Latest BlackBerry 6 preview proves that the more things change…
To say RIM has a lot riding on BlackBerry 6 is an understatement. With new kids on the block like Android and iOS stepping in with lustworthy apps and attractive UIs, the BlackBerrys have been sitting in a corner BBMing everyone else at the party trying to convince them of its sustained utility. Regardless, the latest tease on the BlackBerry Blogs shows off some of the "fresh, but familiar" elements that are getting polished in the jump from OS 5 to OS 6.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: bb6, BlackBerry, blackberry os 6, blackberry6, cellphones, engadget, handhelds, kids, latest-black, search, smartphones, universal
RIM and AT&T event next Tuesday — BlackBerry slider and OS 6 en route?
Well well, what's this? We just got an invite to a joint RIM / AT&T event next Tuesday, and we'd guess that means we're about to see the official unveiling of the well-leaked BlackBerry 9800 slider with a side dish of BlackBerry OS 6 . Either that, or RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis is going to explain how working two-way Gmail sync is a real problem that affects every smartphone and give us a tour of RIM's top-secret email integration labs, but yeah -- we've got our bets on new hardware.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: black, BlackBerry, blackberry 9800, blackberry 9800 slider, blackberryos, blackberryslider, covering-every, event, explain-how, friend-via, os6, os6.0
BlackBerry Pearl 3G turns up on Cincinnati Bell
Wondering what ever happened to the BlackBerry Pearl 3G that made its debut way back in April and then all but disappeared? Well, we've got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that you can now actually buy one in the US.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: actually-buy, bad, berry-pearl, cincinatti bell, cincinnati, device-outright, engadget-mobile, pearl, pearl 3g, pearl9100, phone
Dell Streak retailing for $299 with contract, $549 without; Dell Aero gets launch deets as well
So, Dell still won't say when it will actually start selling and shipping the Streak in the US, but it did clear up a bit of confusion.
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Dell shows off Android 2.1 running on the Streak, still planning to make it to Froyo
Dell's Kevin Andrew answered a few questions about the Streak in a new "vlog" on YouTube, and it's a mixture of encouragement and confusion. On the good side, Kevin showed off Android 2.1 up and running on the phone / tablet / lady-killer.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 2.2, clarification, dell, engadget, froyo, lady, much-the-same, streak
Monsoon Vulkano all-in-one DVR/placeshifting/media streaming box ready for preorder, ships August 10
Monsoon -- after taking advantage of a few delays since our initial hands-on by adjusting the name and pricing -- is finally ready to show off the followup to its HAVA line of placeshifting media streamers, the Vulkano. Integrating a video processor and local storage into its slim frame, the Vulkano accepts HD video over its analog inputs for recording and live streaming to other devices (PC, Mac, iPhone/iPad, Blackberry and Android players will be available at launch, with a Symbian version on the way) or it can convert recordings locally for them to be downloaded over WiFi or 3G and stored on those devices for offline viewing. Remote scheduling and channel changing functionality (controlling connected set-top boxes via IR blaster ) isn't a shocking new feature, but this goes a step further by bringing internet videos to your TV (YouTube, local UPnP devices) Boxee and Popbox style, and other big names like Hulu, Netflix, Google TV, Amazon Yahoo! Widgets and a full HTML browser are promised to show up in firmware updates soon
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: amazon, Analog, BlackBerry, downloaded-over, engadget, hava, hulu, ios, iphone, netflix, placeshifter, press-release, video, vulkano
Pour one out: T-Mobile G1 no longer for sale
And just like that, the T-Mobile G1 is no more.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 480-3-2-inch, engadget, entry, htcdream, hub, launch-press, mobile, not for sale, pour one out, still-feeling
HTC starts selling phones in China under its own name
It's long been the case that if you wanted a HTC handset over in the world's most populous nation, you'd have had to look for its rebadged variant under the Dopod brand. But, as of today, that is no more. The prolific Taiwanese phone maker has decided that its name is now recognizable and valuable enough in China to be put on its own hardware and is kicking off a campaign with four own-branded phones.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: china, elements, engadget, hd2, mildly-tweaked, mix, official, sailing
iPhone 4 for Canada gets unlocked price: freedom is far from free
Sure, we in the US are pretty much stuck with AT&T when it comes to iPhone 4 indulgence, but Canada gets to pick -- for a price. We knew the of the option up north but not how much, and according to CBC News , that'll be $659 for 16GB, $779 for 32GB, and $549 for the 8GB iPhone 3GS.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: apple, entry, friend-via, gets-unlocked, iphone, iphone 4, iphone4, option, route, the-option, unlock, unlocked
AT&T deploying software fix for slow upload speeds over next few weeks
Looks like AT&T and Alcatel-Lucent have finally sorted out the software glitch that's resulted in slow HSPA upload speeds in certain markets -- we were just told on the record that a patch is being rolled out and the update will be completed over the next two to three weeks. That should mean iPhone 4 and laptop data modem customers should start to see their upload speeds creep back to higher levels after being capped at UMTS rates for the past few weeks, so that's good news -- let us know if things are getting better for you, yeah? AT&T deploying software fix for slow upload speeds over next few weeks originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:44:00 EST
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: alcatel, alcatel-lucent, att, entry, higher-levels, hspa, hsupa, know-if-things, lucent, record, update, upload-speed, upload-speeds, uploadspeed, uploadspeeds