HTC Incredible is coming to Verizon, better live up to its name
We've just been able to confirm with a trusted source that the Incredible -- one of the codenames found in HTC's leaked Android 2.1 ROM -- is destined for Verizon. We don't know what the Incredible is, but given its... well, incredible name, we can only assume it's going to be a beast -- possibly yet another name for the Dragon / Passion
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: engadget, fcc-fridays, htc, incredible, neutral, replies, return-false, rumor, verizon
Verizon down in Midwest and California, how’re things for you?
Hey, we've been getting a ton of reports that Verizon's network has been down for several hours in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and California, possibly as a side effect of merging in the Alltell network. We're hearing a six-hour ETA on things being restored, but we're wondering if anyone else is being affected -- hit us up in comments! [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Verizon down in Midwest and California, how're things for you?
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: BlackBerry, engadget, iphone, mobile, network down, networkdown, neutral, replies, return-false, unverified, verizon, verizon-wireless, verizonwireless
Motorola's Shop4apps online Android app store discovered — Engadget
Leave it to the gung ho gang at Android and Me to do some clever Googling and discovering Motorola's web based Android app store, Shop4apps.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Other Tags: BlackBerry, droid, engadget, mobile, neutral, podcasts, replies, report, return-false, shop4apps
Motorola Milestone’s ad campaign less likely to leave you in a bloody heap than Droid’s
Motorola's European version of the Droid -- the Milestone -- is on the verge of release in the UK, so it's not surprising to see ads starting to pop up. This is the first we've seen, and we'll say that the approach is... interesting.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 10th-2009, BlackBerry, droid, flextopia, iphone, milestone, neutral, replies, verizon
Eldar Murtazin: "Foxconn received order for next generation iPhone"
You've heard of Twitter, right? What about Eldar Murtazin, heard of him
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apple, foxconn, iphone, neutral, replies, report, return-false, unverified
iPhone 3GS coming to Tesco Mobile on December 14, extreme price plans in tow
The marriage of a high-priced smartphone to a value-minded department store was always going to be interesting and Tesco has not disappointed. Having just announced that availability of the latest and greatest iPhone is coming on December 14, the company has also detailed some unique -- for the UK at least -- price plans to go with it. Most notable is the unlimited (subject to fair use policy) 3G web and BT Openzone WiFi access on offer, which will be free for a year to Pay As You Go and one-year contract customers or for two years if you're on a 24-month agreement.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apple, breaking-news, breakingnews, holiday, iphone 3gs, iphone3gs, neutral, replies, tesco, tescomobile, unitedkingdom
First Droid Eris update makes the slow OTA rollout starting tonight
Sorry, no Android 2.0 here ( yet ), but Verizon's version of the HTC Hero is now getting its first over-the-air update .
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: engadget, holiday, mobile, patch, podcasts, replies, return-false, verizon, verizon-wireless, verizonwireless, vzw
Analyst noise: Apple tablet in March for $1k, publishers on-board, Verizon iPhone coming too
If you've been following mainstream news today, then it's likely you've seen the story doing the rounds on new Apple tablet rumors, spurred by a note sent to clients from Oppenheimer analyst Yair Reiner. Never heard of him
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apple, apple-tablet, bookpublishers, engadget, publishing, replies, rumor, unverified, verizon
London school children to get free loaner iPhones in experimental, educational trial
It's not the first time we've seen the iPhone used as an experimental means of education, but a London school's recent announcement of its plans has caught our attention.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 9th-2009, engadget, htc, internet, iphone, london, mobile, neutral, phone, replies, school, schools
Meizu M8 app store to become reality this month?
Now that Meizu is setting the M8 up with some new firmware and further turning its back on the handset's KIRFish origins, how about an app store? Apparently that's exactly what's happening, as the following video will attest. Not too many details here -- it's called MyStore, and the company is planning to split revenue with developers 30 / 70.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 9th-2009, app store, appstore, BlackBerry, htc, kirf, meizu-m8, meizum8, Mobile Phone, mystore, neutral, phone, replies, report, video