Windows 7 beta, get it while you still can
To say Microsoft’s handling of Windows 7 to date has been nothing short of excellent would be an understatement. To paraphrase, the world wants 7. …
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Sprint Treo Pro delayed until February 15th
Bad news for those hoping to score a Sprint Treo Pro this weekend. A memo circulating at Best Buy Mobile suggests that the Sprint Treo …
Trojan virus spreads to as many as 20,000 Macs
Mac users who think they’ve stumbled upon greatness in the form of an alleged copy of iWork ’09 on torrent sites take note – it …
Palm responds to Apple’s legal threat
During Apple’s earnings conference call on Wednesday, acting CEO Tim Cook made it clear that Apple was ready to defend its intellectual property using any …
Verizon Hub Phone gets really real, really
First uncovered well over a year ago, the “Verizon Hub” is finally going to see the light of day. Talk of the Hub, Hub Phone, …
New T-Mobile G1 Android “Cupcake” shots and details
One of the most hotly anticipated software updates of recent memory (assuming, of course, that we’re not including the search for a stable and efficient …
Motorola i9 coming soon to Boost Mobile
At this point, provided you live in an area well-covered by Sprint Nextel’s iDEN network, mobile users who don’t have a requirement for a smartphone …
AT&T ditches “MEdia Net”, replaces it with “Data” and drops the price
Looks like AT&T may be overhauling the data plans for its non-smartphone lineup. AT&T is reportedly ditching the name “MEdia Net” and rebranding all of …
1G iPod nano settlement for US customers finalized; $15 – $25 payouts
If you purchased a first-generation iPod nano in the US, it looks like you might have some cash coming your way. As the result of …
New pics and more specs for Nokia E75; MWC announcement?
Hot on the heels of a thoroughly-previewed 5730 XpressMusic, new images of the luscious upcoming Nokia E75 have surfaced along with some new details on …
Order your T-Mobile Curve 8900 early and you may get to unbox it early, too
Our inbox is full of tips lately regarding customers who have succeeded in ordering and receiving BlackBerry Curve 8900s from T-Mobile and now we have …
Sirius XM price increases coming in March
Well, satellite radio lovers, we have good news and bad news. The good news is that the positive stipulations to the Sirius XM merger deal …
Regulators could possibly fine RIM co-CEOs up to $100 million CDN for role in decade old stock controversy
Um, wow. Just wow. Remember how Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the co-CEOs of RIM, got in trouble all the way back in 2006 after …
Nokia posts bleak Q4 earnings report, lowers expectations for 2009
And it just keeps getting worse… While we can’t say we’re the least bit surprised, it’s still disheartening to see a company like Nokia fess …
Sony prepares to post first annual operating loss in 14 years… $3 billion
When it rains it pours and over at Sony we’re looking at a torrential downpour the likes of which the company has never seen. Not …
HTC makes new Touch Cruise official
Not much surprise here, but for what it’s worth HTC has officially announced the successor to its marginally successful Touch Cruise. Named… wait for it… …
Microsoft announces earnings early, confirms 5,000 layoffs
Rumors surrounding Microsoft’s poor performance and impending layoffs have been swarming recently and as the predicted date of said layoff announcement came and went, many …
Apple debunks iPhone nano rumor, disses netbooks and defends its technology
Amongst all the financial details being discussed during Apple’s first quarter 2009 earnings conference call, acting CEO Tim Cook fielded questions on iPhone pricing, the …
Palm prepping for MWC, possibly adding kitchen sink to Pre
It seems like Palm tossed everything but the kitchen sink into its CES announcement but lo and behold, the company somehow held enough in its …
Palm Treo Pro now available on Sprint’s website (updated)
A few days ahead of its expected launch date of January 25th and a few days behind our original scoop, the Sprint Treo Pro is …
Sneaky! Apple updates white MacBook specs, tells no one
No one can create product buzz quite like Apple, much like no one can avoid product buzz quite like Apple. True to form, sometime in …
Verizon Wireless to cut prices on select handsets and EV-DO modems
Verizon Wireless customers in the market for a new phone may want to wait a bit before bringing home the latest and greatest Verizon has …
SEC begins investigation into Apple / Jobs health disclosure
File this one under “duh”. With all of the commotion caused by Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ announcement earlier this month, it was only a matter …
Microsoft to deliver Windows Mobile 6.5 in 2H 2009?
According to sources at Taiwanese handset makers, Microsoft is set to deliver Windows Mobile 6.5 to handset makers in the second half of 2009. Handsets …
Overlooked webOS features reviving Pre envy
In a recent interview with Roger MacNamee of Elevation Partners, Sarah dug up some pretty great features of webOS that had gone relatively unnoticed until …
Obama keeps ‘Berry for personal use; uses clunky Sectera Edge for official business
Yes, we can! Maybe all the hootin’ and hollerin’ about Barack’s quandary regarding the status of his BlackBerry actually ended up helping the President keep …
Fido to offer BlackBerry as of February 4
Good news for all of the Fido BlackBerry wannabes out there. As expected and just like we told you last week, Fido did indeed begin …
HTC G2 Android phone gets spied
The blurry cam cometh! We gave you some HTC G2 info last month and since then, the buzz-o-net has been pretty quiet on HTC’s Android …
Google’s Android Engineering Director bails, heads to startup
In today’s harsh economic climate it’s nice to see that some people still have options – of course heading up the engineering team that built …
Rogers enters ruggedized handset market with Samsung Rugby and ZTE Rock
Thanks to some excellent work by one of our trusty ninjas, we’ve got an early look at a couple of new handsets that are set …
