Google brings native Translate app to iOS
Today, Google announced the availability of a new Translate app for Apple’s iPhone. The app gives users the ability to speak to translate, listen to spoken translations, …
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Verizon delays launch of Thunderbolt and LTE hotspot feature?
According to fresh intel acquired by blog Droid-Life, Verizon Wireless has delayed the release of the HTC Thunderbolt from February 14th to a future date …
Yankee Group: eReader business to hit $8 billion by 2014
Do you feel special sitting at Starbucks with your venti, iced carmel macchiato (skim milk, two pumps, no whipped cream), wearing that fedora, and palming your …
For first time ever, smartphones outsell PCs in Q4 of 2010
If you’re a hardware manufacturer trying to figure out where to delegate R&D funds, you might want to pay attention to this. According to an …
Huawei IDEOS X3 smartphone, S7 Slim tablet make cameo on Flickr
It looks like Chinese electronics manufacturer Huawei will be bringing two new pieces of hardware to MWC next week. Via the company’s official Flickr account, images of …
LG’s G-Slate gets quick run-through [video]
A brief, 120-second video has surfaced on YouTube that provides a quick overview of the LG G-Slate from T-Mobile. The tablet showcases its dual-camera setup …
AT&T support page shows Captivate running Android 2.2, proves it’s possible
If you’re a Samsung Captivate owner that is feeling as though both your carrier and manufacturer have forsaken you, cheer up. We have a very …
Amazon lists HTC Thunderbolt with February 14th release date
Best Buy may have retail exclusivity on the HTC Thunderbolt from Verizon Wireless, but it looks like that honor will only extend to brick-and-mortar stores. …
Google brings Gmail’s Priority Inbox to HTML5 mobile browsers
Yesterday, Google announced the expansion of Gmail’s Priority Inbox feature to its mobile website. Users accessing gmail.com from their HTML5-capable smartphone browser can now view messages categorized by …
Last.fm to nix free streaming to mobile, other devices
CBS-owned Last.fm announced on Monday that it will soon discontinue its free ad-supported streaming music service for cell phones and home entertainment devices. Last.fm is …
Sony Ericsson to unveil Xperia Play on February 13th
The worst kept secret in the cell phone industry is no longer a secret: Sony Ericsson officially outed the Xperia Play smartphone in a creepy …
HTC invests in digital multimedia delivery company Saffron Digital
Taiwanese handset giant HTC has announced a “strategic investment” made in the digital media-delivery company Saffron Digital. “Saffron Digital has developed an incredible expertise in mobile multimedia …
Nokia’s E7 hitting store shelves in ‘select markets’ starting this week
In a short press release today, Nokia announced that its business-centric E7 handset would begin arriving in stores in “select markets” starting this week. The …
Sprint Kyocera Echo hands-on!
We had a chance to spend time with Sprint, Kyocera, and the Echo earlier in the day, and while there were mumblings about what to …
Live from Sprint’s Kyocera Echo event
Some of the mystery and allure surrounding Sprint’s event this evening has likely been squashed. First, it was revealed that the device set to be unveiled …
Best Buy gets retail exclusivity on HTC Thunderbolt; mid-February launch
Via a short press release today, Best Buy announced its national, retail exclusivity on HTC’s Thunderbolt handset from Verizon Wireless. Sadly, the announcement lacked a …
Verizon iPhone surprise: iFixit tear-down reveals dual-mode CDMA, GSM Qualcomm chip
Well what do we have here. A fresh iFixit tear-down of the Verizon iPhone has yielded a surprise: Apple included the Qualcomm MDM6600 chip; a …
Sprint accidentally outs Kyocera Echo hours ahead of media event
Just hours ahead of its planned media event, Sprint has accidentally outed the big announcement. According to the company’s website, Sprint will be launching the …
All T-Mobile phones free February 11th and 12th with new two-year agreement
Looking to get your main squeeze a new smartphone for Valentine’s Day? You may want to give T-Mobile a look. The nation’s fourth largest wireless …
J.P. Morgan: Verizon iPhone 4 pre-sales surpassed 500,000
Using a bit of guesswork, J.P. Morgan analyst Phil Cusick calculates that Verizon Wireless’ pre-sales of the iPhone 4 may have topped 500,000 units. In …
Texas Instrument takes lid off of OMAP 5 platform
Just one week ahead of Mobile World Congress, U.S. electronics manufacturer Texas Instrument announced its next OMAP platform, OMAP 5. The updated 5 platform utilized two Cortex-A15 …
WSJ: Sprint’s Kyocera Echo will be a dual-screen Android phone
Sprint will unveil the industry’s first dual-display Android phone at a press event in New York City on Monday, The Wall Street Journal reports. Reports …
Apple may hold WWDC 2011 from June 5th through June 9th
Apple may hold its annual Worldwide Developer Conference event from June 5th through June 9th this year in San Francisco, according to a report on …
Android 2.4 reportedly lands in April; ViewSonic among first to launch
Google is reportedly preparing to release the next major build of its Android OS at some point in April, and ViewSonic will be among the …
Verizon iPhone 4 hands-on (again)
Today is the day a bunch of folks who stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to pre-order will finally begin to receive …
Sprint to announce new Kyocera phone at press event, report claims
Sprint’s press event tonight will yield a new Kyocera smartphone dubbed “Echo,” according to a report from Bloomberg Businessweek. Further information is not available for …
Telus to start unlocking all devices February 15th for a fee
We have just been informed that as of February 15th, Telus in Canada will be offering SIM unlocking options on almost all handsets and devices. …
Motorola’s XOOM tablet priced at $799, available February 24th
It looks like the 24th of February will be day-zero for those wishing to purchase a XOOM… but it won’t be cheap. According to a …
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January 31st – February 6th Verizon Wireless to throttle data speeds of heaviest users, optimize content; starts today Verizon iPhone 4 units already shipping; deliveries …
The Plaza in New York offers iPads in every room
If you’re planning on staying at the The Plaza hotel in New York, you have one more thing to look forward to, and that’s iPads …
