News Archive
July 2010
- July 31
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- LG Clout already being sold by Verizon indirect locations?
- Pictures of Verizon's first LTE modem by LG
- Uniform cell phone chargers are expected to become a reality for the EU
- Eco-friendly Motorola GRASP WX404 shows off its conscious style
- T-Mobile slices Garminfone price again, this time for existing customers only
- Q2 stats show Nokia continues to hold huge lead in global marketshare
- Verizon starts training for DROID 2
- July 30
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- Parrot AR.Drone is commencing its takeoff with pre-orders through Brookstone
- UPDATE: Froyo 2.2 coming to the Motorola DROID next week
- Pantech is entering the dual-SIM market with the P1000 & P4000
- AT&T is dropping the price of their Windows Mobile phones to $0.01
- UPDATED:More video action of the BlackBerry 9780
- Samsung Cetus is the Korean firm's debut Windows Phone 7 device for North America
- Best Buy stocking DROID 2 cases
- BlackBerry to launch 9.7 inch Blackpad in November?
- HTC to start Android 2.2 update for the Desire in Europe this weekend
- DROID 2 User Guide is leaked
- Samsung net profit jumps 83%, hopes to sell 20mln Super AMOLED handsets in Q3
- The first LTE phone approved by the FCC is the Samsung SCH-R900
- Sprint starts throwing frozen yogurt at the EVO 4G next week, with cherries on top
- July 29
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- Can Android be a $10 billion business? Google has 98.3% of the mobile search market
- Samsung tells all about the Galaxy S on YouTube
- Verizon now offering Samsung Intensity II
- Nokia's Italian website has the N8 pre-order pinned at 469 EUR ($610)
- Motorola sells 2.7 mln smartphones in the second quarter
- Report says that Verizon users grab more data monthly than those on AT&T
- 3G on the Apple iPod touch made possible by the Sprint Peel case
- BlackBerry 9780 stars on video along with the BlackBerry 6 OS
- Apple looking into the iOS 4 on iPhone 3G issues
- HTC Desire might begin to receive Android 2.2 update this week
- RIM claims the Blackpad domain name
- Twitter updates its official Android app
- July 28
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- Root your DROID X with just one click
- White iPhone 4 delay due to light leaking out around the device
- T-Mobile to offer myTouch 3G HD?
- Verizon to upgrade all of its DROIDS to Android 2.2 at one time?
- New Motorola ad takes on Apple and the iPhone 4-again
- Pre-order the super studly BlackBerry 9800 before Tuesday's introduction
- Sprint posts first net subscriber growth in three years
- Windows Phone 7 to be that special someone on AT&T
- July 27
- July 26
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- Hardware hack brings Wi-Fi to the Sprint Palm Pixi
- Motorola CHARM dummy spotted in a T-Mobile store with a $269.99 no-contract price
- Google updates Maps for Android to 4.4
- Smartphone sales soar 43% to a record 60 million in Q2; Apple's shipments rise 61%
- BlackBerry Curve 9300 to feature new WebKit browser?
- Samsung Galaxy Q specs leaked; handset aimed at BlackBerry users
- Verizon adds more new contract customers than AT&T during Q2
- Living with the HTC EVO 4G
- Mysterious HTC device is pictured with Windows Phone 7, but without Sense
- Hands-on with the Sound ID 510
- July 25
- July 24
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- Samsung giving iPhone 4 users a free Galaxy S in UK
- Sprint to launch 4G handset number two on August 20th with the Epic 4G?
- Google to add more payment options to the Android Market
- More delays for the white iPhone 4
- Watch as Apple squeezes the life out of a Motorola DROID X
- Is RIM about to launch the BlackBerry Bold 9780 with BlackBerry 6?
- July 23
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- HTC to throw its two Sense into Windows Phone 7 and Gingerbread
- Apple begins free bumper program
- The Samsung Haven is a no-frills flip-phone for Verizon
- Microsoft names its partners for Windows Phone 7
- Google Voice now offers faster dialing for Android and BlackBerry devices
- Jon Rubinstein says that Palm has "great roadmap in place"
- Samsung promotes Captivate for AT&T?
- DROID X owners use 5 times more data; Verizon to begin tiered pricing?
- July 22
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- AOL picks Android to debut portal app and to receive DailyFinance
- Turn your iPhone 4's weak spot into a usable key
- Motorola's DROID X has achieved rooted status
- AT&T reports 26% increase in earnings thanks to the iPhone
- Nook here! Barnes and Noble eReader now available for Android
- Upcoming phones for Verizon make an appearence
- July 21
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- New Video of BlackBerry 9800 whets the appetite
- Stylish LG dLite feature phone for T-Mobile is now available for $49.99
- Android powered Dell Streak eying a release for "late July"
- BlackBerry 6 multimedia experience gets pictured
- Skype v2.1 for iOS 4 now supports multi-tasking
- Verizon FiveSpot and 1GB pre-paid data plans coming next month?
