Verizon Storm users… Have you been waiting patiently, wondering when the OS .141 update was going to come down the tube? I know a lot of you were. Apparently, the OS has failed Verizon Wireless’ testing, so it may be awhile yet before you can get your hands on the new build. I wouldn’t be…
Leaked: T-Mobile Walmart Roadmap… BlackBerry 8520 Coming in July!
BGR has managed to get their hands on a T-Mobile roadmap for Walmart stores. The info we can glean from it is very interesting. First off, according to the leaked roadmap the BlackBerry 8520 will hit us as early as this July from $78! Only a few months later in October the price of the…
Verizon Wireless to launch HP Mini 1151NR netbook on May 17th?
It seems Verizon Wireless is gearing toward launching not one but two cool products on May 17th. We’ve already mentioned the portable 3G hotspot device MiFi 2200, and now we’re hearing the carrier will also unveil the HP Mini 1151NR netbook with integrated EV-DO radio. The bad news is the rumored price. Apparently, Verizon will…
Former Palm director joins HP to revive the smartphone business?
Former Palm senior director Jonathan Oakes’ LinkedIn profile shows that he’s now an HP employee. As a matter of fact he jumped to HP’s Emerging Businesses Unit, which deals with iPAQ smartphones and general mobile business and custom PC software. Expectantly HP declined to comment why they need Jonathan, but the rumor says he’ll help…
BlackBerry Onyx Spotted in the Wild, New Details Emerge
So here I am, relaxing and trying to watch some of the ‘DaVinci Code‘ in preparation for the big premiere of ‘Angels & Demons‘ later in the week… When I come across some awesome BlackBerry goodness to share with you all. It seems as though my bud Kevin has scored some first pics of the…
Analyst expects $10 price cut to iPhone calling plans
There’s little more than well-wishing and positive thinking behind this latest rumor, but an analyst for Cote Collaborative has publicly stated that he expects AT&T to cut its lowest iPhone calling plan by $10 per month. Michael Cote cites insider sources as indicating that a price cut is highly likely, and will probably accompany Apple’s…
New iPhone OS 3.0 beta reveals iPhone compass and parental controls for apps
The iPhone OS 3.0 is coming along quite nicely. With each new beta release, the iPhone development community finds new and exciting features for the upcoming iPhone OS update. The latest iPhone OS 3.0 beta release has confirmed that a magnetometer (compass) will indeed be integrated into the new iPhone. And, presumably in response to…
Is this the Nokia 5900 XpressMusic?
Hmm, is this the real deal or not. We definitely know one thing – Nokia is working on more touch-enabled devices. Apparently, the one pictured above is a successor to the popular 5800 XpressMusic model, and is called… (guess)… Nokia 5900 XpressMusic. Details are sketchy at the moment, but we’re hearing it will be a…
T-Mobile G1 v2 “Bigfoot” gets pictured!
We’d previously heard that T-Mobile was getting ready to launch a revised G1 in the coming months. The T-Mobile G1 v2 “Bigfoot,” as it’s called, is apparently a re-tooled version of the first-generation T-Mobile G1 Android phone – complete with slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Today, we have a clear picture of what the upcoming T-Mobile G1…
T-Mobile to launch HTC MyTouch3G (G2) with 5-megapixel camera?
While we still don’t know precisely what T-Mobile will be calling their second-generation Android phone, word on the street is that the HTC Magic (codename: Saphhire) will be known as the T-Mobile MyTouch3G on launch. And, thanks to BGR‘s newly leaked photo, it looks like T-Mobile may be getting ready to launch the HTC Sapphire…