For the first time ever, every major carrier in the US actually has smartphones worth buying, meaning you don't have to break up to get a good phone. Here's the best phones on each one, along with the best deals. All pricing shown ...READ»
With news that LG's first Android smartphone is a pretty basic gizmo, and recalling the recent debut of the Motorola Cliq, an interesting thought's just occurred: Could the upstart Google OS corner the whole entry-level-smartphone ...READ»
Sprint has announced they'll be selling HTC's next (and best) Android phone, the Hero, starting October 11th for $180 (after a hefty rebate). We profiled the Hero when its prototype was touted around town in July and loved it, but a ...READ»
It's been a nasty week for iPhone users. Apple has buckled to pressure from AT&T and denied Google's Voice application from the App Store: a nifty service that helps you consolidate phones and manage your voicemail online.READ»
Way back in December, Nokia announced its new flagship smartphone would roll into town ready to take on the iPhone for touchscreen dominance. It's nearly the end of June and the N97 has finally made its appearance. Yes, it took a ...READ»
At a media event yesterday in New York, representatives from smartphone maker HTC passed around their latest creation: an Android-based device they're calling Hero. And... wow.
It bears saying I am not traditionally a fan of ...READ»
At a media event yesterday in New York, representatives from smartphone maker HTC passed around their latest creation: an Android-based device they're calling Hero. And... wow.
It bears saying I am not traditionally a fan of ...READ»
Today marks the end of Google's I/O developer conference. Just
days shy of Apple's own WWDC, which kicks off next week, Google took
the opportunity to tell us two things: Android 2 is going to be killer, and Google will pay you ...READ»
Eric Chu, 46
Mobile Platform Program Manager, Google
Apple's only competitor in the mobile-excitement market is Google's Android platform. Chu ran the developer challenge to create apps for its store.
"We ...READ»
We covered the leaked details of HTC's follow-up to the Android G1 cellphone that popped up a few weeks ago, but now the wraps have officially come off the device at Mobile World Congress. And the first thing to learn is that it's not ...READ»
HTC has just pulled the wraps off its US-bound S743 cellphone. It's a variation on the S740 sold in Europe, and it's a smooth-looking candybar with traditional 12-key keypad and a full sideways-sliding QWERTY keyboard.
It's also a ...READ»
Gadget nuts everywhere await the arrival of RIM's first touchscreen device. Will the Storm be a bellwether device, or just another flavor of BlackBerry?READ»
24 hours after the launch of the Android Market, reports suggest that T-Mobile G1 and iPhone users are extremely similar, or perhaps the developers for both devices are the exact same group of people.READ»
Celebs and media and wannabes collide at the T-Mobile party for the G1 phone, Google's first launch party ever. What does a Google launch party look like? For starters, it features a live performance by the Raconteurs. But also plenty of drunken antics, including the chicken dance and much more. Read on!READ»
Today is the day that many smartphone enthusiasts have been nerdily anticipating: the release date of the first Google [GOOG] Android phone, otherwise known as an HTC [HTCKF] Dream running an open-source platform developed by ...READ»
Perhaps in response to the success of HTC’s [HTCKF] slider phones, Nokia [NOK] is reportedly developing a new slider device called the E75. The designation “slider” refers to the slide-open form factor that reveals a full QWERTY ...READ»
The original HTC [PINK:HTCKF] Touch wasn’t a big critical hit when it arrived last year; it was widely panned for having a clunky touchscreen, too-small keys that could only be operable with a stylus, and not enough custom ...READ»
Late last Friday, the world's most fecund tech company, Asus, [TPE:2357] announced it's latest gadget: a Windows Mobile phone. It's called the P552w, and sports a touchscreen interface, a respectable 624MHz processor, 3G radios, ...READ»
A curious day of news from Web giant Google [NASDAQ:GOOG], whose rumored GPhone arrived for approval at the FCC. But even more interesting is fresh dirt on the Android operating system that should make the GPhone a contender in the ...READ»
A couple of weeks back, we reported on this very blog that HTC's [TSE: 2498] new open-source phone running Google's [NASDAQ:GOOG] Android operating system was indeed on track for its Q4 release date. Now reports are surfacing that ...READ»
Folks at Google's [NASDAQ: GOOG] I/O conference in San Francisco today saw the most detailed demonstration of its Android smartphone operating system to date. Running on the rumored HTC Dream phone, Android was shown using its basic ...READ»