The Motorola DEFY is, as far as I’m aware, the first ruggedized Android device. Shipping with Android 2.1 in Europe in Q4 for an as yet to be determined price, the DEFY has a 1540 mAh battery to let you go hiking, cycling, or whatever sport you like to do, without having to worry about…
HTC Desire Now Available at U.S. Cellular
The HTC Desire is now available in the States through U.S. Cellular, which is good news for the folks on the smaller carrier. The news of the smartphone’s arrival with the carrier going on for months must have built up a bit of anxiety. Up until now, the Big Four have been getting all the…
BlackBerry Torch Launch Parties Start in Canada September 21
The BlackBerry Torch 9800 has been out on AT&T for a little while now, and north of the border, we’re wondering when Bell, Telus, and Rogers are going to pick it up. Vodafone’s mid-September guideline gave us a good idea, and other hints pointed to a September 16 release on Rogers. Now a series of…
Verizon-Google tablet is codenamed gPad, will feature N-Trig multitouch display?
Verizon’s joint tablet offering with Google may include a multitouch display from N-Trig, a highly-regarded Israeli company known for producing top-notch TabletPC displays. N-Trig has produced two- and four-fingered multitouch displays for HP, Dell, and Lenovo. While N-Trig is focused on Windows 7, Lenny Engelhardt, VP of Business Development, has hinted that the company is…
BlackBerry 9670 Clamshell Overview Leaked
RIM’s next big device, the BlackBerry 9670, code-named Oxford is looking close to a launch on Sprint, and now it looks like RIM is busy showing it off to other partners. A bunch of slides providing a full tour of the device has leaked with all the gritty details, so here are the hard specs…
BlackBerry Ban Fix “Ready” in India, “Good Progress” in U.A.E.
Over the last couple of weeks, there has been some hooplah about BlackBerry being banned in various countries because governments can’t engage in lawful interception, but it seems like all of the big ones are starting to get what they want. Saudi Arabia had announced that a tentative solution was in place, and more recently…
Google adding Verizon-specific references to Chrome OS code? Mobile device in the works?
Google’s code pages for the developing Chrome OS suggest that Google and Verizon may be working together on a Chrome OS device. The code pages reveal that Google has been working on embedding support for wireless connectivity within Chrome OS. Most recently, the project has focused on the UI components for 3G connectivity and the management of the 3G…
BlackBerry Torch 9800 Coming to Canada through Rogers, Bell, and Telus
All three major Canadian carriers have confirmed with me that they will be offering the BlackBerry Torch 9800 which was announced today on AT&T. No details on pricing or specific dates, but Rogers says it’ll be here in “the coming weeks”, while Telus will only say it’ll be here sometime this year, and Bell was…
RIM Walks Through BlackBerry OS 6 Home Screen Improvements
The official BlackBerry blog interviewed the Director of User Experience Research, Joey Benedek, to chat about changes to the home screen in OS 6. We’ve already seen a lot of it and sussed most of the details out for ourselves, but it’s worth seeing what RIM considers to be the important parts. For one, they’re…
BlackBerry 9800 Parts Now Available, Launching Soon?
RIM said they’d have OS 6 ready for this summer, and the BlackBerry 9800 seems to be the flagship that will spearhead the launch. The casing and keyboard for the device is now available to purchase, which is a sure sign that production in Waterloo is well underway. Red, white, and black versions are in…