Dell has apparently come up against some resistance in breaking back into the smartphone market. Long rumored to be developing new smartphones, Dell reportedly had some of its prototype Windows Mobile and Android-powered handsets brushed off by carriers. It seems that Dell’s smartphone devices didn’t differentiate themselves enough from the competition. Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw…
Apple preparing updated iPhone Bluetooth Headset?
When Apple changes its purposely limited product lineup, the world takes notice. For instance, Apple over the weekend changed the status of its iPhone Bluetooth Headset to “discontinued” in Apple’s online store, prompting some Apple fans to speculate that new iPhone Bluetooth hardware is coming down the product pipeline. Curiously, the Apple online store still…
Manufacturer Partner Claims Palm Delays, Moto Alexander Cancellation
Taiwanese parts manufacturer Compal is waffling on its first-half shipments, claiming Palm shipments for two smartphones may be delayed as they wait for new Qualcomm chipsets to come in. On top of that, Motorola shipments have been cut, including the cancellation of the Alexander QWERTY-clad slider and reductions for the A3100 Surf. The news comes…
BlackBerry 9630 Niagara OS Gets a Quick Go-Over
Kevin’s not the only one with the up-and-coming BlackBerry 9630 Niagara – Boy Genius has his mitts on a working unit, and gives us a quick run-through of the browser, address book, and messages. To be honest, we aren’t expecting anything especially surprising in the operating system, but a solid spec sheet would certainly be…
Next-gen iPhone may feature video camera!
It’s kind of sad that we get excited when we hear that a ubiquitous smartphone feature such as video recording will finally be available on an iPhone. Just about every other smartphone on market can record video (some at HD resolutions), but the iPhone and iPhone 3G are not part of that bunch. Nonetheless, we’re…
Samsung Omnia coming to Bell next month!
Canadians fiending to get in on Samsung’s touchscreen lineup will be happy to hear that Bell is gearing up to launch the Samsung Omnia in April. Following a successful run in the US as Verizon Wireless’s Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional-powered smartphone, it seems Samsung is bringing the Omnia to Canada. Word on the street has…
iDEN-Packing iWOW i976 Due for Nextel International
The iWOW i976 isn’t much to look at (Bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera, and a GSM/iDEN hard switch), but push-to-talk really trumps just about everything else in an iDEN phone, including style. Nextel tends to stick with Motorola, with the occasional BlackBerry thrown in, for their iDEN needs, but it’s interesting to see a new…
BlackBerry 9630 Niagara Due for Verizon in May?
The BlackBerry 9630 “Niagara” which we’ve been seeing so much of lately might be coming to Verizon in May, according to analysts. The world capabale (i.e. rocks both GSM and CDMA) smartphone would be a likely fit for Verizon, who had supported RIM’s first World Edition device, the 8830, back in 2007, and more recently…
Next-generation iPhone may pack multi-core graphics processing!
The next-generation iPhone is starting to generate a significant wave of hype – and it hasn’t even been announced yet. Such is the game that Apple and its fan-base love to play. Rumors are swirling around the intertubes that hint at all sorts of high-tech features being crammed into the next hardware iteration of the…
AT&T to offer Apple iPhone 3G sans contract!
Sprint cleaning? Perhaps. AT&T is apparently looking to move a good number of iPhone 3G stock over the next month or so. Internal training documents point to a renewed iPhone 3G sales push that will have Big Blue peddling iPhone 3G’s without contract to existing AT&T customers. The new promotion will give current subscribers with…