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Samsung Monte S5620 Phone Gets Early Reveal Prior To MWC

A few leaks here and there, and voila—Samsung’s Monte S5620 is revealed ahead of MWC. Running the TouchWiz 2.0 Plus OS, it has full HTML browsing and the usual array of social networking tricks. A 3.0-inch capacitive WQVGA TFT touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.1, and Google Maps 3.0 seems to be the crux…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

LG Mini GD880 Phone Has 16:9 Ratio And Looks Hot To Trot

This LG Mini GD880 is so good-looking it makes my brain hurt at the injustice of it (presumably) running LG’s S-Class OS, and not Android. Still, there’s some nice spec to back up this slim 16:9 phone. Just like the Chocolate phone before it, the display has a 16:9 aspect ratio, in this case at…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Google Knocks $200 Off Nexus One “Equipment Recovery Fee”

It will no longer cost you more to cancel a Nexus One contract than it does to buy a Nexus One. But Google’s still imposing a $150 “equipment recovery fee” on top of T-Mobile’s $200 ETF. https://gizmodo.com/canceling-a-nexus-one-contract-costs-more-than-a-nexus-5446146 The change comes on the heels of an FCC inquiry into out-of-control termination fees. Up until now, Nexus…

Tech News Brian Barrett

HTC Legend Gets Outed With First Pics

HTC’s had some faulty plumbing lately: first pics of the Incredible leak over the weekend, and now we’ve got our first look at the HTC Legend in the wild—complete with an ooo-shiny aluminum back. https://gizmodo.com/htc-incredible-photos-leaked-reveal-incredibly-brown-b-5466195 The design—particularly the aluminum casing and optical sensor trackpad—jives with what we’d heard recently, as does the apparent HTC Sense…

Tech News Brian Barrett

LG Arena Max Is Awfully Brawny For a Feature Phone

As we become more aware of the various viscera inside our gadgets, otherwise unremarkable gadgets seem suddenly… strange. Take the LG Arena Max LU9400: It’s almost definitely a feature phone, but it’s got the spec sheet of a Nexus One. The Arena Max is a 3.5-inch screen handset with all the iron you’d expect, including…

Tech News John Herrman

Samsung’s Touchscreen AMOLED Phone Shown Off Ahead Of Big Reveal Next Week

Seen here is the first SUPER AMOLED PHOOOONNNNEEE from Samsung, which is so SUPER you must wear a protective suit to touch it, lest you become SUPER too. We knew their integrated AMOLEDs were on the way soon, and while the first device (which supposedly has a 3.3-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen) hasn’t been named/specced-out, at…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Super Bowl Ads 2010: Lots of Chips and Beer, Light On Gadgets

Did you blink during the Super Bowl commercial breaks? Too bad if you did, because it means you may have missed the anemic number of gadget or tech-related commercials worth talking about tomorrow at the water cooler. But! Megan Fox! Megan Fox is an obvious choice, for obvious reasons (if she’s your thing): She had…

Tech News Jack Loftus

HTC Incredible Photos Leaked, Reveal Incredibly Brown Back Plate

The HTC Incredible, a leaked cellphone code name that first made the rounds back in December, is the real deal, as seen in these sneak peak pics from Pocket Now. Can you say brown? You’ll see: Updated. Very original Zune coloring, no? Lots of contours and wacky shapes going on in the rear too (and…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Unconfirmed: T-Mobile March Releases Include HTC HD2, Motorola Cliq XTP

A Power Point marketing slide, purportedly showing a number of T-Mobile phones with March release dates, has leaked to the web. Notables include the HTC HD2 (3/24), Moto Cliq XT (3/10). and the Nokia Nuron (3/17). While the slide deals in unconfirmed data, the release dates and phones mentioned are completely within reason. Case in…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Linus Torvalds Loves His New Google Nexus One

Self-described cellphone cynic and “father of Linux” Linus Torvalds decided to get a Google Nexus One the other day. And while the customer service lines may be clogged over the phone’s performance, Daddy Linux is positively pleased as punch. Unsurprisingly, the man who invented the most popular open source operating system in the world is…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Nexus One Sales Continue to Lag: Just 80,000 in First Month

The early outlook on the Nexus One—just 20,000 sold in its first week—hasn’t gotten any better. After a month on the market, Google’s moved just 80,000 phones. Compare that to the original iPhone and Droid launches. https://gizmodo.com/did-the-nexus-one-sell-just-20-000-units-in-its-first-w-5446975 The relative sales results, shown above and using estimates by Flurry Analytics, aren’t pretty for Google. Granted, it’s…

Tech News Brian Barrett

T-Mobile Finally Moving Out of Deutsche Telekom’s Basement

Hey, T-Mobile customer, do you have any idea that your wireless carrier is actually owned and operated by German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom? No? Well, ignore everything I just said, because it probably won’t be true soon. If you’re interested in why DT would spin off their entire US arm, it’s just a matter of…

