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Launch of iPhone 4 collapsing interest in BlackBerry and others

Published on: 18th July, 2010

The approaching launch of the iPhone 4 seems to take away interest in devices like Research in Motion’s BlackBerry, Motorola or Palm, a study from ChangeWave determined. People planning to acquire an iPhone 4 have soared from 31 percent to 52 percent in a three month period beginning with March and ending in June. The [...]

Study confirms declining interest in Nokia versus Android and iPhone

Published on: 18th July, 2010

According to a YouGov new study, the demand of the customers for Nokia smartphones had shown a new minimum in the United Kingdom. The number of the customers expecting to get Nokia phones has dropped to half, i.e. 10 percent only in June versus 19 percent last year in December. While 46 percent of potential [...]

Voice over LTE to have 3G support and emergency calls

Published on: 16th July, 2010

Updated specifications of VoLGA Forum for its standard for Voice Over LTE have been released. The new specifications include mobile voice as well as SMS services over 4G and is different from the current standard which supports only data. The changes in the standard will bring VoLGA (Voice over LTE via Generic Access) which uses [...]

HTC’s Mondrian and Mozart, confirmed as Windows Phone 7 devices

Published on: 14th July, 2010

It seems that the HTC Mondrian and Mozart smartphones have recently been indirectly confirmed as Windows Phone 7 handsets. There are various Twitter messages which draw the attention over HTC’s MMS specifications pages; this list Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile 7 as the browser ID for the two devices. HTC’s Mondrian and Mozart have recently been [...]

Rebirth of Sidekick, based on Android, at T-Mobile

Published on: 8th July, 2010

According to certain sources, T-Mobile would resurrect the Sidekick line and its next devices would be based on Android. The US division of the carrier has been working for some time on a Sidekick based on Android. There are not many details given, but it is believed that the same team that handled the custom [...]

AT&T motivates banning of non-Market Android applications is for security

Published on: 7th July, 2010

Banning of non-Market Android applications has been defended by AT&T on the Android promo page of the company. The carrier’s argument was that the policy would make developers accountable and this way the applications proved to be malicious or presenting other risks could be easily pulled. It argued that the environment dedicated to development was [...]

Android 2.1 update for the HTC Hero

Published on: 2nd July, 2010

An official Android 2.1 update for unlocked, SIM-free Hero phones has finally been posted by HTC in several European countries. According to reports, this update is available as an over-the-air download in countries like the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden and even Serbia. The company hasn’t released yet any similar updates for the G2 Touch versions, [...]

HTC’s Vision could be dual-core, Android 3.0-powered

Published on: 28th June, 2010

According to a talk with an HTC representative at an event which took place in Seattle, the so much rumored HTC Vision seems to have finally received more concrete information. The device could be one of the fastest HTC phones, using a dual-core 800MHz processor. It will be Android 3.0-based, with a 4.3-inch display to [...]

HTC Droid Eris dropped by Verizon ahead of Droid X

Published on: 27th June, 2010

Verizon has discreetly dropped the HTC Droid Eris from its phone schedule, just before the presentation of the Droid X. This Android-based smartphone has been launched in November 2009 and it currently seems to let more expensive devices, such as the Droid Devour and Droid Incredible, take its place. Even if Verizon hasn’t explained the [...]

Sirius XM applications blocked on AT&T’s Android handsets

Published on: 21st June, 2010

AT&T is supposed to block Sirius XM applications on its Android devices, according to some sources. The new Motorola Backflip and HTC Aria already prohibit downloading of Sirius XM related files. They are known to have a ban imposed by the career with respect to downloading any applications which are not inside the Android Market, [...]

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