Subscribers fume over what has become yet another bungled Sprint launch
Why can’t Sprint launch a handset? That’s the question countless subscribers are asking themselves as the release of the BlackBerry Tour 9630 continues to look …
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iTunes 8.2.1 kills Palm Pre syncing
Well Pre fans, at least you knew it was coming. Word is trickling out that Apple has made good on its ‘threat’ and with the …
Samsung Comeback priced at $130; come again?
As the flurry of tween phones continues to do anything but bowl us over, the upcoming Samsung Comeback is one of the more interesting of …
Sony Ericsson W518a completes the trifecta; also hitting AT&T on July 19th
Sony’s Ericsson’s day in the sun continues with the announcement of the AT&T-bound W518a. Slim and sleek, this clamshell Walkman phone packs as much music-centric …
Sony Ericsson C905a: coming July 19th to an AT&T store near you
Well boys and girls, call this one confirmed. We scooped it last week and now Sony Ericsson has made AT&T’s C905a official. July 19th is …
Sony Ericsson announces entry level W205 and W205a Walkman phones
If you had always been itching for some of that Sony Ericsson Walkman goodness but were hoping for something wrapped in a slightly more attainable …
Samsung Comeback gets spec'd
You might recall the Samsung Comeback — though its name was unknown at the time — from a group of four T-Mobile-bound headsets we spied …
Windows Marketplace for Mobile to accept submissions starting July 27th, launches this fall
There it is, Windows Mobile developers — the day you’ve kind of, sort of, maybe been waiting for. Todd Brix, Senior Director for Mobile Platform …
App Store tops 1.5 billion downloads in first year
Following the Apple App Store’s 1-year anniversary this past Saturday, Apple has just released the official numbers encompassing the on-device portal’s performance through the first …
Alltel: buy the cow, get three months of milk for free
Despite the fact that there’s still plenty of Summer left to be enjoyed, companies just love reminding students that another semester/school year is waiting around …
Sprint adds LG LX290 to portfolio, Tour chuckles smugly
Next up in today’s line of handsets eager to fight their way into the pockets of the 14-and-under crowd is LG’s LX290. Available nary a …
Samsung SGH-T939 aka Behold2 clears Wi-Fi Alliance testing
Despite being among the more capable handsets currently offered to T-Mobile subscribers, it looks as though Tmo is already planning the Samsung Behold’s funeral. Having …
Say hello to Microsoft Office 2010
As Microsoft gets ready to kick off its Worldwide Partners Conference 2009, the web is buzzing with an onslaught of premature Office 2010 info that …
AT&T's Nokia Surge gets official
“Now you can carry your clique with you in your pocket.” That is the line that opens Nokia and AT&T’s press releases with regards to …
Skyfire Beta for BlackBerry released to testers
Try to compose yourselves, BlackBerry users. We know it’s hard, what with the knowledge that you’re now closer than ever to having a browser on …
FCC blesses new X Series notebook from LG
We typically reserve our FCC exhibit ogling for cell phones as you well know, but this little guy just popped up and we couldn’t help …
Google CEO caught sporting a BlackBerry
Apparently the only way to stop people from continuously sending this tip in is to run it, so here we go: Eric Schmidt was caught …
How low can you go? iPhone 3G 8GB refurb now available for $79, 16GB for $129
When Apple announced that the iPhone 3G would drop in price to $99 with the introduction of the 3GS, it was a big deal. It …
Palm Pre hacked to work on Verizon network, sort of
The fantastically blurry video after the jump shows the fruits of PreCentral forum member Cleanser’s labor, and Verizon fans will definitely want to check it …
Sprint says 'me too'; will include Wi-Fi on all future major devices
CDMA lovers rejoice — it looks like the last piece of the Wi-Fi puzzle has finally fallen into place. We know cost was one of …
Rogers to introduce 3.5G embedded HP Mini 110 tomorrow, $299.99 on contract
Well lookie what we have here. One of our ninjas just hit us with the skinny on a big announcement from up North scheduled to …
webOS 1.1 on its way to Palm Pre; Exchange enhancements, security and apps to be focus?
Following some big announcements from Europe earlier this week, it looks like Palm Pre owners on this side of the pond have some good news …
2009/2010 Nikon roadmap leaks; cameras and lenses and HD, oh my
A quick break from our regularly scheduled programming to bring our photogs in the audience some steamy gratuitous camera leak action. It looks as though …
Sprint contracts day-to-day network operation to Ericsson
Big, big news from Sprint today boys and girls… Following unending rumors and speculation that Sprint is likely growing accustomed to at this point, the …
New iPhone patent applications: Object identification, face recognition, messaging tweaks, more
About 50 rungs further down the innovation ladder, some new Apple patent applications revealed this morning are definitely less interesting and complex than the few …
T-Mobile USA: no Hero for you
Well T-Mobile customers, it looks like you can’t have your myTouch 3G and eat your Hero, too. Great news trickled through this morning as the …
Pandora resolves royalty dispute; policy changes coming
First and foremost, Internet radio lovers have some serious cause for celebration as Pandora announces a somewhat workable resolution to the ongoing royalty dispute that …
Moto says hello to the ROKR ZN50
It might not be the most exciting new handset to come to light this year, or this month, or even today… But Moto has just …
New images of Sony Ericsson Rachael and Kiki surface along with a Rachael UI video
Heads up SE fans! A tipster just dropped us a lead on some new shots (and a video) of the mouth watering Sony Ericsson Rachael …
T-Mobile myTouch 3G now available for pre-order
Are you one of the many T-Mobile customers itching to get your hands on a sexy new myTouch 3G? We don’t blame you — as …
