Widespread anecdotal evidence is blaming the latest iPhone software for cutting battery life extremely short (ironic, considering it was one of the key selling points of the recently-released 3GS model). We’ve had plenty of comments in agreement on the issue, though some are able to get things working smoothly after a clean reinstall of the…
Samsung Omnia 2 Caught on Video
Brought to you by the same guys who crammed the Sense UI onto the HTC Dream is a video overview of the upcoming Samsung Jet Omnia 2 (I8000). We get a good look at TouchWiz 2.0 running on Windows Mobile 6.1 (though it’ll ship with 6.5), and the new cube interface. The I8000, unveiled only…
TELUS BlackBerry Tour and HTC Snap Coming July 15th… HTC Touch Pro2 Arriving July 21st
More rumored launch dates for the Canadian mobile aficionado today. BGR has reported some upcoming launch dates for some new TELUS devices. Namely, the BlackBerry Tour and HTC Snap. Both of these should launch on July 15th, with the HTC Touch Pro2 to follow that up on the 21st. This information mostly jives with what…
Samsung and Moto readying Tegra smartphones?
Electricpig.co.uk is reporting that there are strong rumours regarding the NVIDIA Tegra chip (used in the Zune HD), being used in Mobile devices – with Samsung and Moto as prime candidates! The original info apparently came from DigiTimes, and apparently a number of the Top 5 handset vendors have ordered the chip – amongst the…
Verizon’s Samsung Glyde 2 caught in the wild
Verizon will introduce an updated version of the Samsung Glyde phone at some point in the future. The “caught in the wild” photos bellow prove the point. We don’t have much details at the moment, but we can see the full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a touchscreen and Samsung’s sexy lookin’ TouchWiz user interface. From what…
Palm App Catalog Due to Expand This Coming Week?
Looks like this coming week could be a big one for the Palm Pre users out there… Especially the Pre users fed up with the limited number of apps currently available in the App Catalog. My bud Phil over at PreThinking has reported that multiple developers that have been accepted in the SDK Early Access…
Best Buy Mobile Reveals TELUS HTC Snap and Touch Pro2 as ‘Coming Soon’
One more tidbit of Canadian mobile news before I take a breather over here. Best Buy Mobile has confirmed that the TELUS HTC Snap and HTC Touch Pro2 are ‘coming soon’. Rumored pricing to purchase the HTC Snap outright is sitting at $449.99, while the Touch Pro2 is coming in at $549.99. No launch details…
Samsung ‘Link’ Coming to Bell July 15th?
Here’s the latest rumor from the land of Canadian mobile. Word has it that Samsung lovers in the Great White North are in for a treat. Samsung is set to release the ‘Link’ via Bell on July 15th. Not much else is known at this point (no pricing or device specs), but as you can…
Facebook for iPhone 3.0 Coming Soon
Facebook for iPhone is awesome. Anyone that has used it usually raves about it, as It makes interacting with the site ultra-easy (and fun)… and I have to admit, I pop it open once a day just to see what’s going on. Awesomely, (Is that a word!?) Facebook has announced that the new Facebook for…
Archos to unveil Android-powered Tablet on September 15th?
We’ve already heard Archos is moving forward to introduce the Android-powered device. Now we have a new tidbit of information to add to the pile. According to RegisterHardware, the company’s Managing Director of Northern Europe operations — Tony Limrick — has confirmed such device will be unveiled this September. As a matter of fact, he…