Enso whips up two smartphones and three new slates, but we wouldn’t order any of ‘em
Oh, Enso -- must you really give us a reason to hope? After dealing with what felt like a case of the vaporwares , and then being epically disappointed with the zenPad (which is now out of stock, curiously) that you finally shipped, we just can't muster up the courage to look fondly upon the five new products that are gracing your webstore
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: 5mm, button, cortex, Headphone, ipad, make-it-right, marvell, microsd, squint, zendroid, zenpad, zenpad 3
Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 coming to O2 UK in September
It doesn't have the X10's beefy spec sheet -- nor the X10 mini's cute-as-a-button looks -- but if you're looking for a midrange Android device that's a little lighter on the pocketbook, you might want to keep your eyes glued to O2 in the UK where the X8 is now slated for a September launch. Pricing hasn't been announced, but considering that it tops out with a 3.2 megapixel camera and will go unsubsidized for €259, we imagine you won't need to spend very much on your monthly plan to get it for free. Let's hope it comes off Android 1.6 rather quickly, eh
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: been-announced, button, cute, engadget-mobile, ericsson-xperia, hope-it-comes, Lighter, o2uk, quickly, spec
iPhone 4 launch day in Canada: the experience
Our own Myriam Joire was in the thick of things for Canada's iPhone 4 launch today out in lovely Vancouver, and as you might expect, hysteria was reaching... well, iPhone 4 levels. Lines formed early and stayed strong through much of the day, and generally, camaraderie seemed high -- always a good thing when you're standing a foot away from the same handful of people in summer heat for hours on end.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: experience, fri, from-the-same, hysteria, iphone, iphone 4, iphone4, mobile, myriam, myriam-joire, summer, sweet, the-experience, vancouver, video
The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 6:15 ET!
After an ever-so-brief hiatus, we're back in business today -- and as always, we've got a lot to discuss, possibly in a heated tone. Fortunately, the hosts are thousands of miles apart, so we can't injure one another. Follow the break for all the action! (Note: we're recording hot on the heels of the Engadget Classic podcast, so you might catch the tail end of it if you join the livestream early.) The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 6:15 ET! originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:55:00 EST
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: break, engadget, engadget-mobile, fri, heels, hiatus, hot, livestream, mobile, podcast, recording-hot, tail, today
Motorola Sage: AT&T’s next Android phone?
We tend to go into full-on conjecture mode when we see an interesting FCC filing, but our instincts haven't let us down in the past , so allow us to throw something out on the table. A new Motorola just hit the feds with 7.2Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA on the 850 and 1900MHz bands, quadband EDGE, WiFi, Bluetooth, AGPS, and a digital compass
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: agps, att, certainly-been, compass, conjecture, conjecture-mode, digital, entry, fcc, form-factor, hsdpa, hsupa, instincts, motorola-sage
EVO 4G’s Froyo firmware was available for download, manual install (update)
Like we said, you don't have to wait until August 3rd to get your Android 2.2 Froyo update for the EVO 4G . You can grab the update file right now from HTC's servers (via source link). All you gotta do then is move the file to the root directory of your SD card, boot the phone into recovery mode (hold the "up" button while the phone is turning on), and select apply update from the associated .zip file -- you might also have to rename the file "update.zip" and expect a few other variations in the instructions, user depending
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 2.2, boot-the-phone, entry, evo4g, froyo, grab-the-update, htc, recovery, sprint, variations
Rover Puck WiMAX hotspot gets FCC’d, traction on ice subject of fierce debate
The pool of choices for WiMAX hotspots continues to expand, and thanks to the FCC , we now know of another up-and-comer. The Rover Puck -- trademarked by Clearwire and previously unheard of -- joins the ranks Sprint's Overdrive and its various rebrandings by providing pocketable 4G WiFi service
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: clear, clearwire, fcc, fierce-debate, hotspot, hotspots, news, overdrive, puck, rover puck, sprint, wimax
RIM’s 9.7-inch Blackpad rumored for November launch — yes, Blackpad
We were secretly hoping that RIM's acquisition of the blackpad.com domain name was nothing more than a joke (or a preventative measure, at worse), but it sure sounds as if that'll be the name the folks in Waterloo go with come this winter. According to unnamed sources who have unloaded new information to Bloomberg , RIM's first tablet will actually be "introduced in November," though there's no clear indication as to when it'll ship
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: BlackBerry, blackberrytablet, domain, engadget, first-tablet, last-minute, name-the-folks, preventative, rim, tabletpc
Best Buy partners with Clearwire, will Connect customers to 4G
When we first heard through the grapevine that Best Buy was launching its own branded wireless data service, Connect , rumor had it that 4G was going to be baked right in there. We'd later learn that was just wishful thinking, but today's announcement of a partnership with Clearwire makes it instead simply look premature. Starting sometime next year, Best Buy Connect will offer 4G wireless data over Clearwire's WiMAX network -- and that's all the two are saying about this partnership right now.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: bandwidth, caps, current, entry, fri, hoping-prices, partnership, thinking, wireless-data, wishful
LG, Samsung report earnings, phone businesses not in perfect health
South Korean archrivals Samsung and LG have both come clean with their second-quarter earnings this week. While there's still black ink across the board, LG suffered a 33 percent decline in net profit year-over-year, undoubtedly due in large part to a little bit of bleeding going on in the giant mobile division where they've posted a year-over-year loss "due to investment in R&D and expansion of channels in emerging markets for future development." Samsung, meanwhile, saw a 7.2 percent profit margin in its mobile business and a respectable 22 percent year-over-year improvement in shipments, but it came at the cost of higher price pressures -- margins are razor-thin for these guys, and they seem to be getting even smaller
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: bleeding-going, financial, flood-the-low, ink, korean, mobile, net, q210, samsung, south-korean, take-superhuman