Verizon’s LTE network announcement event live at 12:00 ET!
So as you probably know, today's the day that Verizon comes clean with all the details on the commercial launch of its LTE network, having scheduled a press conference for noon Eastern Time. We already know many of the details , but we're crossing our fingers for some juicy extras in the event, namely any hints of information on when we'll see LTE-enabled handsets in the marketplace like the rumored HTC Mecha and that unnamed LG . Oh..
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: details, entry, launch, lte, marketplace, network, pricing, pricing-details, rumored, the-commercial, verizon, verizon-wireless
Samsung throws up hands, posts Continuum user manual on Verizon website
There is a slim possibility that come tomorrow morning , Samsung won't reveal the dual-display Continuum smartphone. But honestly, the company may not have to, as all the pertinent details have already leaked out . However, if you harbor any lingering curiosity about how that 1.8-inch secondary "ticker" display might work, you can find out right now -- the full user manual is inexplicably available on Verizon's website ahead of a formal announcement, along with the standard size comparison and 360-degree views
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: details, morning, pertinent, reveal-the-dual, size-comparison, source, the-standard, verizon
US Cellular teasing ‘The Belief Project,’ unbelievably
Hard to say exactly what these guys have in store, but mega-regional US Cellular is chatting up a grandiose new marketing campaign entitled "The Belief Project" this week, promising a full unveiling of the details on October 1. From what we can see on USCC's teaser site, it'd seem that the promotion is going to revolve around contract-free plans, possibly tied in somehow with fast and frequent discounted hardware upgrade pricing and unlimited data and texting...
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: campaign, details, marketing, mobile, polls, result, the belief project, unveiling, upgrade, uscellular
HTC Desire HD ROM ported to Droid Incredible, Desire
You've already seen it ported to the HTC HD2 , and it looks like the recently-leaked HTC Desire HD ROM has now also made its way to two more likely candidates for a port: the Droid Incredible and original Desire. As you might expect, there are a few issues that you'll likely want to consider before diving right in -- there's no camera support yet on either phone, for instance -- but it does look like it otherwise reasonably stable for a beta, and it does bring some of the boot speed improvements seen on the Desire HD itself .
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: desirehd, details, droid incredible, htc, htc-desire, htc-incredible, htcincredible, rom, support, video
Motorola Defy hitting T-Mobile this holiday season, details to come… on Oprah
Remember that Defy that Motorola outed at the front end of this month? Turns out the Europeans won't be the only ones seeing it this Christmas, as Moto has just revealed that it'll be hitting US airwaves exclusively on T-Mobile "in time for the holidays." You already know the details -- a 3.7-inch WVGA scratch-resistant touchpanel, plenty of rigidity, Android 2.1, the ability to withstand dust and water, a five megapixel camera (with flash and auto focus), DLNA support and the outfit's own Blur interface -- but it looks as if you'll have to wait a tick to find out anything about pricing. How long?
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: blur, christmas, defy, details, engadget, farewell, farewell-season, moto, motoblur, motorola, oprah-winfrey, result, Season
Samsung Transform for Sprint: what is it?
We normally wouldn't post news about a Sprint device in the FCC without any juicy details on decent specs, but hear us out -- this one's kind of interesting. As our tipster noted to us, the prefix "SPH" on Samsung phones typically means that particular model is heading for Sprint, and an SPH-M920 got FCC approval not long ago. A quick search reveals that the M920 appears to be christened the "Transform," suggesting that this phone...
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: 11b, details, engadget-mobile, fcc, mobile, result, slouch, sprint, tipster, transform, verizon
Motorola Milestone to get Android 2.2 in Europe and Korea in Q4, Dext 2.1 upgrade looking bleak
Until now, Milestone owners could do nothing but to envy Droid users rocking the Froyo upgrade ; however, according to Motorola's recently published timeline, the former device is now slated for the same dessert party in Europe and Korea in Q4 -- specifically, "beginning at the end of this year," which could well mean the majority of users won't get the update until 2011 (!).
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: america, asiapacific, concrete, details, dext, droid x, engadget-mobile, europe, facebook, latin, latin-america, motorola, titanium
Dell Thunder spied again, still looking awesome
Looks like the faucet's starting to turn wide open on Thunder leaks, seeing how this would be the second we've seen in a single day -- and we suppose you could even count this one twice since the source appears to have two units at his disposal. AndroidSPIN doesn't have any new details to report with this round of shots, but needless to say, talk of a 4.1-inch AMOLED display looks as real as ever, and it looks like all of these test units are running stock Android 2.1 .
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: day, dell, details, display-looks, disposal, entry, in the wild, launch, like-the-faucet, pipeline, single, source, source-appears, stock, Thunder
RIM launches BlackBerry 6 platform
It's been teased since WES back in April -- but with the launch of the Torch today, RIM had to come clean with all the details on its thoroughly refreshed BlackBerry 6 operating system, too. Besides the obvious name change from "BlackBerry OS" to simply "BlackBerry," the software features countless updates, most notably new universal search functionality, social network aggregation, WiFi-powered media sync with your desktop music collection, and an all-new (and desperately needed) WebKit -based browser with support for HTML5. Thankfully, RIM has also committed to bringing BlackBerry 6 as an upgrade to at least a few recent models -- the Bold 9700 , Bold 9650 , and Pearl 3G , to be specific -- "subject to carrier certifications in the months ahead." Follow the break for the full press release and video teaser
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: blackberryos6, certifications, desktop, desktop-music, details, engadget, models, new-universal, obvious, operating-system, rim, universal
Motorola Shadow glimpsed in the wild: 4.1-inch screen, 8MP camera, OMAP3630 processor?
Leave it to the very same poster who teased the Motorola Shadow's Getting Started manual , wnrussell of Howard Forums , to provide a pretty clear shot of the device itself -- yep, that's a HDMI out port -- and reveal some purported specs. Here's the claimed technical details: 4.1-inch screen, TI OMAP 3630 processor (a 720MHz ARM Cortex A8), 8GB internal storage, 8 megapixel camera. Yeah, we can buy all that, especially since he's clearly got the device in hand -- so now it's up to Verizon to let us know when we can do the same
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: camera, details, engadget, entry, motorola-shadow, omap 3630, same-poster, some-purported, storage, technical, verizon