Smartphones

BlackBerry Storm Torn Down To Reveal Secrets Of Its Click Screen: A Big Button

The guys over at PhoneWreck couldn’t contain themselves: they’ve already taken the BlackBerry Storm apart into a pile of little tiny pieces. And they discovered the secret behind it’s “click” touchscreen—the whole screen’s backplate presses on a single microswitch, so it’s one big button. They also found the Qualcomm MSM7600 processor in there somewhere, and…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

HTC Touch Pro Priced on Verizon: $350 With Contract

Verizon Wireless customers are going to have to drop an extra $50 than their AT&T brethren to get the qwerty-sliding HTC Touch Pro. It popped up on VZW’s web shop for $420 minus a $70 mail-in rebate (hopefully not administered by Rebatestatus.com). [Verizon]

Tech News John Mahoney

T-Mobile Officially Increases Price of Wireless Data Plans

As expected, T-Mobile has passed on the costs of running their 3G network on to you, the smartphone customer. All plans now match the T-Mobile G1 at $25 for unlimited web and 400 text messages. Unlimited web, text, picture and email will run you $34.99. [T-Mobile and Brighthand]

Tech News Sean Fallon

A Look at the Nokia Damage Test Labs

I’ve long suspected that the best job ever would be to work in product stress testing-because you basically get paid to break shit all day. Nokia sent over a bunch of info detailing how their test centers operate, leaving me fully convinced this would indeed be my dream gig. Not only do they run over…

Tech News Adrian Covert

RIM Already Says BlackBerry Storm Bug Fixes Are Coming Soon

Why do companies ship products they know are mad buggy? Apple did it with the iPhone, RIM did it with the BlackBerry Storm, which locked up and crashed on me plenty during the review period, even after it was delayed precisely to make it less buggy. RIM, however, is at least admitting they screwed up…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Mobile Browser Battlemodo: Which Phones Deliver The Real Web

Before 2007, using the internet on your phone would make you want to kill yourself, if you were dumb enough to believe the crap splattered across that tiny screen even was the “internet.” But the combination of increased bandwidth and better mobile software means that more phones really are promising to deliver the real internet,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Adobe, ARM Teaming Up to Optimize Flash on Mobile Devices

According to the MIT Technology Review, Adobe is working with mobile processor manufacturer ARM on optimizing Flash Player 10 and AIR for ARM processors. Why does this matter? Because ARM processors are found in 90% of mobile phones (iPhone and G1 included), not to mention set top boxes, PMPs, and gaming devices (like the Nintendo…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Verizon’s BlackBerry Storm Private Pre-Sale Has No Storms

Oops. You know that pre-sale flyer that was doing the rounds to Verizon “VIPs”, the one with the BlackBerry Storm on the left hand side? Turns out that if you, a VIP, turn up at a store with that very flyer you’ll not be able to buy a Storm ahead of its launch. You won’t,…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Review

The Gadget: The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 is the new flagship smartphone for the electronics giant. Packing the new “Panels” interface, a full QWERTY keyboard, 3G data and 800×480 touchscreen in a full metal body, is the Xperia X1 poised to challenge the top smartphones? https://gizmodo.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-to-drop-black-friday-for-800-5084160 Price: $800 (no carrier or contract required) Verdict: The…

Reviews Adrian Covert

IE Mobile 6 Will Not Be Available For Existing WinMo Smartphones

The Windows Mobile team has confirmed that the upcoming IE Mobile 6 browser or “IE 6 on 6” will not be made available as a separate download for current WinMo 6.1 smartphones. Instead, the update will only show up on devices released starting at the end of this year or in early 2009. The reason,…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Verizon BlackBerry Storm Officially $199 on Nov. 21

No more rumors, speculation or innuendo. The BlackBerry Storm officially arrives on Verizon Wireless on Nov. 21 for $199 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract. BLACKBERRY STORM AVAILABLE IN U.S. NOVEMBER 21 EXCLUSIVELY FROM VERIZON WIRELESS BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – The BlackBerry® Storm™ (model 9530) from Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) –…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Fusion Voicemail Plus App Is Visual Voicemail For Android

T-Mobile may not have an official Visual Voicemail service for customers, but PhoneFusion plans to change that—for the Google G1, at least. The app, which was previewed today at the Under The Radar Mobility Conference, is currently available on the Palm, Windows Mobile and Blackberry platforms, and works in a similar fashion as the VV…

