While not completely confirmed, there is a strong correlation between Rogers’ $30 million budget shortfall and the Canadian carrier’s move to increase the prices of its BlackBerry handsets by $25-$50, even when purchased with a 3-year contract. It seems the carrier is looking to pass on the costs of its recent spending spree onto its…
Leaked Slide Features Touchscreen Goodness From Samsung in 2009
The same slide that featured the blurry Samsung Android-powered device also had a whole whack full of other devices on it. In fact, if you check it out above, you’ll notice that most of these devices appear to be of the touchscreen kind. Not a whole heck of a lot is known about these devices,…
Motorola to Crank out 10 Phones by Second Half?
An analyst from Oppenheimer & Co. is feeling good about Motorola, and says they could be churning out up to 10 handsets in the second half. Wowee, you wouldn’t have been able to tell from their non-exhibit at Mobile World Congress, that’s for sure. Motorola’s been hurting with cutbacks, just like everyone else these days,…
HTC Magic heading to China Mobile sans 3G and WiFi
We thought Android will debut in China by the means of Lenovo’s Ophone. O(h) we were apparently wrong, as HTC is preparing to bring its Magic (aka G2) to the world’s (still) fastest growing economy. Along the way, the Taiwan-based smartphone maker will dump 3G and WiFi connectivity in an effort to make the device…
Samsung Omnia HD rumored to run Windows Mobile
In a surprising (possible) turn of events, the Samsung Omnia HD that we thought was a Symbian S60-exclusive smartphone may actually play nice with Windows Mobile. During a dealer conference in Amsterdam, Samsung showed off their upcoming handsets in a Powerpoint slide. Samsung’s 2009 product lineup will apparently include a Windows Mobile 6.5-powered Samsung Omnia…
Hands-On with BlackBerry 9630 Niagara
The BlackBerry Niagara 9630 which has so flagrantly been making the rounds lately, has found its way into CrackBerry’s hands, for a nice, long go-over. As you can see, it’s got a lot in common with the Bold, and a lot in common with the 8900 Curve, with some slightly new battery door stylings. A…
Samsung’s First Android Device Makes Blurry Debut
Samsung has been talking about getting an Android phone for some time now, but now we finally have a blurry, pixelated image to work with, along with some specs. Capacitive touchscreen 528 MHz processor Quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) UMTS, 7.2 MBps HSDPA, 1.3MBps and HSUPA American (900 UMTS) and European (2100 UMTS) versions expected Stereo Bluetooth…
AT&T To Sell Refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G’s for $149
Word is spreading that AT&T stores in the New York, New Jersey area are getting Refurbished 16GB iPhone 3Gs in stock, with a pricetag of $149 on a 2-year contract. Not bad. The tipster is ‘new’ for the folks over at BGR, so they’re a little hesitant to confirm this as fact or fiction at…
HTC Launching ‘At Least’ Three Android Devices This Year
So how many Android phones should we expect from HTC this year? While at the Merrill Lynch technology conference in Taipai, HTC CEO Peter Chou was recently asked this question and actually gave a clear answer without leaving too much to question. Chou commented that we should expect ‘at least’ three new Android devices on…
MMS Also Coming in iPhone 3.0?
One clue that didn’t make it in the Diggnation clip yesterday about the iPhone OS 3.0 was that MMS would also be available, alongside cut and paste. Something tells me cut/paste and MMS aren’t going to be the only things that bring Apple up to the plate versus the Palm Pre, although Kevin Rose does…