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HTC Tattoo budget smartphone runs Android
Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Smartphones, Handhelds,
If you’re on a budget, but want to get in on the hot Android action, pay attention to the HTC Tattoo. Not only does it run on Google Android’s operating system with the Sense UI, but it also packs in a Qualcomm MSM7225 528MHz processor, 256MB RAM, and Quad-band GSM/EDGE. It also has a 2.8 inch touchscreen LCD display, Bluetooth 2.0, a microSD slot, GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and Wi-Fi connectivity. To us, that’s one of the most feature-packed phones we’ve seen for the budget market. The HTC Tattoo will be available in Europe at the beginning of next month, and will come to the US soon thereafter.
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HTC Touch Pro2 available for purchase from Sprint
Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Smartphones, Handhelds,
It looks like the HTC Touch Pro2 is now available for purchase from Sprint. Head on over to a Sprint store, or the Sprint online store, and be ready to drop $350 on their newest smartphone. Yes, that $350 is after both the carrier subsidy and rebate, but no one ever said that living on the cutting edge of mobile tech would be inexpensive, right? The HTC Touch Pro2 has a 3.6 WVGA display and an EVDO-Rev A connection that can be supplemented by WiFi where available.
Oh, and if you wanna save some money on this one, Verizon Wireless will be selling it for $199 after mail-in rebate, in just 3 days.
Window Phone gives you a look at the weather outside
Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Smartphones, Misc. Tech,
We try to cover concept technology with some form of regularity, because it generally sounds cool. The problem with concept tech, however, is that it fails to become what we in the business like to know as “reality.” With that caveat stated, check out the Window Phone.
This Window Phone looks like an iPhone screen, with the main feature being that it gives you a weather report by simulating what a Window would look like in that kind of weather. See the rain? Just imagine what happens if it snows. When it is clear and sunny out, the screen is crystal-clear.
By the way, you can also fog the phone up and draw on it, as seen by the illustration after the break. This would result in your illustrations being sent over MMS.
Fun concept, but not something we think will see the light of day anytime soon.
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Read More | Gizmodo
HTC Leo details revealed
Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Smartphones, Handhelds, Rumors,
HTC continues their move towards nice, high end luxury phones with the HTC Leo, and we’ve just gotten our hands on the specs of the upcoming device, and figured it was time to share. It’s a pretty nice phone, isn’t it? Well, this highly anticipated phone was recently spotlighted on HTCpedia, and we are go for the specs:
- Snapdragon MSM 8250 1GHz processor
- 4.3” capacitive touchscreen display with 480 x 800 pixels
- Accelerometer, motion sensor and light sensor
- HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity
- A-GPS navigation
- Bluetooth 2.1 support
- 3.5mm headset jack
- 512MB ROM
- 320MB RAM
- 8-megapixel autofocus camera
- microSD memory card slot
Word on the street is that the HTC Leo should be appearing on the Orange UK cell network before the end of the year.
Read More | HTCPedia
INQ introduces two new Smartphones for the Twitter-patted
Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Smartphones, Handhelds,
For those of you who don’t want or need a BlackBerry, but do want some of the features of a smartphone, then you might want to check out two new phones from INQ. The purpose of the INQ Chat (with QWERTY keyboard) and INQ Mini (candybar model) is to bring “mobile Internet to the mass-market.” Each of them come with some Twitter-friendly applications and the user can also get some one-click apps for Facebook, Skype, IM, and Gmail. Details are sketchy on these phones, and we don’t even have a release date or price.
Oh, and speaking of Twitter, you can follow Gear Live to stay updated on the latest news.
Read More | INQ Press Release
Apple releases iPhone OS 3.1 beta 3 build 7C116a
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Handhelds, Software,
Hey iPhone developers, Apple has just released iPhone OS 3.1 beta 3 build 7C116a, and it’s available now in the iPhone Developer Portal now. The download is 307MB. iPhone SDK 3.1 beta 3 build 9M2808 is also available immediately, with different versions for Leopard and Snow Leopard. Get to downloaded, and let us know what you find!
Palm Pre for $99, thanks to Best Buy error
Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Smartphones, Handhelds, Hot Deals, Rumors,
Looks like Best Buy is the latest company that has to deal with a mis-printed price, as they’ve had the $199 Palm Pre listed at half the price.
This morning they posted an ad for a $99 Pre. Internet sites everywhere went ablaze at the sight of this deal, but a tweet by John Bernier, Best Buy marketing manager, said that the “error is being corrected.” Too bad, but if you were able to get ahold of one for $99, Best Buy will honor that price.
Read More | PreCentral
Slacker makes debut on BlackBerry Storm
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smartphones, Handhelds, Music, Software,
You know that Slacker streaming radio service that we’re so fond of in these parts? Well, BlackBerry Storm owners will be able to start enjoying Slacker directly on their phones, starting today. Verizon Wireless is pushing the Slacker Radio app to BlackBerry Storm phones, and the app will connect to V CAST as well. If you are listening to a track that is also available on V CAST, you’ll see an icon come up that will let you purchase and download it instantly, without interrupting your flow. If you’re on a BlackBerry Storm, check it out.
Palm WebOS Mojo SDK now available to all
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smartphones, Handhelds, Software,
Palm had to do something in response to Apple disabling Pre media syncing in iTunes yesterday, and they’ve fired back by finally releasing the Palm Mojo SDK for WebOS. High points here include the fact that the Mojo SDK is freely available to anyone who wants to download it. While that is nice, we’d prefer Palm taking app submissions immediately, as opposed to sometime later this fall. They are already playing catch-up with their App Catalog when compared to Apple’s App Store, but hey, this is Palm, what do you expect?
If you want to develop for the Palm Pre and other WebOS devices down the road, grab the Mojo SDK now.
Read More | Palm Blog
Apple releases iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2 build 7C106c
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Handhelds, Software,
Hey iPhone developers, Apple has just released iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2 build 7C106c, and it’s available now in the iPhone Developer Portal now. The download is 320MB. iPhone SDK 3.1 beta 2 build 9M2804 is also available immediately, with different versions for Leopard and Snow Leopard.
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