Archive for the ‘New Handset’ Category

Review of Samsung Infuse 4G

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

The Samsung Infuse 4G is an Android OS smartphone available from AT&T. It has a number of cutting-edge features, starting with with a 4.5-inch touchscreen. This device also has a 1.2GHz processor and support for AT&T's HSPA+ network.

300,000 Android Phones Activated Daily

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

More than 300,000 smartphones running on Google-backed Android software are activated daily, according to an engineering vice president at the internet giant.

The Nexus S: Google’s New Smartphone

Monday, December 6th, 2010

Internet giant Google fielded a new champion on the mobile phone market battlefield on Monday, a "Nexus S" smartphone made by South Korea's Samsung. Google said the Nexus S, which comes nearly a year after the Nexus One, which was a critical success if not a huge commercial hit, is powered ...

App-centric iPhone Model Overrated

Monday, November 29th, 2010

The head of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) fired a shot at rival Apple, slamming the notion that smartphones need "apps". "You don't need an app for the web," RIM chief executive Jim Balsillie said during an on-stage interview at a Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.

Windows 7 Phone Launch: Supply Can’t Meet Demand

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Phone makers are battling to provide stock of their Windows Phone 7 devices to Australian telcos, with some customers fuming over the limited range and lack of supply.

Facebook Building A Phone

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

Facebook is working with mobile handset manufacturer INQ Mobile on two smartphones that may be carried by US telco AT&T, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Dell 7-inch Android tablet hitting Best Buy soon

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

During the Oracle World conference in San Francisco today, Michael Dell, Dell's CEO, showed the audience a quick look at a 7-inch Android tablet, The Wall Street Journal is reporting.

Mind Reading Phones?!

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

How smart do you want your smartphone to actually be? Do you want it to read your mind, even a little bit? Intel's research chief, Justin Rattner, says that technology has advanced to the point that "context-aware computing", an idea that's been around for two decades, is becoming more of a ...

Acer Banks On Android For Smartphone Debut

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

Computer maker Acer is entering the Australian smartphone market for the first time with a range of five phones based on the Google Android platform. Android has exploded in the past year and analysts are predicting it will be the leading mobile phone platform globally by 2012.

Review: Dell Streak

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Lately I've been feeling very self-conscious when talking on the phone in public, and it's not because I'm worried about strangers listening in on my private conversations.