A couple of weeks ago the good folks from Panda Security were kind enough to let us know that some HTC Magic smartphones available from Vodafone Spain were malware infected. The news was shocking and the European announced that they’re looking into it.
Well folks, today we can finally confirm that about 3,000 handsets are supposedly infected. Or at least that’s what Vodafone Spain has announced.
It seems like almost every carrier out there with newer Android phones are preparing to roll out Android 2.1 updates on their networks. According to AndroidCentral, an update for the Sprint HTC Hero and Samsung Moment can be expected “within weeks”. The news came along with Sprint’s announcement about the pending availability of the Nexus One on their network.
Orange UK can teach even the best of experts a lesson or two on smart marketing as despite all major UK carriers selling the Android giant, Sony Xperia X10, it will be the Orange endorsed handsets which will be special. The key is that none of the subscribers other than Orange will be offering the Xperia X10 in a white casing along-with the standard black version.
Orange is the last of the major carriers to rope in the Xperia X10 but even then, it has outsmarted all competitors with this ’strategic’ deal which fetches it the exclusive white Xperia X10 .
It seems that RIM is too tired of trying to digest the Google Android OS fame and hence it has decided to move on with its BlackBerry OS. There are no confirmed reports coming in from RIM but what has stirred the speculation is a set of spy images which are claimed to be that of the BlackBerry OS 6.0.
Now whether these images are genuine or not is another question but the matter of fact is that they reveal a pretty complicated looking OS. Interestingly, this OS bears semblance to the concierge app which was first showcased at the developers conference.
The pros who have always loved to use products bearing an Apple logo and nothing else will be glad to know that Cupertino is readying a couple of specialties for them by June this year. The fresh arrivals will include a 27-inch diagonal LED-backlit cinema display which is the second product of this category after the 24-inch model to which the 27-inch upcoming variant bears close semblance.
The second product is the 6-Core Mac Pro which until date is the best update to a Mac Pro ever and it will sure have the demanding professionals excited.
So much has been discussed about the upcoming HP Tablet but the pricing was still anybody’s guess where we thought that HP will like to keep it below the 3G enabled iPad. There is some unconfirmed news coming from an HP insider and as per him, the HP tablet will be priced at €400 which is about $546 although the US cost remains a mystery for this unquoted source as well.
It is no big secret that the 3G enabled Apple iPad will cost $629 and if the revealed European pricing is a standard worldwide (which seldom happens), the HP Slate will be cheaper than the competitive iPad.
The Apple iPhone 3GS will debut in India by hopping on to the Bharti Airtel network. The decision comes after the Indian carrier said it has inked a deal with Apple Inc to this effect. So if things work as planned, Airtel will have the iPhone 3GS at its stores and network in the coming months. Customers are a delighted lot as they gear up to sport their iPhone 3GS in a few months’ time.
After learning that T-Mobile’s mothership, Deutsche Telekom, and their big mouth kind of hinted to an iPhone debut later this year or early in 2011, we’re now getting our hands on some promotional materials that picture the up and coming HTC HD2. While there still no hope for the HD2 to run Windows Phone 7, it’s exciting to see that T-Mobile will stick with the initial release date set for March 24.
While most of TF2’s players are eagerly anticipating the announcement of the Engineer update, Valve have released something to keep their fans occupied in the meantime. In this update, we get to see the first results of the “Community Contribution” project started a while ago.
Rumors are ripe about the arrival of the Palm Pixi Plus and Palm Pre Plus handsets with the UK carrier O2 and the handsets may arrive as early as April this year. There hasn’t been any confirmation of the web OS laden devices arriving in UK and the speculation is being propagated by some anonymous tipster at Tracy and Matt.
The rumor makes a lot of sense though, especially when you consider that O2 UK does sell the Palm Pre and it may be looking to offer its customers new Palm devices.
