan: Symbian 2 is garbage, we’re going straight to Symbian 3
Digitimes doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to rumours, so take this with a grain of salt, but they say that they’ve spoken to Michael Hsu, General Manager of Nokia Taiwan, and have learned that Nokia isn’t going to make any Symbian 2 handsets and instead is going to jump straight to…
Rumor: RIM Getting Down to Work on OS 6.0?
This is interesting… I haven’t heard any rumblings on a new OS from RIM in quite some time, but that’s just what I’m hearing now. According to a ‘solid’ BlackBerry tipster over at BGR, RIM has begun work on OS 6.0. While no exact details were revealed, one has to assume that the rumor mill,…
iPad Packing a Camera After All?
Some interesting iPad news for you all this morning. Upon popping open a new article from Wired, it looks like the iPad may indeed ship with a webcam in-place. They detail a small dot above the screen, which, they presume is for a camera tucked away inside the black bezel. On top of that, Wired…
Microsoft to unveil the Tegra-based Zune at the Mobile World Congress?
A Spanish website MuyComputer is claiming that the Zune phone will be launched at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Moreover, they say that the device will be powered by NVidia’s Tegra chipset ensuring smooth media playback. Features are unknown, but it is speculated that the Zune phone will rock WiFi, HDMI video output,…
BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Found Rocking T-Mobile and WIND 3G Bands
We’ve been hearing about the next gen Pearl series, aka ‘Pearl2’, aka ‘Striker’, aka ‘Stratus’ for some time now. We’ve seen leaked pics, a video here and here, and now a little more news. If the Mr. Blurrycam image above is to be believed, it looks like there will be at least one version of…
New Windows Mobile 7 UX concepts leaked?
In the lead up to Mobile World Congress, there’s been a lot of talk about Microsoft bringing their latest and greatest Windows Mobile creation to Barcelona – Windows Mobile 7. But, as close as we are to MWC, we still have almost no idea what to expect with the revamped mobile operating system that Microsoft…
Motorola Devour Promo Kit Shows up at Verizon
The Motorola droid’s little cousin continues its ongoing march to a commercial release, marked now by a box containing marketing materials. Verizon branding is clear as day, as well as the inclusion of the blur social media interface and services. Code-named Calgary once upon a time, the Devour has a 3 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS,…