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AT&T brings in Sharp FX Quick Messaging Phone with Mobile TV support

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

High end smartphones and Android goodness is one thing, but carriers also realize the value of messaging centric devices targeted towards the text-happy teens and youth. AT&T's latest offering is their Sharp FX messaging phone. It is a full touchscreen device with a slideout QWERTY keyboard and looks similar to T-Mobile's Sidekick series devices. The Sharp FX allows for quick access ...

HTC profits for Q2 sees profits jump 33%, revenue 58% year-over-year, thanks mostly to Android

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

HTC, today posted on of its best spring quarters in recent memory thanks to the large scale adoption of Android. The taiwanese smartphone manufacturer saw its net unaudited profile jump 33% compared to last year, to the equivalent of $268 million ( against $202 million a year ago ). We were impressed with HTC back in April when it forecast ...

Firefox Mobile releases for Nokia N900 and N810 with add-on support

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Mozilla has finally unleashed the mobile version of its much popular Firefox web browser. Firefox Mobile 1.1 is now officially available for Nokia's Maemo mobile OS. The new browser runs on the same browser engine as Firefox 3.6 desktop browser and will also in addition, allow users to save pages as PDF for viewing offline. The new Firefox Mobile 1.1 for ...

Samsung Intercept to replace the Samsung Moment on Sprint

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

According to SamsungHub, the new SPH-M910 or Samsung Intercept will be replacing the Samsung Moment handset on Sprint. The Intercept will sport a 3.2-inch touchscreen like the Moment, along with a slideout QWERTY keyboard. The Samsung Intercept will run on Android 2.1, and there is also a possibility that it may ship with Android 2.2 on it, if it is ready ...

Android 2.2 Froyo coming to HTC Desire, Legend and WildFire soon

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

HTC announced today they will be rolling out Android 2.2 Froyo updates for the HTC Desire, Legend and WildFire soon. The Google Nexus One started getting OTA updates for Froyo as of Monday and HTC seems to be following up on that. The Nexus Ones probably received the update first as they are running a stock version of Android, unlike ...

Android 2.2 Froyo source code released; coming to Intel this summer, Droid by late July

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Google has officially released the source code for the latest version of their mobile operating system, Android 2.2 Froyo. The open source OS now has close to 4000 independent contributors working on it. The new version of the operating system brings in a huge increase in performance with new "Just-in-time" compiler support as well as support for Adobe Flash 10.1. ...

T-Mobile US to release Galaxy S as the Samsung Vibrant

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

T-Mobile is all set to release their version of Samsung's upcoming "superphone", the Samsung Galaxy S, will be rebranded and released by T-Mobile as the Samsung Vibrant. The leak came out through the T-mobile news blog, CellPhoneSignal , who had earlier reported about the phone passing through FCC approval. T-Mobile is planning a big event on June 29th and the Vibrant ...

HTC acquires homescreen UI designer Abaxia

Monday, June 7th, 2010

HTC has bought out a french firm, Abaxia, specializing in creating customized software for operators and cellphone manufacturers. The acquisition is said to be worth $13.1 million, and gives HTC access to the developer's cutting-edge software in UI design. Abaxia currently offers many customized homescreen packages, with integrated carrier logos and social networking integration.

Acer demos low-end Android handset – the Acer beTouch E120

Friday, June 4th, 2010

The Computex not limited to the high flying superphones and tablets. There were also some low-end budget devices unveiled in the expo at Taiwan. One of these was Acer's beTouch E120 android phone. The phone has a rather small 2.8-inch display and runs on Android 1.6 like its QWERTY touting sibling - the E130.

HTC Scorpion with 1.5GHz SnapDragon believed to be coming to Verizon, Bell Canada

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

The rumored "superphone" HTC Scorpion also called the Scorpio, is reportedly coming to Verizon sometime in the future. It will be HTC's next major flagship device and from what is going around, it seems like it will be a beast of a gadget. Leaked as early as in February at the CES, the HTC Scorpion is supposed to be powered by ...

Google Nexus One starts to show up in more retail channels

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Google's venture into the smartphone hardware business got off to a rather slow start when they released the Nexus One smartphone through their website. The phone was being sold exclusively through their online store either unlocked or on a contract from T-Mobile. Now the Nexus One is starting to show up in more and more retail channels.

British Citizen Gets 5-Year Ban on Buying Phones

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

A 24-year citizen of England has received a 5-year ban which prevents him from buying any and all phones - mobile or stationary. The ban came about after the person in question placed hundreds of hoax phone calls to the emergency services number of the nation.

BlackBerry Bold 9650 to be announced ; Verizon availability by May 1st

Monday, April 19th, 2010

According to an unofficial report from a Verizon Wireless source, the BlackBerry Bold 9650 will be announced next week at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium ( WES ). The conference is being organized by RIM and will kick off on April 27th. The BlackBerry Bold 9650, earlier codenamed the Essex or Tour2, will be a successor to the original BlackBerry Tour. ...

Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two are here – Project Pink is now official

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Microsoft Pink, after being tossed around by the rumor mill for so many months, has finally been unveiled, as a pair of handsets manufactured by Sharp. They are named the Kin One and Kin Two. Both phones, while marketed as Windows phones, will feature an experience totally different from the underlying Windows Phone 7. The Kin comes with a custom ...

Sharp 3D LCDs to Invade Smartphones; How About Avatar on your Handset?

Monday, April 5th, 2010

We all have been so hopefully talking about the Sharp developed 3D LCD screen to surface as the Nintendo 3DS display but Sharp is not really interested in discussing gaming avenues. The first brand in the world to come up with a 3D LCD that does not require any kind of viewing glasses, Sharp is showing relevant interest in cellphones. As ...