LG announces Q1 2009 results; YoY growth despite harsh times
Color us impressed. Projections put LG in a pretty fair place as Q1 was wrapping up and in the midst of a global recession spelling …
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Sprint launches Sierra Wireless AirCard 402
As we weigh our options in seeking out an alternative to the USB modem that completely and utterly failed us in Vegas, a new option …
Windows Mobile 6.5 on May 11th? Not so much
It looks like we got a little too excited when a poorly-worded post covering Windows Mobile 6.5’s cameo at Tech Ed 2009 hit Microsoft’s Windows …
HTC Touch Pro now available from U.S. Cellular
Amidst a less-than-impressive lineup, U.S. Cellular has finally launched the HTC Touch Pro and kicked its smartphone offering up a notch or two. Earlier this …
LG Secret heading to AT&T according to FCC filing
Preliminary FCC documents covering the LG CF750 were first discovered back in October of last year, but it looks like some rummaging through newly-available additions …
Oracle agrees to $7.4 billion Sun Microsystems acquisition
Recession be damned — it looks like Oracle will still manage to scrounge up enough cash to take Sun Microsystems off the table. Early last …
AT&T 3G network upgrades underway; 7.2 Mbps HSDPA ahead of new iPhone launch
By now it is painfully obvious that AT&T and Apple will announce at least one new iPhone model this coming June; heck, even analysts jumped …
$150 refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G from AT&T now available online
That’s right fellas, dump that inventory! With new iPhone models right around the corner, AT&T and Apple have been doing everything they can to move …
Snag an unlocked Nokia E63 on the cheap from Dell
If you’ve read any of our coverage of Nokia’s E63 smartphone in the past, you likely know we’re not huge fans of this handset. Dubbed …
Weekend rabble-rousing: Web sales tax bill may end free ride for eBay, others
The Rockefeller Institute, a research group tied to SUNY, said that sales taxes took a 6.1 percent dive in Q4 of 2008 and Q1 of …
Early feedback looking good; developers dig webOS
It was pretty clear from the start that Palm has big plans for webOS — despite blogger excitement when the company confirmed more webOS handsets …
Sony Ericsson will be slow to go Android, says CEO
According to a recent interview with Reuters, Sony Ericsson CEO Hideki Komiyama confessed that it would be “some time” before Android makes its way onto …
Nintendo DSi makes a big splash in the US; 435,000 sold in first week
The first quarter of 2008 was rough on the typically hardy gaming industry but following a 17 percent decline in overall sales, there is a …
Windows Mobile 6.5 comes to life on May 11th
Signed, sealed and delivered — Microsoft’s Windows Mobile blog has officially announced that the next iteration of the Windows Mobile OS will launch on May …
Garmin-ASUS nuvifone G60 to drop, finally, in June?
It may have taken a year and a half and a second official announcement but it looks like we may finally have word on when …
Pirate Bay trial comes to a close; four defendants found guilty
Today is a bad day to be a pirate. Early this morning, a verdict was reached in the trial of four men associated with The …
Zune HD specs reportedly confirmed; missing killer features
We have to admit it… We’re a little afraid. Afraid of what you might ask? Afraid that all this hype surrounding the now-reportedly confirmed Zune …
PC sales down in Q1, Apple loses market share
Gartner issued its computer sales numbers yesterday evening and we’re sure no one will be overly shocked by the following: Sales are down. Overall, PC …
Nokia's Q109 profits nosedive, future outlook not entirely bleak
Nokia released its financials for the first quarter of 2009 this morning and well, it’s hard not to focus on one area in particular: profits. …
COWON coughs up 32GB version of the S9
Back in December, we gave the COWON S9 our hands on review treatment shortly after its release here in the US and to paraphrase, we …
Samsung readying three Android handsets for the European market this year?
Today is apparently your day, Android fans. First we broke word of Cupcake’s less-than-official availability and now some possible info regarding a trio of new …
Just because it's open source doesn't mean it's open; Google blocks Cupcake users from Android Market
Seeing as Google built the Android platform with the concept of “open” at the forefront of its collective mind, we find the following a bit …
LG manages to move 20 million QWERTY handsets through 2008
Made slightly less impressive by earlier news this morning regarding Nokia’s reported claim of having shipped 13 million 5800 XMs 5310 XMs, LG has some …
OQO model 2+ reportedly shelved as company seeks buyer
News from OQO has been a bit scarce since the company unveiled its model 2+ at CES earlier this year. In the UMPC market, however …
Samsung Propel Pro finally ready for purchase on AT&T
It’s all about QWERTY these days and despite the company’s penchant for full-touchscreen handsets, Samsung has been known to turn out a solid messenger or …
Pandora Radio now available for the BlackBerry Storm
You won’t see it on the dedicated BlackBerry page just yet but rest assured, Pandora has launched the highly anticipated BlackBerry Storm version of its …
Motorola QA30 Hint now available from MetroPCS
QWERTY handsets aren’t exactly in abundance right now from MetroPCS, so messaging fiends who enjoy ridiculously cheap unlimited plans should be pleased to learn that …
T-Mobile enhances FamilyTime plans, adds promo myFaves plan and unlimited M2M on individual plans
T-Mobile customers will be happy to learn of some changes the company is rolling out some positive new plan changes. Nothing too crazy, but we’d …
BlackBerry BIS is dead, everywhere, again
Yep, looks like it’s that time of the month again. Comments and emails are pouring in about another BlackBerry network outage, this time apparently affecting …
No camera version of BlackBerry 8350i now available from Sprint
Tired of having to turn your precious BlackBerry over to an attendant every time you hit your gym locker room? Sure it’s a bit later …
