Nokia has made the Car Mode app that was initially announced in September available for download on Belle (Symbian OS) smartphones. The Car Mode app allows users to connect their smartphones to a vehicle's head unit and control them from there. Users can access navigation services, traffic information, music, and voice calls without having to touch ...
Nokia has published the results of a test it did to determine if solar charging was a feasible option for cellphones. Though solar charging does have its place in certain applications, the results of the tests determined that it doesn't quite fit the bill for mobile devices.
The Nokia Lumia 710 for T-Mobile is the Finnish phone maker's first Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone to arrive in the U.S. Dan takes it for a spin in the full MobileBurn review.
LG has revealed details of the LG Optimus 2 on its web site. This follow-up device runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and features a 3.2-inch touch display with 320 x 480 pixels. The Optimus 2 is powered by an 800MHz processor and supports CDMA EVDO Rev. A networks in the 800/1900MHz bands. Other features include a 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and video ...
Samsung has released the Galaxy Ace Plus smartphone, an updated version of its entry-level Galaxy Ace that debuted around this time last year. The Galaxy Ace Plus offers a number of improvements over the older model, including a larger display and a faster processor.
Following the holiday sales that saw the BlackBerry PlayBook fall to as low as $199 for the 16GB model, RIM is now offering all three versions of the beleaguered tablet for the same $299 price. That's right, you can get the 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB models for up to $400 off of their original prices. Why one would opt to purchase the lower capacity models ...
The 3G-equipped version of the HTC Flyer tablet and the 4G-ready variant known as the EVO View 4G sold on Sprint may have been upgraded to Android 3.2 Honeycomb already, but now the Wi-Fi-only version of the 7-inch tablet is getting in on the action. Though this isn't the upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich that everyone would rather have, the update ...
LG has revealed a new member of its smartphone family called the Optimus 2. The Optimus 2 looks to succeed the entry-level Optimus One that was introduced in 2010
HTC has made the tools available on its developer web site that will allow users of HTC Android devices to unlock the bootloader of their phones. Earlier this year, HTC committed to providing such tools to its Android users and has slowly been making good on that promise. "All HTC Android devices launched after September 2011 are unlockable. The website ...
Samsung announced earlier today that it has shipped one million of its Galaxy Note smartphone/tablet hybrid devices in the roughly two months since the device became available for purchase.
HTC has announced that the tool that it provides to unlock the bootloaders of its Android smartphones has been updated to work with all models released after September 2011. This means that owners of the HTC Vivid, Rezound, and other recent models can now unlock their bootloaders and load custom software on the devices. As with previous versions of the unlock ...
The Wi-Fi version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has had Samsung's TouchWiz interface since August, but the LTE version of the tablet offered by Verizon Wireless is just now getting the custom interface and associated mini-apps. In addition to Samsung's special treatment of Android 3.2 Honeycomb, the update brings DiVX video support, Bluetooth 3.0, ...