- Android 2.1 now in more than half of all Android phones
- Now iPhone and Android users can play each other with Skies of Glory
- Get hard copies of your DROID X pictures at CVS or other retailers
- T-Mobile plans to offer an HSPA+ smartphone before the summer is up
- Samsung Intensity II for Verizon is coming out soon & for real cheap too
- Sprint's latest 4G phone meets the FCC
- Verizon admits that a "small number" of DROID X handsets are experiencing screen issues
- Just published video by Apple shows that the Nokia N97 mini loses signal too
- Google's Nexus One stock expected to last 10 days
- RIM finally brings aboard cellphone triangulation to their location based services
- Update for the LG Ally is coming this weekend - improvements in tow
- Motorola DROID 2 to launch with Froyo out of the box on August 12th?
- July 20
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- Froyo expected to arrive next week for Vodafone customers sporting a Nexus One
- T-Mobile's never ending BOGO offer has been extended yet again
- Apple reports record earnings
- Motorola DROID X firmware update now being rolled out
- DROID and Droid Incredible to get Froyo late July, early August says VZW Tech Support
- Samsung's new AMOLED displays might be a tough nut to crack
- Rising Sun – a Sharp FX messaging device appears on AT&T
- Apple looked into switching the iPhone to Verizon as early as 2007
- Nokia's CEO might become the scapegoat
- Slide shows Odin refresh specs for BlackBerry Storm 3
- Some Motorola DROID X units have been shipped with defective screens
- July 19
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- Will Chinese internet firm Baidu challenge Google and Android?
- New orders of the Droid Incredible and DROID X not to ship until August
- Play soccer with your Android phone without kicking the device
- BlackBerry browser battle: New WebKit version vs. old model
- Sprint to offer Motorola's i1 Android model on July 25th via web and telesales
- New Taiwanese video explains the iPhone 4 reception problem in detail
- New pictures of the DROID 2, with a Curve 3, Storm 3 and tablet due by Christmas
- LG's VL600 LTE/EVDO USB modem for Verizon revealed
- Verizon's LTE SIM card spotted flashing its 4G logo
- July 18
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- Report says that the white iPhone 4 will remain in short supply after launch
- Swype makes appearance on Windows Phone 7 demo
- Motorola DROID 2 gets shuttered for the first official time
- Verizon's computers show carrier getting closer to LTE launch
- Confirmed: Verizon halts all on-line sales of KIN phones
- Sony Ericsson posts profit for Q2
- Get ready to be Captivated at AT&T as the carrier launches its Galaxy S variant
- Kin sales to stop today?
- Steve Jobs is right, but Apple made a poor design decision
- July 17
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- It's still thumbs down from Consumer Reports on the iPhone 4
- Upgrade for DROID X on the way to repair minor bugs
- Tour of Apple's Black Room shows desire to get things right
- White Nokia C6-01 with 8MP camera stops to get snapped
- Firefox Home for iPhone is not a browser, but brings your desktop settings to your phone
- Screen shots of Symbian^4 develop
- RIM angry at Apple over press conference; calls use of BlackBerry phone "unacceptable"
- Samsung Captivate gets early release from some AT&T stores
- It's the end of the line for the Nexus One in the U.S. as Google sells off the last batch of phones
- July 16
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- Nokia makes official response to Antennagate comment
- UPDATED:Apple press conference: 3 million iPhone 4's sold and free cases for all
- Skyfire 2.2 now available for Android phones
- With 1 million already purchased, Samsung says it will sell 10 million Galaxy S units
- 5 billion mobile subscriptions number breached last week, says Ericsson
- 19 more cities to receive faster data speeds from T-Mobile
- 3D on smartphones? Lose the glasses!
- Make-it-or-break-it times for Apple
- Android Market now has 100,000 apps; make that 70,000
- July 15
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- R.I.P: Motorola DROID?
- Not Coming Soon: Verizon's Galaxy S variant, the Samsung Fascinate
- HTC Desire HD to feature 4.3 inch screen, 8MP camera and October launch?
- UPDATED: Verizon stores (and on-line) already sold out of the Motorola DROID X on launch day?
- Apple antenna engineer had concerns about iPhone 4 dropping calls
- In it to win it – HTC dreams of selling 8.5 mln phones in Q4
- Apple's iOS 4.1 issued to developers, reception tweaks ensue
- Verizon's Motorola DROID X can now be yours
- July 14
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- Latest on iPhone 4: Apple to hold press conference on Friday; Microsoft COO mocks Apple
- LogMeIn now out of beta, available in Android Market for $29.99
- Only a third of smartphone buyers will consider buying a Nokia model
- Are newer iPhones leaving the factory with a fix?