Tech News Adrian Covert

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Gets Launch Date, $450 Price Tag in Germany

We knew it was coming to Germany first, but there’s new info that the BlackBerry Curve 8900 will hit the streets there mid-November, and at around $450 (360€) price for a contract-free handset. German T-Mobile subscribers can even get it for as low as $6.20 (5€) with the right kind of 2-year contract monthly plans:…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 To Drop Black Friday For $800

Sony’s Win-Mo 6.1 Xperia X1 finally has a firm U.S. release date set: November 28, better known as Black Friday. Although unlike most things on sale on that fateful day of darkness, the Xperia will not be a particularly awesome deal at $800 for an unsubsidized, unlocked X1. It’ll work on AT&T’s 3G network here…

Tech News John Mahoney

Pharos Unveils Traveler 117 and 127 Unlocked WinMo GPS Smartphones

Rumors have been floating around for a few weeks now, but today Pharos has officially unveiled two new additions to their Windows Mobile GPS smartphone lineup—the Traveller 117 and 127. Generally, another GPS-enabled phone is nothing to get all that excited about, but tri-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 2-megapixel cam / front VGA cam and a VGA…

Tech News Sean Fallon

T-Mobile G1’s Build Price Is Just $143.89 Says iSuppli

T-mobile’s G1 has been given the teardown treatment again by the guys at iSuppli, and their official estimate of its materials price is $143.89. The most costly part inside is the dual-ARM processor baseband at $28.49, followed by the display at $19.67 and the 3-megapixel cam at $12.13. Obviously this doesn’t include external costs such…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

HTC Fuze (Touch Pro) Now Available on AT&T

Just yesterday the HTC Fuze was spotted for the first time in its AT&T retail packaging and we assumed that the launch was not far off. Fortunately, we only had to wait a few hours. AT&T has announced that the Fuze is now available at stores and online for $299.99 with a two-year contract and…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Nokia’s Smartphone Lineup Leaked? (We Really Hope So)

It appears that a complete Nokia smartphone prototype list may have leaked, playing Nokia’s entire hand a bit earlier than the company would probably like. But whether or not Nokia’s offerings have impressed you as of late, there are quite a few handsets listed that look more than a little fantastic. We’re talking big touchscreens,…

Tech News Mark Wilson

iPhone Passes the RAZR to Become Best Selling Phone in the US This Quarter

Just days after supplanting the BlackBerry in customer satisfaction among business wireless smartphone users, Apple’s iPhone has taken down another cellphone icon, Motorola’s Razr, in terms of total sales for the quarter. According to NPD (the leading wireless research firm) the iPhone outsold the Razr in the 3Q—representing the first changing of the guard in…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1a Coming to Best Buy Next Month

According to inventory spy shots obtained by BGR, the North American version of the Sony Xperia X1 is expected to finally hit store shelves in the States via Best Buy stores starting on December 7th. If you were eager to get your hands on one, be prepared to fork over a whopping $800 for what…

Tech News Sean Fallon

BlackBerry Storm Torn Down To Reveal Secrets Of Its Click Screen: A Big Button

HTC Touch Pro Priced on Verizon: $350 With Contract

T-Mobile Officially Increases Price of Wireless Data Plans

A Look at the Nokia Damage Test Labs

RIM Already Says BlackBerry Storm Bug Fixes Are Coming Soon

Mobile Browser Battlemodo: Which Phones Deliver The Real Web

Adobe, ARM Teaming Up to Optimize Flash on Mobile Devices

Verizon’s BlackBerry Storm Private Pre-Sale Has No Storms

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Review

IE Mobile 6 Will Not Be Available For Existing WinMo Smartphones

Verizon BlackBerry Storm Officially $199 on Nov. 21

Fusion Voicemail Plus App Is Visual Voicemail For Android

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Gets Launch Date, $450 Price Tag in Germany

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 To Drop Black Friday For $800

Pharos Unveils Traveler 117 and 127 Unlocked WinMo GPS Smartphones

T-Mobile G1’s Build Price Is Just $143.89 Says iSuppli

HTC Fuze (Touch Pro) Now Available on AT&T

Nokia’s Smartphone Lineup Leaked? (We Really Hope So)

iPhone Passes the RAZR to Become Best Selling Phone in the US This Quarter

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1a Coming to Best Buy Next Month

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