Well this is interesting. I’ve heard about the T-Mobile and AT&T version of the upcoming BlackBerry Bold 9700, but haven’t heard much news north of the border. The screenshot above (thanks, Mr. Blurrycam) changes everything. The shot is apparently of Bell’s internal systems, and you’ll notice the Bold 9700 name clearly (ok, not so clearly)…
China Unicom: 5 million Chinese iPhones? What 5 million Chinese iPhones?
Just yesterday we reported on a rumor from the China Business News that China’s stat-owned wireless carrier had purchased 5 million custom-made iPhones from Apple. China Unicom was said to have paid 10 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) for a shipment of 5 million WiFi-less iPhones. Today, the Chinese carrier has publicly denied any and all…
Microsoft playing AppStore catch-up by wooing iPhone devs?
Apple’s AppStore is an industry gold-standard for integrated mobile application distribution systems. It’s actually both a gift and a curse. A curse because all that app-volume has made it painfully obvious that Apple’s application approval process is straining to keep pace – approving questionable apps while denying useful apps with no rhyme or reason. It’s…
FCC: Hello, Sony Ericsson Satio!
Sony Ericsson has a secret weapon waiting in the wings. Our favorite Swedish-Japanese mobile phone maker has been working hard on their upcoming Sony Ericsson Satio 12-megapixel touchscreen smartphone, and it’s looking almost ready for primetime. The Sony Ericsson Satio has just been given the greenlight to connect with wireless networks in the US –…
HTC Leo Render Spotted
Specs for the upcoming HTC Leo had slipped out last month, but now we’ve finally got a face to match them with. As reported, the Leo has a monoblock form factor (not clamshell), but based on the text on the rear of the device, it’s still very much in the design phase, so who knows…
Trapster for the Palm Pre Coming Soon
Hey, this one is kind of cool! The very popular speed trap and red camera notification tool ‘Trapster’ is coming to Palm Pre! This one is already available for the iPhone, BlackBerry, many Nokia devices, some Symbian S60 devices… and even the TomTom and Garmin GPS can be loaded up with the latest Trapster information.…
Samsung Instinct successor to be called Instinct HD?
Rumors surrounding the upcoming next-generation Samsung Instinct, most recently known as the Samsung Dash M850, are flying wild. The latest word on the street has Samsung going with the “Instinct HD” moniker for the successor to the Samsung Instinct and Instinct S30. The rumor comes from PhoneArena’s “trustful tipster.” Samsung recently cut the OmniaHD down…
China Unicom snags 5 million Chinese iPhones from Apple
Remember that China Unicom iPhone that we spotted a while back? Well, it sounds like things are getting more official for the Chinese iPhone today. A new report from the International Business Times has China Unicom ordering 5 million of Apple’s custom-made, WiFi-less iPhones for a grand total of 10 billion yuan ($1.46 billion). Word…
Dell’s Android Handset Pictured, Spec’d
More details of the long-rumoured Android smartphone from Dell are finally coming to light. Code-named Benzine, after everyone’s favourite flammable hydrocarbon, and likely branded as the Mini 3i, this phone will apparently be landing in China sometime soon. We’ve seen some screenshots of what is likely to be its customized Android operating system, but let’s…
Multitouch Coming to Android in Version 2.0?
Multi-touch may not be coming around in the next version of Android based on the Donut branch of code, but the following firmware update from the Eclair branch may introduce the long-sought feature, since there are new additions to the open source project to support it. HTC squeezed in their own multi-touch functionality into the…