In what could be it’s last official act as the moniker for Microsoft’s next major mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6.5’s latest leak has confirmed that Windows Phone will feature iPhone-esque text bubbles. A leaked version of Windows Mobile 6.5 build 2193 gives us a glimpse at the text-selection tool built into what will one…
Motorola ‘Sholes’ bringing Android to Verizon?
Verizon Wireless has yet to bring a serious Android smartphone into its mobile phone portfolio, but that may soon change. A new set of handset renders have surfaced today that show an Android-powered Motorola smartphone bearing some Verizon branding. The newly leaked pics of the Motorola “Sholes” could be the first images of an Android…
Bell on the Cusp of Launching the Palm Pre?
For all of the Canadians out there that have been waiting… and waiting… and waiting for the Palm Pre… here’s another great sign that the device will be arriving sooner than later. I just finished reading a post by my bud John over at MobileSyrup, detailing the fact that Bell has started to ramp-up their…
Samsung R560 heading to MetroPCS?
Don’t quote me on this, but it looks like Samsung’s full QWERTY keyboard-equipped feature phone, R560, is heading to MetroPCS. Apparently, the carrier wants to replace its now outdated R450 Messager with this baby. And how we know this? Well, the device with MetroPCS branding has been spotted at Samsung’s website, though when I checked…
Microsoft kills Windows Mobile brand, births Windows Phone
Today, we learn that Microsoft is planning on ditching, nay killing, the Windows Mobile brand. What about Windows Mobile 6.5? Windows Mobile 7? Nope, it’ll be known as Windows Phone. The change also applies to past WinMo platforms. From this point forward all Windows Mobile 6.x operating systems will be referred to as Windows Phone.…
BlackBerry 9700 Specs Leak, Sound Exactly Like Every Other New BlackBerry
Well, gawrsh, what comes after a 9500 and 9600 series BlackBerry? 9700? Good guess, and apparently RIM’s got it in the works. The specs are pretty much identical to what we’ve been seeing in the latest smartphones, and we don’t have any codenames yet, but here you go anyway: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE UMTS/HSDPA 480×360 resolution display…
BlackBerry 8530 Aries Coming to Verizon?
Those of you locked into Verizon contracts and eyeballing the recently-announced 8520 Curve on T-Mobile will be happy to hear a CDMA version is in the pipes. The 8530 (code-named Aries) was spotted first a few months ago, and according to the new spec sheet, is markedly similar to its GSM cousin: 320×240 resolution screen…
Facebook Coming to Android Later This Week?
Here’s a cool one for the Android users (Android-ians?) out there. Most will of course know that Facebook for Android has been absent for what seems like wayyyyy too long. The relationship between Google and Facebook has been turbulent at best, and most have pegged the delay of this app due to these rocky relations.…
BlackBerry Onyx 9020 Rocking Leather Battery Door
If you weren’t sure that the BlackBerry Onyx 9020 would be taking the Bold’s place down the line, maybe a similarly-styled leather battery door will convince you. This may still be a prototype that doesn’t make it to production, however, since we’ve also seen models with a trackpad (rather than a trackball, as found on…
Samsung Link Coming to Bell and Virgin Mobile in a Few Days?
Bell and Virgin Mobile up in Canada are all set to launch the Samsung Link in the very near future. Last I heard, Bell was set to launch the Link on July 30th… No details have been available on a Virgin Mobile launch… until now. A live link has appeared on the Virgin Mobile website,…