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more about #cellphones more comments → Sir Gibler: I'm just begging the cell phones gods that they let this phone sell horribly so that HTC has considers throwing some Android love its way. That and if... more » burnblue: I don't understand this review. You say that HTC's replaced everything. So then is the replacement good? Where's the software review? Do you enjoy usi... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Ok, I usually ignore posts bad mouthing Microsoft and polishing Apple's... apples on Gizmodo. But let me ask this one thing John, and I'll ask for so... more » Kaiser-Machead: I also harbor a strong dislike for standard Windows Mobile, but if HTC covered up Winmo's interface beyond the first few panels and managed to get it ... more » smokee: So you get to use an amazingly slick UI most of the time, then get the flexibility and extensibility of the most mature mobile OS out there when you n... more » MarcusMaximus: After reading this, it left me confused. Most of the article was talking about the amazing hardware. Then it finally gets to the hated part(Windows Mo... more » jimtravis: When is Gizmodo going to have a WM fan (or at least someone who is not hostile to WM) write a review of a WM product. As Ballmer recently stated in a... more » MarcusMaximus: Lovin the time. #htctouchhd2review more » not_a_virus.exe.vbs: I've been wondering this as well, since Sense runs so good why not just replace the whole Windows experience? HTC has the manpower to bang out their o... more » Incoherent: Sooo... this phone is worth skipping because the software isn't that great, or that in your opinion they wasted time altering an OS rather than includ... more » -
#review
HTC Touch HD2 Review: A Tragedy
Let's just get this out of the way: in terms of hardware, the Touch HD2 is the nicest phone in the world. It's ostentatiously huge and amazingly slim; it's business-savvy and utterly pornographic. But hardware like this deserves better software. More » -
#microscopes
Engineer Builds $10 DIY Cellphone Microscope
Cellphones are handy in a pinch. They make emergency calls, serve as a late night texting platform, and now in developing areas where money is tight and malaria runs rampant, they can serve as a microscope. More » -
#verizonwireless
Verizon Wireless Launches Three More Anti-AT&T 3G Network Commercials
Today Verizon responded to AT&T's "There's a Map For That" lawsuit by releasing a slew of new commercials with similar themes and messaging. The battle continues, this time on the infamous Island of Misfit Toys. More » -
#diy
DIY Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator Almost Makes Regular Bluetooth Headsets Look Stylish
This DIY Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator instantly reminded me of a comment a dear reader left when I shared a Star Trek fantasy. He was right: Bluetooth is the ruin of Star Trek. But this is a fun quick-n-dirty project. More » -
#android
The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know
You've had it. Maybe with AT&T. Maybe with Apple's crushing, dictatorial grip strangling the App Store. Whatever the reason, you're going to Android: Land of freedom, carriers not named AT&T, and the great Google. Here's what you need to know. More » -
#google
Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
Hey Google! I adore your celebration of Sesame Street's 40th anniversary and such things, but what are you doing sticking an ad on your homepage? An ad for Verizon's Droid of all things. More » -
#cellphones
The Worst Gadget Ripoff I've Seen Today
Allow me to introduce the Hi-Pod phone. It comes with a one-inch LCD display, FM radio support, and an imitation iPod clickwheel stuck onto a hideously clunky chunk of plastic. It's $85 and doesn't work in the US or Canada. More » -
#iphoneapps
Another iPhone Developer Gets Busted Stealing Phone Numbers
iPhone game developer Storm8, creator of games such as World War, iMobsters and Vampires Live, has just been hit with a suit for secretly gathering the phone numbers of everyone who purchases its games. More » -
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#palm
Palm Gives Pre Developers a Stupid-Simple Tool to Make Stupid-Simple Apps
It's no secret that Palm's been taking it niiiice 'n slow with their app strategy, whatever it is. Here's their next baby step: Ares, a browser-based, drag-and-drop development toolkit for making simple apps. It's a marginally good idea! More » -
#blockquote
Inventor of Cellphones Says They've Become Too Complicated
I love that smartphones let me avoid cramming my pockets with extra gadgets like an MP3 player or camera. But Dr. Martin Cooper—the former lead engineer of the Motorola team that developed the first cellphone—reckons that's just phooey. More » -
#gizexplains
Giz Explains: Android, and How It Will Take Over the World
