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Palm Pre Review

It’s here. One last effort. A slow, but firm, shove of the chips. All in. Palm’s only hope to save a company once synonymous with smart handheld devices: the Pre. Their eyebrow raised, daring you to call. They flip. Full house. Respectable. Decent. Impressive even. But not the highest hand. That’s not to say that…

Reviews Jason Chen

Mobile Chipsets: WTF Are Atom, Tegra and Snapdragon?

Low-power processors aren’t just for netbooks: These computers-on-a-chip are going to be powering our smartphones and other diminutive gadgets in the forseeable future. So what’s the difference between the Atoms, Snapdragons and Tegras of the world? https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-under-the-hood-of-the-newest-laptops-and-5012918 Intel Atom The current reigning king of low-cost, low-power processors, Intel’s Atom flat-out dominates the netbook market. Its…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

T-Mobile CTO Reveals Second Android Phone Coming in “Next Few Weeks”

During and interview with mocoNews, T-Mobile’s CTO Cole Brodman confirmed that a second Android phone would be coming sometime in “the next few weeks.” Brodman went on to say that “We’ll have multiple new Android devices-from multiple partners-this year.” So it is still up in the air whether or not the second phone will be…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Get a Palm Pre Tattoo For a Free Pre: Save $199, Lose a Lifetime of Dignity

Lou wanted a free Palm Pre. So, naturally, he got a Palm Pre tattoo. Wait, what? This isn’t some guy who’s covered in tattoos already, either. This is Lou’s very first and only tattoo, a big ugly Palm Pre right on his shoulder. He will get his precious smartphone courtesy of PreCentral.net, but you’ve gotta…

Tech News Adam Frucci

First Man In Line for Palm Pre Shows Commitment, Mild Insanity

Given the possible shortage of Pres at launch, we expected to see a little bit of camping out in line. We just didn’t expect it so early—the Pre doesn’t debut until Saturday, which means this guy’s got an awful lot of time on his hands. [TinyComb, thanks Tess!]

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Rumor: iPhone 3.0 To Stop Allowing You to Re-Download Apps For Free

It looks like Apple may be on to the “account sharing” loophole with the App Store, because iPhone 3.0 firmware is going to make you go to iTunes to re-download apps you’ve already bought. Here’s how the loophole works: Currently, you’re able to hook your friends up with free apps by logging their phone into…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Google Expects 18 Android Phones This Year: All the Flavors Explained

Google/Android’s Andy Rubin said at the Google I/O conference that Google expects 18-20 Android phones this year from 8 or 9 manufacturers—and those are just the devices they know about. But it’s gonna be slower going in the States because of the custom Android builds that carriers want. https://gizmodo.com/google-android-2-0-donut-has-universal-search-and-text-5271590 (The custom builds frighten us, on…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Nokia’s CEO: Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo at All Things D

“Nokia has about 35-40% of the total phone market. 1.1 billion users…I would have said that Motorola was our number one competitor a few years ago. Now, RIM, Microsoft, Apple.” Walt says, “Software is a crucial element in hand held computers. How are you going to deal with this?” Olli spoke for awhile, about Symbian…

Tech News Brian Lam

Google Android 2.0 Donut Has Universal Search and Text-to-Speech Powers

Sort of odd that Android, made by Google, is behind both the iPhone and Palm Pre in rocking the universal search thing. But Google showed off that, a text-to-speech API for Google Voice Search in any app, and other Android 2.0 Donut goodness at Google I/O today. [Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-walkthrough-in-video-5270403

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Every Mobile Browser Should Give Up and Just Go WebKit

The ZuneHD looks like a lovely catchup to the original iPod touch—you know, before apps allowed it to be so much more—except for one thing. That damn browser. It’s not just they’re basing it off hellacious and reviled IE—it’s that it’s not WebKit-based. https://gizmodo.com/zune-hd-is-real-has-multitouch-web-browsing-oled-scre-5270945 There simply isn’t a better mobile browser than WebKit right now.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Cashmere and Alchemy: The New Heart of Windows Mobile (and Maybe More), Not a Ladies’ Soap Store

Mary Jo Foley has a twofer on the new Embedded Compact core of Windows Mobile: Cashmere, if released, would add FlashLite and better gesture support, while Alchemy is a new shell component that would bring “richer UI scenarios” through native access to Silverlight, meaning flicking, panning and zoomzooming. https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-7-may-get-gesture-controls-after-all-5256073 Besides FlashLite, Cashmere would bring a…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

