There’s been a lot of bad press surrounding T-Mobile Sidekick lineup ever since T-Mobile’s Sidekick service took a nose dive last year, leaving Sidekick users without contact and calendar entries on their Sidekick handsets. The fallout from the Sidekick failure may be prompting T-Mobile to nix the entire Sidekick lineup altogether, according to new rumors.…
Zune ‘Phone’ spotted in Zune software driver update
Microsoft apparently doesn’t want Apple stealing all the limelight with their upcoming iTablet/iSlate announcement tomorrow. The Project Pink rumor monger and Zune maker has released a new Zune software update that includes some juicy references to a Zune “Phone” within its Zune.inf file. What’s interesting here is that the new version 4.2.202.0 code clearly shows…
WiMAX-Toting HTC Supersonic Pictured
Remember those rumours about Sprint’s first WiMAX smartphone, codenamed Supersonic? Well, the first batch of photos showing off the supposed device have surfaced, and it does, indeed, have a 4.3” AMOLED display. Other specs include Android 2.1 (with Sense), 5 megapixel camera, 1 GHz processor, FM radio, and a handy little kickstand. Before you get…
Palm working on GSM-based Pre Plus and Pixi Plus?
Until we get this confirmed with an official press release, this goes into our “rumors” section. But it’s a common sense really, as Palm certainly wants to reach AT&T users and Europe. Yap, the company is working on GSM-based Pre Plus and Pixi Plus as confirmed by certification company TUV Rheinland, which has two models…
Video: Ad for Apple’s original tablet – Newton
From what we know (or don’t), Apple will unveil the iTablet or iSlate tomorrow. To prepare the ground, we’ve dug out the commercial for the first such product from Cupertino – Newton. As you’re about to see – Apple used to promise a lot with Newton, but has failed to reach the mass audience. Times…
Did the real Apple Tablet just stand up (in pics)?
These are either the best ever mockup images of the one and only Apple Tablet, or they’re the real deal. Either way, we’ve just spied newly “leaked” images of what is supposed to be the widely rumored and highly anticipated tablet device from Cupertino. The photos depict a seriously slim slate showing off its svelte…
BlackBerry Internet Service 3.0 Bringing WMA and OpenOffice Support?
An incoming BlackBerry Internet Service 3.0 upgrade will apparently be offering Windows Media Audio support and the ability to work with OpenOffice presentations, spreadsheets, and documents. All of that is, of course, on top of the previously-leaked features of two-way GMail sync and GMail labels. Sometime after it rolls out this March will be a…
Apple Tablets spotted running iPhone OS 3.2 in the wild?
New evidence has apparently come to light that makes it all the more likely that Apple will finally unveil their tablet device later this week. Mobile analytics firm Flurry has apparently been tracking something like 50 mystery devices that match the characteristics of what is believed to be the Apple Tablet. The mystery devices were…
MOTOSPLIT to Rock Snapdragon, Android, and Coming to AT&T?
Some slightly questionable renderings of a new Motorola handset dubbed motosplit have come to light, bearing a fresh (although not entirely unheard-of) form factor. As you can see, the keyboard splits in two, off to either side of the device, and tuck back underneath as needed. All we’re hearing in terms of hard specs is…
Rumor: AT&T will lose iPhone exclusivity on Wednesday [iTablet/iSlate/iPad day]
An “inside source”, which we all know is about as trustworthy as a 30 year old woman living on the streets with an addiction to crystal meth, has told Hot Hardware that on Wednesday, the day Apple is going hold an event and finally bring to orgasm all the Apple Tablet fanbois after one of…