Sprint offering $100 service credit to new Pre customers porting from another carrier [UPDATED]
Have you been watching all the Palm Pre coverage in recent months with jealousy, just waiting for the right time to strike? Well boys and …
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Android-powered Samsung i5700 Galaxy Lite gets poked and prodded on video
Despite the fact that Android is only available on a few handsets at this point, that isn’t stopping manufacturers from adopting a new strategy with …
Sony Ericsson Satio and Aino reportedly launching next month in the UK
While neither handset is quite as lust-worthy as the eventual XPERIA X3, the Sony Ericsson Aino and Satio are both expected to launch next month …
Two Android-powered Motorola handset profiles revealed ahead of September 10th event
Well what do you know? Just two days ahead of Motorola’s official entrance into Android land, two XML handsets profiles have been unearthed. Basic specs …
Nokia X6 Comes With Music and, more importantly, it Comes Without Music
Nokia’s first touchscreen offering to sport a capacitive display has received a mixed welcome from tech enthusiasts. On the one hand, it has a capacitive …
LG’s first Android phone, the Etna, gets pictured at a German trade show
It looks like Vodafone subscribers may be among the first to get their hands on LG’s virgin Android offering as the handset has reportedly just …
Nokia’s first LTE modem now available; lifespan projected to be slightly longer than N810 WiMAX Edition
Having theoretically learned something from the N810 WiMAX Edition debacle, Nokia now seems to be letting the market dictate where wireless technology is headed as …
HTC Touch HD 2 to run Android, bump up CPU speed, more
In a world overflowing with full touchscreen handsets, HTC’s design and build quality is among the best. Recent handsets supporting that statement include the myTouch …
New Verizon rebate sheet emerges; Touch Pro2 and Twist in tow
Yesterday we exclusively pinned the launch of Verizon’s HTC Touch Pro2 as September 11th with an extremely competitive price tag of $199.99. Following those juicy …
Best Buy to offer Sprint’s HTC Hero rebate-free; pre-orders already available in some locations
Best Buy announced yesterday that it would be Sprint’s exclusive retail partner (for 60 days, we hear) for the highly anticipated HTC Hero, which will …
Samsung ‘Intrepid’ (Ace II) and ‘Moment’ headed to Sprint
What? You thought Sprint was done now that it announced the HTC Hero? Apparently things are just getting started, Sprint fans, as two new handsets …
Nokia brewing a 12.1 megapixel camera phone?
Where the heck was this thing during Nokia World? Some interesting images popped up in the Flickr stream of mobile video game and UI designer …
Snow Leopard 10.6.1 already on the prowl?
Sure Apple’s latest OS just found its way to market but according to rumor, Cupertino is already hard at work on the first revision. According …
Sony Ericsson Aino slides past the FCC, AT&T/Rogers 3G in tow
Sure it’s not quite as exciting as the Satio that the FCC poked and prodded last month, but we’re happy to see another sexy Sony …
Sprint and HTC officially announce the HTC Hero; $179.99 on October 11th
Well, so much for all that. It turns out the stars were apparently aligned and Sprint’s HTC Hero will indeed be launching on October 11th. …
Snow Leopard looking like the OS of choice for Apple’s tablet
At this point we would be hard-pressed to find anyone who still doubts the impending release of an Apple tablet — or even several Apple …
Nokia Mural announced for AT&T
It’s not quite as intriguing as any of the devices featured at Nokia World this morning, but Nokia and AT&T have just announced a new …
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 gets official
Will it ever stop today? Sony Ericsson has apparently decided to join in the fun — and by that we mean attempt to steal Nokia’s …
Nokia’s Booklet 3G gets more real, more extensively spec’d, more sexy
When Nokia’s Booklet 3G laptop/netbook/whatever-you-want-to-call-it was first announced last week, we were pretty impressed. Surprisingly so, in fact. We knew a Nokia laptop was on …
T-Mobile raises overage rates; cancel your contract sans-ETF
They say when the cell phone gods close a door, they open a window. Such is the case this morning for T-Mobile subscribers who aren’t …
Palm’s location-based advertising patent likely sheds light on background location reporting in webOS
Remember last month when a developer revealed some hidden functionality in webOS that periodically reports a user’s location back to Palm? Well as it turns …
Microsoft announces availability of Windows Phones (Windows Mobile 6.5) beginning October 6th
Did you hear that? That’s the sound of Windows Mobile fans around the world breathing a simultaneous sigh of relief upon learning that Windows Mobile …
Sprint’s HTC Touch Pro2 officially launching on September 8th, $349.99
We’re willing to forgive the horrible quality on these press mock ups of Sprint’s HTC Touch Pro2 because, well, we’re just way too happy to …
AT&T/Rogers 3G-compatible Nokia N900? Not so fast…
Ahhh, the Nokia N900. You want it. You need it. You’ve got to have it. If you’re on T-Mobile you’re sitting pretty knowing that 1700 …
Verizon “Enhanced Multimedia Phones” to require data plans, death of the Vpak, and more
In this day and age, carriers are all about data and rightfully so. Subscribers are becoming more reliant on data-dependent mobile apps and services each …
Two new Palm handsets allegedly hit Sprint’s inventory system; webOS fans allegedly cry tears of joy
It appears as though webOS junkies may soon have a new way to get their fix — two new ways, even. According to a screenshot …
Nokia 3710a, Nokia RM-511 and Motorola Morrison are FCC approved, headed for T-Mobile
T-Mobile might not be the fastest draw in the West but that won’t stop manufacturers from sprinkling some 3G dust on Tmo-bound handsets any time …
Man uses ‘Find My iPhone’ to locate his iPhone… and three robbery suspects
It’s the moment every iPhone owner dreads — but secretly dreams about. You’re walking in a dark alley (or near the intersection of Amberson Avenue …
Nokia: An AT&T/Rogers 3G-compatible N900 announcement “will be forthcoming” [UPDATED]
AT&T and Rogers customers may be able to breathe a sigh of relief in the coming months as rumors of an inevitable AT&T/Rogers WCDMA-compatible version …
Facebook 3.0 storms the app store, our inbox
At this point even our Great Grandmothers are updating their Facebook statuses from 3.0, but just in case you haven’t yet heard… Facebook 3.0 for …
