AT&T’s BlackBerry 8900 To Be Available In White?
By Albert
According to a photo, it appears AT&T will be releasing a white version of the BlackBerry Curve 8900. Perhaps it was a case of big brother Bold envy? From the looks of it, the 8900 will have a cool white bezel but without the white leather back.
November 6th, 2009
AT&T’s $99 iPhone 3GS 8GB On The Horizon?
By Albert
Rumors have it that AT&T will be releasing a iPhone 3GS 8GB version for a low $99. Why would they do this? To combat the attack of the DROID, so says the sources. A smart move, if this were to happen, as I imagine many would flock to the 3GS at this price point. The DROID may be cool and all but I’d definitely go for a $99 3GS with the backing of a HUGE library of apps.
Motorola Droid Specs Fully Revealed
By Albert
A few days ago we posted some tantalizing details on the upcoming and very promising Motorola Droid. Well, it seems Motorola accidentally published a Droid website a week early containing some very juicy bits of information. Here we have the full specs of the Motorola Droid and they look fairly impressive:
- CDMA 1X 800/1900, EVDO rev. A connectivity
- 550 MHz CPU
- Android 2.0 (Eclair) OS
- 3.7″ WVGA (480 x 854 pixels); 16:9 widescreen; PPI 267 touchscreen display
- 5mpx camera with 4x digital zoom, autofocus, image stabilization, dual LED flash and up to 24 fps; D1 (720×480) resolution video capture
- full QWERTY side slide keyboard
- Accelerometer, aGPS and sGPS support, proximity and ambient light sensors
- Wi-Fi b/g, Stereo Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, USB 2.0 high speed with micro USB connector, 3.5 mm headset jack
- 16 GB microSD pre-installed; supports up to 32 GB microSD expandable
- Webkit HTML5 support, Flash 10 (available 2010)
- 1400 mAh Li Ion battery with up to 270 hrs. standby and 385 mins talk time
- Dimensions: 2.4 x 4.6 x .5 in.; 60.00 x 115.80 x 13.70 mm
- Weight: 6 oz.; 169 g
Vodafone & RIM Announce BlackBerry Storm 2
By Albert
It’s now official, Vodafone and RIM announced the BlackBerry Storm 2. The new phone improves upon the first with refinements such as:
- An enhanced SurePress Technology
- Overall device performance
- Javascript on by default
- WiFi 802.11 b/g
- 256MB flash memory (vs. 128MB on Storm 1)
- 2GB onboard memory (Storm 1 has 1GB)
- Sleeker design
- Integrated touch navigation keys
- BlackBerry OS 5.0
- Faster web browsing
No specific release date but Vodafone UK customers can get it free from £35 per month on a 24 month contract. Hmm, not sure if I’d want to be tied to a phone for 2 years even if it was free.
Update: You can now pre-order the Storm 2 on Vodafone’s site.
Dell & AT&T To Launch Android Based Smartphone
By Albert
Word on the street is that Dell and AT&T will be launching a smartphone based on Google’s Android OS sometime next year. Back in August you might have heard about Dell’s proof of concept smartphone with full touchscreen sans keypad. Well, this pretty much matches the description of the phone announced today.
Palm Pixi Possibly Launching On October 20
By Albert
Word on the street is that the Palm Pixi, Palm’s second webOS device, will be launching on October 20th at the Sprint retail and Best Buy stores. It’ll be interesting to see where the Pixi fits in (or if it even will) among the other heavyweight devices.
Read more about the Pixi here.
T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Bold 9700 aka “Onyx” Image Leaked
By Albert
So what do you do when a major phone carrier (T-Mobile) e-mails you a photo of a highly anticipated, yet unannounced BlackBerry Bold 9700 before any embargo is signed? Why, you immediately post it for everyone to see, of course; and that’s exactly what Al Sacco from CIO did.
Besides the previous unsubstantiated specs that have been going around the net, here are further details straight from the horse’s mouth:
“The BlackBerry ‘Onyx’ sports a premium experience and design with a high-gloss black finish and leather grain detail on the back. Boasting features such as high-speed 3G Web browsing, Wi-Fi calling, visual voicemail and support for corporate and personal e-mail options, the ‘Onyx’ will satisfy all your on-the-go needs. Also the phone comes preloaded with mobile applications from BlackBerry App World, including Amazon MP3 store for quick and easy music downloads and TeleNav GPS Navigator for turn-by-turn directions.”
Sleek, sexy lines, beveled screen, 3G support, UMA, optical trackpad, and the same original Bold keypad? Well, dangit, T-Mobile just became that much more attractive…
[via BGR]
Windows Mobile 7 To Launch Fourth Quarter 2010?
By Albert
According to rumors hitting the net, Windows Mobile 7 is scheduled to launch Q4 of 2010. Before that, Microsoft is expected to launch Windows Mobile 6.5 on October 1, 2009 and an updated 6.5 version with touch interface in February 2010.
So why is Microsoft supporting dual platforms? It seems their strategy is to pit Windows Mobile 6.5 against the Android platform and Windows Mobile 7 against the iPhone…a good idea if they were released, like, a year ago?
Android 2.0 To Feature Multitouch, Available By End Of 2009
By Albert
According to rumor, Android OS 2.o, aka “Eclair”, will be available by the end of 2009 and will feature multitouch gesture support. Before that, Android 1.6, a minor update based on the Donut branch, will be released. So what do we have here, Cupcake, Donut, and Eclair…what’s next on the menu, Flan?
New HTC Leo Photo Leak?
By Albert
It seems new photos of the elusive HTC Leo has turned up on the net. It’s a droolworthy phone going by the specs alone: 4.3 inch WVGA 480×800 capacitive touchscreen, Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor, Wi-Fi, GPS/a-GPS, accelerometer, 3.5mm headset jack, 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus/ dual-LED flash, 512MB flash memory/320MB RAM.
If the photo is genuine, the phone is the real deal. Sexy, carbon black look, huge screen, powerful specs? Eh, we’ll just have to wait and see.
[via BGR]