This week we met Motorola's Droid, the first handset with Android 2.0. To an outsider, it just looks like another Google smartphone, but 2.0 is more than that: it's proof that Android is finally going to take over the world. More » -
#cellphones
LG Chocolate Touch, BlackBerry Curve 8530, and Samsung Convoy: Verizon's Second-String Lineup
The Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris may get all the buzz, but what about Verizon's less glamorous new phones? The LG Chocolate Touch, BlackBerry Curve 8530 and Samsung Convoy were all introduced today, and they too deserve a look. More » -
#att
AT&T FLO TV Service Drops to $10/month
If you want to watch "CBS Mobile, CNBC, CNN Mobile, COMEDY CENTRAL, ESPN Mobile TV, FOX Mobile, FOX News, MSNBC, MTV, NBC 2Go, Nickelodeon and the movie channel Crackle", that's now $10 on AT&T phones that support FLO TV. Well, not RIGHT NOW. We mean starting November 8th. More » -
#terrorism
Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones
Seriously, how messed up is this. Al Shabaab insurgents in Somalia (Al Qaeda's proxy in the region) are going around flogging teenagers for listening to music and watching videos on their phones. Not to mention the senseless killings and amputations. More » -
#blockquote
David Pogue: "Smartphone Is Too Limited...It's An App Phone"
Before David Pogue wrote his review of the Droid, he had trouble deciding what to call the device. He argued that "smartphone" is an outdated label for the "iPhone-like" devices coming out and so he looked for a new one. More » -
#internalmemos
Leaked AT&T Memo Outlines Spin Tactics Regarding Verizon Lawsuit
I'll admit that I got a slight chuckle out of this particular memo sent to AT&T employees today. It explains that the company has in fact filed a lawsuit against Verizon for the rather hilarious "There's a Map for That" ad campaign and proceeds to instruct employees to use any inquiries as a chance to talk about AT&T's great qualities: More » -
#blackberry
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Impressions: Small and Chirpy, Like a Black Hummingbird
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 in a word? Compact. It's efficient, almost cramped, like a Japanese car from the 80s. More » -
#cellphones
Video: Concept Symbian Interface Blends Augmented Reality Maps and Social Networking
The flashy concept was shown at the Symbian Foundation's SEE 2009 keynote last month, and actually looks pretty cool. But is it too little, too late? More » -
#cellphones
It's Official: HTC HD2 Coming to "Major US Carrier in Early 2010"
With a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen and 1GHz Snapdragon processor, the HD2 is probably the best poster child for WinMo 6.5. HTC has now confirmed it's headed State-side, and though no carrier was mentioned, rumors suggest it could be on T-Mobile. More » -
#cellphones
AT&T Suing Verizon Because "Map" Ad Is Confusing to Dumb People (and Lawyers)
A Verizon Wireless ad shows a beefy Verizon 3G map next to a less impressive AT&T 3G map. AT&T is suing, saying it leads people to believe AT&T has no phone service outside of its (admittedly skimpier) 3G areas. More » -
#remainders
Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Case-Mate Designs Kindle Case, Proves They Don't Understand Kindle...Famous Watchmaker Teams With Famous Carmaker To Launch Least Famous Phone Ever...Designer Discovers Way To Make Bike Seats More Uncomfortable...Wind Turbines Go Stealth to Quit Screwing Up Radar More »
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#iphoneapps
iPhone Ebooks: The New Fart Apps
A buzzy new report says that iPhone ebook apps are on the rise, and accounted for more new apps in October—nearly a fifth—than even games. It's unexpected and exciting, but what does it mean? Spam, is what. More » -
#wifi
Atheros Wireless N for Smartphones Actually Uses Less Power Than Slowass G
Wireless N in cellphones, it's happening next year: Atheros's AR6003 802.11n/Bluetooth chip for cellphones is tiny, has serious range and uses less power than their current wireless G chip, which is in the Zune HD. It'll hit phones around the second half of next year. Such a long wait. [PC Mag] -
#blackberry
RIM Is Definitely Developing a WebKit (Read: Decent) Browser
It wasn't a huge leap to take RIM's purchase of Torch Mobile, a software company known exclusively for making a WebKit mobile browser, as a sign that the company was considering taking the dive. Today, though, we can be sure. More » -
#cellphones
Only 3 Percent of Americans Think It Should Be Legal to Text and Drive
I didn't think 97 percent of Americans were in agreement about anything, but apparently they are about texting while driving: They think it should be illegal. A mere 3 percent don't care, or didn't answer cause they were busy texting. More » -
#droid
GSM Motorola Droid (aka Milestone) Gets Multi-Touch Support!?
