We had already heard that HTC is looking to enter the feature-phone market with a lower-end touchscreen handset running some sort of proprietary mobile OS. Turns out, HTC os gearing up to launch a “high-profile 3G handset” that’s based on Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile Platform (BMP) – at least according to ‘industry sources.” The upcoming Brew-based…
Apple Tablet Postponed to Next Year?
Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray, is digging up the ol’ Apple tablet rumour, only he says it won’t happen until next year, rather than this summer as previously speculated. The screen will supposedly be in the 9-10 inch range, and sold through Verizon for wireless data access. Apple has gone on record as…
HTC Whitestone hitting Verizon as HTC XV6975
We love it when a leak comes together. Following on HTC’s leaked roadmap that showed a the WVGA touchscreen smartphone hitting market in the second half of 2009, we have new information that points to Verizon Wireless picking up the HTC Whitestone as the Verizon HTC XV6975. Tweakers.net has been able to confirm the Whitestone’s…
HTC Firestone render leaked?
The HTC Hero and Touch Pro2 are the brightest stars in HTC’s smartphone portfolio, but there’s another Windows Mobile handset waiting for its time to shine. Meet (again) the HTC Firestone Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional smartphone! Previous rumors pointed to an August unveiling of this touchy-feely handset, and now that July is almost done and…
Half of HTC Handsets in 2010 to be Android?
HTC, well-known as being Windows Mobile’s sugar-daddy, is apparently going to be cranking up its Android hardware production in 2010 – over 50% of HTC handsets shipped in 2010 will be running Google’s operating system, tipsters say. We’ve already seen hints of the Click, and lots of other manufacturers are gearing up for a busy…
Verizon BlackBerry Storm 2… Or Should I Say ‘Thunder’?
It’s not very nice for Verizon to mess with us like this. Earlier today Adam over at CB was tipped off to a screenshot of Verizon’s internal systems. To his surprise, tucked right underneath the ‘BlackBerry Storm’ item in the dropdown wasn’t the ‘BlackBerry Storm 2’… But the ‘BlackBerry Thunder’. Oh my. Check it out…
Launch Rumors: Palm Pre to Launch on Bell End of July, Early August
You may recall a leaked document via our friends at MobileSyrup, which showed training dates and locations for Bell employees to learn all about the Palm Pre. This was awesome news, as it clearly meant the Pre would be making an appearance on the Canadian carrier sooner than later, right? Let’s hope so… Latest rumor…
BlackBerry Storm 2 in Action on Video
So, Kevin has managed to get around that pesky software issue that stopped folks from trying out early BlackBerry Storm 2 units and given a quick video tour of the upcoming touchscreen smartphone. Yep, SurePress is still there, much to the ire of anyone already frustrated with the original Storm’s clicking screen. Wi-Fi is confirmed…
Low-Cost HTC Click Coming with Android?
More Android goodness today: this picture of the supposed HTC Click has bubbled up, though skimpy on details. All we have on the HTC Click is that it will be packing a 3.5mm headphone jack, has a 2.8″ screen, and an unidentified camera on the back. It’s easy to see the similarities with the Magic…
Motorola Morrison Spotted Running Android
The last time we saw the Motorola Morrison, we only had a blank screen, but here we are with another bit of eye candy showing the Android OS in action. It looks like a vanilla Android build, but who knows what custom work Motorola will do before the purported ’09 holiday release. This particular shot…