Canadian carriers Bell and Telus have been preparing to flip on the GSM switch on their currently CDMA-only networks, but we’ve heard remarkably little about what exactly they’ll be offering when HSPA becomes an option for them. Lucky for us, some generous tipsters have provided us with the list to date, along with associated price…
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O2 still the “home of smartphones”?
O2 recently said it was the “home of smartphones” (see quote in here), but with the recent iPhone announcements (see here for example), it looks like other Operators are lining up some mobile powerhouses also – let’s compare O2 and Orange for example: Orange BlackBerry Bold & Curve & Pearl HTC Hero Toshiba TG01 Samsung…
The Signal #42: Tickled Pink and MiFi Hotspot Giveaway
We’ve finally seen what’s coming out of Microsoft’s Project Pink – was it worth the hype? We manage to muster up four of our editors for another show, and although things get a little silly, we cover all the week’s big topics, like the rumour of Nokia buying up Palm, Google and Apple’s GVoice spat…
Is this the Samsung Houdini?
We’ve spotted a new video claiming it presents the still unannounced Samsung Houdini. However, the problem is that they also say it’s the Samsung B7610, which is the name of the OmniaPRO. From what we can tell – it’s not the OmniaPRO, so it gotta be something else. And that “something else” could be Houdini,…
OLEDs in sunlight: basically they are not very good
My buddy Ron over at OLED-info.com has been a busy bunny – he’s been providing analysis on what the screens on a couple of OLED-sceen mobile devices are like. Short summary: not very good. However, before we get into it, a refresher on OLED: OLED is an emissive display technology – it means that the OLED…
Samsung Mobile Application Store Announced for September 14
The iPhone AppStore has sparked a slew of new mobile application stores from just about everyone in the mobile space. Samsung is no exception. The South Korean mobile phone maker had already entered the mobile app market with a web-based app store, and today they’ve announced that the handset-based Samsung Mobile Applications Store will go…
The Signal #38: Very, Very British and Invisble Shield for iPhone 3G Giveaway
Our illustrious UK author, Ben Robinson, joins us from IntoMobile Towers this episode! The Signal grows again, now that we’ve got four writers linking up for this week’s episode. This week’s top news is a bit of a mish-mash. The N900 rocks the roost for top story, and Stefan gives us his expert take on…
Palm Pre and Palm Eos Listed in Verizon Inventory?
Now this is interesting. PhoneArena has posted some insider inventory shots of devices that have not yet been released on Verizon. Among them is the HTC Touch Pro 2, the Samsung Omnia II, the Samsung Convoy U640 and the BlackBerry Storm 2. All cool… But not the big news here. More importantly than the devices…
YouTube for S60 updated to better sing along S60 5th edition devices; New countries and langauges included in the mix, too
Google’s native YouTube client for S60 has been updated — it’s now in the version 2.2.17 — to work with Symbian S60 5th edition smartphones such as the Nokia N97, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Samsung i8910 OmniaHD. As a result, now you can watch videos in full-screen mode. Moreover, the new version of the app…
Verizon’s Samsung U450, U960 Rogue caught in the wild
Two of the upcoming slated-for-Verizon Samsung phones have been spotted in the wild. We have only one photo per device, but that should be good enough for the moment. First comes the U450, picture on the right, which will be sold as an entry-level QWERTY phone. But it’s not just the full slide-out keyboard this…