Apple and Google aren’t the only companies looking to patent and trademark everyone’s favorite gesture to unlock a smartphone, as Nokia has recently been granted a patent on its own implementation of slide-to-unlock. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Monthly Archives: March 2012
New iPad on sale March 16 with Orange UK
Apple’s new iPad will go on sale with Orange in the UK starting March 16 with pricing to start at 399 GBP. The new iPad offers a higher resolution Retina touchscreen display as its main feature as well as being equipped with a new, more powerful processor, the A5X. A new 5-megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics is also on-board. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Rugby Smart for AT&T
Saumsung’s latest Rugby device offers both brains and brawn with Android and a rugged shell. Find out if this tough phone is the right phone for you in Phone Scoop’s full review. Tweet Vote on HN ...
T-Mobile Pushing BlackBerry 7.1 to Bold 9900 and Torch 9810
T-Mobile USA has begun delivering BlackBerry OS 7.1 to the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Torch 9810. The system update adds a significant number of new features, including Wi-Fi calling, mobile hotspot and USB tethering, the Commercial Mobile Alert System, BlackBerry Music, Bing Search, and BlackBerry Device Analyzer. The updates are free and can be installed through the BlackBerry Desktop Manager application. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Apple sued in NY over alleged false advertising for Siri
An iPhone 4S user in Brooklyn, New York has filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming that the Siri personal assistant feature does not work as advertised in Apple’s commercials. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung releases Android 4.0 ICS upgrade for Galaxy S II in South Korea, Europe
Samsung has finally announced its plans to upgrade the Galaxy S II line of smartphones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. As expected, the announcement was made through the company’s official Twitter account. The roll-out of the update will begin in South Korea and Europe before heading to other markets Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update
Now Samsung has confirmed the Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update is landing next week, here’s our constantly updated hub of all information for the next level of Android on your flagship Samsung phone.The problem with Android updates is the process is so staggered, leading to consumers getting angry at the length of time it takes them to receive the next generation of software.Once Google throws out the source code to the manufacturers, it’s up to them to divert resources to combining the latest version of Android with their hardware – this can take longer if ...
Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G Arrives March 21
T-Mobile USA today announced that the Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G will be available in select T-Mobile stores starting March 21 for $149.99 with a new contract after a $50 mail-in rebate. It will reach all T-Mobile’s sales channels by March 28. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Virgin Mobile Taking Preorders for Alcatel Venture
Virgin Mobile USA recently began accepting preorders for the Venture, a monoblock Android smartphone that includes both a full QWERTY keyboard and a 2.8-inch touch display. The phone is made by Alcatel One Touch and distributed by PCD. The Venture also includes a 600MHz processor, Bluetooth 3.0, a 2-megapixel camera with LED flash, microSD support up to 32GB, Wi-Fi, GPS, and speakerphone. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and costs $99. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Sony Xperia Sola Includes NFC Support and ‘Floating Touch’
Sony Mobile today announced the Xperia Sola smartphone. The stand-out feature of the Sola is what Sony calls “floating touch navigation,” which allows users to navigate through web pages by hovering their finger over the display. Sony said the technology will evolve and add more features over time. The Sola also ships with NFC-based SmartTags, which can be used to automatically configure certain profiles/settings. Other features of the Sola include a 3.7-inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine; 1GHz dual-core processor; 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, and ...