Palm Announces webOS 2.0 Features
Palm, fresh off of its HP acquisition has announced the key features for webOS 2.0. The seven key new features will effectively take webOS from its current incremental state to a finished one and demonstrate its goal to utilize web technologies for full applications more effectively with the exit of the PDK plug-in from Beta. [...]
HTC Rolls Out AT&T Tilt 2 ROM Update
HTC has rolled out a ROM update for the long in the tooth HTC Tilt 2 sold by AT&T. The update contains a list of new fixes and improvements, chief among them the Sense user interface which replaces the older and more resource-intensive TouchFLO 3D overlay, a fix for Caller ID display issues, SMS freezing, [...]
MetroPCS Samsung Craft Specs and LTE Plans Leak
Ahead of the launch of the Craft next month, the draft document containing the specifications and plan pricing for the device has leaked. In terms of hardware, the Craft features a 3.2 inch WVGA (800×480) resolution AMOLED touch display, Wi-Fi radio, dual-mode CDMA EVDO/LTE support, microSDHC expansion slot, 3.2 megapixel camera with flash and video [...]
Sprint Launches Samsung Epic 4G
As expected, Sprint has launched the Epic 4G. The Samsung Galaxy S variant is equipped with Android 2.1, WiMax support and a sliding hardware QWERTY keyboard along with being identical to the reference design in terms of hardware configuration, with a 4.0 inch wide capacitive Super AMOLED display, 1GHz ARM Cortex based Hummingbird processor, 5.0 [...]
Clearwire Announces Rover Prepaid WiMax Service
This morning, Clearwire has announced its prepaid Rover service in a bid to compete with the forthcoming LTE rollout being conducted by MetroPCS next month. The Rover service is composed of branded devices and daily/weekly/monthly service plans set at $5/day, $20/week and $50 a month. To that end, Rover-branded devices will also be available with [...]
T-Mobile Confirms Curve 3G Pricing and Availability via Facebook
T-Mobile has confirmed pricing and availability details for its version of the BlackBerry Curve 3G after first confirming its release earlier this month after RIM’s official announcement. The device will be available on September 8th for $79.99 after new 2 year agreement and rebate in both violet and grey.
Report: MetroPCS to Launch LTE Service Next Month
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, regional carrier MetroPCS has confirmed plans to launch LTE service in Las Vegas and the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex next month. This follows the leak of the first live photos of the Craft feature phone which will be the first LTE phone available in the country, launching [...]
Verizon Samsung Fascinate Launching on September 9th, Best Buy Opens Reward Zone Pre-Orders
Image courtesy of AndroidCentral Internal Verizon documentation has confirmed that the last major version of the Samsung Galaxy S in the Samsung Fascinate will be shipping on September 6th to stores for a launch three days later on September 9th. The Fascinate will be the last major carrier version of the Samsung Galaxy S series [...]
U.S. Cellular Launches HTC Desire
As expected after months of anticipation, U.S. Cellular has launched its second Android device in the CDMA version of the HTC Desire. The HTC Desire features an S-LCD display in lieu of its originally specified AMOLED display as well as the 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor running Android 2.1, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, microSDHC expansion [...]
Virgin Mobile $40 Unlimited Broadband2Go is Live, Capped at 409 GB
PhoneNews.com early this morning set up its Broadband2Go account, marking the first known activation of the new plan. The plan was supposed to launch Tuesday, but as previously reported, was delayed 48 hours. As shown in the screen shots above, the activation process is straightforward and can be done from within the MiFi, using a [...]
