BGR has scored a few images (above) from one of their ‘ninjas’ clearly showing a compass feature (in a debugging menu) that could very well be built-in to the next-gen iPhone 3.0 firmware. The feature would work off of an on-board magnetometer jammed somewhere into the guts of the device. The screenshots look like the…
BlackBerry 8520 Gemini Coming to T-Mobile in Q4?
The BlackBerry 8520 Curve (previously code-named Gemini) now has a tentative carrier and release date: T-Mobile, Q4. For those who didn’t catch the leak earlier this week, the BlackBerry 8520 features a lot of style changes to the old Curve series, as well as an interesting new input mechanism that will likely replace the trackballs…
T-Mobile and HTC working on Android netbook?
Wow, we’re really seeing a flutter of Android netbook rumors hitting the scene today. In addition to the allegedly accidental press release that had PC-maker Dell developing their own Android netbook, another rumor points to smartphone manufacturer HTC teaming up with T-Mobile on a netbook device powered by Google’s lightweight operating system. We’re slim on…
Dell working on Android-powered netbook?
Loose lips sink ships. Or, in the mobile space, they lead to juicy rumors. This morning, software maker BSquared released a press release that hinted PC maker Dell was involved in launchig a new netbook powered by Google lightweight Android operating system. The press release seemed to confirm that Dell is indeed working with Android…
Apple looking to integrate 3G wireless connectivity into future Macs?
Netbooks are pretty much the only computers on the market that pack integrated 3G wireless cards, but that may soon change if this latest Apple rumor pans out. A new job listing from Apple indicates that the iPhone maker is looking to integrate 3G wireless cards into future Macs. Apple is apparently seeking a Communications…
Nokia E71i with 5 megapixel camera and Feature pack 2 in works?
File this under “rumors” as it doesn’t come from any official source. Rather it’s eldarmurtazin’s journal where the information was initially leaked. The rumor is that Nokia is working on the improved version of its highly popular E71 smartphone. Apparently, the successor to the device will be called E71i and will come with a better…
HTC Hero (G3) spotted taking Android for a spin
The Android market is all about HTC right now. As the first manufacturer to go live with an Android-powered smartphone, HTC carved a niche for themselves as the de facto Android phone maker in the industry. But, now that other cellphone manufacturers are looking to launch Android smartphones of their own, HTC’s G1 (T-Mobile G1)…
Rogers: No SMS text message plan? No free incoming SMS for you!
These days, it’s night impossible to find a wireless subscriber without some sort of SMS text messaging bundle tacked onto their rate plan. But, for those of you Rogers subscribers that are still living in the “olden days,” (when voice calls were still novel) not having a text messaging plan is about to get more…
Visual Voicemail Coming to T-Mobile July 16th?
It sure seems like David over at TmoNews keeps coming up with the T-Mobile ‘goods’ these days. Just a little while ago I noticed another great tidbit he posted over at his site. In a leaked product/service timetable shot, one can clearly see that Visual Voicemail is cued up for launch on T-Mobile for July…
Verizon preparing $100 Novatel MiFi 2200 Portable HotSpot?
The credit card-sized Novatel MiFi Portable 3G HotSpot might very well change the way mobile road-warriors work from the, well, road. Unfortunately, we really have little clue as to when the MiFi is going to launch in the US. Amid talk of Sprint and Verizon picking up the Novatel MiFi in CDMA-guise, Engadget Mobile is…