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BGR Breaks It Down: How to Shop For a New Phone

Absolutely dread going to your location wireless provider’s store and having to be social? If it’s one of your worst nightmares, hopefully this will help you change that. Guest post by a “connect” in the wireless industry. Do: Buy at the end of the month or during bad weather. It’s funny, but the best time…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

This Is The Gaming Phone Nokia Needs To Make—The Orion Concept

The phone-botherers over at Recombu have cottoned onto the fact that there’s not a single perfect phone built for gaming on. Not even the iPhone, regardless of what the advertising tells us. So they’ve created a Nokia concept, the Orion. Like N-Gage 3.0—but actually looking halfway decent—the Orion concept would be aimed at hardcore gamers…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Ex-Microsoft Designer’s Work Hints At Potential Multitouch Support For Windows Mobile 7

Here’s the story. Designer Jeremiah Whitaker spent nine months at Microsoft working on Windows Mobile 7 (according to his LinkedIn), and published an example of user experience on his site—which is believed to be from Microsoft. Accompanying the above images, he wrote: “NDA dictates I keep this vague. For a leading cell platform I created…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

This Is Exactly Why I Don’t Check My Voicemail Anymore

There are times when I let my voicemail fill up to the point of callers getting the “Sorry. Mailbox is full. Please try again.” message. This is why. Click on the image for a closer look. Look, I’ll return missed calls even if you don’t command me to do so, I promise. Unless you’re annoying.…

Books & Comics Rosa Golijan

Toshiba TG02 Phone Could Solve All The TG01’s Problems…Or Maybe Not

Toshiba’s TG01 could’ve been such a great phone. On paper, the specs were great—it was the first phone to use a Snapdragon 1GHz processor, and the 4.1-inch screen was perfect for media playback. Yet it disappointed. https://gizmodo.com/toshiba-tg01-may-be-best-windows-mobile-answer-yet-to-i-5145181 So it’s with great trepidation that I write about an FCC document showing up, detailing a few rough…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Mobiado Sticks With Rivet-Like Buttons For Classic 712ZAF Phone

At least Vertu can point at its concierge service as one of the reasons its phones are so damn pricey. Mobiado can’t even claim its phones are stylish. Still, the Classic 712ZAF candybar handset is made from aluminum, stainless steel, sapphire crystal and a ceramic coating, so at least it can withstand being dropped when…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

BlackBerry Pearl and Curve Trackballs Being Replaced For Free At T-Mobile

T-Mobile is replacing the antiquated trackballs on BlackBerry’s Pearl 8100 and 8120, and the Curve 8320 smartphones for free from the 15th of February, to any customers who are having problems with them. It’s one of the reasons RIM moved from trackballs to optical trackpads, so if you aren’t having problems yet, mark my words:…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

There Are No Good Games On Android, If You Ignore All These Good Games On Android

It gets tiresome, that old “Android doesn’t have any games!” refrain, especially now that it’s not really true. Disgruntled French site Android HD has compiled annotated video proof of at least 50 worthy titles. See, look! Right there! Fun. [AndroidHD]

Tech News John Herrman

Nokia Surprises With Mammoth 126.9m Units Shipped and Profits Increase

Laugh/cry about Nokia all you want, but when it comes down to cold, hard figures, they’re still performing well. They’ve seen a 65 per cent increase in net profits for the last quarter, shipping 126.9m units in the period. Those 126.9m units shipped in the fourth quarter are 12 per cent more than the previous…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Microsoft’s Minimum Required Specs For Windows Mobile 7 Point At High-End Feature-Laden Phones

We’ve been so caught up in the Windows Mobile 7 launch date rumors, we almost forgot about Microsoft’s supposed leaked minimum specifications requirements. After all, this is a company that issued maximum Windows 7 netbook specs. https://gizmodo.com/more-sources-claim-that-windows-mobile-7-will-be-shown-5458031 Supposedly, Microsoft’s weighing down on hardware manufacturers wishing to create tidy little phones for the platform, with the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Walmart Not Getting Nexus One, Leaked Product Page Described As “Technical Error”

Walmart’s told the Christian Science Monitor, of all people, that they won’t be selling the Nexus One through its Walmart Wireless arm, despite a product page saying otherwise. That page has now disappeared, and blamed as a “technical error.” https://gizmodo.com/googles-nexus-one-on-sale-at-walmart-wireless-soon-5457080 It could be seen as good news, or bad news. Giz commenter Aja175 summed the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Hands-On Video Of BlackBerry Magnum Shows Marriage Of Touchscreen and QWERTY

Leaked photos of the BlackBerry Magnum (aka, a cross between a Bold 9000 and Storm, aka, my DREAM BlackBerry) didn’t manage to illustrate that touchscreen well, but how ’bout a video fondling? https://gizmodo.com/new-possibly-touchscreen-blackberry-bold-spotted-5453854 While The Cellular Guru’s Magnum was just a prototype, lacking in a working OS, he was able to demonstrate the touchscreen display…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Leaked Pic of HTC Bravo and Details of HTC Legend Break Cover—Aluminum Unibody Will Turn Heads

