You’ve heard about the “Plus” versions of two Palm devices – Pre and Pixi, which are coming to Verizon Wireless at some point next year. Well, we have an additional details to share about it — the only difference that the “Plus” versions have when compared to the original devices is more storage. Instead of…
Google Nexus One: Who was right and who was wrong with their predictions?
Now that the Nexus One is official I thought it’d be a wonderful time to see whose predictions were spot on and who was under the influence of psychotropic drugs. Since I’ve been making fun of Ashok Kumar from Northeast Securities for a while, let’s take him first: October 20, 2009: Ashok told The Street…
BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Caught on Video
On the BlackBerry scene over the past little while, there have been rumors that a new BlackBerry Pearl may sneak into the marketplace… In fact, we’ve been hearing about the Pearl 9100 since late November. There might even be an announcement at CES 2010. That’s what I’ve heard. Of course, this is all rumor and…
Motorola Droid/Milestone getting Android 2.1?
This is not confirmed at the moment, but when asked whether Motorola Droid will get the Android 2.1 update, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said he “thinks” it will happen. Nothing too solid, yet good enough for me. After all, we did see the latest Android build running on the G1, and if G1 can handle…
Another Samsung slider caught in the wild – S5500
After the S5550, we have another Samsung slider caught in the wild. It’s similarly named S5500, and it seems lower-speced than its “50-stronger” sibling. The specs include a 3.2-megapixel camera, HSDPA connectivity, 2.2-inch QVGA screen, music player, 15MB of internal memory and I presume a microSD memory card slot. And that’s about all we have…
FCC Report Hints at T-Mobile nuvifone
A fresh handset from asus has passed through the FCC, complete with 3G support on T-Mobile’s 1700/2100 bands. asus’s main interest in mobile these days has been in conjunction with Garmin for their joint nüvifone brand. Odds are good that it will be running Android, but the lukewarm reception of the G60 on AT&T…
Report: Apple to ship tablet in March with $1,000 price tag
Whether you call it the Apple Tablet, the iSlate, the iGuide, there’s no denying that rumors surrounding the fabled Apple tablet device has reached a fever pitch. It’s gotten to the point where the Wall Street Journal has apparently confirmed through “people briefed” by Apple that the tablet computer will be unveiled later this month…
Spotify Coming to North America, Preloaded on Nexus One?
Mobile music service Spotify has graced Android, iPhone, and Symbian devices abroad, but has yet to pierce the thick shell of licensing surrounding North America. All that may change come January 5, when Google is rumoured to announce their upcoming Nexus One Android smartphone. Spotify is an aggressive contender in the mobile music scene, offering…
Mystery Sony Ericsson Slider Looks a Lot like Kurara
The touchscreen slate from Sony Ericsson called Kurara has been pretty extensively explored, but it looks like it will be getting a slider sibling in the near future. Aside from clearly running S60 5th. Edition, little else is known about the device, but if it’s anything like the Kurara, an 8 megapixel camera, 600 Mhz…
Rumor: WordPress App for Android Coming Soon?
Things were buzzing just a bit over the weekend, about a rumored WordPress app coming to Android in the near future. The app would be very official, from the folks at WordPress themselves, and bring all kinds of blogging goodness to bloggers around the world packing Android devices as their weapon of choice. The folks…