Archive for the ‘Cellphones’ Category

White iPhone 4 Available in China

We thought that the White iPhone 4 has already been removed from Apple’s product list, but good news to all of you looking for a White iPhone 4, it is still alive and available.  You’ll have to get it though from China.


Samsung Launches the Latest Galaxy S Continuum Phone

Samsung has officially launched it’s latest mobile phone, the Galaxy S Continuum Phone.  The Continuum runs on Android 2.1 (Eclair) platform.  The one thing that sets the Continuum apart from other phones is that it now has a smaller dedicated screen for live ticker display.  The Continuum has 2 screens, the bigger main 3.4 inch [...]


Samsung’s Flagship Phone Coming February Next Year

No, it’s not the Nexus S, according to a presentation slide presumably from Samsung, they will be releasing their flagship phone by February of 2011.  According to the presentation, the phone will have a 4.5 inch WGA sAMOLED2 screen.  We’re not sure yet what sAMOLED2 means but the most logical definition is…  Super AMOLED 2, [...]


RIM Blackberry PlayBook Tablet Full Specifications

RIM is a Canada-based company with Blackberry cellphones as their primary product. Their reputation and sales have been under hot water for quite a while now since their sales record took a big dive and countries like Saudia Arabia and UAE threatened to block their service due to their encryption policy.


iOS 4 Clone for HTC Devices. Looks Good

A clone of iOS 4, not the iOS 4 itself has been made for devices like HTC mobile, which gives a feeling of using iOS 4 on a HTC phone. The OS offers complete features including spotlight, quick app switching, keyboard, folders etc.


Samsung Galaxy S Full Phone Specification

Samsung Galaxy S has made quite an impression in the Android market with its bright AMOLED screen and so many other features. We have put its full specification in this post, along with some of the pictures of Samsung Galaxy S. Take a look.


HTC Schubert is the First Windows Phone 7 Handset by HTC

Yup, thats right. Out of all the mobile manufacturers, its again the HTC that would now also manufacture mobile phones for Windows Phone 7. Rumor had it that HTC Gold or HTC HD3 might  have been the one chosen for Windows Phone 7 but now its HTC Schubert.


150,000 BB Torch sold in three days

Well, it seems the new Blackberry Torch phone is off to a not-too-spectacular launch. The first three days of sales have seen the price halved, and now we know why.


RIM slashes BB Torch price to $99

Research in Motion slashed the price of its new BlackBerry Torch 9800 down to $99 to boost flagging sales against rival handsets, such as the iPhone 4.


Droid X to get ‘FROYO’ update in september

Not to be outdone by the HTC EVO 4G, motorolla has decided to release the Android 2.2 ‘froyo’ update on its new Droid X in early september, while the many rumors surrounding an earlier release are quashed, citing performance and better stability issues.


Nexus One is now Android Developer Phone

For all of those mourning the discontinuation of the Google’s first foray into the world of smartphone hardware, mourn no more. The HTC designed Nexus One might not have been as popular as some other Android hardware, some from HTC itself, like the EVO 4G, or the new Droid X, but Google has now announced [...]


Blackberry Torch launches with BB OS 6 from Aug 12th

The long-rumored, and much awaited BlackBerry Torch (aka 9800) just went live on AT&T’s site offering a chance to register for pre-ordering the device (a sort of pre pre-order). This new Phone is the first Device to ship with BlackBerry OS 6 out of the box, which promises to be a much better user experience [...]


Android Becomes the Bestselling Smarthpone OS

Well, that didn’t take long. The NPD Group reports that Google’s Android OS outnumbered all other smartphone operating systems on devices sold in the US during the second quarter of this year. Android captured 33% of smartphone sales in the quarter, moving ahead of RIM, whose share dropped to 28%. Despite a “small gain” from [...]


Dell Streak pricing, Aero Launch date also leaked

Dell’s five-inch “entertainment, social connection and navigation device” might be more portable than the iPad, but it may not cost a whole lot less—provided you don’t want to get roped into a contract, at least. Engadget found out from a Dell blog post that the Streak will sell for $549 on its own and $299 [...]


Steve Jobs’ Q&A press conference highlights

In response to a question at its press conference on friday (major announcement here) about whether Apple could’ve done anything to avoid its antenna issues with the iPhone 4, Steve took the opportunity to rip on bigger rivals,


RIM, Nokia respond to Apple Press conference

Yesterday during Apple’s press conference concerning antenna/reception issues with the iPhone 4, Steve Jobs tried deflect attention away from the device and assert that it was an industrywide problem. Jobs went on to show videos of various phones from competing manufacturers succumbing to attenuation problems when held in a certain way.


Verizon Droid X sold out

These cellphones sure sell out fast. After the record breaking success of the iPhone 4, now the Motorolla Droid X has struggled to meet consumer demand, with the phone now officially sold out, and the next batch available no earlier than July 23. Although the numbers are unlikely to be in the iPhone league, Verizon [...]


Another Windows 7 Phone: HTC Gold is Rumored to be Released this November

Omio, the UK mobile phone outlet, has purportedly got its hands on “a huge UK mobile phone release schedule for the rest of the year… [from] all the manufacturers”. Ofcourse , the source of the list remains a mystery, as we can’t find any sources mentioned, nor any other sources mentioning  the above mentioned list. [...]


How to Install Android 2.1 on HTC HD2 [Video]

Similar to the procedure of installing Android on iPhone, the hack has been developed further and now we have an HTC HD2 phone running successfully on Android 2.1. With the dual boot option, your HTC HD2 would have the capability to run Android 2.1 along with the Ubuntu Linux “Karmic Koala”, which is the default [...]


Apple iPhone 4 vs HTC EVO 4G

We compare the Apple iPhone 4 vs. the HTC EVO 4G. Read on to see how Apple’s latest creation fares against the first 4G smartphone in America.