- Engineer claims that Consumer Reports is wrong about the iPhone 4
- Opera Mini 5.1 now final in the Android Market
- What can't be fixed with money, can be fixed with more money - Microsoft goes all out with app development
- No custom ROMs on the Motorola DROID X
- July 13
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- Open Spot helps Android owners find a parking spot
- Public Relations experts say Apple should order iPhone 4 recall
- What Verizon will do on its Summer vacation
- Bing app for Android in the works
- Hesse says T-Mobile-Sprint combo makes sense if both decide on LTE for 4G
- Samsung Vibrant can only be BO in T-Mobile's BOGO promotion
- 4G LTE network cards are expected to fall in price to $50 by the end of 2011
- Motorola Charm delayed until August 25th?
- The Samsung Galaxy S line is a gamers dream
- Location, location, location – smartphone users concerned about their privacy
- Microsoft's Steve Ballmer will be the main man at the 2011 CES
- HTC DROID ERIS to receive one more firmware update before oblivion
- July 12
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- Apple deletes forum threads about Consumer Reports article
- HTC 1 is one we'd like to see
- Reception problems on iPhone 4 reported on by Consumer Reports
- Most smartphones are under-utilized
- BlackBerry 6 makes appearance in official video
- Woman arrested for sending hundreds of threatening texts...to herself
- Can Windows Phone 7 survive without Firefox Mobile?
- If you can play LEGO, you can create Android apps with a new software from Google
- Cyanogen releases a fairly stable Android 2.2 ROM for the T-Mobile G1
- Sprint expands 4G coverage area just when the EVO 4G is sold out to make you drool
- New TV ads for iPhone focus on FaceTime
- July 11
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- FCC welcomes Acer's beTouch E130
- Sprint now offering Samsung Intercept for $99.99 after 2 year contract
- Amazon is selling every AT&T phone in its offering for $0.01
- Verizon hits the switch on for a BOGO offer on its KIN phones
- Sprint is offering up to $100 in instant rebates when buying a phone online until 8/14
- 170 Motorola DROID X handsets were shipped out early - they can now be activated
- Navigon MobileNavigator app is updated for iOS 4 & includes tons of new features
- Windows Phone 7 powered HTC Mozart will be playing some tunes on T-Mobile?
- July 10
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- Verizon to offer low-end Motorola Android device with the WX445?
- RIM's tablet is speculated to offer a 1GHz processor & front-facing camera
- Samsung reveals that the Samsung Code for MetroPCS will receive a WM 6.5 update
- New BlackBerry WebKit browser stars in video
- Class-action suit against Apple and AT&T monopoly is now certified
- Bing for Windows Mobile receives a small update - presumably bug fixes
- July 9
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- Charging an iPhone 4 through USB takes 30 minutes longer than using a wall charger
- HTC isn't budging just yet to get into the tablet market
- T-Mobile makes it official - Samsung Vibrant will be launching July 15
- Samsung's Acclaim launched today by U.S. Cellular
- Android live wallpaper shows off a handset's circuit board
- T-Mobile tucks in a new 3,000 minutes family plan into its mix
- Promo video highlights the Samsung Captivate
- Samsung Vibrant creeps its way onto T-Mobile's site as 'coming soon'
- Samsung Gravity Touch is going to be exclusive to Bell starting on July 21st?
- MeeGo doing Java faster than Android 2.2, Nokia rejoices
- Will it break? Samsung Galaxy S screen put to the test
- iPhone 3GS can take professional grade shots? You bet!
- July 8
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- T-Mobile's Garminfone is now priced accordingly at $129.99 after rebate
- First projector equipped Android to ship next week
- DROID X Designate #4 found in New York; still 20 more DROID X units to be won
- Latest version of IM+ for BlackBerry sees a redesigned user interface
- iPhone 4's USB port catches on fire and subsequently melts cable
- Verizon prices the Samsung N150 Netbook at $49.99 on-contract
- Update for Fring bridges Android and iPhone owners with two-way video calling
- No eclair in sight with the latest update for the Motorola BACKFLIP - just bug fixes
- Android continues to pick up market share in the U.S.
- Froyo's JavaScript performance blows away iOS4
- YouTube updates mobile web site for browsers that support HTML-5
- AT&T's Samsung Captivate is setting sail for a July 18th release
- T-Mobile UK reveals its pricing for the iPhone 4
- The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro is headed to Vodafone UK & delayed for T-Mobile UK
- ROM update for the LG eXpo patches up some things with the handset
- HTC Mondrian with Windows Phone 7 gets a hint of credibility
- Opera Mini 5.1 improves browsing & targets phones with limited memory
- Hands on with the Samsung Gravity lineup for T-Mobile
- Slow upload speeds over the weekend were due to network equipment bug, not data caps, says AT&T
- Try on a pair of jeans at an American Eagle store & get a free smartphone
- HTC EVO 4G's HDMI port is to blame for 30fps refresh rate cap
- July 7
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- Improvements found in the latest Qik update for the HTC EVO 4G
- Deer & eagle use Samsung Bluetooth headsets to help out each other in a viral video
- Verizon has hidden 21 DROID X handsets for you to find
- ASUS responds to claims that the Garminfone isn't selling well
- Nokia is contacting Russian authorities to help retrieve their Nokia N8 prototype
- Android powered Sidekick handset seen in T-Mobile's future?
