There’s been a lot of talk about the Palm Pre launching mid-May on Sprint’s network, but keep in mind that it’s still all speculation. Palm and Sprint go only so far as to promise the Palm Pre will launch sometime in the first half of 2009, we really have no idea when the Pre will…
Apple has Tablet, iPhone Lite in the Wings for Verizon?
Everybody and their grandmother are asking when the iPhone is coming to Verizon Wireless. With over 80 million wireless subscribers in the bag, it’s clear that much of America is still an untapped iPhone market. We heard yesterday that Apple was negotiating with Verizon for the next iPhone product, and now BusinessWeek is claiming to…
Motorola W7 spotted in the wild, hated for its uglyness
The upcoming Motorola W7 has been spotted in the wild. As you can see from the image above, there’s not much to look forward to. We’re talking about an entry-level device, which boasts a 2 megapixel camera, EDGE connectivity, media player and, we guess, some memory expansion slot. Moreover, there’s that oblong d-pad that further…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 mention gets our hopes up!
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is one spiffy smartphone. The exclusive Panel UI does a good job covering up Windows Mobile’s downfalls and the X1’s high-end styling and material quality made for an expensive handset that we could almost justify buying again. In fact, we very well may have to justify buying another XPERIA handset.…
More Palm Pre details emerge
Before you go putting all your faith into this here rumor-basket, just know that this alleged Sprint documentation isn’t in any way confirmed or acknowledged by Sprint. But, at face value, this latest Palm Pre leak does sound plausible. According to a supposed Sprint “insider,” the Palm Pre will support remote data wiping – a…
RIM Working on Groups Collaboration Tool
A screen shot has slipped through the cracks of a new collaboration tool for BlackBerry called Groups. At first glance, it looks like a simple way of sharing tasks, messages, location, chat, calendar and contacts. BlackBerry Unite! had a stab at small group collaboration, but never really took off. At first glance it seems like…
Verizon in Talks over iPhone Deal?
During their quarterly report, Verizon’s CEO had mentioned that they had a shot at an LTE iPhone, and now USAToday is giving the rumour mill a few additional spins. According to “people familiar with the situation”, Apple CEO Steve Jobs had been talking with Verizon about the possibility of an iPhone arrangement before he took…
LG GT500 ‘Puccini’ Coming to Rogers, T-Mobile?
According to a rumor starting to spread (thanks to an XML file from the LG website), it looks like the LG GT500 or ‘Puccini’ will be heading north of the border to Rogers… Not only that, but the latest word is the LG GT500 could hit T-Mobile in a month or so. Stay tuned for…
Samsung going Android with Samsung I7500 on O2 Germany
As the year progresses, we’re getting more information about various manufacturers’ Android plans. The latest rumors point to Samsung making the jump to the Google-backed Android OS later this year with their Android-powered Samsung I7500 on Germany’s O2 network. Samsung is keeping mum on the finer details, but word has it that the 11.9mm-thick Samsung…
Samsung readying QWERTY-toting Samsung Omnia Pro for July?
HTC pioneered the smartphone one-two punch with their HTC Touch Diamond slate and HTC Touch Pro QWERTY-slider. The formula worked – HTC offered those without a need for a QWERTY keyboard a slimmer touchscreen smartphone (Touch Diamond), essentially adding a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for those with a need for hard keys (Touch Pro). And, now…