AT&T First Android Phone HTC Lancaster Leaked

Engadget apparently hit upon the motherload of AT&T powerpoints: Slides detailing the Palm Eos, a new HP iPaq and probably most thrilling, HTC Lancaster (aka the Android phone we’ve been waiting for). I’ve always wondered what Android would be like on a Touch Pro, that’s basically Lancaster. There is the dreary little note that “Initial…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

HTC Touch Pro2 Gets Verizon Branding

We knew it was coming to T-Mobile, and today we also know the HTC Touch Pro2 is coming to Verizon. Not a surprise, really, but here’s a nice picture with some Verizon Wireless branding on it anyway. In other news, it’s Sunday. [D474rpr via BGR] https://gizmodo.com/hey-look-its-the-htc-touch-pro-2-on-t-mobile-5223497

Tech News Jack Loftus

Palm Pre: The Definitive Guide and FAQ

Simply put, the Palm Pre is the most hyped phone since the original iPhone. It’s coming out in two weeks, on June 6. Here’s everything we know—we’ll update this as more info comes in. Should I get the Pre over the iPhone? WIll it make a good replacement for my old Phone? It depends. I’m…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Android Cupcake Rolling Out Next Tuesday

G1 owners: Some people got it already, but expect the Cupcake general public rollout to officially start next Tuesday. According to one reliable source, that will be C-Day. This goes along with T-Mobile’s previous statement about the delivery of Android’s new version: https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-g1-android-1-5-cupcake-rollout-pushed-back-a-w-5259813 We’re finalizing the build this week to ensure optimal functionality and smooth…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Rumor: Best Buy May Only Have Four Palm Pres Per Store on Launch Day

Want a Palm Pre at Best Buy on launch day? Better get that sleeping bag ready, because rumor has it that there’ll be an average of only four per store. Four! According to Boy Genius, Best Buy will be getting about 4,250 Pres in total to spread out to around 1,000 stores. Not too many!…

Tech News Adam Frucci

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Arrives at AT&T Friday for $200 After Rebate

The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is finally arriving at AT&T this Friday after a few months at T-Mobile. You’ll pay $199.99 for it, but only after remembering to send in a $100 mail-in rebate. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-blackberry-curve-8900-first-impressions-5140597

Tech News Adam Frucci

Rebates Suck: The Palm Pre’s Real Price

The Palm Pre is officially $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate. Meaning it’s really $299 for a lot of people. Here’s the deal: https://gizmodo.com/its-official-palm-pre-coming-june-6th-for-200-5260704 The $100 mail-in rebate scheme is clever, if slightly devious—it’d apparently cost more than Sprint wants to spend to subsidize every single Pre down to $199, and this way, they’re only…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

BlackBerry Storm 2 Out on Verizon Next Month?

A forum guy with an apparently decent track record says Verizon’s been cracking hard on Storm 2 tech support being ready by the end of the month, suggesting a soonish launch. [BlackBerryOS via BGR]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Microsoft My Phone Beta Open to the Public

My Phone, Microsoft’s new over-the-air backup system for Windows Mobile phones, is available for free in a public beta. Jason called it “fairly good” and even “fancy“, so it’s definitely worth a try. [WM Dev] https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-my-phone-impressions-its-a-fancy-backu-5154692

Tech News John Herrman

Palm Pre Review

Mobile Chipsets: WTF Are Atom, Tegra and Snapdragon?

T-Mobile CTO Reveals Second Android Phone Coming in “Next Few Weeks”

Get a Palm Pre Tattoo For a Free Pre: Save $199, Lose a Lifetime of Dignity

First Man In Line for Palm Pre Shows Commitment, Mild Insanity

Rumor: iPhone 3.0 To Stop Allowing You to Re-Download Apps For Free

Google Expects 18 Android Phones This Year: All the Flavors Explained

Nokia’s CEO: Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo at All Things D

Google Android 2.0 Donut Has Universal Search and Text-to-Speech Powers

Every Mobile Browser Should Give Up and Just Go WebKit

Cashmere and Alchemy: The New Heart of Windows Mobile (and Maybe More), Not a Ladies’ Soap Store

AT&T First Android Phone HTC Lancaster Leaked

HTC Touch Pro2 Gets Verizon Branding

Palm Pre: The Definitive Guide and FAQ

Android Cupcake Rolling Out Next Tuesday

Rumor: Best Buy May Only Have Four Palm Pres Per Store on Launch Day

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Arrives at AT&T Friday for $200 After Rebate

Rebates Suck: The Palm Pre’s Real Price

BlackBerry Storm 2 Out on Verizon Next Month?

Microsoft My Phone Beta Open to the Public

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