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Palm Pre Goes O2 In The UK
07/01/2009, O2 beat Orange in the bidding to get the Palm Pre for the U.K (they also got the iPhone a couple of years ago). At the moment, there is no word on availability and pricing, and we wonder if there [...]
Developers Get The iPhone OS 3.1 (Rumor)
07/01/2009, The word on the street is that iPhone developers have been seeded with the iPhone OS 3.1 and the SDK 3.1. Right now, the iPhone Dev-Team is waiting for the OS 3.0.1 and a critical mass of users before unleashing [...]
T-Mobile myTouch 3G Landing in August 5? (Javascript Leak)
06/26/2009, We already said that the T-Mobile myTouch 3G will be available for pre-orders on July 8th and will ship to those who pre-ordered on July 29. We also know that the phone will be available in retail store in “early [...]
BlackBerry Tour Seen On Verizon Rebate Form
06/24/2009, I have a few friends who can’t stand the outdated BlackBerry lineup available at Verizon and can’t wait to get their hands on the Blackberry Tour. The good news is that Verizon has already setup a $70 rebate for this phone. [...]
iPhone 3GS Costs $179 To Build (iSuppli)
06/24/2009, iSupply has done an analysis of the iPhone 3GS and estimates that the bill of material and the assembly cost about $179 (iPhone 3GS 16GB). That doesn’t take into account other things like marketing, shipping and R&D. The cost is [...]
iPhone 3GS Web Page Load Time Benchmarked: It’s 2x to 3x Faster
06/22/2009, Anandtech has been digging hard and went over the trouble of measuring the time it took to load popular websites. The conclusion is: the iPhone 3GS is much faster than the iPhone 3G and the T-Mobile G1. The Palm Pre [...]
Samsung Jack Review
06/18/2009, Windows Mobile 6.1 is still around and kicking with the Samsung Jack (aka Samsung SGH-i637), a phone that could also be called the Samsung Blackjack 3. Codenamed Samsung SGH-637, the AT&T Jack is a QWERTY phone that has a solid [...]
BlackBerry Tour With Touch Display?
06/11/2009, PhoneArena.com has received word from an anonymous tipster that the BlackBerry Tour will have the same touch-display technology than the BlackBerry Storm. It’s not clear if it’s a good thing or not, but we like the idea of having the [...]
More Sony XPERIA X2 Pictures
06/10/2009, One week after a ridiculous thumbnail of a black XPERIA 2 leaked on the web, here are much better pictures of the X2, in silver, this time. It seems to run Windows Mobile 6.5, but it is hard to tell [...]
Palm Pixie Poised To Run Palm’s Web OS
06/10/2009, People looking at some script files on the Palm Pre’s operating system (OS) have noticed that the Pixie name showed up, hinting that Pixie would indeed in on Palm’s new OS. It’s not really a shocker to think that Palm [...]
T-Mobile G1 Price Drop to $149
06/10/2009, Everyone is excited by the iPhone 3GS, but hardcore open-source fans might be interested by the fact that the T-Mobile G1 is experiencing a price drop (contract and data plan required). There is no rebate paperwork involved. you’ve been warned.
iPhone 3GS Has Twice the RAM (Confirmed)
06/10/2009, Thanks to T-Mobile Netherlands, we now know for sure that Apple has effectively double the amount of memory in the iPhone 3GS. Some have speculated that it was likely a performance booster for the new phone in web benchmarks. The [...]
Palm Pre Review: Don’t Call it an iPhone Killer
06/05/2009, By Sean Captain Publisher’s note: unlike the older Palm Pre mini Review, this post was written with the final retail version of the Palm Pre. Remember the old “Don’t call it a phone” ads for wireless company Helio? I was [...]