The wait for the next-gen Samsung Omnia II is almost over! In fact, Boy Genius Report believes that much of Verizon’s Omnia II inventory is stacked up and ready to go. And, according to Samsung Mobile USA’s website (screenshot above), the Omnia II will be “coming soon exclusively at Verizon Wireless.” All signs point to…
Verizon’s HTC Razzle puts the ‘smart’ in dumbphone
HTC is known for a lot of things. They know how to make stunning handsets. They are the veritable masters of finger-friendly homescreen UIs – like TouchFLO and Sense. They only manufacture smartphones. That last bit, though, is about to change. HTC has been rumored to be preparing to launch their first non-smartphone (dumbphone) handset…
Nokia N900 Press Shot Leaks
It’s one thing to have some in-the-wild pictures slipping through the cracks, but when print-ready renders bubble up, you gotta believe an announcement is imminent. The expectation has been that the N900 will make its debut at Nokia World, and this picture comes alongside a confirmation that, yes, the first Maemo 5 handset will be…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 may get real next week
It’s been a long time (at least in the mobile world) since the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, the company’s flagship smartphone, was launched. And, we’ve been hearing about the X1’s successor, the aptly named Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2, for quite some time. Today, we’re hearing that Sony Ericsson might just be preparing to announce the…
BlackBerry Storm 2 Gets a Look Under the Hood
Some brave soul has cracked the front off their BlackBerry Storm 2 and provided a look at the bare circuits beneath. The difference between the BlackBerry 9550 and the original Storm is immediately apparent – instead of the single button dab smack in the middle acting as a pivot point, all four corners are getting…
UK: Modu 2 coming in 2010?
We’ve written a lot on Modu before (here and here for example), but news comes to us via GSM Arena that in fact the Modu 2 is due soon(-ish)… For those of you that don’t remember the brand proposition so well (ooh, that’s *so* marketing!), the Modu came as a central core of a handset,…
Visual Voicemail Arriving for AT&T BlackBerry Bold Users Tuesday?
Visual voicemail on the BlackBerry Bold has been a feature looming since January, but rumour has it that AT&T subscribers will be able to activate it for free starting tomorrow. Some particulars of the service have also bubbled up, if you’re you’re interested: Store up to 40 voicemails for up to 14 days Archive voicemails…
Rumored: BlackBerry Storm 2 and BlackBerry Curve 2 Release Dates
Howdy all, here’s hoping you had a great weekend. Was truly a relaxing one over here for me… Hit up a wedding, checked out an AC/DC concert that was in town (crazy show) and had the standard BBQ with family and friends on Sunday. I’m refreshed, and ready to go for the week. To get…
Motorola Sholes and BlackBerry Storm 2 hitting Verizon in October?
The leaked footage of the BlackBerry Storm 2 was a good sign that the next-gen touchscreen BlackBerry was headed to Verizon in the near future, revamped SurePress screen in tow. Turns out, it’s little more than a month away. New leaked documentation from Boy Genius points to an October. The Storm 2 will be launching…
Samsung S3650 Corby Gets Pictured, Looking Sporty
A full-touchscreen phone from Samsung has shown its face, apparently called the S3650 Corby, and packs a lot of style for its modest specs. Quad-band GSM connectivity with GPRS and EDGE 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display Access to YouTube, MySpace and Facebook Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP MP3 player FM radio 2MP camera MicroSD card support…