Coinciding with HTC’s new marketing push in the US, it looks like HTC is set to take the US CDMA market by storm with a couple gorgeous touchscreen handsets destined for Sprint. Newly discovered documents detail plans for HTC to bring the HTC Diamond and HTC Raphael to the No. 3 US carrier Sprint’s network…
Apple iPhone getting prepped for true GPS support?
If the latest find from the iPhone OS 2.0 firmware is any indication, then Apple could be readying the iPhone for true GPS support in the near term. It’s not clear whether the GPS support will come in the form of integrated GPS hardware or support for dock-connected GPS peripherals, but it does seem likely…
Palm and Sprint to start beta testing Palm Treo 800w?
According to some emails sent out to some lucky Palm fans, PalmInfoCenter has found that Palm is planning to start beta testing “an innovative new product.” Beta testers are required to be heavy email and data users with access to WiFi and a current Sprint customer. The next Palm Treo slated to go to bat…
HTC Dream, T-Mobile MDA Compact IV spotted?
Remember those mysterious HTC smartphones that made an appearance in the picture that Stefan found? Right, well it seems that those two HTC Kaisers (HTC TyTn II’s), HTC Touch, HTC Touch Cruise, and HTC P3470 were joined by what could be the HTC Dream. Take a look at the picture again. You see that QWERTY-sliding…
Sony Ericsson BeiBei gets pictured
If there’s one thing Sony Ericsson does well, it’s pumping out tons of super-stylish and slim candybar/monoblock handsets powered by UIQ. The newest unannounced monoblock from the Swedish-Japanese duo is the SE “BeiBei” that you see pictured here. Thanks to the folks over at The Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog, we’ve got this nice, clear spy-shot…
3G iPhone rumored for Italy without contract and unlocked?
The 3G iPhone launch has media outlets the world over buzzing over what the next-generation iPhone will look like and where it will be launched. The latest report comes from Italian language La Repubblica, and indicates that Apple and Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) have already signed a deal to bring the 3G iPhone to Italy.…
iPhone on Vodafone India by September?
At least that’s what folks supposedly in-the-know are saying. While the US the Europe are waiting eagerly for the 3G iPhone to make its global debut, Indians on Vodafone could have an iPhone 8GB to look forward to later this year. More specifically, the 8GB iPhone is purportedly slated to drop on Vodafone India in…
Orange France working with Apple to cut iPhone price, boost iPhone sales ahead of 3G iPhone launch
It looks like French iPhone hopefuls are next in line to see a drop in the price of current-generation iPhones. Reports are pointing towards Apple working with Orange France to offer subsidies for the iPhone. As it stands, Orange is not allowed to offer any purchase subsidies on the iPhone, but with the 3G iPhone…
BlackBerry 9100 on the way?
The BlackBerry 9000 was outed not too long ago to mixed reactions. After all the hype of an iPhone-fighting BlackBerry, the BlackBerry 9000 was a bit of a let down. But, as a smartphone in and of itself, the BlackBerry 9000 is a highly competent smartphone that’s likely to give potential iPhone buyers pause. So,…
Sprint’s Palm Treo 800w delayed due to MMS addition to Windows Mobile platform
Sprint’s business as a wireless voice-service provider is in trouble. There’s no doubt that Sprint’s future position in the US wireless market depends on Sprint’s (and CEO Dan Hesse’s) ability to turn the company into a data-centric provider. Unfortunately, Sprint’s WiMAX-based XOHM service has been delayed until later this year. That’s bad news, but not…