BlackBerry operating system 5.0 has found its way onto the Bold, packing little more than a facelift. Similar to what we’ve heard regarding the BlackBerry 9630 “Niagara” interface, everything is changed to look a little more like the BlackBerry Storm (such as how you edit ringtone profiles) . Google Gears support announced at the BlackBerry…
Sprint Beginning Palm Pre Training?
Apparently, Palm Pre training is beginning for Sprint sales reps this month, in line with the latest rumours of a mid-April launch. For everyone griping about the supposed $300 price point, the internal memo states the pricing has not yet been determined. There are more communications to come regarding the Pre, and since this one…
T-Mobile’s brewing something for April 21
T-Mobile’s got something brewing in their test kitchens. The No. 4 US wireless carrier has scheduled some sort of press event for April 21 in New York City. With all sorts of possible product launches looming on T-Mobile’s horizon, we can’t wait to see what T-Mobile has in store for us on April 21. The…
Nokia Working on Three Touchscreen Handsets with Haptic Feedback?
Rumours are bubbling up that Nokia is cashing in on their 2007 partnership with haptic feedback company Immersion, and will be making three new handsets using their so-called VibeTonz. VibeTonz is already built in behind the scenes on many handsets, including the LG Prada and Samsung Armani, and enables cool features like caller-specific vibration, touchscreen…
A Peek Inside T-Mobile’s System: HTC Goodness Is Coming!
A little insider snapshot has been leaked over at TMoNews this morning. As you can clearly see above, the shot is of T-Mobile’s systems… and shows multiple HTC devices… Some already available… Others still simply rumored or slated for launch. Note the HTC Dream. Is this spot being held for the next-gen Android device from…
US Cellular to get BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230
Rumor has it the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 will be arriving soon at US Cellular (among some other devices). The Pearl Flip is an attractive option for those that want ultra-compact Berry goodness. The 8230 comes complete with a 2MP camera, media player, video recording capabilities, SureType keyboard, an internal 240×320 display and external 128×160…
New iPhone on schedule for June launch!
It’s almost an accepted fact that Apple will be launching the new iPhone, possibly two new iPhones, this June or July. Given Apple’s short history with iPhone launches, it makes sense. Today, the Chinese-language Commercial Times is reporting that component suppliers are now shipping iPhone parts to hardware integrators. The ship dates are an apparently…
Video recording, digital compass coming to new iPhone!
The latest iPhone rumor borne of the iPhone OS 3.0 betas points to the possibility that new iPhone hardware will include video recording capabilities and a magnetometer. Of the possibly two new iPhones coming out this Summer, at least one of them may sport the same “digital compass” technology as the T-Mobile G1 (most notably…
Analyst: Apple readying two new iPhones for mid-Summer, tiered data from AT&T
As we wait for Apple to drop new iPhone hardware on us come this Summer, we can’t help but to try and make sense of the scraps of info we’ve gathered on the next-generation iPhone. The iPhone 3.0 OS betas have already yielded some juicy hints of two new iPhone variants coming down Apple’s product…
T-Mobile picking up HTC Snap without Inner Circle?
The HTC Snap was one of the hotter product launches at CTIA Wireless 2009. With its slim-line profile, full QWERTY keyboard and Inner Circle email management feature, the HTC Snap is a messaging addict’s right-hand, uh, handset. So, it should come as no surprise that the HTC Snap S522 is headed to T-Mobile as the…