RIM eyes competitors’ platforms in search for new revenue channels
At an event last week in Boston, RIM VP Pete Devenyi said the company is exploring the possibility of introducing cross-platform solutions that would allow …
Android
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play gets handled on videos, again
Ah yes, Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play handset — you have been anything but illusive. The unreleased, gaming-centric handset has made a cameo on two additional …
T-Mobile G-Slate gets FCC approval
T-Mobile subscribers waiting to get their first taste of honey may be pleased to learn that T-Mobile’s Android 3.0 tablet was recently approved by the …
HTC, Verizon deploy Android handset updates most frequently in U.S., says study
ComputerWorld has published a study that sheds some light on which manufacturer and wireless carrier in the U.S. provide Android users with operating system updates …
Android 2.3 getting music synchronization service?
Here’s an interesting find. Blog GizmoFusion has been sent an image of Android 2.3, Gingerbread, displaying an interesting option, “Sync Music.” The option is visible in the …
1M BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, 800K Motorola XOOMs on order for Q1 according to report
According to an unconfirmed report, Chinese manufacturer Quanta Computer will build and ship over 1 million BlackBerry PlayBook tablets for RIM in the first quarter …
Google Translate for Android translates speech in real-time [video]
This… is awesome. Google on Wednesday announced a new version of its Google Translate app for Android devices. There are several changes in the new …
Canalys: Android will double competitors’ growth rate in 2011
According to a new report from research firm Canalys, Android is poised to grow at more than twice the rate of its closest competitors in …
Sprint lowers Galaxy Tab price to $299.99 on contract, $499.99 contract-free
Sprint on Wednesday lowered the price of the popular Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet to $299.99 with a new two-year contract or $499.99 with no …
Samsung aims to triple smartphone sales; 60 million units in 2011
Following an interview on Tuesday with Samsung Mobile boss J. K. Shin, Korea Times reports big phones and bigger aspirations are set to from electronics …
Samsung Galaxy S2: Super AMOLED Plus, NFC, Gingerbread?
Things we definitively know: Samsung will be introducing the successor to the Galaxy S next month at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Things we don’t …
INQ still working on Facebook phone; to be called ‘Cloud Touch’?
The sleuths over at unwiredview.com have found a Bluetooth SIG entry for a fairly peculiar device being called the INQ Cloud Touch. In the filing, …
Android 2.4 (Ice Cream) to be released this summer?
According to blog Pocket-lint, yes. The publication has filed a report citing “multiple sources familiar with the matter” stating that Android 2.4 — code named …
Motorola Xoom hands-on [Video]
Ready for some quality time with Motorola’s new Xoom tablet? The folks from the big glowing red M sat down with us this afternoon and …
Acer frees two Froyo phones: liquidmini and beTouch E210
Acer on Thursday announced a pair of budget-friendly Android phones set to launch in the U.K. later this year. Distant cousin of the Liquid Metal, …
ViewSonic announces ViewPad 4 smartphone
ViewSonic announced on Thursday the addition of the ViewPad 4 smartphone to its ViewPad lineup. Joining the ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 10 tablets, the ViewPad …
Motorola ATRIX 4G hands-on!
We scored some hands-on time with the brand new Motorola ATRIX 4G for AT&T earlier, and it’s definitely impressive. Running a 1GHz Tegra dual core …
Samsung prepping dual-core phones, tablets for MWC
We’re still deep in day two of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show and apparently Samsung has already moved on. Speaking at CES on Friday, Samsung’s …
Best Buy dropping price of Sprint Samsung Galaxy Tab to $299 on-contract, $499 off
Fresh intel indicates that Best Buy will be dropping the price of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, U.S. wireless provider Sprint, to just $299 with a new …
The best of CES 2011… so far
Wow. Just, wow. CES has been a nonstop roller coaster so far. Smartphone announcements, tablet announcements, keynotes, Android, Windows… and we’re barely into the second day of …
Xperia Play PlayStation phone gets extensive preview; videos, benchmarks, more
Sony Ericsson might not be ready to unveil the highly anticipated Xperia Play at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, but the world is most definitely …
Huawei officially launches IDEOS X5 handset
Chinese handset maker Huawei has officially announced its IDEOS X5 handset aimed at quelling the needs of “busy professionals.” The device, which will run the Android …
Dan Morrill: No hard processor requirement for Android 3.0
If you’re not rocking a dual-core Android tablet, you can breath a sigh of relief. Earlier this week, the Internet was aflutter with rumors that …
Skype to acquire Qik
Skype announced Thursday that it will acquire mobile video software and service provider Qik. Unconfirmed rumors suggest the deal will be worth approximately $100 million. Qik …
Hands-on with Samsung’s unnamed SCH-i520
You have to feel just a little sympathy for the Samsung SCH-i520. Showcased next to handsets with names like Thunderbolt and BIONC, this poor little guy is …
Throwback Thursday: T-Mobile G1/HTC Dream
We’re not going to travel too far back in time for this week’s installation of Throwback Thursday, but we think our selection is very appropriate. …
Verizon unveils 10 4G LTE device; smartphones, tablets and more
At a press conference moments ago, Verizon Wireless unveiled a host of upcoming devices built for its 4G LTE network. From smartphones, to tablets, to …
Dell Venue unveiled; Android 2.2, 8-megapixel camera, AMOLED display
Following the announcement of Dell’s HSPA+ 4G-enabled Streak 7 tablet, the Texas-based company has just unveiled its latest Android handset — the Dell Venue. Distant …
Dell Streak 7 hands-on!
We have to be up-front about our hands-on time with the newly announced Dell Streak 7… it was brief. We found ourselves with just a few …
Android 3.0 Honeycomb shown off in new series of videos
Courtesy of T-Mobile and its newly announced G-Slate tablet by LG, several videos showing off Google’s new tablet-only OS have surfaced. Honeycomb will power the …
