HTC Desire launching on US Cellular August 27, ups 2010 Android total to five devices
Like many carriers these days, US Cellular is looking to go all-in on Android -- but it's just getting started, having launched only the Samsung Acclaim so far.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, htc Tags: BlackBerry, cellular, press, release, samsung, sense, Ups, uscc, uscellular, usctrojans
BlackBerry Curve 3G (9300) is officially BlackBerry 6 ready
The horse left the gate on Thursday and here comes the cart: the official BlackBery Curve 3G (model 9300) announcement just landed in our inbox. So in addition to sporting HSDPA data, WiFi, and GPS, we now know that if you buy this BlackBerry 5 device today you can upgrade to BlackBerry 6 "in the coming months." Assuming your carrier can get its act together, of course
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: BlackBerry, blackbery curve 3g, curve3g, device-today, gate, gps, Inbox, microsd, official, officially-blackberry, the-official, your-carrier
Engadget Mobile Podcast 049 – 08.07.2010
Sex scandals, arson, flipouts, jailbreaks: it's the Engadget Mobile Podcast that's also an episode of The Young and the Restless . Hosts: Chris Ziegler, Myriam Joire ( tnkgrl ) Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Daestro - Light Powered ( Ghostly International ) 00:40 - HP CEO Mark Hurd resigns over sexual harassment investigation (updated with liveblog!) 07:02 - BlackBerry Torch review 24:55 - EVO 4G starts getting Android 2.2 update over the air 34:02 - Motorola Flipout makes North American debut with a Rogers exclusive 37:$6 - Motorola Charm pops up on Best Buy for $250, hopefully off contract 46:38 - Official: iPhone 4 jailbreak hits from iPhone Dev Team (updated with video) 53:35 - Listener questions Hear the podcast Subscribe to the podcast [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes [ RSS MP3 ] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically [ RSS AAC ] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator [ Zune ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) Contact the podcast podcast (at) engadgetmobile (dot) com. Follow us on Twitter @zpower @tnkgrl @engadgetmobile Filed under: Podcasts Engadget Mobile Podcast 049 - 08.07.2010 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:45:00 EST.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: BlackBerry, engadget, engadget-mobile, engadgetmobile, engadgetmobilepodcast, international, jailbreak, light, listener, marketplace, mobile, result, sexual-harassment, the-podcast, zune
RIM averts Saudi Arabia’s BlackBerry messaging ban, negotiates surrender
It took two long years for India to (allegedly) tap BlackBerry traffic , but Saudi Arabia may not have to wait nearly as long; the Wall Street Journal reports that RIM has all but agreed to set up a local server in the country. While we've no details yet on what the deal entails, an unnamed Saudi telecom official said negotiations are already in the final stages. Sorry, RIM, but it looks like Saudi Arabia called your bluff
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: BlackBerry, country, data, house, india, indonesia, rim, saudi, security concerns, united
Samsung Craft to be MetroPCS’ first LTE handset, Dallas-Ft. Worth added as a launch market
When we think "craft," we think of airplanes, boats, and perhaps the occasional needlepoint project -- but all kidding aside, we've definitely heard worst names than "Craft" for a major phone launch, so we've got nothing to complain about here. Regional carrier MetroPCS has announced on its latest earnings call that its first LTE phone -- the FCC-approved R900 from Samsung -- will come to market as the Craft at a price in the same range as its current smartphone lineup which includes the Code for $250 and the BlackBerry Curve 8530 for $280. These guys are still on target to launch in Vegas this year , but it now looks like they'll be adding Dallas-Ft.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: BlackBerry, curve, dallas, dallas ft. worth, entry, fcc, lte, metropcs, needlepoint, project, range-as-its, result, the-occasional, timeline, worth
BlackBerry messaging shut down in Saudi Arabia, users feel early withdrawal pains
We can't say this is exactly a surprise , but we are rather saddened to learn that Saudi Arabia has apparently carried through on its threats to shut down all BlackBerry messaging services functionality due to "security concerns." Users there are reporting that they are no longer able to use their keyboards for the jobs they were intended, forcing them to actually call friends -- with their voices. Saudi Arabia has threatened $1.3 million fines for any wireless provider that does not play nicely and, until those threats are lifted, we're thinking BBM is down for the count out there
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: BlackBerry, concerns, fri, keyboards, rim, saddened, saudi arabia, saudiarabia, security, surprise, voices
BlackBerry Torch teardown offers few surprises, much like the phone itself (video)
The new BlackBerry flagship has been put through one of the more important ceremonies of acceptance into the smartphone world: a teardown . The CrackBerry crew have disassembled a Torch to see what makes it burn and produced some glamor shots of naked hardware for us to gawp at in the process. As you can see by the exploded shot of the phone above, most internals are either integrated or soldered down, but this undressing does afford us an opportunity to take a look at the biggest novelty in this new BlackBerry, namely its slider mechanism
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: bb 6, BlackBerry, internals, like-the-phone, past-the-break, qwertyslider, the-smartphone, torndown
BlackBerry Curve 9300 for sale on Rogers, still not announced
Uh, RIM ol' buddy, is there something you'd like to tell us about this unannounced BlackBerry Curve 9300 that's up and dancing on Rogers' website right now with a $79.99 Canadian price tag on a three-year contract?
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: 2gb, 802.11n, berry-curve, BlackBerry, curve, curve9300, latest, possibility, rogers, say-something, usa
BlackBerry Torch review
When we began our review of the BlackBerry Torch (aka the Bold 9800 ), our hearts were all aflutter. The leaked shots we'd been seeing of some kind of Palm Pre-esque RIM slider were different and frankly weird enough to cause a kind of low hum gadget lust.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: berry-torch, BlackBerry, blackberry slider, blackberry9800, blackberrytorch, bounds, competitive, pocketbooks, torch, torch9800
BlackBerry 9800 slider for AT&T slips through FCC: ready for 11AM announcement
Can't say we didn't see this one coming but it looks like RIM's BlackBerry 9800 slider was just blessed by the FCC on AT&T frequencies. While the FCC documents refer to it as a "BlackBerry smartphone model RCY71UW," there's no mistaking the backside wireframe that forms a perfect match when superimposed onto our earlier exclusive pics. Besides, there's also liberal mention of several associated "MultiSourceDeclaration_9800_" documents throughout the FCC's test results.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: 9800slider, backside, black, BlackBerry, earlier, result, rim