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Sony Ericsson has ‘open mind’ about Windows Phone 7

Sony Ericsson appears to be going all in with Android (check out its Gingerbread Xperia Arc) but the company won’t be placing all of its eggs in one basket, as representative said it will be keeping an open mind about Microsoft Windows Phone 7. According to an interview with Pocket-lint, Sony Ericsson marketing honcho Steven [...]

[ More ] January 18th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Cellphones |

Huawei IDEOS X6 is greeted over at the FCC bearing support for the AWS band

More than a month ago, the first news about the Huawei IDEOS X6 indicated a high-end Android powered smartphone that was going to be launching in Australia some time soon. However, the handset just recently paid a visit to the FCC where we find additional information regarding its specs and potential carrier release. The documents [...]

[ More ] January 17th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Cellphones |

Keepin’ it real fake: Nokia N9 doesn’t wait for mature MeeGo to launch in China

As with the N8, so with the N9. Nokia’s first MeeGo device is widely expected to be dubbed the N9  and sport a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, but its elongated time to market has given Chinese KIRF artists the chance to beat Finland with their own device. Parsing together leaked pictures and perhaps some insider info [...]

[ More ] January 14th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Cellphones |

Samsung stifling Android 2.2 update for T-Mobile’s Vibrant, tips anonymous insider

A report filed by AndroidSpin is sure to make the collective blood of Samsung Vibrant owners boil. According to an anonymous source working for T-Mobile, Sammy is purposely holding back the Android 2.2 update for its original Vibrant handset to help differentiate and drive sales of the recently leaked Vibrant 4G. The site’s source writes, [...]

[ More ] January 13th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Cellphones |

Sony Ericsson X10 Deals

It is the phone that allows you to get online at broadband speeds, it’s awesome Sony Ericsson X10. Sony Ericsson – to change the rules for mobile phones Upon this basis, however, the user interface, built around the new “panel interface”, again, never seen on any other mobile phones before this. Basically, you have nine [...]

[ More ] January 11th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Cellphones |

HTC 7 Pro arriving on O2 Germany ‘next week,’ priced at €569

Last we heard of the HTC 7 Pro, it was taking a casual stroll through O2 Germany’s website, throwing around boasts that it’ll be on sale come January 2011. Well, guess what? That promise has just been reiterated by O2′s German Twitter stream, which says that the 7 Pro will be on sale next week [...]

[ More ] January 11th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Cellphones |

Seattle Times: Sprint and Verzion to carry Windows Phone 7 devices by June 30

According to a report filed by the Seattle Times, Microsoft’s director of mobile communications, Aaron Woodman, was quoted as saying that both Sprint and Verizon Wireless would carry Windows Phone 7 devices by June 30th of this year. The timeline — roughly five and a half months from now — offers plenty of wiggle room, [...]

[ More ] January 10th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Cellphones |

HTC 7 Pro shows up on O2 Germany’s site, promises January launch

HTC had pegged “early next year” for the 7 Pro’s  launch in Europe, and when you think about it, January is just about as “early” as you can get. O2′s boys and girls in Germany have thrown up a teaser page for the QWERTY-equipped Windows Phone 7 handset, saying it’s expected to be available next [...]

[ More ] December 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Cellphones |

HTC Sense to get music, video services and more

While HTC Sense started off as a user interface overlay to make the experience of using a HTC phone more enjoyable, the company has since expanded the service with the launch of the HTCSense.com portal. Now HTC’s head of user experience, Drew Bamford, has provided some additional insight as to where the company is headed [...]

[ More ] December 24th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Cellphones |

Nexus S receives first OTA update, doesn’t do much

The Nexus S was released just last week and it’s receiving it’s already getting its first OTA update. This is a very minor update and you likely won’t notice much after installing the update, but we’re not complaining about what we hope to be the beginning of some rapid OTAs for the Nexus S. So, [...]

[ More ] December 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Cellphones |