Is it a sign of times or just HTC’s idea to expand its market share? Whatever the reasoning, it seems the famous smartphone maker will come up with its first feature phone later in the year. According to DigiTimes, the Taiwan-based company will unveil such a device in Q4 2009. The report goes on, suggesting…
Microsoft report hints at Windows Mobile 6.5 launch by October!
Still waiting on pins and needles for Microsoft to finally launch their latest Windows Mobile revision? Well, keep waiting. Sorry. Them’s the breaks. But, it seems we may have a bearing on Windows Mobile 6.5’s launch window. Microsoft’s latest earnings report indicates that the new touch-optimized WM6.5 OS will launch “by the fourth quarter.” It’s…
Android Cupcake Update Coming to T-Mobile Germany in May
The software development kit for Android 1.5 has already been released to programmers, but the update itself is still a work in progress. Luckily, T-Mobile Germany has mentioned that the update should be available next month, including features like: Additional on-screen keyboard – you decide how you enter your messages Video recording and playback Pictures…
BlackBerry 9630 Niagara to be Named Tour?
The BlackBerry 9630 bound for Verizon has to date been carrying the internal “Niagara” codename since we first heard about it, but based on a tip and some domain name sleuthing, the final public name will be the BlackBerry Tour. It might sound weird at first, but that’s what people thought of the Storm when…
Verizon’s LG Glance VX7100 spotted in the wild
Verizon Wireless is preparing to boost its already pretty strong entry-level phone offering with another device. We’re talking about the candybar-shaped LG VX7100 aka Glance, which boasts such specs as 2-inch QVGA screen, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and support for various VCast services such as Music with Rhapsody, games and VZ Navigator. Lack of 3G…
Skyfire on the Way to BlackBerry with Flash Support
Bolt was the last browser to come BlackBerry’s way, and Opera Mini has been available for a long time, but Skyfire, who’s been chilling on the Windows Mobile side for awhile now, is working on making the platform jump. Streaming video from Hulu loads up hunky-dory, so Flash video works – I wonder how far…
HTC Touch Pro2 spotted as T-Mobile Wing II in the wild!
We’ve been expecting T-Mobile USA to launch the highly-anticipated HTC Touch Pro2 on July 22. T-Mobile will be rebranding the HTC Touch Pro2 as the T-Mobile Wing II – as a successor to the original T-Mobile Wing, which also happens to be an HTC smartphone (the HTC P4350 Herald, to be exact). And, now that…
AT&T pulling plug on LG Secret CF750?
Seeing the FCC clear the LG CF750 Secret for duty on AT&T’s US network was a good sign that the LG Secret was due to launch in the near term. But, as these types of things sometimes go in the mobile world, AT&T is now rumored to have killed the LG Secret on the launch…
Crappy Old Nokia Phone Turns Out to Be Criminal Super-Weapon
Huh! Some batches of this old Nokia 1100 apparently has the capability to intercept sensitive banking information sent over SMS, and is fetching upwards of €25,000 ($32,413 US) on the black market. By hacking into particular 1100s pumped out of a Bochum, Germany plant, criminals can reprogram the phone to have someone else’s phone number.…
More Android Goodness Coming This Fall? HTC ‘Hero’ Release Rumored for October
Take this for what it is (an unconfirmed rumor), but via a forum post over at XDA Developers, user atomixpaintball has leaked some interesting info. The user claims he works for a company prepping the HTC ‘Hero’ for an upcoming October 11 release date. Quote from the post: I work for a wireless developer firm…