Fans of the HipTop will be happy to hear that Sharp has just passed a new Sidekick through the FCC’s labs. Known internally as the Sharp PV300 (which falls in line nicely with the PV-XXX designation assigned to Sidekicks), the FCC has apparently blessed this new Sidekick handset for the US. The Sharp PV300 has…
Rumor: New HTC Device Coming to T-Mobile as the G3?
Throw this one in the rumor bin for now, but a tipster over at TMoNews has let my bud David in on some interesting info. Seems as though the tipster was chosen to participate in a market survey for T-Mobile. The survey was given to help T-Mo choose the name of an upcoming HTC device……
RIM Gives Official Nod to BlackBerry Storm 2, End of Year Release
Alain Segond von Banchet, a RIM Channel Sales Manager for RIM in the Netherlands, has openly acknowledged the existence of the alleged BlackBerry Storm follow-up at the TeleVisie 2009 conference. On top of providing a firmish launch date of late ’09/early ’10 on TPN, von Banchet also hints at a new way of inputting text.…
New iPhone to Feature FM Transmission, N-Class Wi-Fi?
After further snooping around iPhone OS 3.0’s code, support for a chip with low-power 802.11n Wi-Fi was found, leading folks to believe it will be in an upcoming Apple device. 3.0 has already yielded a few nods to upcoming devices, but this is the first we’re hearing of any particular new features – now it’s…
Sony Ericsson Idou Landing in October?
The Sony Ericsson Idou, announced at Mobile World Congress, could be landing in stores as soon as October or November according to German sources. The Idou’s biggest selling point would be its behemoth 12.1 megapixel camera with xenon flash, but it will also be hosting a new Symbian-based interface based a bit on UIQ and…
Rumor: List of Cities Going 3G on T-Mobile
Chalk this one up for rumor right now, although I’ve seen no evidence to prove this as a hoax… yet. But our bud David over at TmoNews has posted a screenshot of what appears to be a list of cities going live on 3G in Q2, Q3 and Q4 of this year. Could simply be…
Windows Mobile 7 features demonstrated on video?
While the Windows Mobile world prepares to welcome the underwhelming Windows Mobile 6.5 update, we’re already looking forward to Windows Mobile 7. There’s no doubt that WM6.5 offers a touch-optimized UI that makes Windows Mobile 6.1 look plain awkward, but Windows Mobile 7 is expected to reinvigorate the Windows Mobile platform with a new-from-the-ground-up touch-friendly…
Verizon gearing up for WiFi-toting BlackBerry Storm 2 in September?
Let’s set aside the BlackBerry Storm’s SurePress shortcomings for a minute and consider its other major sticking point, the lack of WiFi support. As RIM’s first touchscreen smartphone, we’d have thought that RIM would have endowed the handset with WiFi connectivity. Alas, the first-generation Storm lacks any WiFi support. But that may all soon change.…
HTC delays HTC Magic launch in UK
The T-Mobile G1 may be the headlining Android OS-powered smartphone on market at the moment, but all eyes are on HTC to launch the HTC Magic, sometimes referred to as the HTC G2. As HTC’s second-take on an Android smartphone, the HTC Magic sports sleeker lines and forgoes the G1’s physical keyboard for an on-screen…
Stylish Samsung B7610 Louvre Windows Mobile smartphone spotted
It seems Samsung has another Windows Mobile smartphone in the pipeline. The so called B7610 Louvre borrows some design lines from one other Samsung’s device – F700, but adds Windows Mobile 6.1 into the mix. As a result, the Korean giant may soon release the ultra-cool lookin’ WinMo-powered handset with full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. And…