Verizon Wireless DROID X plagued by Wi-Fi connectivity issues?
Chatter on the forums suggests that the latest update hitting the DROID X has not fixed the WiFi connectivity problem many users were reporting. Affected …
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AT&T had 1.44% dropped call rate for May of 2010
Responding to an online poll conducted by website Tech-Ex, AT&T gave the world some indication of what their dropped-call rate actually is. Tech-Ex conducted a …
Popular Shipped ROMS website now in suspended animation
After compiling and posting ROMs for hundreds of smartphones — from HTC, RIM, Motorola, and more — Conflipper is throwing in the towel and no …
RIM teases, shows BlackBerry 6's media capabilities
Yesterday, RIM teased the BlackBerry-loving masses with seven new screen shots of BlackBerry 6 in several multimedia-like poses. The music player, picture viewer, camera, social capabilities, and new …
iPhone 4 hitting Telus July 30th
Oh hai Canadian frandz! Cellular carrier Telus, from the Great White North, has announced that they will be carrying the iPhone 4 beginning on July 30th. A …
Samsung Intensity II coming to Verizon Wireless soon
One of our friends over at Best Buy was kind enough to send us in a few shots of the new Samsung Intensity II, due …
Nuance Dragon Search and Dragon Dictation to hit the UK soon
Burlington, Mass-based company, Nuance, is bringing its duo of popular speech recognition software to customers in the UK. Nuance’s popular Dragon Search and Dragon Dictation …
Rural Cellular Association to the FCC: Follow NTT DoCoMo and unlock US handsets
Long the champion for Rural wireless carriers, the Rural Cellular Association has again championed the cause of unlocking handsets by pointing to the recent “We’re …
HP webOS tablet to be called the Palmpad, ship with a digital pen?
According to a USPTO document, HP has recently submitted a trademark application for the term “Palmpad”, a moniker that would be fitting for its first …
Verizon Wireless rolling out an update to the LG Ally
Have an LG Ally? Just love those soft updates? Well, Verizon Wireless is rolling out an update for the LG Ally starting this weekend. The …
GPS Fix: webOS app that improves PalmPre Plus GPS performance
Anyone who owns a Palm Pre Plus on Verizon Wireless is painfully aware of the poor GPS performance. It especially hits you when trying to …
Google redesigns image search page, ditches the text
Today, Google announced enhancements to their Google Images search page that aim to be: more image-oriented, accurate, and efficient. The new look brings with it the following …
Apple sends out iPhone 4 satisfaction survey
Apple recently sent out an iPhone 4 satisfaction survey to a select group of customers, and we have it in its entirety. Questions like, “What …
Microsoft Kinect $150, Xbox 360 4GB $199
A Microsoft press release has just made official what many of us already knew: the Kinect sensor will retail for $149.99. However, our friends in …
Why you type two words into reCAPTCHA.
If you’ve signed up for any sort of online service there is a high likelihood you’re very familiar with CAPTCHA. CAPTCHAs are “used by many …
Nokia looking for new CEO
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that mobile giant Nokia is on the hunt for a new CEO. The WSJ claims the motivating factor is …
Samsung working on "unbreakable" AMOLED displays
What’s going to be harder to get than a Samsung Super AMOLED display? An unbreakable Samsung AMOLED display of course! OLED-Display.net is reporting that within …
Redbox developing an online streaming service to compete with Netflix?
Redbox is reportedly exploring possibilites to expand its movie rental service beyond kiosks and onto the Internet. According to Redbox President Mitch Lowe, Redbox is …
Unlocked Motorola Milestone XT720 debuts in the UK
Originally announced in June, the Motorola Milestone XT720 has landed sans carrier in the UK today. The unusually-contoured handset sports an ARM Cortex-A8 processor, 3.7-inch display …
Chinese search engine Baidu developing a mobile OS with the help of ex-Google employees?
Fearful of losing their jobs, a number of Google employees left the US search giant to join rival Baidu during Google’s brief mini-war with the …
Blurry Motorola DROID-branded slider spotted in the wild
An unusual Motorola handset has been spotted in the wild with Verizon Wireless DROID-branding. The device takes the form of a traditional slider with slide-down QWERTY …
Motorola i1 to hit Sprint on July 25th for $149
After launching on Boost Mobile last month, the Motorola i1 is hitting Sprint on July 25th. The touchscreen offering will be the first Android handset …
HTC DROID Incredible to be updated to Froyo end of July, early August
We just received a juicy tip about the HTC DROID Incredible software update schedule that we’d like to share. One of our strategically placed Ninjas was kind …
iPad invading nine additional countries this Friday
Apple has just posted a press release to let everyone know it will be releasing its iPad tablet in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, …
Upcoming BlackBerry webkit browser goes head to head with the iPhone 4 and Android
Salomondrin took BlackBerry’s upcoming webkit browser — expected to debut in OS 6.0 — and ran it through its paces using a BlackBerry 9800 Slider. …
Netflix is on its way to Canada
By way of the tweet, Netflix has announced that it will be offering its services in Canada beginning “this fall.” If you’re located in Canada, and …
Foursquare looking to ink search partnership
Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley did not mince words when speaking with the U.K. paper The Telegraph. Crowley said, “Our data generates hugely interesting trends which …
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Preview
Once at the top of the smartphone pack, Microsoft’s current mobile operating system, Windows Mobile, has quickly fallen from grace. Luckily the juggernaut in Redmond, WA …
Verizon Wireless DROID X slated to receive update starting July 19th
Good news for Motorola DROID X owners as Verizon Wireless is releasing an update to the newly launched handset. The update, Version 1.13.604.MB810.Verizon.en.US/Baseband: BP_C01.09.04P, includes …
Samsung Captivate now available from AT&T
Right on schedule, the Samsung Captivate has made its official debut on AT&T. Also known globally as the Galaxy S, the Captivate features a 1GHz …