Talk about unfair: this video appears to show that the GSM version of the Motorola Droid will support multi-touch gestures like pinch-zoom. The U.S version doesn't do multi-touch, even though Android 2.0 supports it, so what gives? More » -
#droid
Droid, In Deutschland You Shall Be Called Milestone
Same Droid, different country. Hell, different continent. In Germany thy name be Milestone. More » -
#cellphones
Bang Bang, Nokia n-Gage: You're Dead
Bang, bang, n-Gage: you're dead. Again. Maybe for the last time. Here's a short look at your meaningless life. More » -
#cellphones
Windows XP Phone: A First Look at its Touchscreen Interface
Remember the xpPhone? The 4.8-inch touchscreen slider has netbook-like specs, some sort of "AMD Super Mobile CPU", and runs a full-blown copy of Windows XP. They've just sent through shots of its phone-function interface…and they actually look pretty good. More » -
#review
BlackBerry Storm 2 Review: Improving, But Still Mostly Cloudy
Take the BlackBerry Storm. Now imagine a phone that's basically exactly the same, but does everything better. That's the Storm 2. More » -
#droid
Droid Fancy Dock and Car Mount Are Each $30
In case you're wondering how much the Droid's schmancy dock and car mount cost, they're $30 a piece. [Gearlog] -
#sprint
Sprint's Still Bleeding, But Not As Badly
It's been crazy watching Sprint overhaul itself over the last year, going from a wasteland of phones to probably the number two carrier for hardware, so I feel kinda bad that they still bled out over 800,000 postpaid customers this past quarter. (Postpaid are the customers carriers actually want, vs. people who prepay for chunks of minutes.) More » -
#droideris
Droid Eris Doesn't Look Too Shabby for a Cheapo Android Phone
A better look at the purportedly $99 Droid Eris. Not bad, but why is everybody going to stupid touch-sensitive buttons? [Phone Arena] -
#android
No Android Version of HTC HD2 After All?
Hopes may be dashed on that rumored Android equivalent of the HD2. HTC's CEO, Peter Chou, tells Forbes that "technically, we could make the HD2 an Android phone, but I have to take care of Windows Mobile." Qué? More » -
#motorola
How Motorola Stopped Sucking
So, uh, how did this company make this phone? A happy accident, it turns out. More » -
#unconfirmed
HTC Droid Eris Might Be the Cheapest Android Phone at $99
A lot of attention has been lavished on the Motorola Droid today—and rightfully so—but it's merely the "cornerstone" of Verizon's Droid family. HTC's Droid Eris is gonna be the cheap stepbrother, at 99 bucks. More » -
#solarcharger
Charge Your Phone with the Power of the Sun and Hello Kitty
This Hello Kitty solar charger strap provides the dual benefits of juicing up your phone and also making you look like a 13-year-old girl. It's a win-win! [Rakuten via TokyoMango] -
#iphoneapps
Apple Approves 'Asian Boobs' iPhone App, Just to Mess With Us
Apple loves rejecting apps for having swear words in them, but a database of scantily clad Asian ladies? Approved! Who needs a rhyme or reason when you can be random and inscrutable? [iTunes Link via TechCrunch] -
#motorola
Motorola Droid Hits Verizon on November 6th for $200
It'd have been difficult to leak Motorola's new Android piece any harder—we've already seen the hardware, the software, and even a review—but now we know for sure sure: It's coming to Verizon on the 6th, for $200. More »