After eyeing up renders, this caught-in-the-wild snapshot of the HTC Bravo comes accompanied with information on its Android partner the Legend, which hasn’t been salivated over quite as much as it should, considering it’s supposedly packing a unibody aluminum casing. https://gizmodo.com/htcs-passion-to-be-known-as-bravo-in-states-5421340 The photo above is of the HTC Bravo, which was first outed in the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

China Wants Android Phones, Despite Google-Shaped Issues

Google may’ve delayed the launch of two Samsung and Motorola Android phones last week, but if you speak to the Chinese government, they have no problems with Google (their free-speaking arch-nemesis) offering their wares in the country. [Reuters] https://gizmodo.com/google-delaying-launch-of-two-android-phones-in-china-d-5451674

Tech News Kat Hannaford

New 16GB Nokia X6: Half the Storage, But At What Price?

The 32GB Nokia X6 just got a complementary 16GB counterpart. It lacks the awkwardly named “Comes With Music” feature of its big brother, but keeps the 3.2-inch capacitive screen and is compatible with (newly free) Ovi maps navigation. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-is-nok-nok-nokking-on-tomtoms-door-with-free-turn-5453520 Other specs? Why, of course! The 16GB X6 has pretty sick battery life, with 18 hours…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Paint Your Nook or Nexus One In Colorware’s 87 Colors and Finishes

You can add the Nook and Nexus One to the roll-call of Colorware patients from today, with the usual assortment of colorful paints being applied. If you can bear to part with your Nexus One for three weeks, send it in and pay $175 for the paintjob, or purchase a brand new one—with paintjob—for $800.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Google’s Nexus One On Sale At Walmart Wireless “Soon”

Google wasn’t exactly dancing for joy at the first week sales figures of the Nexus One, if the rumored 20,000 units is anything to go by. But that could change, with a Walmart advert saying it’s “coming soon.” https://gizmodo.com/did-the-nexus-one-sell-just-20-000-units-in-its-first-w-5446975 Currently only Google and T-Mobile sell the Nexus One in the States, although Verizon is supposedly…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Coca-Cola Cup Phone Actually Works, Provides You With Perfect Maxwell Smart Disguise

If you need more evidence that American culture has jumped the shark, check out the second Coca Cola phone to hit in as many weeks. There’s just one thing worth mentioning: IT ACTUALLY WORKS. https://gizmodo.com/pour-coke-into-this-phone-concept-to-charge-it-and-rot-5443128 You can even buy it now, and the price is pretty mind boggling too, at just $6.64. Sadly it’s not…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Palm Pre Gets Its First Decent, Official Game: Assassin’s Creed

Whoa, whoever said Palm didn’t have any decent games will definitely be eating their hat for dinner tonight. Assassin’s Creed: Altaïr’s Chronicles has just hit the Palm Pre app store, last seen on the DS, iPhone and Symbian phones. The prequel to the first Assassin’s Creed is a couple of years old now, but still…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Leaked Photos of the HTC Supersonic Look Like A HD2, But Runs Android Supposedly

One of the first questions I asked HTC when I saw the HD2 was “will it come with Android?” Don’t get me wrong, I’m a WinMo user from way back, but with that 4.3-inch screen, it’s perfect for Google’s OS. https://gizmodo.com/htc-touch-hd2-review-a-tragedy-5400593 If these leaked photos of the HTC Supersonic are anything to go by, then…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

BGR Breaks It Down: How to Shop For a New Phone

This Is The Gaming Phone Nokia Needs To Make—The Orion Concept

Ex-Microsoft Designer’s Work Hints At Potential Multitouch Support For Windows Mobile 7

This Is Exactly Why I Don’t Check My Voicemail Anymore

Toshiba TG02 Phone Could Solve All The TG01’s Problems…Or Maybe Not

Mobiado Sticks With Rivet-Like Buttons For Classic 712ZAF Phone

BlackBerry Pearl and Curve Trackballs Being Replaced For Free At T-Mobile

There Are No Good Games On Android, If You Ignore All These Good Games On Android

Nokia Surprises With Mammoth 126.9m Units Shipped and Profits Increase

Microsoft’s Minimum Required Specs For Windows Mobile 7 Point At High-End Feature-Laden Phones

Walmart Not Getting Nexus One, Leaked Product Page Described As “Technical Error”

Hands-On Video Of BlackBerry Magnum Shows Marriage Of Touchscreen and QWERTY

Leaked Pic of HTC Bravo and Details of HTC Legend Break Cover—Aluminum Unibody Will Turn Heads

China Wants Android Phones, Despite Google-Shaped Issues

New 16GB Nokia X6: Half the Storage, But At What Price?

Paint Your Nook or Nexus One In Colorware’s 87 Colors and Finishes

Google’s Nexus One On Sale At Walmart Wireless “Soon”

Coca-Cola Cup Phone Actually Works, Provides You With Perfect Maxwell Smart Disguise

Palm Pre Gets Its First Decent, Official Game: Assassin’s Creed

Leaked Photos of the HTC Supersonic Look Like A HD2, But Runs Android Supposedly

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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