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iPhone 4 Knock-Off Runs Android and WinMo 6.5
Need a $275 knock-off iPhone 4 with multi-touch? Need it to run Android and WinMo 6.5? You bet you do! Well get yourself over to China because that’s the only place you’ll find this odd chimera-like phone. Sadly it’s just a bit longer than the real iPhone 4 and considering it runs WinMo you probably
iPhone 4 & iOS 4.0 announced by Steve Jobs
Apple’s announced its new iPhone operating system iOS 4.0 yesterday during Steve Job’s keynote speech at WWDC as on of the main updates. The iPhones 4 will come with the latest iOS and will be out in the US, Germany and UK on the 24th June 2010. It comes in 2 hard drive sizes 16GB
Firefox for Android now available as Beta
You know what it is. You know what it does. You know you want to give it a try… and now you can. Caveats: it’s beta quality, so don’t expect it to be bug free. It only runs on Android 2.0+ devices, and it takes up a whopping 32MB on-board + an additional 12MB on
1.2GHz Droid 2 Global appears on Moto’s website
Hey hey, the very first >1GHz phone — the Droid 2 Global — has now been unofficially confirmed by an official source, Motorola’s own website (now pulled). Droid Life managed to nab some screen shots before Moto pulled the page, which confirm that it will — as rumoured earlier — run at 1.2GHz. Other pieces
T-Mobile Responds To the G2′s Anti-Rooting System
T-Mobile has responded to allegations that the G2 will unroot itself if modified. Basically they’re saying tough cookies, bucko. Even if you’re a tech-savvy Android ninja, the G2 will never stay rooted. Until, of course, someone figures out how to wipe the ROM. Code-Level Modifications to the G2 As pioneers in Android-powered mobile devices, T-Mobile
Hands-On with Sprint ID for Android [With Video]
Yesterday afternoon, Sprint announced “Sprint ID”, a new service that they’d be putting on their Android phones. It’s a bit of a weird concept to explain in a few sentences, but here goes: at any time, you can pick up to 5 IDs (read: themes) for your phone. Each ID comes pre-packed with apps, games,
Motorola files suit against Apple
In the latest episode of Xtreme Mobile Patent Fight™, Motorola has filed suit against the youngest player in the smartphone industry, Apple. Motorola is alleging that Apple is in breach of no less than 18 of its closely held patents relating to: …early-stage innovations developed by Motorola in key technology areas found on many of
Skype for Android hacked to run over 3G in the US
Not that I really care (I live in Australia), but I’m pretty darn sure that a few of you out there were simultaneously happy and disappointed with the news yesterday that Skype has finally made its way to Android. Happy because it exists, disappointed because the powers-that-be decided that you Americans weren’t worthy enough to
T-mobile announces entry-level LG Optimus T with Froyo
It’s a great time in the smartphone world right now, with the cost of entry being lower, and the selection greater, than ever before. Cue the LG Optimus T from T-mobile (looking suspiciously similar to the LG Optimus S for Sprint). Billed as being an entry-level, easy-to-use phone for those that have yet to put
Palm P102UEU says hello to the FCC
Do you remember a couple o’ days ago when we told you about the upcoming Palm “Mansion” handset? You know, the one with the 800×480 screen and no keyboard. Yeah, that one! Well, I’m not saying it’s the same device (it probably is), but a device known as the Palm P102UEU has just gotten its
Verizon announces the Droid Pro — and it’s not what anyone expected
Score one for Verizon! In a world full of constant, spot-on leaks (not that we’re complaining), they’ve managed to not only launch a device without leaksters getting it first, but also make (intentionally or not) everyone think the model in question was something entirely different. Meet the Droid Pro. First, what it isn’t: a World
AT&T launches three new Motorola Android phones: the Flipside, Flipout, and Bravo
Surprise! The Motorola Flipout for AT&T isn’t dead! After a bit of weird behavior on AT&T’s part and an early sales debut on eBay , the Motorola Flipout will be hitting AT&T’s shelves on October 17th. Better yet, it’s bringing a couple of Android-powered friends. The specs (From left to right, above): The Bravo: Perhaps
AT&T launches a pair of USB dongles for people travelling to the future
AT&T doesn’t seem to have pictures of either the Shockwave or the Adrenaline dongle yet. Instead, here is a picture of Shockwave (the Transformer), and Adrenaline (the chemical structure). AT&T might not be dishing out the high-speed HSPA+ or LTE radio waves just yet, but that doesn’t mean they won’t sell the hardware to anyone
Codename “Mansion” Handset From Palm Sports 800×480 Screen But No Keyboard
A “reliable tipster” has informed Pre Central that Palm is planning a new handset for an unknown release window, about which little seems to be known except that it’s got an 800×480 screen and no physical keyboard. That’s not it in the picture, by the way. This seems a little odd considering how webOS was