HTC Incredible phones shows up in Verizon?s inventory system?

February 25th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
Earlier this month, we saw the unannounced HTC Incredible, which is supposedly headed to Verizon Wireless as the carrier?s firs Android 2.1 smartphone made by HTC. Now it looks like the HTC Incredible is already in Verizon’s inventory system, and BerryScoop has a screenshot to prove it. Unfortunately, the release date of Incredible is still a mystery for now, but let?s hope Verizon will announce...

New 4G WiMAX from Sprint markets for 2010

February 25th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
As expected, Sprint?s 4G WiMAX network will be launched in new markets across the US by the end of 2010. At the moment, WiMAX is available in 27 US cities, and the new markets to get it include: New York, Boston, Denver, San Francisco, Houston, Minneapolis, Kansas City and Washington, D.C. Sprint hopes that its 4G network will cover up to 120 million people by the year?s end ? this would certainly...

TIM Brazil – Motorola Quench announced

February 24th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
Officially unveiled during MWC 2010, the Motorola Quench / Cliq XT will be available soon in Brazil, via TIM (the country?s third largest mobile carrier, with more than 40 million subscribers). Running Android 1.5, the Quench is the only phone with MotoBlur that doesn?t have a hardware QWERTY keyboard. Its features include: 3.1 inch HVGA touchscreen display, accelerometer, HSPA, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, Swype,...

Apple plans to Sell iPad at Best Buy and Other Locales

February 24th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
Last week we mentioned an unconfirmed piece of info that the iPad will be sold in AT&T retail stores. Fortunately, we can take that rumor and raise you a confirmed announcement straight from the mouth of Tim Cook, Apple’s COO. Cook officially mentioned yesterday at a Goldman Sachs tech conference that the iPad will be available in a similar fashion to that of the iPhone, meaning it will be available...

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series mobiles to Support Only 3 Flavors of Chassis Models

February 24th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
Long before Microsoft officially announced its plans to release Windows Phone 7 last week at MWC 2010, rumors flew all over the place that these phones would be held under incredibly strict standards. It was widely expected that if you were planning on manufacturing a Windows Phone, you would need to adhere to a long list of required specs or else you would not be allowed to use Windows Phone 7 Series....

Vodafone UK announces – pre-order the Sony Ericsson Vivaz as of now

February 24th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
Vodafone UK has just announced that its customers can pre-order the Sony Ericsson Vivaz as of now. The Symbian smartphone will be available through Vodafone starting March 9, for free with a 2-yr contract agreement of at least ?30 per month. The Vivaz (which will also be sold via T-Mobile UK) features a 3.2 inches touchscreen display, 8MP camera with HD video recording, GPS, Wi-Fi and an 8GB memory...

Nokia X6 16GB now available in the US for $455

February 24th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
If you?re in the US and you want a Nokia X6 16GB, it looks like you can buy one right now if you visit Nokia?s flagship stores in Chicago or New York. The X6 16GB costs $455 (plus some taxes) ? less than the N97 or the N97 mini. Unlike the Nokia X6 32GB, the X6 16GB doesn?t include Nokia?s Comes With Music service and has more color versions (including all black, and yellow on white). The X6 16GB also...

HTC Desire to AT&T and HTC Hero2 (Legend) coming to Sprint?

February 24th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
The recently announced HTC Desire and HTC Legend ? HTC?s newest Android smartphones ? might be released in North America soon. Apparently, AT&T will carry the HTC Desire as some sort of alternative to the Nexus One (which currently doesn?t have support for AT&T?s 3G frequencies). According to BGR, AT&T will sell the HTC Desire starting May or June, possibly with minor changes to the casing....

5 billion mobile phone subscriptions in 2010

February 24th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
By the end of 2009 there were 4.6 billion mobile subscriptions globally, corresponding to a penetration rate of 67 percent, the ITU’s annual report on developments in the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector showed. A recent report from the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) indicates that mobile phone subscriptions will probably top 5 billion subscribers by the end...

Samsung released low cost touchscreen mobile – Genoa C3510

February 13th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
The Samsung Genoa C3510 is a touchscreen phone with an attractively low price-tag, but is there really a gap in the market for this handset? Carrying a suggest retail price of about €110 (or £95), the Genoa comes with a decent enough 2.8″ 240 x 320 pixel display, a multimedia player, expandable memory, an FM radio, Bluetooth, USB connectivity and the all-important 3.5mm audio socket that seems...

Quite stylish and interesting – Samsung Monte S5620

February 13th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
A glossy touchscreen phone with GPS, WiFi and a very reasonable price tag, the Samsung Monte S5620 also manages to look just a little bit different from the competition. The S5620 Monte does look quite stylish and interesting, but some of the other features can best be regarded as being mundane but useful. The 3″ 240 x 400 pixel touchscreen display is a fairly standard TFT panel that is similar...

BlackBerry-style messaging devices – MessagePhone QS150 and QS200

February 13th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
The MessagePhone QS150 and QS200 are two BlackBerry-style messaging devices aimed at emerging markets, pitched to sell at less than $100 for the cheapest version of the handset. The S5620 Monte does look quite stylish and interesting, but some of the other features can best be regarded as being mundane but useful. The 3″ 240 x 400 pixel touchscreen display is a fairly standard TFT panel that...

LG GS500 “Cookie Plus” replacing LG KP500 Cookie[Touch screen phone]

February 13th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
An intriguing glimpse at the replacement for the Cookie touchscreen phone, the LG GS500 Cookie Plus adds plenty of features while still remaining fun. As is often the case, LG haven’t shared the full details about this new phone, but we do know that the GS500 Cookie Plus has a 240 x 400 pixel touchscreen display, a 3 megapixel class camera, 3G support and an FM radio. Social networking support...

a new messaging phone from LG – LG GT350 – KS360

February 10th, 2010 by Dennis Hager 
LG has announced the successor to its low-end messaging phone – KS360, which we also know as Tribe or Neon. The new device keeps the side-sliding QWERTY form factor, while priding itself with social networking features, that include integration with Facebook and Twitter. In addition, there’s a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen (there were no touchscreen on the KS360) as well as four-line QWERTY keypad (versus...