- Samsung Intercept to launch at Sprint July 11th for $99
- T-Mobile pushing up Samsung Vibrant launch to July 15th?
- Samsung's updated femtocell Network Extender for Verizon
- Road map for T-Mobile leaks
- The Motoroi returns with T-Mobile bands under the hood, while visiting the FCC
- Skype 1.1 makes its presence known for most S60 powered devices
- Motorola CHARM officially official
- BlackBerry 9300, 9670 and the 9800 appear on video
- Fed up with their 3G speeds, the French are looking for the truth
- Samsung expects to post record operating profits in Q2
- Rumor mill spits out HTC Gold with Windows Phone 7 and many more
- Motorola Charm specs revealed
- T-Mobile's Garminfone not selling says Wall Street analyst
- New orders for the HTC Droid Incredible won't ship until August
- July 6
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- HTC gives explanation for slow Android upgrades
- MetroPCS will be launching the BlackBerry Curve 8530/9300 starting on July 19?
- Android seems to be the platform of choice for free apps
- Surprise, surprise! The Motorola DROID X you ordered is at your door
- AT&T is also going to start offering the BlackBerry Pearl 9100?
- Twitter for BlackBerry about to have full launch with some changes
- Over 200,000 units of the Samsung Galaxy S have been sold in South Korea so far
- White HTC EVO 4G shipments arrived earlier than expected at some Best Buy locations
- Lucky Charm owners to have rear touchpad?
- HTC Desire & Samsung Galaxy S square off in a Quake 2 death-match
- Do-it-yourself guide shows how to replace the Nokia N8's battery
- Video shows how other handsets like the Sony Ericsson K800i are prone to antenna issues
- Korea's variant of the Samsung Galaxy S is dissected into pieces
- HTC revenue up almost 70% from last year, proves hard work and Android always pay off
- Antenna consultants confirm the iPhone 4 problem is what Apple says it is
- Qualcomm turns augmented reality into a mobile gaming platform
- Motorola DROID X on video with Flash 10.1
- Best Buy once again taking pre-orders for the Motorola DROID X
- HTC Touch Diamond2 is now also in the Android game as well
- July 5
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- Windows Phone 7 retail displays heading to AT&T hint at earlier release than thought
- BlackBerry Curve 9300 meets and greets the FCC
- Sprint to offer webOS 1.4.5.1 on July 7th?
- Is Samsung working on a sequel to the Galaxy S?
- HTC outs an SMS stability update for the Touch Pro2 & HD mini
- First images of the HTC Vision are leaked
- No Nexus Two says Google, but history says otherwise
- LG is getting into the Android tablet game with their own offering by the end of 2010
- Best Buy Mobile's Buyer's Guide showcases a 4G enabled HTC Aria
- iOS or Android? Why not develop for both?
- Robots attack - Google to assault the low-end and emerging markets with Android
- Earlier iPhone models flood the market at diminishing prices
- Samsung Intercept ready to succeed the Moment with more spit and polish
- July 4
- July 3
- July 2
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- Motorola DROID to get Froyo July 13th?
- Make a deposit to a Chase account from your iPhone
- Apple to open stores early for second iPhone 4 launch on July 7th?
- Verizon agrees to pay $21 million to settle suit over early termination fee
- Apple says iPhone 4 problem is software based and will issue an upgrade in a few weeks
- New Nokia head wants the old Nokia back, Symbian and MeeGo in tow
- US carrier versions of the Samsung Galaxy S explained
- Android 3.0 Gingerbread report might have been rubbish
- July 1
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- This video is destined to be an Epic; Cell South gets a Galaxy S of its own
- T-Mobile ending Sidekick sales starting July 2nd
- Another Froyo update for Nexus One users?
- Apple's iAds debut; what one looks like
- New Yahoo apps for Android and iPhone
- Nokia N9 prototype stands side-by-side with the HTC EVO 4G & iPhone 4
- Verizon sends out letter of apology, $25 gift card to those who ordered the Droid Incredible
- Class-action suit filed against Apple because of the iPhone 4
- How to improve the connectivity of your iPhone 4 for $1
- Best Buy halts DROID X pre-orders after 5 days?
- Netflix seeking Android engineers to build client for the green robot
- T-Mobile prices Motorola Charm and Samsung Vibrant?
- Here comes Android