Some Verizon dates have been leaked. We’re talking about three devices – the LG VX8610 which we saw earlier “in the wild,” the Prada-like VC9700 and the LG VX8560 Chocolate Flip phone. Apparently: The VX8610 Decoy, slider with a unique built-in removable Bluetooth headset, is reportedly scheduled to hit the online offering on May 30th…
iPhone rumors galore: Haptic / vibration feedback touchscreen, GPS, Jabber, iControl remote iTunes control, new patents
We must be getting closer to the 3G iPhone’s launch. How do we know? Well, aside from the rumored June 9 launch at Apple’s WWDC, the blogosphere is lit up with frenzied rumors of new features in the 3G iPhone as well as speculation at new features to be enabled with the coming iPhone OS…
RIM working on Apple iPhone killing BlackBerry with touchscreen – AK is the Apple Killer
Codenamed “AK” (for Apple Killer), the BlackBerry maker from Canada is reported to be developing a super-secret competitor to the iPhone. While the BlackBerry 9000 made waves recently with a launch delay, certain speculation hinting that the BlackBerry 9000 would be equipped with a touchscreen has fallen through. But, that doesn’t mean that RIM isn’t…
T-Mobile to release two new Sidekick handsets this summer – Gekko and Aspen
Following hot on the heels of the hotly anticipated Sidekick LX and Sidekick Slide launch on T-Mobile USA, new speculation points to the possibility that T-Mobile will be releasing two new Sidekick handsets this summer. References to Sidekick codenames “SK Gekko” and “Sidekick Aspen,” uncovered by TmoNews, lead us to believe that the “Gekko” Sidekick…
Nokia N95 and Apple iPhone headed to Rogers Canada
There are a lot of positives to living in Canada. Unfortunately, access to the newest and higher-end mobile phones is not one of the upsides to living North of the border. Rogers Canada is the country’s premier (read: only) GSM provider, and with a lack of any real competition, the cost of GSM data plans…
Newest iPhone SDK beta could allow applications and processes to run in background
It’s not everyday that we see even a modicum of concern from Cupertino regarding public (by which I mean the blogosphere’s) opinion on any Apple product. That said, it’s good to see that the newly released iPhone SDK beta could allow applications to run processes in the background – opening the door for true multi-tasking…
LG Prada II – leaked specs on the LG Prada successor
LG isn’t going to sit idly by as Apple continues to trounce its stylish LG Prada with the upcoming launch of the next-generation 3G iPhone. Having seen sales of the original LG Prada eaten up by the iPhone, LG has apparently gotten back into the mix with a successor to the LG Prada couture handset.…
Apple iPhone 8GB sold out in UK, meets end-of-life
It looks like the price cut that O2 UK implemented on the 8GB iPhone variant in the UK boosted sales beyond even Apple’s expectations. Reports were trickling in that stores across the country were running low or completely out of stock on 8GB iPhones. Now, we’re hearing reports that all retail channels in the UK…
3G iPhone coming to Belgium unlocked?
Following previous rumors that indicated that the next-generation iPhone would be made available in Italy without contract or carrier-lock, we’re hearing that the next destination for an unlocked 3G iPhone could be Belgium. Apple has been open to different business models for its iPhone, and it seems that the company is embracing the notion of…
Motorola MotoZINE ZN200 specs leaked
While the higher-profile, and higher-end Motorola MotoZINE ZN5 has taken up more than its share of the limelight recently, the lesser-known MotoZINE ZN200 has been patiently waiting behind the scenes for its couple minutes of fame. That fame comes in a decidedly un-glamorous spec-leak, courtesy of a recently discovered User Agent Profile. According to the…