Those looking to nab a new smartphone from AT&T will be in for a bit of a downer, as an internal memo has revealed that a data plan will be required. This is par for course up here in Canada, but makes sense for carriers who need to guarantee a steady revenue flow, although their…
Samsung B3310 is So Pink it Hurts
Ugh. I’m glad I’m wearing Gunnars. Pictures of the Samsung B3310 have surfaced, revealing a a QWERTY slider with an interesting vertical arrangement for the numeric keys and a garish pink paint job. The specs are mid- to low-end: 2 megapixel camera with no flash, Bluetooth, FM radio, microSD memory card slot, and comes with…
Palm Rejected Apple’s Bid for Employee Poaching Truce?
Palm has had a habit of picking up Apple employees, most notably current CEO Jon Rubinstein, but also Jeff Zwerner, Paul Mercer, and doubtlessly plenty more. Apparently back when Colligan was running Palm, he had a conversation with Apple CEO Steve Jobs about the trend, and Jobs wanted to put a mutual end to it.…
What’s Coming to Telus on Tuesday, September 15th?
Telus has launched a mysterious ad campaign, one that points us in the direction of a substantial announcement on September 15th. The ads have been spotted in movie theaters across the country, and I’m fully expecting to catch one on TV in the near future. Check out the characteristically animal-friendly commercial above for the scoop……
Rumor: LG Versa Coming to Telus?
Rumor has it that Telus will be launching the LG Versa up in Canada… the same device that has been around in the US on Verizon for some time now. Verizon’s model is the VX9600, and we fully expect the Telus model to arrive as the CX9600 (Telus uses the CX prefix for all LG…
Verizon’s Samsung U450, U960 Rogue caught in the wild
Two of the upcoming slated-for-Verizon Samsung phones have been spotted in the wild. We have only one photo per device, but that should be good enough for the moment. First comes the U450, picture on the right, which will be sold as an entry-level QWERTY phone. But it’s not just the full slide-out keyboard this…
Apple looking into exploding iPhones
Following a string of reports of iPhones hissing and then exploding throughout the EU, Apple has kicked off an investigation into the possibility that iPhones have been malfunctioning in Europe. A division of the European Commission, tasked with ensuring consumer safety, has prompted Apple to investigate the matter further. According to a statement from the…
WebOS-powered Palm Eos (Pixie) delayed to 2010?
The Palm Pre has been a great success for Palm and their brand-spanking-new WebOS. With 87% overall satisfaction rates, the Palm Pre (well, really, the WebOS) has proven that it has what it takes to play with big-dogs in the smartphone space. The iPhone and Android are a bit more popular at this point, but…
TomTom bringing GPS navigation to Android next?
TomTom’s newly released GPS navigation software for the iPhone has already become the talk of the town. Just days after going live on the AppStore, TomTom’s iPhone offering is giving CoPilot Live Navigation v8 a run for its AppStore-money. And, TomTom isn’t about to sit back and relax. According to Pocket-lint, the GPS navigation world’s…
HTC Lancaster Canned?
The HTC Lancaster that had made an appearance in a leaked AT&T roadmap awhile back has apparently been put on hold. By the preliminary looks of things, we won’t be missing much (QVGA screen, 3 megapixel, fixed-focus camera, aGPS, 3G), but it would have been nice for AT&T to get moving on Android devices. I…