Tech News John Herrman

Samsung’s First Phone With The Bada OS Will Be Released As Early As March

Samsung’s barely released details about its new operating system Bada (indeed, for a while there we weren’t even sure it was an operating system), but they’re already talking tough. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-bada-details-fleshed-out-3g-multitouch-handset-5421422 We do know now at least that the first Bada phone will be released in late March/early April, with Samsung’s mobile division President, Shin Jong-Kyun…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Symbian Going Open Source From Today

Don’t shy away at the sound of that “S” word. I’ve got some reassuring news for anyone who’s ever thrown their N95 across the room in horror. Starting today, Symbian^2 will be offered as a free open source download for anyone wanting to tinker with it. The details are a bit thin on the ground…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

What’s In Windows Mobile 6.5.3

The first and only time I saw Windows Mobile 6.5.3 in action, it was a grim scene. But according to Mary Jo Foley, the OS, which is now shipping on a single device, it’s more than a questionable makeover. https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-6-5-3-where-the-ugly-train-runs-out-of-5445754 6.5.3’s changes fall into two categories: the UI updates, which are piecemeal changes to 6.5…

Tech News John Herrman

Mystery Motorola Android Prototype Spied In Brazil

Our colegas at Gizmodo Brazil got themselves a nice little get: A previously unseen Motorola Android prototype, which was apparently shown to employees of the company last week. So, what is this thing? Giz.br editor Pedro accurately describes it as a sort of keyboardless version of the Backflip we saw at CES. The front styling…

Tech News John Herrman

Verizon Devour Is a Baby Droid With Motoblur

Why hello there, slightly smaller Droid! I have so many questions for you. Like, why do you have Motoblur? How much do you cost? When can people buy you? Why aren’t you officially part of the “Droid” line? Apparently nobody’s awake in Motorola land right now, so I’ll hazard a guess at answer these questions…

Tech News John Herrman

Rumor: BlackBerry OS 5.2 Launching This Year, OS 6.0 Now Being Worked On

As someone who’s using v5.0.0.321, I’m very interested in hearing that BGR’s sources have tipped them off to the possibility that not only has RIM started work on OS 6.0, but OS 5.2 should be released this year. [BGR]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Nokia Releasing Maemo 6 Phones Later This Year, Symbian 4 Next Year

Great news—according to Nokia Taiwan’s general manager Michael Hsu, they’re going to be launching Symbian^3 in the third quarter of 2010, and the Android-looking Symbian^4 in early 2011. Maemo 6, meanwhile, will be seen on Nokia phones in the second half of 2010. [Digitimes] https://gizmodo.com/symbian-4-to-launch-next-year-looks-nice-so-far-5448903

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Sony Ericsson Adds Windows Mobile 6.5.3 To Eco-Friendly Aspen Phone

Sony Ericsson‘s image has been given a lift with the Aspen smartphone—which they’re billing as the “latest addition to Sony Ericsson’s Greenheart portfolio.” But that’s now what’s piqued our interests—this baby’s packin’ Windows Mobile 6.5.3. It’s the first handset to run on the latest version of WinMo, and it’s surprisingly a huge step up over…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Samsung Monte S5620 Phone Gets Early Reveal Prior To MWC

LG Mini GD880 Phone Has 16:9 Ratio And Looks Hot To Trot

Google Knocks $200 Off Nexus One “Equipment Recovery Fee”

HTC Legend Gets Outed With First Pics

LG Arena Max Is Awfully Brawny For a Feature Phone

Samsung’s Touchscreen AMOLED Phone Shown Off Ahead Of Big Reveal Next Week

Super Bowl Ads 2010: Lots of Chips and Beer, Light On Gadgets

HTC Incredible Photos Leaked, Reveal Incredibly Brown Back Plate

Unconfirmed: T-Mobile March Releases Include HTC HD2, Motorola Cliq XTP

Linus Torvalds Loves His New Google Nexus One

Nexus One Sales Continue to Lag: Just 80,000 in First Month

T-Mobile Finally Moving Out of Deutsche Telekom’s Basement

Samsung’s First Phone With The Bada OS Will Be Released As Early As March

Symbian Going Open Source From Today

What’s In Windows Mobile 6.5.3

Mystery Motorola Android Prototype Spied In Brazil

Verizon Devour Is a Baby Droid With Motoblur

Rumor: BlackBerry OS 5.2 Launching This Year, OS 6.0 Now Being Worked On

Nokia Releasing Maemo 6 Phones Later This Year, Symbian 4 Next Year

Sony Ericsson Adds Windows Mobile 6.5.3 To Eco-Friendly Aspen Phone

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